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discovery · Source published 2024-08-14

A way back to conversation.

A man with ALS used an experimental brain–computer interface to turn attempted speech into conversation.

discovery · Source published 2021-07-15

Seeing the shape of life.

Researchers used AlphaFold to predict protein structures with accuracy competitive with experimental structures on many CASP14 targets. Bright's interactive p53 view uses a separate, later AlphaFold DB prediction: human p53 AF-P04637-F1 model v6, created on 2025-08-01.

discovery · Source published 2024-03-20

More time before the flood.

Researchers demonstrated useful river-flood forecasts in watersheds with no local streamflow gauges.

discovery · Source published 2023-05-25

A new lead against resistant bacteria.

Scientists identified abaucin, a compound active against Acinetobacter baumannii, with help from deep learning.

discovery · Source published 2024-12-04

Forecasting more than one future.

GenCast used machine learning to generate ensembles of possible weather outcomes up to 15 days ahead.

discovery · Source published 2022-03-09

Listening to the ancient world.

Historians working with Ithaca improved the restoration of damaged ancient Greek inscriptions.

discovery · Source published 2023-11-14

A faster view of the weather.

GraphCast produced skillful medium-range global weather forecasts using a learned model.

discovery · Source published 2023-07-05

Weather in three dimensions.

Pangu-Weather demonstrated medium-range forecasting with three-dimensional neural networks.

discovery · Source published 2024-07-22

Physics meets learning.

NeuralGCM combined atmospheric physics with machine learning for weather and climate modeling.

discovery · Source published 2025-02-25

From research to the forecast desk.

ECMWF brought its Artificial Intelligence Forecasting System into operational service.

discovery · Source published 2024-05-08

Seeing molecules together.

AlphaFold 3 expanded structural prediction to complexes of proteins and other biomolecules.

discovery · Source published 2021-07-22

A broader map of human proteins.

Researchers applied AlphaFold to a broad collection of human proteins.

discovery · Source published 2022-02-16

Holding a plasma in shape.

Researchers used reinforcement learning to control magnetic confinement in a research tokamak.

discovery · Source published 2023-12-14

New paths through mathematics.

FunSearch combined language models with program evaluation to discover mathematical constructions.

discovery · Source published 2018-08-13

Helping specialists see urgency.

Researchers demonstrated deep-learning diagnosis and referral recommendations from retinal scans.

discovery · Source published 2023-05-24

Reconnecting intention and movement.

A brain–spine interface enabled a participant with spinal cord injury to control standing and walking.

discovery · Source published 2023-12-20

Looking for new antibiotic families.

Researchers used explainable deep learning to identify a structural class of antibiotic candidates.

discovery · Source published 2023-11-29

Searching the space of materials.

GNoME used graph networks to search for energetically favorable crystal structures.

discovery · Source published 2022-04-27

An enzyme for a plastic problem.

Scientists used machine learning to help engineer an enzyme that breaks down PET plastic.

discovery · Source published 2023-07-11

Designing proteins with purpose.

RFdiffusion enabled researchers to generate proteins with specified structural and functional goals.