3 Questions: Pierre Azoulay on the value of funding the NIH
New study shows publicly funded research spurs private drug development.
Diamonds could help bring proteins into focus
New technique could use tiny diamond defects to reveal unprecedented detail of molecular structures.
Novel method projects growth potential of new firms
Detailed study by MIT economists shows which tech businesses tend to thrive.
New source of cells for modeling malaria
Liver cells derived from stem cells can be infected with malaria and used to test potential drugs.
How to prevent metal embrittlement
Analysis shows certain crystal boundaries can enhance, or reduce, hydrogen’s damaging effects.
Study: More expensive emergency care does yield better results
Unique research method reveals significant return on additional health care spending.
Waves in the deep
New study examines role of acoustic-gravity waves as ocean transport, early warning of tsunamis.
Wrinkle predictions
New mathematical theory may explain patterns in fingerprints, raisins, and microlenses.
Keeping health care clean
Startup’s smart devices track hand-washing in hospitals to help reduce the spread of infection.
Parallelizing common algorithms
Researchers revamp a common “data structure” so that it will work with multicore chips.
Privacy challenges
Analysis: It’s surprisingly easy to identify individuals from credit-card metadata.
Qubits with staying power
Technique greatly extends duration of fragile quantum states, pointing toward practical quantum computers.
Decoding sugar addiction
Separate neural circuits control sugar cravings and healthy eating, researchers find.
Tasting light
Newly discovered taste receptors for hydrogen peroxide allow worms to indirectly detect light.