Unlocking agency to empower people

Unlocking agency to empower people

In the context of living with disabilities, AI becomes more than a tool of convenience. If it is … [+] adapted, trained, tested and targeted to empower it can open up a new level of quality of life for individuals living with disabilities and their caregivers. Over 1 billion people worldwide – nearly one in … Read more

Scientists describe roadmap for creating ‘Trojan horse’ peptides that cross biological barriers

Scientists describe roadmap for creating 'Trojan horse' peptides that cross biological barriers

A digital representation of a group of cell-penetrating peptides. Credit: Daryl Ariawan A new review of research on cell-penetrating peptide (CPP) clusters by scientists from Macquarie University and the University of Oxford will provide a roadmap for biomedical scientists to develop the next generation of treatments for cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. Biological barriers such as … Read more

Contact science is back on the table

Contact science is back on the table

NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover took this image using its right navigation camera on sol 4343—Mars day 4,343 of the Mars Science Laboratory mission—on October 24, 2024 at 15:26:28 UTC. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Changes to the plan on Wednesday, moving the drive one sol earlier, meant that we started planning this morning about 18 meters (about 59 … Read more

Alphabet to report third-quarter earnings after the bell

Alphabet to report third-quarter earnings after the bell

Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks with Emily Chang during the APEC CEO Summit at Moscone Center West in San Francisco on November 16, 2023. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Google parent Alphabet is set to report its third-quarter earnings on Tuesday after the market closes. Here’s what analysts expect, according to … Read more