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Once upon a time, water flowed across the surface of Mars. Waves lapped against shorelines, strong winds gusted and howled, and driving rain fell from thick, cloudy skies. It wasn’t really so... Read more »

Imagine having a robot that can collaborate with a human scientist on a chemistry experiment, says Alán Aspuru-Guzik, a chemist, computer scientist, and materials scientist at the University of Toronto, who is... Read more »

A paper she read in the journal Nature finally spurred her into action. Soil organic matter, which is necessary for growing plants, is itself made of decomposing plant and animal material. That... Read more »

Rajeev: Sure. I think these days none of these conversations can be complete without talking about AI and gen AI. We started this early exploratory phase early into the game, especially in... Read more »

Super-light materials that help suppress EV battery fires just got a big boost What’s new: A company called Aspen Aerogels, which makes materials to go inside EVs’ batteries to stop fires spreading,... Read more »

Automakers and battery manufacturers already put some measures in place to lower the risk of thermal runaway, including battery management systems that can detect and control battery conditions to prevent fires before... Read more »