🧪 AlphaFold's protein database has been used by three million researchers in five years
AlphaFold has been cited in more than 35,000 scientific articles. Over 200,000 articles have used elements of AlphaFold 2 in their methodology. It has contributed to understanding heart disease, conserving bee colonies, and developing more resilient crops.
🦾 AI tool analyzes startups 537 times faster than human analysts
AI agents can screen early-stage startups 537 times faster than human venture capital analysts without sacrificing quality. The AI tool cost an average of 6.9 cents per search compared to 70 dollars for human analysis. Startups selected by the AI agent had a higher probability of receiving funding.
💩 Goodbye, camera up the bum – swallowable bacterial capsule can detect intestinal diseases
Researchers have developed a capsule with bacteria that is swallowed, detects bleeding in the gut, and can then be easily collected from stool using a magnet. The entire process from collection to analysis takes about 25 minutes.
✍️ New AI enables people without CAD training to create 3D models from hand sketches
The AI transforms a hand-drawn sketch into a complete, CAD-ready 3D model, can iterate and improve the design based on visual cues and engineering rules, and enables people without CAD skills to create professional-quality models.
⚛️ New cooling technique increases antimatter production eightfold at CERN
CERN can now produce over 15,000 antihydrogen atoms in under seven hours, compared to ten weeks previously for similar quantities. With larger quantities of antihydrogen available, researchers can now investigate atomic antimatter in greater detail and at a faster pace than before.
🌾 Scientists use CRISPR to create wheat that produces its own fertilizer
The modified wheat produced higher yields under low fertilizer levels compared to regular wheat. For many developing regions, this development could offer new support for reliable crop production.
🦾 AI scientist performs six months of work in one day
Kosmos can read 1,500 scientific papers and run 42,000 lines of analysis code in a single run. The AI system has already made seven discoveries in neuroscience, materials science, and statistical genetics.
📈 Long-term study: Swedish young people spend more time in nature, trust researchers and have strong confidence in institutions
Three out of four young people exercise at least once a week and many spend time in nature regularly. A large majority of young people have high confidence in researchers and Swedish public authorities. Book reading is stable over time and audiobook listening has increased.
👩🏫 Nine out of ten children in the world now attend primary school
In 1900, only 31% of boys and 23% of girls of primary school age attended school globally. In 2023, 91% of boys and 89% of girls are enrolled in primary school. The gender gap in school enrollment has decreased from 8 percentage points to 2 percentage points in just over a hundred years.