Highlights
Materials Science
Speeding the search for advanced alloys
17 April 2023Researchers develop a faster, more efficient one-step method to uncover new advanced alloys for additive manufacturing.
Cardiovascular Research
To catch a skipped beat
14 April 2023By analysing heart cells, a new machine learning algorithm could help predict arrhythmia risk before symptoms appear.
Molecular Biology
mRNA boosters: our best bet against Omicron?
12 April 2023Booster shots with COVID-19 mRNA outperformed inactivated virus by eliciting stronger antibody responses to the Omicron variant.
Chemistry
Shrinking catalysts to quicken tricky reactions
7 April 2023Researchers tune the distance between atoms in single-atom catalysts, allowing them to speed up complex chemical reactions.
Biomaterials
One hundred mini livers on a chip
5 April 2023A new microfluidic liver-on-a-chip platform offers drug developers a stable, scalable and sensitive testing ground for much-needed treatments in fatty liver disease.
Infectious Diseases
The war of the (malarial) roses
30 March 2023Drug-resistant malarial parasites form flower-like structures to shield themselves from attack by antimalarial drugs and the immune system.
Advanced Manufacturing
Lessons in fault finding
28 March 2023Technology for finding non-visual defects in semiconductors leaps forward thanks to an online machine learning algorithm that learns on the fly.
Artificial Intelligence
Machine learning gets under the skin
24 March 2023Researchers develop machine learning models for accurately diagnosing an inflammatory skin condition.
COVID-19
Breakthrough infections from a memory lapse
22 March 2023Vaccinated people affected by COVID-19 variants have different memory B cell responses than their close contacts who remain healthy.
Advanced Materials
Polymer idea sparks super biosensors
20 March 2023Researchers develop a polymer-based bioelectronic transistor that could power tomorrow’s point-of-care diagnostic devices.
Artificial Intelligence
Machine learning tackles biological data
16 March 2023Despite the hype, State-of-the-art machine learning challenges one of the toughest problems in systems biology.
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence that knows how you feel
14 March 2023Researchers build a state-of-the-art computational model that can identify emotional cues in real-life conversations
Artificial Intelligence
Cancer diagnosis gets a helping hand
10 March 2023A new diagnostic innovation powered by artificial intelligence could empower surgeons to make more accurate and effective clinical decisions for colon cancer patients.