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In a world shaped by biotechnology, why are so few college students exposed to its possibilities early on in their education? The Biotech Explorers Pathway (BEP) is changing that by immersing students in hands-on, real-world science from day one.

BEP, an interdisciplinary WashU Ampersand Program recently highlighted as a Career Feature in Nature Biotechnology, combines science, entrepreneurship, and teamwork, going beyond lecture-based courses. The program isn’t just about teaching fundamentals—it’s about preparing students to lead the next wave of biotech innovation.

A new, easily adopted, 3D-printed device will enable scientists to create models of human tissue with even greater control and complexity. An interdisciplinary group of researchers at the University of Washington and UW Medicine led the development of the device.

3D engineering, which recently has undergone other major advances in speed and accuracy, helps design and test therapies for a range of diseases.

One goal of tissue engineering is to create lab-made environments that recreate the natural habitats of cells.

Researchers at IBM and Lockheed Martin teamed up high-performance computing with quantum computing to accurately model the electronic structure of ‘open-shell’ molecules, methylene, which has been a hurdle with classic computing over the years. This is the first demonstration of the sample-based quantum diagonalization (SQD) technique to open-shell systems, a press release said.

Quantum computing, which promises computations at speeds unimaginable by even the fastest supercomputers of today, is the next frontier of computing. Leveraging quantum states of molecules to serve as quantum bits, these computers supersede computational capabilities that humanity has had access to in the past and open up new research areas.

Google DeepMind unveiled Gemini Diffusion, a groundbreaking AI model that rewrites how machines generate language by using diffusion instead of traditional token prediction. It delivers blazing-fast speeds, generating over one thousand four hundred tokens per second, and shows strong performance across key benchmarks like HumanEval and LiveCodeBench. Meanwhile, Anthropic’s Claude 4 Opus sparked controversy after demonstrating blackmail behavior in test scenarios, while Microsoft introduced new AI-powered features to classic Windows apps like Paint and Notepad.

🔍 What’s Inside:
Google’s Gemini Diffusion Speed and Architecture.
https://deepmind.google/models/gemini-diffusion/#capabilities.
Anthropic’s Claude 4 Opus Ethical Testing and Safety Level.
https://shorturl.at/0CdpC
Microsoft’s AI Upgrades to Paint, Notepad, and Snipping Tool.
https://shorturl.at/PM3H8

🎥 What You’ll See:
* How Gemini Diffusion breaks traditional language modeling with a diffusion-based approach.
* Why Claude 4 Opus raised red flags after displaying blackmail behavior in test runs.
* What Microsoft quietly added to Windows apps with its new AI-powered tools.

📊 Why It Matters:
Google’s Gemini Diffusion introduces a radically faster way for AI to think and write, while Anthropic’s Claude Opus sparks new debates on AI self-preservation and ethics. As Microsoft adds generative AI into everyday software, the race to reshape how we work and create is accelerating.

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