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AI scientist at Swedish university generates and validates biological discoveries autonomously
News Oct 1, 2026

AI scientist at Swedish university generates and validates biological discoveries autonomously

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have developed an AI system that performs the full cycle of scientific research on its own. The AI scientist generates hypotheses, designs experiments, and interprets results with minimal human input. The system was tested on brewer's yeast, demonstrating a closed-loop approach to biological discovery.
Giulio Prisco 2 min read
Physics-guided AI promises more reliable path to new materials
News Oct 1, 2026

Physics-guided AI promises more reliable path to new materials

A new framework embeds physical laws directly into AI systems for materials discovery, addressing key weaknesses in purely data-driven approaches: opaque predictions, poor performance outside training data, and violations of known scientific principles.
Giulio Prisco 2 min read
Explainable AI Finds Cancer Clues in Tissue Patterns
Mindbytes Sep 30, 2026

Explainable AI Finds Cancer Clues in Tissue Patterns

What can cellular neighborhoods reveal about cancer? SpaCEy AI links tissue patterns to patient outcomes and highlights the features behind its predictions, offering researchers a clearer view of disease.
gizmo guru 1 min read
AI Matches Bacteria With Viruses That Infect Them
Mindbytes Sep 30, 2026

AI Matches Bacteria With Viruses That Infect Them

AI accelerate the hunt for viruses that attack resistant bacteria? A machine learning model uses genomes to predict phage matches, helping researchers prioritize candidates for laboratory testing.
gizmo guru 1 min read
DeepMind Gives AI-Designed Proteins a Hidden Signature
Mindbytes Sep 30, 2026

DeepMind Gives AI-Designed Proteins a Hidden Signature

Could AI-designed proteins carry a hidden signature? Google DeepMind’s SynthID Bio embeds detectable watermarks that survived laboratory testing while preserving biological activity, opening a path to tracking their origins.
gizmo guru 1 min read
AI helps uncover molecular glues that could treat immune diseases
News Sep 30, 2026

AI helps uncover molecular glues that could treat immune diseases

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have developed a computational workflow called GluePlex that uses artificial intelligence to accelerate the discovery of molecular glue drugs. These small molecules work by bringing target proteins to the cell's natural disposal system. The team identified compounds that selectively remove VAV1, a protein linked to blood cancers and autoimmune diseases, and demonstrated their effectiveness in human immune cells.
Giulio Prisco 2 min read
Measuring AI’s Ability to Think Scientifically 
Community Aug 4, 2026

Measuring AI’s Ability to Think Scientifically 

Traditional benchmarks can no longer measure advanced AI. Learn how the new FrontierScience benchmark tests if models are truly reasoning using Olympiad and research challenges.

Yedidya Solomon 3 min read
The AI Promise in Science Is Starting to Look Like the AI Problem
News Jul 18, 2026

The AI Promise in Science Is Starting to Look Like the AI Problem

Science's editor warns AI is making scientific publishing slower, costlier, and less reliable as ChatGPT fuels flawed AI research, weaker peer review, and declining scientific quality.

Hruy Tsegaye 4 min read
AI Transforms Research: The Rise of Smart Discovery and Summarization Tools
Community May 18, 2025

AI Transforms Research: The Rise of Smart Discovery and Summarization Tools

Drowning in research papers? Generative AI is reshaping how scholars search, summarize, and synthesize—transforming information overload into discovery.

aaron gebremariam 4 min read
Photonic Time Crystals Finally Reach Optical Frequencies
Mindbytes Aug 13, 2026

Photonic Time Crystals Finally Reach Optical Frequencies

Metasurfaces with quasi-bound states slash modulation thresholds, bringing momentum bandgaps for light to optical frequencies for the first time.

gizmo guru 1 min read