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New R&D Pact Seeks Cure for Aging-Related Diseases

Google’s Calico, an institution with a mysterious mission to “cure death” could have competition from a new collaboration struck between Ascentage Pharma and Unity Biotechnology. A joint statement released by both firms explained this new agreement will…

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Profile of a methane sea on Titan

[caption id="attachment_8604" align="alignnone" width="625"] Lakes and seas on Titan[/caption] Saturn’s largest moon is covered in seas and lakes of liquid hydrocarbons – and one sea has now been found to be filled with pure methane,…

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Can technology help teach literacy in poor communities?

Project to provide children with tablets loaded with literacy apps reports positive results in Africa, U.S. [caption id="attachment_8600" align="alignnone" width="639"] "The whole premise of our project is to harness the best science and innovation to…

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Madison-made electrolyte going big at global battery manufacturer

[caption id="attachment_8578" align="alignnone" width="607"] Deb Gilbert, director of research and development at Silatronix, oversees synthesis and evaluation of new battery electrolytes. DAVID TENENBAUM[/caption] Silatronix, a University of Wisconsin—Madison startup that has invented a safer electrolyte…