Laurel: So mentioning the pandemic, it really has shown us how critical and fraught the race is to provide new treatments and vaccines to patients. Could you explain what evidence generation is... Read more »

The global need for power to provide ubiquitous connectivity through 5G, 6G, and smart infrastructure is rising. This report explains the prospects of power beaming; its economic, human, and environmental implications; and... Read more »

“The common denominator across almost all post-pandemic behavioral shifts is the growing importance of digital payments,” says Paul Fabara, executive vice president and chief risk officer at Visa, whose worldwide networks handled... Read more »

1 Hurricane Ian is likely to be Florida’s deadliest in 87 yearsThe majority of the 100+ casualties are believed to have drowned. (WP $)+ Areas that embrace solar power fare better in... Read more »

Keeping up with climate AI and robots are helping researchers build better batteries. Researchers used a machine learning model called Dragonfly and a robot called Clio to help them design new electrolytes for... Read more »

“I’ve dabbled in the past with trying to make fake news that is transparent about being fake but spreads nonetheless,” Durfee said. (He once, with a surprising amount of success, got a... Read more »

“This is a really amazing result,” says François Le Gall, a mathematician at Nagoya University in Japan, who was not involved in the work. “Matrix multiplication is used everywhere in engineering,” he... Read more »

2 It’s not looking good for financial marketsInflation in the US appears to be on track to slowing, but at what price? (Economist $)+ The UN has accused rich nations of risking... Read more »