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US Naval Research Laboratory unveils new quantum materials research system

Naval Research Laboratory
Business Announcement

Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have a powerful new tool to accelerate discovery in quantum materials for advanced electronics. The laboratory recently completed installation of a state-of-the-art “cluster system” that allows researchers to grow and analyze materials at the atomic level, all without ever removing samples from its ultra-clean environment.

Can digital health tools help younger cancer survivors better predict future health risks?

Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Business Announcement

A groundbreaking new study from the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology aims to test whether digital tools and chatbot technology can help young adult cancer survivors get the genetic counseling they need to better understand future health risks to themselves and family members.

Funder: NIH/National Cancer Institute

Doctors and nurses are better than AI at triaging patients

European Society for Emergency Medicine (EUSEM)
Reports and Proceedings

Doctors and nurses are better at triaging patients in emergency departments than artificial intelligence (AI), according to research presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress on Tuesday. However, AI could be useful when used in conjunction with clinical staff, but should not be used as a stand-alone triage tool.

Meeting: European Emergency Medicine Congress (EUSEM 2025)

Lightning strikes 12 times per minute on Zap Energy’s century platform

Zap Energy
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Zap Energy has advanced its Century fusion engineering test platform to operate for more than one hundred plasma shots at 0.2 Hz, or one shot every five seconds, with the resulting heat captured by surfaces coated with circulating liquid metal.

Journal: Fusion Science & Technology

AI model for imaging-based extranodal extension detection and outcome prediction in HPV−positive oropharyngeal cancer

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: This single-center cohort study found that an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven pipeline can successfully automate lymph node segmentation and imaging-based extranodal extension (iENE) classification from pretreatment computed tomography scans in human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated oropharyngeal carcinoma. Predicted iENE was independently associated with worse oncologic outcomes. External validation is required to assess generalizability and the potential for implementation in institutions without specialized imaging expertise.

Journal: JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery

Out-of-this-world ice geysers

University of Texas at Austin
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Saturn's icy moon Enceladus loses ice mass to space by cryovolcanic geyers, and new TACC supercomputer simulations have improved estimates of ice mass loss. These findings help with understanding and future robotic exploration of what’s below the surface of the icy moon, which might harbor life.

Journal: Journal of Geophysical Research Planets

Certain processed foods and beverages linked to declines in brain health

The results offer an important wake-up call for people who want to keep their brain sharp as they age.

Journal: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition