Google Cloud’s Tensor Processing Units will be used by Bayer to speed up its in-silico research and development. The move will help the company to accelerate and scale its quantum chemistry calculations.

Lab results are often complex and not easy to interpret. For many diseases, a medical diagnosis requires the analysis and combination of different values. That’s why one of the themes at the Medica Labmed Forum at Medica 2021 highlighted “Integrative and AI-driven diagnostics” - and illustrated how AI can help interpret laboratory results and values. In his forum presentation, Florian Stumpe showcased the medicalvalues AI-based software platform, which is designed to support decision-making for physicians. In this Medica-tradefair.com interview, he talks about the possible applications of AI in laboratory diagnostics.

Researchers at the University of Bristol, the quantum start-up firm Phasecraft and Google Quantum AI have disclosed that it may now be possible to develop more efficient batteries and solar cells with the help of certain properties of electronic systems.

Laboratories across the globe are making use of smart technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI)—in line with the ‘Industry 4.0’ concept—due to its numerous advantages as well as to keep up with today’s changing and demanding market requirements. One of the most crucial aspects of the AI technology for laboratories is its ability to analyze large sets of data and also recommend the best possible solutions for developing innovative and at times revolutionary products.

Researchers at the University of Bern and Inselspital and the University Hospital Bern are exploring the use of artificial intelligence in the personalized treatment of heart muscle inflammation i.e. myocarditis.

With the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI), researchers are able to teach swimming to microbots that could only perform relatively simple maneuvers with fixed locomotory gaits previously. Now, microbots can learn swimming and also adapt to changing conditions.

Finland’s University of Turku has received over 900 000 euros to establish a large algae production plant. The project aims to cultivate Nordic algae for circular blue biorefineries by growing microalgae in drain water from greenhouses to clean water. The team will also look to recover nutrients and lower microalgae production costs.

A team based at Princeton University has accurately simulated the initial steps of ice formation by applying artificial intelligence (AI) to solving equations that govern the quantum behavior of individual atoms and molecules. The resulting simulation describes how water molecules transition into solid ice with quantum accuracy.

Corona has presented the laboratory industry with major challenges. In a video report, exhibitors at Medica 2021 describe their solutions to this.

Accurately moving to a musical beat was thought to be a skill innately unique to humans. However, new research now shows that rats also have this ability. The optimal tempo for nodding along was found to depend on the time constant in the brain, which is similar across all species.