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Advancements in Technology and Medicine
Recent breakthroughs include IBM's development of a chip with twice the number of transistors, phages being used to target cancer cells using vaccine immunity, and ancient texts from Herculaneum being deciphered. These innovations showcase progress in technology and medicine.
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New Scientist
Scrolls from the Roman library of Herculaneum that were carbonised by a volcanic eruption have been read in their entirety for the first time, thanks to scans and AI software
2026-06-25 09:30 UTC
New Scientist
Phages, viruses that infect bacteria, could be genetically manipulated to destroy cancerous cells using the immunity we have acquired from vaccines
2026-06-25 10:21 UTC
New Scientist
IBM's latest chip packs in twice as many transistors as the current state-of-the-art chip by adding a second layer of silicon circuitry
2026-06-25 11:00 UTC