Sci-Tech

July 31, 2024 1:09 PM

NASA images unlock complex history of two near-Earth asteroids

In the moments before NASA's DART spacecraft slammed into the asteroid Dimorphos in a landmark planetary defense test in 2022, it took high-resolution images of this small celestial object and its larger companion Didymos. These images have enabled scientists to unravel the complicated history of t...

July 30, 2024 3:52 PM

Ozempic linked to less tobacco-related healthcare use in study

Smokers with type 2 diabetes taking Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic had fewer tobacco-related medical encounters and fewer interventions to help them quit smoking than those who received other diabetes drugs, according to a study of electronic health records published on Monday. In the year after starting...

September 16, 2024 4:52 PM

India accounts for nearly half of the global digital payments: RBI report

India accounts for nearly half of the world's digital payments, holding a 48.5 percent share in global real-time payment volumes, according to a report released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday. The report also underscores India's leadership in global remittances, receiving USD 115.3 bil...

July 28, 2024 5:27 PM

Researchers give new insight into role of PTPRK in tissue repair, cancer

Researchers at the Babraham Institute have uncovered new insights into the function of PTPRK, a protein linked to multiple forms of cancer and coeliac disease. The study, published in the Journal of Cell Science, reveals PTPRK's crucial role in tumor suppression and tissue repair. Dr. Katie Young, ...

July 26, 2024 4:08 PM

Google AI systems make headway with math in progress toward reasoning

Alphabet's Google unveiled a pair of artificial intelligence systems on Thursday that demonstrated advances in solving complex mathematical problems, a key frontier of generative AI development. The current class of AI models, which work by statistically predicting the next word, have struggled wit...

July 26, 2024 3:13 PM

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 cleared to return to space, FAA says

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket has been cleared to return to space by the U.S. aviation regulator after it was grounded by a rare mid-flight failure, the Federal Aviation administration (FAA) said on Thursday. The FAA said it did not find any public safety issues in the anomaly that occurred during the f...

September 16, 2024 5:18 PM

Researchers reveals ways of preventing cancer cells from colonizing liver

Researchers at ETH Zurich have made a significant discovery in the fight against cancer metastasis, potentially paving the way for new treatments to prevent the spread of colorectal cancer to the liver. In a study published today in Nature, a team led by Andreas Moor from the Department of Biosyste...