Computing
FCC Grants Intel One-Year Waiver on Foreign-Made Fab Robots
Intel received a one-year FCC waiver to keep using foreign-made automated guided vehicles in its US chip fabs after saying the robotics ban's scope was unclear.
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Discovery
Ancient Viral DNA in Chimp Genome Tied to Brain Gene Control
Researchers report that retroviral DNA present at 158 chimp genome sites but absent in humans may influence gene networks tied to neuron development.
Discovery
Personalized mRNA vaccine cuts melanoma recurrence risk by 42% in phase III trial
Phase III trial of intismeran with pembrolizumab in 1,137 melanoma patients cut death or recurrence risk by 42%, with experts seeking longer-term survival data.
Discovery
Personalised mRNA cancer vaccine cuts melanoma recurrence risk in trial
BBC reports a personalised mRNA vaccine with immunotherapy cut melanoma death or recurrence risk by 42% in a 1,137-patient trial; results await peer review.
Computing
Quantinuum reports 99.9995% logical fidelity on Helios trapped-ion system
Quantinuum says its Helios trapped-ion computer hit 99.9995% logical fidelity using a color code, 10x better than its September result and within Apollo's target range.
Discovery
ETH spin-off Qendra builds quantum control device for trapped ions and neutral atoms
ETH Zurich spin-off Qendra is developing a compact control system that synchronises lasers and detectors and aims to correct errors during trapped-ion and neutral-atom operations.
Space
MetOp-SG-B1 weather satellite reaches Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana
Second MetOp-SG weather satellite arrived in French Guiana after a 10-day Atlantic crossing and is set for an Ariane 6 launch expected by the end of the year.
Discovery
ETH Zurich method depolymerizes acrylic glass at lower heat without solvents
ETH Zurich researchers report a solvent-free method that breaks acrylic glass into monomers with up to 98% yield at just over 200 degrees Celsius.
Discovery
Symmetry-aware AI model tracks fetal motion during MRI scans
MIT, Boston Children's Hospital and Inria researchers built E(3)-Pose, a deep learning model that adjusts fetal MRI scans in motion using head symmetry baked into its architecture.
Discovery
MIT Aging Brain Symposium Details AI Alzheimer's Care and Anesthesia Work
At MIT's Aging Brain Initiative symposium, researchers described an AI model for personalized Alzheimer's care, anesthesia dosing research, and glycan studies.
Computing
AI agents gain physical lab grounding in autonomous wet-lab research
Google Research reports VERID, a digital twin for wet labs, plus closed-loop aptamer and protein binder design where agents run and refine experiments.
Computing
Google details Geospatial Reasoning agent and Earth AI benchmarks
Google Research reports evaluations of a geospatial agent combining Earth AI models with upfront planning and expands experimental access via Earth and an A2A API.
Discovery
JWST data and transmission strings reveal WASP-17b's uneven atmosphere
A Cornell-led team used JWST and a new transmission strings method to resolve the asymmetric limb of hot Jupiter WASP-17b, finding an inflated evening equator.
Discovery
NSF grants $22.5M to Cornell-led programmable plant center
NSF renews Cornell-led CROPPS with nearly $22.5M over five years to develop two-way communication between crops and growers.
Discovery
Student-built PASCAL collects stratospheric particles on NASA balloon
A University of Chicago student team flew a particle collector to 23 miles on a NASA high-altitude balloon and retrieved samples for analysis.
Space
MMX set to launch 19 October to sample Phobos
Japan-led MMX is scheduled to launch 19 October 2026 to become the first mission to collect samples from Phobos and return them to Earth.
Space
Student-built SCAMPI aquatic ecosystem experiment reaches the ISS
SCAMPI, a student-built payload with shrimp, algae and microbes in a closed aquatic habitat, launched to the ISS to study ecosystem behaviour in microgravity.
Discovery
Antarctic Balloon Seeks Highest-Energy Neutrinos, Results Still Blind
University of Chicago astrophysicist Abby Vieregg describes PUEO, a NASA balloon that used Antarctic ice as a detector; analysis remains blinded.
Computing
Independent Jülich Study Compares Quantinuum Trapped-Ion Hardware to Superconductors
Jülich Supercomputing Centre said Quantinuum's Helios showed lower effective error than superconducting hardware in fault-tolerance circuit tests.
Space
GOMX-5 CubeSat integrated for October 2026 launch to test iodine propulsion and maritime tracking
ESA-supported GOMX-5 CubeSat completed qualification testing and is integrated into its deployer for an October 2026 launch to test iodine propulsion, collision avoidance and maritime awareness.
Discovery
MIT essay maps how AI is reshaping academic research and credit
MIT’s Sasha Rakhlin outlines how fast AI is advancing in mathematics, why verification speed matters, and what universities should change in training and credit.
Space
NASA Taps L3Harris for LISA Test Telescope Ahead of Flight Hardware
NASA has selected L3Harris to build an all-glass engineering test unit telescope for the ESA-led LISA gravitational-wave mission, a final step before flight hardware.
Space
Webb Pinpoints Host of Farthest Fast Radio Burst Yet
Webb confirmed the host galaxy of FRB 20240304B at redshift 2.148, a small dwarf galaxy, suggesting a young magnetar origin.
Computing
Google Earth AI location embeddings tested across five public health studies
Google Research reports five partner-led studies testing its Population Dynamics Foundation Model embeddings on vaccination, disease and outbreak tasks.