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Drug offers ‘wonderful’ breakthrough in treatment of asbestos-linked cancer
“This trial has changed the lives of people with mesothelioma, allowing us to live longer,” said one of the patients who benefited from the drug. The 80-year-old, who wished to remain anonymous, won compensation from his former employer after being exposed to asbestos in a factory in the 1970s.
He was given four months to live, but thanks to the trial is still alive five years later. “I have five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren now – I wouldn’t want to miss all that,” he said.
The breakthrough is significant, experts say, because mesothelioma has one of the lowest survival rates of any cancer. The new drug, ADI-PEG20 (pegargiminase), is the first of its kind to be successfully combined with chemotherapy in 20 years.
Innovation in Metalworking: Welding Metal Foam Without Melting Its Bubbles
North Carolina State University researchers have discovered a new welding method for composite metal foam (CMF), preserving its light, strong, and thermally insulating properties, vital for numerous applications.
Researchers at North Carolina State University have now identified a welding technique that can be used to join composite metal foam (CMF) components together without impairing the properties that make CMF desirable. CMFs hold promise for a wide array of applications because the pockets of air they contain make them light, strong and effective at insulating against high temperatures.
Characteristics and Challenges of CMF.
AEgIS, Freeze! Scientists slow down positronium with laser-cooling
Exciting breakthrough at CERN’s AEgIS experiment! Scientists have successfully slowed down positronium using groundbreaking laser technology.
Explore the fascinating world of positronium research. Scientists at CERN have made an incredible breakthrough by slowing down positronium using broadband lasers. %.
An Innovative Study Shows Kids Learn More on paper Than Screens. Now What?
For ‘deeper reading’ among children aged 10–12, paper trumps screens. What does it mean when schools are going digital?
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The Department of Education’s most recent study, declared in June, was surely sensational: it found that text comprehension skills of 13-year-olds had denied an average of four points since the Covid-affected schools in the academic year 2019–2020, and more alarmingly that the average drop was seven points compared with the 2012 figure. The results for the worst-performing students fell below the reading skill level recorded in 1971, when the first national study was conducted.
Google reveals next-generation AI model
Gemini 1.5 Pro includes a breakthrough in long-context understanding, handling up to 1 million tokens. It can also decipher the content of videos and describe what is happening in a scene.
In the world of large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, so-called “tokens” are the fundamental units of text that these models process, akin to words, punctuation, or parts of words in human language.
NASA-built tech lets paralyzed people communicate with eye movements
Envision a game-changing technology that grants the power of expression to those facing speech challenges.
An innovative solution has emerged thanks to an incredible collaboration between NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Eyegaze Inc.
They have created Eyegaze Edge, an eye-driven communication device.