Scientists at MIT and Stanford have unveiled a promising new way to help the immune system recognize and attack cancer cells more effectively. Their strategy targets a hidden “off switch” that tumors ...

Providence, R.I. — Information from a tipster who had a strange encounter with another man on a sidewalk outside Brown University was key to police identifying the suspect they believe killed two ...

Managing diabetes already brings stress from medications and long-term health risks. Regular glucose checks only add to the weight. Most people test with finger pricks or wear a patch that needs a ...

Beyond the myriad complications that come with diabetes, patients have to additionally put up with regular blood sugar testing – which involves either multiple pin pricks a day to draw blood or ...

Most of the worries about an AI bubble involve investments in businesses that built their large language models and other forms of generative AI on the concept of the transformer, an innovative type ...

Inside a lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology late last year, scientists gave an AI system a new task: designing entirely new molecules for potential antibiotics from scratch. Within a day ...

MIT researchers have found a way to use the mechanical vibrations of sound waves to shake water molecules free from a storage medium. The breakthrough significantly speeds up the process of harvesting ...

WASHINGTON — For the first time ever, American car companies will soon be required to test vehicle safety using dummies that are representative of women. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on ...

Using ultrasound, MIT has created a powerful technique to extract and transform moisture in the air into clean water. MIT engineers designed an ultrasonic system to “shake” water out of an atmospheric ...

This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Microsoft says AI can create “zero day” threats in biology A ...

The 2025 RAM 2500 and 3500 heavy-duty trucks add bold new styling, advanced technology features, and increased performance for the capable full-size truck line-up. ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel's ...

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