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Scientists at a Menlo Park laboratory may have detected dark matter for the first time ever, potentially unlocking secrets about how our universe works. Researchers at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory are cautiously optimistic about findings that could revolutionize our understanding of space.
Researchers at Stanford's SLAC lab created an AI tool that compresses massive science datasets up to 100 times smaller while keeping the tiny details that lead to discoveries. The breakthrough could help scientists handle tomorrow's data flood without losing critical information.
Stanford and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory will lead six groundbreaking projects using AI to tackle challenges from battery recycling to understanding the universe. The Genesis Mission funding brings together scientists across disciplines to speed up discoveries that could transform energy, agriculture, and physics.
Scientists just built a squad of AI agents that work together to extract valuable metals from dead batteries, turning electric vehicle waste into a domestic supply of critical materials. The breakthrough could eliminate millions in metal imports while slashing chemical waste.
Scientists discovered that changing how fast they heat batteries during manufacturing makes them last dramatically longer. The breakthrough requires no new chemicals or extra costs.
Researchers just uncovered the world's oldest star catalog, hidden for centuries under six layers of religious text. Using X-ray technology, they revealed how an ancient astronomer mapped the heavens with nothing but his eyes.
Scientists used a particle accelerator to reveal a lost star catalog hidden beneath medieval text, uncovering the oldest known star map from 129 BCE. The discovery proves ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus achieved remarkable accuracy without modern tools.
A U.S. particle physics lab just scored major federal funding to supercharge scientific discovery using artificial intelligence. The breakthrough could make world-class research faster, cheaper, and more reliable than ever before.
A bluish-green mineral discovered in an Iranian mine 50 years ago might hold the key to revolutionizing quantum computers. Physicists now have evidence that this rare crystal naturally creates quantum entanglement, something scientists have struggled to engineer in labs.
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Scientists are using X-ray beams to read ancient Greek astronomy hidden under medieval monastery text. The recovered star catalog could answer questions about how science began 2,000 years ago.
Scientists used cutting-edge technology to decode a 1,500-year-old manuscript hiding one of astronomy's greatest lost treasures. The recovered star catalog from ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus could rewrite our understanding of early science.
The Vera Rubin Observatory just sent 800,000 alerts in a single night, catching asteroids, supernovae, and cosmic changes as they happen. Soon it will send seven million alerts nightly, discovering more objects in one year than all telescopes in history combined.
Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab just launched an AI system that will dramatically speed up breakthroughs in energy, medicine, and materials science. The tool analyzes data from powerful microscopes in minutes instead of weeks.