Index.

Every Bright discovery, plainly: 215 records with their evidence state, the date the source was published, the date Bright added it, and where it sits on the physical scale. The 14 scales on the front page are a curated edition drawn from this list.

41 of 215 records, sorted by scale (ascending). Scale is approximate: the size of the subject itself, or of the setting where the work happens. Records with no honest physical size are off the axis.
RecordScaleEvidencePublishedAdded to BrightWho
A new lead against resistant bacteria. ≈ 1 nm, size of the subjectExperimental2023-05-252026-09-05McMaster University & MIT
Looking for new antibiotic families. ≈ 1 nm, size of the subjectExperimental2023-12-202026-09-05MIT & collaborators
Searching the space of materials. ≈ 1 nm, size of the subjectExperimental2023-11-292026-09-05Google DeepMind
Reading more of a DNA change's consequences ≈ 2 nm, size of the subjectDemonstrated2026-01-282026-09-07Google DeepMind
A broader map of human proteins. ≈ 10 nm, size of the subjectDemonstrated2021-07-222026-09-05DeepMind & EMBL-EBI
An enzyme for a plastic problem. ≈ 10 nm, size of the subjectExperimental2022-04-272026-09-05University of Texas at Austin
Designing proteins with purpose. ≈ 10 nm, size of the subjectDemonstrated2023-07-112026-09-05University of Washington & collaborators
Seeing molecules together. ≈ 10 nm, size of the subjectDemonstrated2024-05-082026-09-05Google DeepMind & Isomorphic Labs
Seeing the shape of life.On the scale: one protein ≈ 10 nm, size of the subjectDemonstrated2021-07-152026-09-05DeepMind
A laboratory lead for dry AMD, not yet a treatment. ≈ 10 µm, size of the subjectExperimental2026-05-192026-09-19Robin research collaboration, National Eye Institute
Finding bacteria among the crumbs.On the scale: a bacterial micro-colony ≈ 10 µm, size of the subjectExperimental2025-11-212026-09-07Korea University, Florida State University, Oregon State University
One coordinate system for cells across species. ≈ 10 µm, size of the subjectDemonstrated2026-07-082026-09-19Universal Cell Embedding research collaboration, Tabula Sapiens
Twelve millimetres, or three centimetres.On the scale: what imaging finds ≈ 12 mm, size of the subjectEmerging2025-12-112026-09-09MedCognetics, Health Within Reach, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
A brain interface remains a clinical question. ≈ 20 mm, size of the subjectExperimental2025-03-192026-09-09Synchron, NVIDIA
A retinal report in seconds, still waiting for a clinician. ≈ 24 mm, size of the subjectEmerging2026-04-282026-09-19Reti-Pioneer research collaboration
Eye screening that reached a million people. ≈ 24 mm, size of the subjectDeployed2026-09-232026-09-27Google, Aravind Eye Care System, Rajavithi Hospital
Helping specialists see urgency. ≈ 24 mm, size of the subjectDemonstrated2018-08-132026-09-05Moorfields Eye Hospital & DeepMind
Finding a missing line's ancient neighbors.On the scale: a carved letter ≈ 3 cm, size of the subjectDemonstrated2025-07-232026-09-07Google DeepMind, University of Nottingham, Durham University
Listening to the ancient world. ≈ 3 cm, size of the subjectDemonstrated2022-03-092026-09-05Ca’ Foscari University & DeepMind
An MRI becomes a spatial view. ≈ 10 cm, size of the subjectEmerging2024-10-312026-09-09SimBioSys, NVIDIA
Legato puts hearing assistance in eyeglass frames. The tradeoffs matter. ≈ 10 cm, size of the subjectEmerging2026-10-012026-10-02Legato
Personalizing an ablation for persistent AFOn the scale: a human heart ≈ 12 cm, size of the subjectDemonstrated2025-02-142026-09-07TAILORED-AF Investigators
A sign can be practiced and contributed. ≈ 20 cm, size of the subjectEmerging2025-02-202026-09-09NVIDIA, American Society for Deaf Children, Hello Monday
CT scans may carry a second clue. ≈ 25 cm, size of the subjectDemonstrated2026-09-222026-09-25Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Shanghai Institution of Pancreatic Disease
Six million CT images become a reusable starting point. ≈ 50 cm, size of the subjectDemonstrated2026-03-042026-09-19Merlin research collaboration
Holding a plasma in shape. ≈ 1 m, size of the subjectDemonstrated2022-02-162026-09-05EPFL & DeepMind
A care robot is trained before it helps. ≈ 1.6 m, size of the subjectExperimental2026-01-082026-09-09Japan Science and Technology Agency, Waseda University, NVIDIA
An exoskeleton moves into clinical testing. ≈ 1.7 m, size of the subjectExperimental2025-05-012026-09-09Wandercraft, NVIDIA
Reconnecting intention and movement. ≈ 1.7 m, size of the subjectEmerging2023-05-242026-09-05EPFL, CHUV & collaborators
Rehearsing a fusion pulse before it happens ≈ 4 m, size of the subjectEmerging2025-10-162026-09-07Google DeepMind, Commonwealth Fusion Systems
An open model learns the Moon's surface. ≈ 3,470 km, size of the subjectEmerging2026-09-102026-09-19NASA, IBM Research
A faster view of the weather. ≈ 12,700 km, size of the subjectDemonstrated2023-11-142026-09-05Google DeepMind
A global forecast that can refresh with the hour. ≈ 12,700 km, size of the subjectDeployed2026-09-032026-09-19Google DeepMind
A world-class forecast now fits on one machine.On the scale: the whole atmosphere ≈ 12,700 km, size of the subjectDeployed2025-12-172026-09-09NOAA, ECMWF, World Meteorological Organization
A year of satellite observation, made lighter to carry. ≈ 12,700 km, size of the subjectDemonstrated2026-06-042026-09-19European Space Agency, University of Cambridge Earth Observation
Forecasting more than one future. ≈ 12,700 km, size of the subjectDemonstrated2024-12-042026-09-05Google DeepMind
From research to the forecast desk.On the scale: the whole atmosphere ≈ 12,700 km, size of the subjectDeployed2025-02-252026-09-05ECMWF
Physics meets learning. ≈ 12,700 km, size of the subjectDemonstrated2024-07-222026-09-05Google Research & collaborators
The forecast competition leaves its data open. ≈ 12,700 km, size of the subjectDeployed2026-09-142026-09-19European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
Weather in three dimensions. ≈ 12,700 km, size of the subjectDemonstrated2023-07-052026-09-05Huawei Cloud
A twelve-hour earlier clue to where the Sun may change. ≈ 10⁸ m, size of the subjectExperimental2026-08-142026-09-19NASA, COFFIES

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