The Conversation US18 hours agoAI vs. elections: 4 essential reads about the threat of high-tech deception in politicstheconversation.com - Eric SmalleyIt’s official. Joe Biden and Donald Trump have secured the necessary delegates to be their parties’ nominees for president in the 2024 election. …
The Conversation US18 hours agoHow do airplanes fly? An aerospace engineer explains the physics of flighttheconversation.com - Craig MerrettHow do airplanes fly? – Benson, age 10, Rockford, Michigan Airplane flight is one of the most significant technological achievements of the 20th …
The Conversation US3 days agoPacemaker powered by light eliminates need for batteries and allows the heart to function more naturally − new researchtheconversation.com - Pengju LiBy harnessing light, my colleagues and I designed a wireless, ultrathin pacemaker that operates like a solar panel. This design not only eliminates …
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The Conversation US4 days agoProteins in milk and blood could one day let doctors detect breast cancer earlier – and save livestheconversation.com - Danielle WhithamDoctors may someday be able to use bodily fluids to noninvasively detect breast cancer in patients earlier than is possible now. Breast cancer is the …
The Conversation US5 days agoCongress is failing to deliver on its promise of billions more in research spending, threatening America’s long-term economic competitivenesstheconversation.com - Jason Owen-SmithFederal spending on fundamental scientific research is pivotal to America’s long-term economic competitiveness and growth. But less than two years …