US Tech Manufacturing Depends on 23 Rare Minerals—and Their Supply Is at Risk . A host of high-tech products rely on a small set of scarce minerals. New research suggests that 23 of these face worrying risks to their supply chains that could derail US tec

AI Just Discovered a New Antibiotic to Kill the World's Nastiest Bacteria . Penicillin, one of the greatest discoveries in the history of medicine, was a product of chance. After returning from summer vacation in September 1928, bacteriologist Alexander

AI Just Discovered a New Antibiotic to Kill the World's Nastiest Bacteria . Penicillin, one of the greatest discoveries in the history of medicine, was a product of chance. After returning from summer vacation in September 1928, bacteriologist Alexander

AI Just Discovered a New Antibiotic to Kill the World's Nastiest Bacteria . Penicillin, one of the greatest discoveries in the history of medicine, was a product of chance. After returning from summer vacation in September 1928, bacteriologist Alexander

Elon Musk's Boring Company Finishes First Tunnel for 155mph Vegas Loop . Last month I attended the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Vegas. I had a list of all the tech I wanted to see, talk to someone about, or try for myself, and I spent two days speed

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Scientists Jump-Started Consciousness in Monkeys by Pinpointing This Brain Region . In 1991, a devastating car crash left 32-year-old Munira Abdulla with severe brain injuries and in a deep coma. Doctors thought she had no chance of recovery. Yet her stor

This Breakthrough Just Got Us One Step Closer to a Quantum Internet . While quantum computing tends to garner all the headlines, quantum technology also has huge promise for the communication networks of the future. That’s why on top of the roughly $450 m

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