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Researchers at Tel Aviv University say they have found an innovative gene therapy method to treat impairments in hearing and balance caused by inner ear dysfunction, providing hope for a cure to inherited deafness. “This treatment holds promise for treating a wide range of mutations that cause hearing loss,” said lead scientist Prof. Karen Avraham, Dean of Tel Aviv’s Gray …

A team of researchers has designed an exhaust system that dramatically reduces the extreme heat found inside fusion reactors. For years, scientists have pointed to nuclear fusion’s potential to provide clean and nearly limitless energy. However, one of its biggest challenges is the safe handling of the intense heat from the plasma before it hits the reactor walls. With the …

AI is an enormous energy drain, contributing to greenhouse gas emissions at a time when the planet desperately needs progress in the opposite direction. Although most of that comes from running GPUs, cooling them is another significant overhead. So, it’s worth noting when a company of Microsoft’s stature claims to have achieved a breakthrough in chip cooling. Microsoft’s new system …

The artificial intelligence models that turn text into images are also useful for generating new materials. Over the last few years, generative materials models from companies like Google, Microsoft, and Meta have drawn on their training data to help researchers design tens of millions of new materials. But when it comes to designing materials with exotic quantum properties like superconductivity …

IN A NUTSHELL 🔬 Scientists develop a novel polymer that maintains quantum states at room temperature. 🧪 The polymer’s unique structure allows for stable quantum coherence without needing ultra-cold environments. 💡 Potential applications include quantum sensors and thin-film devices combining classical and quantum electronics. 🔍 Researchers aim to further optimize the polymer for enhanced performance in practical applications. In a …

Heart disease is the number one cause of death across the globe, killing 20million people every year worldwide. And now, scientists believe a common bacteria that live in the mouth and gut could play a major role in heart health.  Researchers in Finland analyzed samples of fatty deposits called plaque that build up in the arteries and reduce blood flow to …

A new study points to a key bone-strengthening mechanism at work in the body, which could be targeted to treat the bone-weakening disease, osteoporosis. The study, led by researchers from the University of Leipzig in Germany and Shandong University in China, identified the cell receptor GPR133 (also known as ADGRD1) as being crucial to bone density, via bone-building cells called …

Welcome back to the Abstract! Here are the studies this week that walked the walk, squeezed with ease, and became immortalized in amber.  First, ancient artifacts in Turkey might rewrite the history of early human migrations into Europe. Then: a Cretaceous insectarium, badminton in space, a breakthrough in quantum sensing, and block parties for chimps. Before we get to that, …

Photo Credit: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory In 2022, scientists at California’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory had a historic scientific breakthrough when they managed to achieve fusion “ignition” for the very first time.  The process involved firing 192 extremely powerful lasers at a tiny capsule containing fusion fuel. Once the lasers entered it, the result was a 3-million-degree oven that heated …

Cancer scientists have been working against the clock for decades to outsmart a disease that comes back more powerfully after treatment. Traditional treatments like chemotherapy, radiation, and even newer forms of immunotherapy seem to score an initial victory only to see the cancer reappear some months later. The culprit is often the same: the immune system’s most powerful cancer-killing fighters, …