Researchers at Texas A&M University have developed the first known metallic gel. Unlike everyday gels, like those used in hand sanitizers, hair products or soft contact lenses, this new material is made entirely of metals and can withstand extreme heat. The discovery could be a game changer for energy storage. 

Large-scale satellite constellations, such as Starlink and Kuiper, exchange information at incredible speed through new laser-interlink technologies, but each satellite is an island in terms of power and propulsion.

In many parts of the world, staple crops such as maize and wheat are dependent on rainfall recycled from land rather than oceans, making them more vulnerable to drought. Researchers at Stanford and the University of California San Diego identified a critical threshold in atmospheric moisture sources that could help predict and prevent future crop failures.

Answer ALS today announced the full release of its comprehensive ALS clinical and multi-omics dataset, marking the culmination of a multi-year research program and a groundbreaking collaboration with the ALS Therapy Development Institute. For the first time, the complete data from over 1,100 individuals who participated in the Answer ALS study, along with ALS TDI’s ALS Research Collaborative study data, are available in a unified, cloud-based platform. This milestone builds upon the already unprecedented resource to scientists worldwide, integrating two of the largest ALS datasets into the Neuromine Data Portal. Researchers can now interrogate over 150 terabytes of harmonized data spanning more than 2,500 ALS patient profiles to accelerate the quest for new therapies and insights into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.