Science & Discovery
Breakthroughs and discoveries, explained with their real limits.
Science & Discovery
A bendable solar cell has reached 33.6 percent efficiency, closing in on rigid panels
A flexible perovskite-on-silicon cell hit 33.6 percent certified efficiency in the lab, far above the 20 to 25 percent of today's rigid rooftop panels.
Science & Discovery
CRISPR delivered a functional cure for severe sickle cell in 27 of 28 patients
In a peer-reviewed trial, 27 of 28 people with severe sickle cell disease had no pain crises after a single gene-editing treatment.
Science & Discovery
Quantum computers got much better at catching their own mistakes
A peer-reviewed result cut quantum computing errors by between 11 and 800 times using error-corrected logical qubits.
Science & Discovery
A fusion lab set a record, and quietly made ignition routine
The bigger news is not the record number. It is that a result once called impossible now happens again and again.
