Meet EcoBOT: The Autonomous Lab Standardizing Plant-Microbe Research

A close-up view inside the EcoBOT system, illuminated by cool blue and green light. In the foreground and lower background, multiple rows of clear, square plastic EcoFAB growth chambers sit on a track. In the upper right, a white robotic arm with black mechanical grippers holds and lifts one of the clear chambers, which contains a small, vibrant green plant shoot.

Scientists Develop Predictive Roadmap to Boost Performance in Next-Gen Spintronics

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New Electron Microscopy Tech Breaks into the Elusive Realm of Small Molecules

A central column of metallic, cylindrical lenses and optical components is arranged diagonally, through which a light blue cone of light passes, projecting onto a rectangular detector plate at the bottom. A bright, neon-purple laser beam intersects the middle of the column, causing a glowing orange wave at the intersection. The setup is set against a dark purple background patterned with faint ripples small, repeating blue and red protein-like structures.

Combatting Antibiotic Resistance with Nanotechnology, Robotics, and AI

A robot arm drops liquid onto an endless conveyor belt of tiny chip devices. Inset images show these chips each hold many individual droplets arranged in a grid, and within this liquid, bacteriophages are attacking a bacteria.
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Artificial Intelligence

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Accelerating scientific discovery with AI.

Quantum Science

Golden quantum fridge

Quantum information systems are poised to solve global challenges that are far beyond the reach of today’s technologies.

The search for dark matter has been blown wide open

The lab never sleeps. Can the science keep up?

D.C.’s AI Honors Reflect Innovation Breakthroughs — But Also Public Anxiety And Concern