deepai Gravity feels reliable — stable and consistent enough to count on. But reality is far stranger than our intuition. In truth, the strength of gravity varies over the Earth’s surface. And it is weakest…
Brain Cancer Now Leading Childhood Cancer Killer
Brain cancer is now the deadliest childhood cancer in the U.S., now ahead of leukemia, a result of improved leukemia treatment and a frustrating lack of progress on brain cancer. Government statisticians reported the change…
Understanding how flat phosphorus grows
Modeling the growth of tiny flakes of a two-dimensional form of phosphorus could help researchers one day produce better electronics. [caption id="attachment_10058" align="alignright" width="300"] Black phosphorene nanoflakes are only dynamically stable on a moderate interaction…
Vega releases five satellites in complex mission
[caption id="attachment_10055" align="alignright" width="305"] Vega lifts off[/caption] Arianespace launched a Vega rocket on a complex mission early this morning that demonstrated the flexibility of its upper stage and multisatellite carrier. In its first six flights, Vega delivered…
Individualized System Medicine: How We Can Save More…
Scientists and clinicians have long dreamed of delivering the right drug in the right dose to a cancer patient without all the trial and error we experience today. Genome-based advances have allowed for real progress…