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What is consciousness? AI’s impact is growing and the need to understand is greater than ever

A “bizarrely” efficient way to quickly convert ocean plastic into ingredients for drug industry

A special blood test called a liquid biopsy could determine whether a patient has breast cancer at its early stage and if that cancer is unlikely to return. (Illustration/Yekaterina Kadyshevskaya)

Detecting nano-sized signs of breast cancer in early-stage patients with a next-generation liquid biopsy

This could work: Restoring memory in people with damaged brains using a memory prosthesis

The commonsense challenge for AI

6G may help lead to haptic internet, mobile edge computing, and holographic communication technologies

An early warning system for epileptic seizures?

Harnessing the power of living organisms to make materials that are strong, tolerant and resilient

Quantum photonics: Promising a new era in optical circuits

So we really think we can control super-intelligent machines?

Found: A protein in mitochondria that appears to regulate health and longevity

Detecting blocked arteries early using nanoparticles could save a LOT of lives

Emotion-reading algorithms fail basic tests as truth detectors

Is this how certain marine microbes could contribute to climate change?

Imagining a cheaper, fairer marketplace for digital goods in a blockchain-driven future