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University of Utah researchers discovered fuel cells can now clean themselves using steam, solving a major problem that has held back clean energy technology. The breakthrough could make pollution-free power generation work with everyday fuels.
Researchers in Germany just ran a hydrogen-powered turbine for over five minutes without a compressor, shattering NASA's record and opening the door to fossil-free power generation. The breakthrough could transform how we generate clean electricity and eventually power aircraft.
Scientists created a 45-unit RNA molecule that can almost replicate itself, bringing us closer to understanding how life began on Earth. This tiny strand performs both key steps needed for self-replication, just not yet in the same container.
Nobel laureates agree artificial intelligence is revolutionizing how we discover drugs and predict weather, but the human mind still leads breakthrough science. The world's top scientists gathered to explore AI's promise and its surprising limitations.
Mark Zuckerberg and Dr. Priscilla Chan are doubling down on their bold mission to cure or prevent every disease, planning to invest $8 billion in AI-powered medical research over the next decade. Their Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is restructuring to focus entirely on breakthrough science that could transform how we treat illness.
NASA-funded researchers have resurrected an ancient enzyme from Earth's earliest lifeforms, proving we can detect signs of life billions of years old. The discovery gives us a reliable tool to search for ancient life on Mars and other worlds.
Scientists at Chalmers University just solved one of quantum computing's biggest paradoxes by building a refrigerator that uses noise as fuel instead of fighting it. This breakthrough could help make powerful quantum computers practical for everyday use.
Physicists discovered hidden magnetic patterns inside the pseudogap, a puzzling state that appears right before materials become superconductors. This breakthrough brings us closer to engineering superconductors that work at higher temperatures, potentially transforming power grids and quantum computers.
A Palestinian refugee who grew up getting fresh water once a week just won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for inventing materials that could help solve the climate crisis. Dr. Omar Yaghi turned childhood hardship into breakthrough science that pulls water from desert air and captures carbon.