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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
Incompressible-Fluid Networks: A New Approach to Artificial Neural Networks
Community Feb 25, 2026

Incompressible-Fluid Networks: A New Approach to Artificial Neural Networks

Transweaving Flows: Unlock the secret to instantly adapt fluid simulations across Reynolds numbers borrow big swirls, stretch boundary layers, and save massive computation time..

Atnatewos Hailealem 3 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
AI Uses Routine Health Data to Spot Melanoma Risk Years in Advance
Mindbytes Apr 17, 2026

AI Uses Routine Health Data to Spot Melanoma Risk Years in Advance

AI trained on Swedish registry data predicts melanoma risk five years ahead with 73% accuracy, enabling targeted screening of high‑risk groups and more efficient use of healthcare resources.

gizmo guru 1 min read
Frontier AI Companies Emerge as a New Class of Biotech Acquirers
Mindbytes Jul 13, 2026

Frontier AI Companies Emerge as a New Class of Biotech Acquirers

AI-driven drug discovery is transforming biotechnology as Big Tech acquires biotech startups, redefining pharmaceutical innovation and the future of AI-powered healthcare.

Linsey Smith 1 min read
New AI algorithm makes models follow physics laws
News Feb 23, 2026

New AI algorithm makes models follow physics laws

Scientists create Dynami-CAL GraphNet to help artificial intelligence predict physical behaviors accurately without breaking basic rules.

Giulio Prisco 2 min read