Bill Cannon

Disease watch

The COVID-19 response demonstrated how computational biology could enhance public health research. Though the pandemic has waned, public health researchers… Read More

February 26, 2025

Hard target

Diamonds aren’t just beautiful sparkly rocks or a girl’s best friend; they’re also the hardest material on Earth. Formed when… Read More

February 12, 2025

Untangling the cosmos

More than a century ago, scientists pondered how evolution might be driven by mutations caused in part by cosmic rays… Read More

February 4, 2025

Putting hydrogen to work

Scientists, industries and policymakers have been working for years to find energy storage technologies that will help meet peak demand… Read More

January 28, 2025

Connecting the neurodots

The human brain contains a vast expanse of unmapped territory. An adult brain measures only about 1,300 cubic centimeters —… Read More

December 3, 2024

We the AI trainers

Computer scientists are democratizing artificial intelligence, devising a way to enable virtually anyone to train their own AI models, no… Read More

November 12, 2024

AI turbocharge

Electrifying transportation and storing renewable energy require improving batteries, including their electrolytes. These fluids help lithium ions shuttle seamlessly from… Read More

October 30, 2024

Pandemic preparedness

During the pandemic turmoil, Margaret Cheung reconsidered her career. At the University of Houston, she was approaching the physics of… Read More

October 16, 2024

A heavy lift

Growing up in the remote countryside of China’s Hunan province, Z.J. Wang didn’t see trains or automobiles often, but about… Read More

August 1, 2024

Frugal fusion

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) scientists are creating simulations to advance magnetic mirror technology, a potential path to safe, clean… Read More

July 16, 2024