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The quest to keep organs alive outside the body

In new research, one team has been able to supercool the kidneys of pigs—animals whose organs are of a similar size to human ones—and preserve them for days. The kidneys survived being... Read more »

The Download: an organ transplant breakthrough, and homegrown Chinese chips

But now, scientists have come up with a device that allows organs to be cooled to -4 °C (25 °F) without forming any ice. They’ve tested it with pig organs and shown... Read more »

Supercooled kidneys have been transplanted into pigs in a “landmark achievement”

Supercooled kidneys To test their device, Powell Palm and his colleagues first removed single kidneys from pigs. The organs were flushed with the same commonly used solution to remove the blood, just... Read more »

How AI helps scientists design the next generation of medicines

AI-assisted design is a growing part of how biologic drug candidates are developed, and companies like AstraZeneca are actively building its engineering teams to push this further. “Everything we do, whether it’s... Read more »

The Download: energy transmission and US threats against Chinese AI

2 Why the OpenAI hack is the scariest AI mishap yetAI’s capabilities seem to be starting to outpace our current ability to control them. (The Economist $)+ Hugging Face had to turn to... Read more »

The power line that could reshape New York’s grid is hitting snags

Some experts say this isn’t unusual for a new infrastructure project. Other power lines have seen similar startup challenges, and the equipment hasn’t really been fully tested until it’s in operation, Normand... Read more »

The Download: NASA’s new space telescope and OpenAI’s autonomous hacker

This is our latest story to be turned into an MIT Technology Review Narrated podcast, which we publish each week on Spotifyand Apple Podcasts. Just navigate to MIT Technology Review Narrated on... Read more »

Shape-shifting mirrors on NASA’s new space telescope could unveil Jupiters like our own

“I hope it’s remembered for it being that critical stepping stone for … finding Earth 2.0,” says Brandon Creager, the instrument’s lead mechanical engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Named after... Read more »

The Download: Chinese AI divides the White House, and a record copyright payout

It began because no one can agree on what to do about Kimi, a free, open-source model that Chinese AI company Moonshot launched last week. It appears to rival the intelligence of... Read more »

Advancing next-gen AI with materials science innovation

Delivering these gains depends not only on advances in chip design and system architecture, but on advances in the materials that enable them to perform under extreme conditions. As AI continues to... Read more »