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Leveraging AI for more reliable predictions of immunotherapy in lung cancer
A recent study has shown that AI tools can assist physicians in predicting treatment and survival outcomes in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with immunotherapy. The study is part of the EU-funded I3LUNG project, whose goal is not having AI replace clinical expertise but rather…
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Disruption to library service forms (opens the original)
TEXT: Leena Pylkkö, kommunikationsplanerare Disruption to library service forms The library’s online form services have been suspended as a precautionary measure to ensure data security. At present, you cannot use the forms to: In these cases, please contact us by email to library@abo.fi Novia staff and students…
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Can indigenous philosophy solve environmental crises? (opens the original)
The Nigerian philosopher Dr Aanuoluwapo Fifebo Sunday is joining the University of Augsburg as a Humboldt Fellow for two years. The researcher is investigating how indigenous conceptions of water can contribute to a better understanding of environmental pollution, water scarcity and sustainable water management. She…
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UPD gets 100% in mining boards (opens the original)
UP Diliman (UPD) sustained its unblemished record in the mining engineering licensure examinations for the 10th consecutive year, with all 10 examinees passing the October 2026 Mining Engineers Computer-Based Licensure Examination, with two examinees landing on the top 10. Leading the UPD College of Engineering…
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Bottom trawlers do huge damage to life on undersea mountains. Could an end finally be in sight?
These ocean oases could be protected from trawling – 20 years after the United Nations first called for protection.
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Anthropic’s record US$2 trillion stock market listing highlights the growing risks for all of us
This is the first time a company has come to market warning of “catastrophic or existential risks to humanity”.
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Stoller earns NASA fellowship to advance work on cooling powerful electronics (opens the original)
Nebraska's Truman Stoller is one of 45 students nationwide selected for a 2026 NASA fellowship. The award will support his research into a wickless heat pipe designed to improve cooling in spacecraft, electronics and other high-performance systems.
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APOD: 2026 October 27 – Noctilucent Clouds over Sweden (opens the original)
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 27 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Noctilucent Clouds over
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Origami-based construction method yields lightweight, load-bearing structures on architectural scales (opens the original)
The modular approach could be used to erect emergency shelters or fabricate aerospace components more quickly and with less material than some techniques.
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Australia has to pay millions to fly an astronaut to space. What do we stand to gain?
Sending Katherine Bennell-Pegg to the International Space Station is an investment in Australia’s space future.
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Should Australians be preparing for disaster? Some are – but don’t call them ‘preppers’
As climate risks accelerate and a hot summer approaches, many ordinary Australians are preparing disaster kits and emergency plans. Is prepping becoming mainstream?
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NASA’s Perseverance Views Dust at Neretva Vallis (opens the original)
Description This 360-degree look at Neretva Vallis within Mars’ Jezero Crater was stitched together using 217 images acquired by the rover’s Mastcam-Z on May 20, 2024, the 1,155th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. While it is a wind-swept dusty vista today, billions of years ago it was home to a river channel that fed fresh water into
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New NSF fellowship program fuels Boise State’s microelectronics Ph.D. pipeline (opens the original)
A multidisciplinary research team at Boise State University received a three-year, nearly $1 million award
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NASA’s Perseverance Offers Clues to Protect Crews From Mars Dust (opens the original)
Over 1,645 Martian days, NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover measured the fine and ultrafine Martian dust particles found clinging to samples of spacesuit materials that are carried aboard the rover, including some that are small enough to penetrate the lungs and enter the bloodstream. The findings will be published…
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NEO Surveyor’s Sunshade Gets Inspected (opens the original)
Description The large sunshade of NASA’s Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor is mounted on an assembly ring during inspections in a clean room at BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems in Boulder, Colorado, in July 2026. The sunshade structure stands 20 feet (6 meters) tall and measures 8 feet (2.4 meters) wide at its base. Its two flat
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Solar Cells Inspected on NASA’s NEO Surveyor (opens the original)
Description The large sunshade of NASA’s Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission is inspected by a technician at BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems in Boulder, Colorado, in late July. Built by Applied Aerospace in Stockton, California, the sunshade structure was outfitted with its solar cells by SolAero…
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