AI could make it harder to establish blame for medical failings, experts say
Report raises concerns about liability issues and lack of testing as development of AI health tools booms
‘Lab to fab’: are promises of a graphene revolution finally coming true?
Two decades after the material was first produced, some UK firms have reaped its potential but others are struggling
In the age of false information, we all need a good BS detector. Here’s how to sort facts from harmful fiction
Our brains are wired to believe new information, especially if it aligns with our views. But mistruths can have serious consequences
Edgar Neufeld obituary
Other lives: Scientist who began working at IBM in the early days of computers and rose to become the company’s director for Europe
Nobel prize in physics awarded to three scientists for work on quantum mechanics
Trio led experiments that paved the way for the next generation of quantum technologies
‘To them, ageing is a technical problem that can, and will, be fixed’: how the rich and powerful plan to live for ever
When Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin were caught on mic talking about living for ever, it seemed straight out of a sci-fi fantasy. But for some death is no longer considered an inevitability …
Homebound review – emotionally rich study of friends in rural India trying to get home in the pandemic
Neeraj Ghaywan’s film benefits from excellent lead performances, strong cinematography and an apparent mentorship from Martin Scorsese
New AI tool can predict a person’s risk of more than 1,000 diseases, say experts
Delphi-2M uses diagnoses, ‘medical events’ and lifestyle factors to create forecasts for next decade and beyond
Andrea Sabbadini obituary
Psychoanalyst and writer who explored connections between film and the unconscious in a festival and several books
Billion-dollar coffins? New technology could make oceans transparent and Aukus submarines vulnerable
Quantum sensing, satellite tracking and AI are part of an accelerating arms race in detection that should prompt a re-evaluation of Australia’s defence strategy
Six great reads: rebels in Nazi Germany, how creativity works and Europe’s biggest pornography conference
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Britain is ‘a terrible place’ to sell medicines, says drug firm executive
Sanofi’s market access chief urges ministers to come up with a roadmap to raise spending on new treatments
Big pharma will stop investing in UK, top scientist warns after Merck’s £1bn exit
Comments by former professor of medicine at Oxford follow scrapping of planned London research centre
US drugmaker Merck scraps £1bn London research centre and cuts 125 science jobs
New blow to UK’s key life science sector as industry body says country is losing ground on investment and research
Head of UK’s beleaguered Alan Turing Institute resigns
Jean Innes says it is time for ‘new chapter’ at AI research body, after staff revolt and government calls for change