In a major step toward improving cancer treatment, researchers at Northwestern University have redesigned the molecular structure of a widely used chemotherapy drug, making it far more soluble, potent, and less toxic to the body. The scientists built a new form of the drug using spherical nucleic acids (SNAs), a type of nanostructure that embeds…
Memory problems may not be an unavoidable part of getting older. New findings from Virginia Tech reveal that age-related memory loss stems from specific molecular changes in the brain, and that fine-tuning these processes can help restore memory function. In two complementary studies, Timothy Jarome, an associate professor in the College of Agriculture and Life…
Published November 5, 2025 The latest edition of the Lyst Index was released on Wednesday, covering Q3, and in a quarter in which all but three of the top 20 brands changed position, Saint Laurent took the number one spot for the first time. See fashion showSaint Laurent – Spring-Summer2025 – Womenswear – France –…
The Tycho supernova remnant NASA/CXC/RIKEN & GSFC/T. Sato et al; DSS It’s widely been thought that our universe is expanding at an ever-accelerating rate. But could we have that wrong? That is what a group of scientists from South Korea has claimed in a new paper, but other scientists have cited major concerns with the…
By Reuters Published November 5, 2025 Protesters bearing “Shame on Shein” placards gathered outside a Paris department store on Wednesday, hours before the opening of the online fast-fashion retailer’s first ever permanent shop amid fierce criticism of its low-cost business model. Members of the Association Mouv’Enfants hold placards which read “Shame on BHV!”, “Shame on…
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The real question is how effectively AgiBot’s algorithms can teach its robots new tricks. Using reinforcement learning to teach a robot tasks that require improvisation generally requires a lot of training data, and studies show it cannot be perfected entirely inside a simulation. AgiBot speeds up the learning process by having a human worker guide…
Published November 5, 2025 Karlie Kloss’s Bedford Media said Wednesday that its i-D Magazine has named stylist Clare Byrne its global fashion director, effective immediately. i-D’s Clare Byrne Reporting to editor-in-chief and chief brand officer Thom Bettridge, she takes on a role previously held by Carlos Nazario, Alastair McKimm, Julia Sarr-Jamois and Edward Enninful (who…
Published November 5, 2025 In the first seven months of 2025, Italian menswear saw divergent trends between imports and exports. According to ISTAT data, exports for the period January to July 2025 fell by 3.2% compared with the same period of the previous year, to 5.3 billion euros. Conversely, imports grew by 5.5%, reaching 3.8…
Translated by Nicola Mira Published November 5, 2025 On Tuesday, French online event sales group Showroomprivé, which employs some 1,100 people, announced a “reorganisation project” that could lead to “up to 121 job cuts” in 2026, equivalent to 11% of the workforce. Showroomprivé The job cuts, motivated by “business reasons,” are scheduled for “the second…
