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Life born from non-living matter: ‘Spud Cell’, the world’s first fully synthetic cell: A University of Minnesota Twin Cities team announced the creation of the world’s first synthetic cell assembled entirely from purified, nonliving components.; Science & Technology 2026-09-01 20:59 Seohyun (Claire) Lee

Genesis unveils GV90, its new flagship Electric SUV: Genesis has officially unveiled the GV90, its first full-size flagship electric SUV, adding a new electric model at the top of the company’s vehicle lineup.; Science & Technology 2026-08-30 22:11 Jaewon Lee

Humans have always been fascinated by the unknown: On July 15, 2026, NASA announced that astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope had discovered a new planet in the Beta Pictoris star system, a giant exoplanet hidden within one of the most closely studied planetary systems in the Milky Way.; Science & Technology 2026-08-29 19:32 William Kim

New York schools face growing debate over AI in the classroom: In the spring of 2026, New York’s department of education released preliminary AI guidance, using a “traffic light” framework to sort which AI tools students and teachers could use freely.; Science & Technology 2026-08-29 19:23 Jayden Lee

Gut bacteria may help treat food allergies: On August 5, 2026, Nature reported promising results from the first human study testing fecal microbiota transplantation, or FMT, as a possible treatment for food allergies.; Science & Technology 2026-08-15 20:10 Esther Kim

NASA begins a new era of space exploration: On April 1, 2026, NASA launched Artemis II from the Kennedy Space Center, sending four astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen around the moon aboard the Orion spacecraft.; Science & Technology 2026-08-13 20:13 Kylie Park

Researchers say biological age tests are not yet reliable for tracking personal health: Researchers studying biological aging have recently reported that epigenetic age tests, while useful for studying aging in groups of people, are not yet reliable for tracking the health of individuals.; Science & Technology 2026-08-13 03:50 Seungmin Shin

China’s CXMT IPO shakes memory chip market as SK hynix experiences decline: On July 27th, Beijing-based memory chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) had successfully raised 12.56 trillion won in an initial public offering (IPO) shortly before the shares of South Korean semiconductor giant SK hynix plunged nearly 14% on that day as investors became worried about how China expanding its chip industry could change the global memory market.; Science & Technology 2026-08-11 22:44 Isabel Jeong

AI is transforming animal testing for new drug development: On July 14, 2026, Nature Biotechnology published an article explaining how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the future of animal testing.; Science & Technology 2026-08-07 03:24 Esther Kim

Development of cancer-fighting antibodies allows tumors growth to be slowed rapidly: On June 17, 2026, a groundbreaking study was published in the journal Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy that revealed the development of an antibody capable of slowing the growth of prostate cancer, one of the most prevalent cancers worldwide.; Science & Technology 2026-08-01 20:18 Ian Kim