Q&A: What AI actually does in diffusion models for drug design
Isolated fragments are connected by a linker generated by the diffusion model. DiffSHAPer rationalizes the process, by determining…
AI can simulate the dead—but should it?
AI systems can recreate the voices and personalities of deceased loved ones, offering comfort to some while raising…
AI model accurately predicts the spread of wildfires in real time
Overview of the fire arrival time estimation task addressed here, along with downstream applications including spin-up of the…
AI algorithm identifies cells across diverse biological images, cutting hours of manual labeling
CellSAM model results on microscope images. Individual cells are marked in their own distinct color. Credit: Caltech Imaging…
This protein-engineering breakthrough generates over 10M data points and turbocharges AI in just three days
The process of generating protein activity data (top) and reading the output and training AI models (bottom). Credit:…
When AI starts shopping for you, fashion may be entering a new era of pricing
Fashion has always been a bit different to other industries. Consumers do not just buy because they need…
Physics-based AI model opens new frontiers in dielectric materials exploration
Schematic illustration of the physics-based AI framework. Starting from a crystal structure, the method separately predicts Born effective…
Quantum-informed AI improves long-term turbulence forecasts while using far less memory
IQM hardware. Credit: IQM An AI model informed by calculations from a quantum computer can better predict the…
Q&A: Will agentic AI replace human scientists?
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain An emerging type of artificial intelligence, known as “agentic” AI, seems to do everything…
AI helps instructors give better feedback but can’t replace them, trial suggests
Credit: University of Michigan A randomized trial in a large economics course found that AI-mediated feedback improved students’…
AI tool maps stable metal oxide catalysts without coding, speeding clean energy searches
Overall architecture of the StableOx-Cat AI Agent. MCP=Model Context Protocol. Credit: AI Agent (2026). DOI: 10.20517/aiagent.2026.03 A new…
How Latino business owners are navigating growth, AI and inflation
Physician and entrepreneur María Artunduaga’s company is developing wearable respiratory testing technology. Credit: María Artunduaga Latino-owned businesses in…