RIP Margaret Hamilton, whose code saved the Apollo 11 Moon landing
Hamilton also coined the term "software engineering" and founded two successful software companies.
Ars Technica2 min read
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An experimental tour-de-force: Entanglement between glass bead and light
Getting a glass bead to act like a quantum object by entangling it with light.
Ars Technica2 min read
Before Computer Science Became a Boys’ Club, Margaret Hamilton Wrote the Code
The woman who helped put astronauts on the moon was a software engineer when the field was not prestigious or lucrative.
New York Times AI2 min read
Scientists get a new clue to the origin of solar wind 'switchbacks'
Margaret Hamilton, software pioneer who helped put humans on the Moon, dies at 90 6 minutes ago
The Register6 min read
Argonne scientists create chatty X-ray microscope that zooms in where you tell it to
Talking to an X-ray nanoprobe beamline is far better than talking to a toaster, we assume
The Register6 min read
Chemistry Nobel goes to reactions like those that gave life a hand
Altering molecular handedness has implications for the origins of life.
Ars Technica1 min read
In Vienna and Beijing, the first (thorium) nuclear clocks begin to tick
Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/science/first-nuclear-clocks-thorium-229.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49996406 Points: 133 # Comments: 41
Hacker News2 min read
Google invests millions in Mark Zuckerberg’s efforts to create a ‘virtual cell’
Google DeepMind, Meta, and AI drug discovery startup Isomorphic Labs are jointly investing $300 million into Biohub, the nonprofit biomedical research organization founded by Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, as reported by Reuters.
The Verge - AI2 min read
"The beginning of a new scientific paradigm": Zuckerberg's Biohub, U.S. and Google build virtual cell
Mark Zuckerberg's Biohub is partnering with Google and the federal government in its ambitious effort to use AI for generating vast quantities of biological data that can predict how cells behave.Why it matters: The ultimate goal is an AI model that lets scientists test potential experiments…
Axios AI+4 min read
AI could upend food delivery
DoorDash, the leading food delivery app, processed 970 million orders in its second quarter this year and generated $4.5 billion in revenue. A 10-person startup called Bites is a blip in comparison: It has just around 300 restaurants signed up in the Bay Area, where it's operating as a pre-seed…
The Verge - All Posts9 min read
If you're looking, here's a "good deal" for NASA and the European Space Agency
"We are in the era of people interested in having good deals, and LISA is a very good deal for the US."
Ars Technica1 min read
Permanent daylight saving time could be a public health time bomb
Trump pushes the US to adopt pDST, but Canadian researchers say darker mornings come with costs for sleep, learning, and productivity
The Register7 min read
Google’s power-hungry data centers crave nuclear energy
Google announced a new agreement to update six nuclear power plant sites across the US as the tech giant seeks to generate more electricity for its power-hungry data centers. Google signed the 20-year deal with Constellation, the leading nuclear power plant operator in the US.
The Verge - All Posts3 min read
It looks like the Atlantic storm season may finally produce a hurricane
To date, this Atlantic tropics year has been exceptionally quiet.
Ars Technica1 min read
World’s largest neutrino telescope wins its creator the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics
A Belgian-American particle physicist has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work...
Interesting Engineering - Robotics3 min read
Neutrino physicist wins 2026 Nobel Physics Prize
Francis Halzen of University of Wisconsin-Madison led development of IceCube Neutrino Observatory.
Ars Technica1 min read
Not just AI. China is building technologies that challenge U.S. dominance
From batteries and solar panels to drones and satellites, China is building tech capabilities that extend well beyond AI, writes Steve Feldstein in his new book, "Bytes and Bullets: Global Rivalries, Big Tech, and the New Shape of Modern Warfare."
Rest of World6 min read
Scientists find planet made on new matter recipe, and it formed after a Red Giant ate a solar system
Death of a star may not be game over for the inner solar system after all
The Register6 min read
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