Atomic-scale secrets: What really happens inside your battery
Electrochemical cells – or batteries, as a well-known example – are complex technologies that combine…
People with Medicare Will Face Higher Costs for Some Orphan Drugs Due to Changes in the New Tax and Budget Law
Changes are coming to Medicare’s drug price negotiation program that could result in at least $5 billion in additional Medicare spending over time, if not more, and higher out-of-pocket costs for people with Medicare. Under the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, the federal government is required to negotiate with drug companies for the price of…
Camille Miceli: “The Pucci woman wants to express who she is”
Published September 24, 2025 Pucci’s artistic director, Camille Miceli, unveiled on Wednesday the essence of the house for FashionNetwork.com, while presenting the brand’s Spring/Summer 2026 collection at the height of Milan Fashion Week. “Women use fashion to feel free, to dare. Pucci’s success comes from its strong personality; by wearing it, a woman shows who…
Missoni: Hemlines shorten, as fashion travels from sea to city
Published September 24, 2025 For Spring/Summer 2026, Alberto Caliri, Missoni‘s creative director, has conceived an everyday wardrobe. Moods and attitudes were ‘Missoni-fied’ through relentless exploration of colour and materials and the vibrant, composite rhythm of the patterns, resulting in garments designed to be worn day after day, in real life. Missoni, S/S 2026 “In the…
Sagittarius A*: We finally found the hot wind coming out of our black hole
Molecular gas and X-ray emission around Sagittarius A*, the Milky Way’s black hole Mark D. Gorski et al. (CC BY 4.0) We have found hot wind blasting out from our galaxy’s supermassive black hole for the first time, which could help us understand its mysterious inactivity. Compared to many other supermassive black holes that lie…
Tracking State Actions on Vaccine Policy and Access
There is a complex interplay between the federal government and states regarding vaccine regulations, policy, and access. While states have the primary responsibility for enacting and enforcing laws to promote the health, safety, and general welfare of people in their jurisdictions, including, for example, instituting vaccine mandates, the federal government has significant authority to influence…
Data Commons MCP Server Launches for AI Data Queries
Today marks the launch of the Data Commons Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server, which allows developers to query our connected public data with simple, natural language. This means Data Commons’ public datasets are instantly accessible and actionable for AI developers and data scientists—without the need for custom code or complex API interactions. MCP Server also…
China makes landmark pledge to cut its climate emissions
Mark Poynting and Matt McGrathBBC News Climate and Science European Photopress Agency China, the world’s biggest source of planet-warming gases, has for the first time committed to an absolute target to cut its emissions. In a recording played to the UN in New York, President Xi Jinping said that China would reduce its greenhouse gas…
This AI-Powered Robot Keeps Going Even if You Attack It With a Chainsaw
A four-legged robot that keeps crawling even after all four of its legs have been hacked off with a chainsaw is the stuff of nightmares for most people. For Deepak Pathak, cofounder and CEO of the startup Skild AI, the dystopian feat of adaptation is an encouraging sign of a new, more general kind of…
Get higher Gemini CLI and Gemini Code Assist limits
Good news for your development workflows: starting today, we’re giving all Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers Gemini CLI and Gemini Code Assist with a higher model request limits 1 . This means you can spend more time building (and vibe coding) with Gemini 2.5 Pro and Flash. These changes are rolling out over the…
Milan celebrates artisanal tradition, craftsmanship with Antonio Marras and Dhruv Kapoor
Published September 24, 2025 A return to basics on Milan’s catwalks. On the second day of the womenswear ready-to-wear shows, designers seemed intent on returning to fundamentals, fusing age-old craftsmanship and textile traditions with a decidedly contemporary vision. This shift crosses borders: for Spring/Summer 2026, several houses were heading the same way, reviving crafts such…
