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  1. Chemistry

    Scientists Say: Rocket propellants

    Rockets need more than fuel to get where they need to go — they also need oxidizers to burn that fuel. Together, these chemical combos are known as rocket propellants.

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  2. Materials Science

    Scientists Say: Quantum dot

    Quantum dots are nanosized specks whose properties are governed by the strange rules of quantum physics.

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  3. Tech

    This young engineer built an affordable electronic braille reader

    Thermo Fisher JIC finalist Yash Mehta got inspired to make a better braille device after visiting a school for blind students in Old Delhi, India.

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  4. Artificial Intelligence

    Scientists Say: Deepfake

    Seeing should no longer mean believing, now that AI tech makes creating fake videos, audio and images easier than ever.

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  5. Tech

    A Jurassic Park-inspired method can safely store data in DNA

    DNA can store all types of data. An amber-like material can now protect its information long-term — or release it on demand for short-term use.

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  6. Chemistry

    Predicting and designing protein structures wins a 2024 Nobel Prize

    A biochemist and two computer scientists using AI shared the top award in chemistry.

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  7. Artificial Intelligence

    ChatGPT and other AI tools are full of hidden racial biases

    In tests, AI programs would recommend people who use African American English for less prestigious jobs and harsher punishments for serious crime.

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  8. Artificial Intelligence

    Explainer: What is generative AI?

    New bots are emerging all the time that can create — at your direction — images, computer code, articles, ads, songs and more.

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  9. Artificial Intelligence

    Two AI trailblazers win the 2024 Nobel Prize in physics

    John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton used brain-like networks based on principles of physics to jump-start machine learning.

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