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The Music of Proteins Is Made Audible Through a Computer Program That Learns From Chopin
October 03, 2021

With the right computer program, proteins become pleasant music. There are many surprising analogies between proteins, the basic building blocks of life, and musical notation. These analogies can be u

Scientists Created Holograms You Can Touch—You Could Soon Shake a Virtual Colleague’s Hand
October 01, 2021

The TV show Star Trek: The Next Generation introduced millions of people to the idea of a holodeck: an immersive, realistic 3D holographic projection of a complete environment that you could interact

A Hybrid Coral Reef In Mexico Is Using Energy From Waves to Turn Sea Salt to Rock
September 30, 2021

Climate change is wreaking havoc on land via extreme weather events like wildfires, hurricanes, floods, and record-high temperatures. Glaciers are melting and sea levels are rising. And of course, the

China's Cracking Down on Kids' Screen Time, and the Implications Could Be Far-Reaching
September 29, 2021

Screens are taking over our lives. According to market research firm eMarketer, in 2020 adults in the US spent an average of 7 hours and 50 minutes per day looking at screens. That total is likely muc

Scientists Completed the First Human Genome 20 Years Ago. How Far Have We Come, and What's Next?
September 28, 2021

If the Human Genome Project (HGP) was an actual human, he or she would be a revolutionary whiz kid. A prodigy in the vein of Mozart. One who changed the biomedical universe forever as a teenager, but

This Amazing GIF Shows a Million Neurons Firing in a Mouse's Brain
September 27, 2021

The brain is the center of every human being’s world, but many of its inner workings are yet mysterious. Slowly, scientists are pulling back the veil. Recently, for example, researchers have created i

This Google-Funded Project Is Tracking Global Carbon Emissions in Real Time
September 24, 2021

It’s crunch time on climate change. The IPCC’s latest report told the world just how bad it is, and.it’s bad. Companies, NGOs, and governments are scrambling for fixes, both short-term and long-term,