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Jan 15, 2025
New $7B light rail project zooms toward Texas stations
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: futurism, transportation
A $7 billion all-electric light rail project is underway in the Capital City. The Austin Light Rail now has a team in place to build the city’s first light rail system, set to shakeup the city’s public transportation in the near future.
Last month, the Austin Transit Partnership selected AECOM, a Dallas-based infrastructure consulting firm, to bring the first phase of the approximately 10-mile light rail to life in Austin, according to a release. Now AECOM is preparing to offer more updates to public on the project’s progress as the organization continues to implement the plan.
Jan 15, 2025
44 Hidden Stars Revealed: Gravitational Lensing Unlocks the Secrets of the Dragon Arc
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: government, space travel
In an astronomical feat, using NASA
NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is the United States government agency responsible for the nation’s civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research. Established in 1958 by the National Aeronautics and Space Act, NASA has led the U.S. in space exploration efforts, including the Apollo moon-landing missions, the Skylab space station, and the Space Shuttle program.
Jan 15, 2025
Scientists Held an Extreme Atomic Experiment—and Challenged the Notions of What’s Possible
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
Jan 15, 2025
TSMC To Begin Mass Production Of Apple’s First U.S.-Made A-Series Chips For The iPhone, Marking A Major Milestone For Its Arizona Plant
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: computing, mobile phones
TSMC is aiming to begin mass production of Apple’s A-series chips for the iPhone as soon as this quarter at its Arizona plant.
Jan 15, 2025
Near-Light Speeds: How Astrophysical Shock Waves Act as Cosmic Particle Accelerators
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: particle physics
Astrophysical bow shocks and other multiscale phenomena work like cosmic particle accelerators to launch electrons to near-light speeds.
Jan 15, 2025
Researchers find new way to ‘Starve’ Prostate Cancer Tumors at the Cellular Level
Posted by Natalie Chan in category: biotech/medical
New research by a team of Indiana University School of Medicine scientists and their collaborators has uncovered a novel vulnerability in prostate cancer animal models that starves prostate tumors of critical nutrients and stunts their growth, which could lead to the development of new treatments for the deadly disease.
Led by IU School of Medicine’s Kirk Staschke, Ph.D., assistant research professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, and Ronald C. Wek, Ph.D., Showalter Professor of Biochemistry, the study was recently published in Science Signaling.
Prostate cancer is a leading cause of cancer deaths in American men. Current treatments target the hormone testosterone, which prostate cancer cells need to grow. Unfortunately, prostate tumors frequently become resistant to these treatments, leaving doctors with few options to stop the disease.
Jan 15, 2025
How genes are mapping the way to cancer cures
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in category: biotech/medical
Jan 15, 2025
Using AI And ML To Transform Care Delivery Processes
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in categories: biotech/medical, economics, health, robotics/AI
By the end of 2024, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) had established themselves as the main transformative forces behind recent technological advancements in healthcare. A report by Silicon Valley Bank states that in 2024, the amount of VC investment in health AI in the U.S. was expected to reach $11.1 billion, the highest number since 2021.
In my experience, the main driver behind the AI investment and adoption craze is the measurable value technology offers healthcare providers. A 2023 National Bureau of Economic Research study indicates that integrating AI can save the U.S. healthcare system up to $360 billion annually. A 2023 survey by the AMA shows that physicians see AI as a way to reduce the administrative burden of documentation (54%) and improve workflow efficiency (69%).
But do these positive changes reflect on the quality of care, and do patients benefit from AI and ML-powered solutions? In this article, I share my take on the transformative potential of AI and ML in the modern care delivery process.
Jan 15, 2025
Species of Deep Sea Bug The Size of a Small Dog Named For Star Wars Villain
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in category: futurism
In 2022, staff from Hanoi University purchased a selection of ’supergiant’ isopods at a seaford market in Quy Nhơn City in Vietnam, intrigued by a burgeoning market for the deep sea crustaceans as a delicacy.
Among them was a species unknown to science at the time. National University of Singapore carcinologist Peter Ng and colleagues have now formally described the novel sea bug in a new paper.
As the head of the animal’s carapace resembles the iconic scifi helmet adorned by Star Wars’ infamous Darth Vader, Ng and team named the giant woodlice relative Bathynomus vaderi.