Today on R&D World
Waters targets earlier thermal runaway detection with whole-cell coin cell differential scanning calorimeter
Leica, Indica Labs and Lunit team up as AI biomarker scoring moves toward clinical scale
Causaly and Microsoft target one of drug discovery’s most expensive decisions: which target to pursue
How Claude Fable 5 stacks up against Opus 4.8 and GPT 5.5
Beyond the sequence: how Ötzi the Iceman exposed the blind spots of pure metagenomics
Flatworms sacrifice healthy cells to destroy the root cause of mutations in explosive immune response
NASA is confident Blue Origin will be ready for Artemis III despite explosion
How lightweight AI startup Lightscline helped turn one to two years of seafloor data analysis into a two-month sprint
Why Washington wants a 30-day look at frontier AI before it ships, and is backing a voluntary approach
Trump’s AI push turns government into reviewer, warfighter supplier and possible shareholder
OpenAI research and product leads detail GPT-Rosalind capabilities and benchmarks
Sanofi deepens its Owkin bet with a five-year deal to build bespoke drug-development agents
Anthropic floats a pause on AI development as it achieves a nearly trillion-dollar valuation
Creator of galaxy-inspired algorithm torque clustering envisions a path toward AI beyond human blind spots
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Princeton researchers uncover hidden mathematical link between origami and structural design
Designing irregular structures often means wrestling with huge systems of equations. Princeton engineers have found a shortcut, using a mathematical bridge between origami and tensegrity to preserve known mechanical properties as a structure shifts into a more complex shape. Tensegrity is a structural principle where a continuous network of tension (cables or strings) and a…
NTT Research taps Tetsuomi Sogawa to lead PHI Lab as optical-computing work advances
IBM physicist and Montreal computer scientist share Turing Award for quantum information breakthroughs
Research team shows nanoparticles adhere to quantum mechanics
Researchers could be one step closer to understanding the origin of matter thanks to a new study
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Why drive system design is vital for automated liquid dispensing systems
Automated liquid dispensing machines must deliver high precision, repeatable performance, and compact design to function effectively in laboratory environments. A crucial factor in meeting these requirements is the electric drive system that powers the movement of the pipetting head. Sandro Walter, maxon’s Business Development Manager for Laboratory Automation, outlines the essential engineering considerations behind these…
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Five costly mistakes when scaling spray drying from lab to commercial production
How facility design, containment, and cleaning validation decisions determine commercial yield and time-to-market. Scaling spray drying from lab success to commercial production is one of the most complex transitions in pharmaceutical manufacturing. While early-stage results may appear promising, many organizations underestimate how facility design, safety systems, and day-to-day operations affect performance at scale. These oversights…
Leica, Indica Labs and Lunit team up as AI biomarker scoring moves toward clinical scale
Beyond the sequence: how Ötzi the Iceman exposed the blind spots of pure metagenomics
Flatworms sacrifice healthy cells to destroy the root cause of mutations in explosive immune response
OpenAI research and product leads detail GPT-Rosalind capabilities and benchmarks
Nanotechnology See More >
Researchers developed quantum nanosensors that can measure the temperature of a single cell
Researchers have developed molecular quantum nanosensors (MoQNs) designed to operate in the cytoplasm and nuclei of living cancer cells to map radical-generation processes and thermal dynamics that are linked to cancer-associated cellular physiology. The sensors use molecular-level uniformity to achieve a threefold enhancement in spectral resolution and superior thermometric specificity. The platform enables absolute temperature…
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DOE announces first selections for nuclear energy DOME program
The Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy and the National Reactor Innovation Center have announced the first selections for the Nuclear Energy Launch Pad. Deployable Energy, General Matter, NuCube Energy and Radiant Industries were selected from an initial pool of Reactor Pilot Program and Fuel Line Pilot Program applicants, the two precursor programs to…
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Martian chemistry: how the Curiosity rover detected organic compounds on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover found organic molecules that have never been seen before on Mars. A rock that the rover drilled and analyzed in 2020 includes the most diverse collection of organic molecules ever found on Mars, NASA announced last week. Of the 21 carbon-containing molecules identified in the sample, seven of them had never…
Sandia scientists develop rapid PFAS test using desorption electrospray ionization
MXenes, the family of 2D transition metal carbides, get a clean surface, and a 160-fold conductivity jump
A dual-energy catalyst breaks down drug pollution where conventional treatments fail
How a forgotten can of vintage ether can become a ticking time bomb
Material Science See More >
Five costly mistakes when scaling spray drying from lab to commercial production
How facility design, containment, and cleaning validation decisions determine commercial yield and time-to-market. Scaling spray drying from lab success to commercial production is one of the most complex transitions in pharmaceutical manufacturing. While early-stage results may appear promising, many organizations underestimate how facility design, safety systems, and day-to-day operations affect performance at scale. These oversights…
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SK Telecom puts SK hynix fabs into an NVIDIA Omniverse twin, following Samsung and TSMC
SK Telecom said on June 1 that it has put SK hynix’s semiconductor fabs into a digital twin built on NVIDIA Omniverse libraries, with commercialization to follow in stages under SK hynix’s “Autonomous Fab 2030” roadmap. SK hynix’s news is part of a trend involving Omniverse-based fab twins. SK hynix and SKT first surfaced the…
What Apple’s new CEO could mean for its R&D strategy
Copper is hitting its physical limit with AI. Why NTT thinks photonics is could unblock it.
Nanoscale ridges in a substrate add 15 K and 50 Tesla to a superconductor’s limits
Marktech expands large-area silicon photodiode portfolio for spectroscopy, medical diagnostics
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NASA is confident Blue Origin will be ready for Artemis III despite explosion
NASA today announced the four members of the Artemis III crew and gave updates on the mission, including how a recent explosion during a Blue Origin test is affecting the timeline. The Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded during a hotfire test at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on May 28. The incident destroyed the…
