Scientists discover potential new targets for Alzheimer’s drugs

Pathways involved in DNA repair and other cellular functions could contribute to the development of Alzheimer’s.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
May 20, 2025 ~7 min

Governments continue losing efforts to gain backdoor access to secure communications

The perennial tug-of-war between government interests and individual liberties is playing out in the battle over encrypted messaging. Technology tilts the field toward individuals.

Richard Forno, Teaching Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, and Assistant Director, UMBC Cybersecurity Institute, University of Maryland, Baltimore County • conversation
May 16, 2025 ~10 min


Nature inspires concrete that can mend its own cracks

New research has unlocked a new way for concrete to mend its own cracks, potentially preventing structural failures and saving lives.

Texas A&M University • futurity
May 15, 2025 ~6 min

Watch: Legless robot can jump 10 feet high

New findings could help develop robots capable of jumping across various terrain, at different heights, in multiple directions.

Georgia Tech • futurity
May 15, 2025 ~6 min

Listen: ‘Planet Hunter’ searches for alien life on distant worlds

An expert shares why the atmospheres of distant worlds may hold the key to one of humanity’s oldest questions: Are we alone in the universe?

U. Chicago • futurity
May 15, 2025 ~2 min

With AI, researchers predict the location of virtually any protein within a human cell

Trained with a joint understanding of protein and cell behavior, the model could help with diagnosing disease and developing new drugs.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
May 15, 2025 ~8 min

Deploying a practical solution to space debris

Researchers share the design and implementation of an incentive-based Space Sustainability Rating.

Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics | Media Lab • mit
May 14, 2025 ~6 min

M&S cyberattacks used a little-known but dangerous technique – and anyone could be vulnerable

Sim-swap fraud is becoming increasingly prevalent.

Hossein Abroshan, Senior Lecturer, School of Computing and Information Science, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
May 14, 2025 ~6 min


Challenges to high-performance computing threaten US innovation

Today’s supercomputers are enormously powerful, but the work they do − running AI and tackling difficult science − is pushing them to their limits. Building bigger supercomputers won’t be easy.

Jack Dongarra, Emeritus Professor of Computer Science, University of Tennessee • conversation
May 14, 2025 ~10 min

M&S cyberattacks used a little-known but dangerous technique

Sim-swap fraud is becoming increasingly prevalent.

Paul Rincon, Commissioning Editor, Science, Technology and Business • conversation
May 14, 2025 ~6 min

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