The Scientific Frontier

Ai In Science

3 articles

Editorial illustration for SLAC to Build ‘Self-Driving’ Lab with DOE Funding to Tame X-Ray Data Overload
Instrumentation & Robotics

SLAC to Build ‘Self-Driving’ Lab with DOE Funding to Tame X-Ray Data Overload

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has received U.S. Department of Energy funding to develop SPIRE, a "self-driving" laboratory platform. This initiative will leverage artificial intelligence to automate experiments, addressing the critical bottleneck of processing vast amounts of data generated by SLAC's X-ray laser.

Samuel Adebayo·October 11, 2026
Scientists collaborating with advanced AI interfaces and holographic data visualizations in a futuristic laboratory, symbolizing accelerated scientific discovery.
Computational Science & Software

What Is AI's Role in Accelerating Scientific Discovery?

Scientists who engage in AI-augmented research publish 3.

Yasmin Haddad·August 15, 2026
A binary star system emitting powerful radio waves and X-rays, identified as the source of repeating cosmic signals.
Cosmos & Physics

Student astronomer finds star system behind repeating cosmic signals

Every 1.4 hours, a binary star system 3,000 light-years away blasts Earth with powerful radio waves and X-rays, a cosmic beacon that was once a complete mystery. Enigmatic long-period radio transients

Dr. Evelyn Reed·June 8, 2026