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John Timmer

24 public articles
Technology

Turning a solar power system into its own backup

JJohn Timmer·Oct 30, 2026, 02:02 AM

The gist: Plant design allows it to run on either stored solar heat or combustion.

Technology

Vibe genes? Natural(ish) language comes to protein, genome design software

JJohn Timmer·Oct 28, 2026, 02:49 AM

The gist: You can apparently now tell AI tools what sort of protein you want them to make.

Technology

UN says we're going to blow past 1.5º warming, offers a "now what?" answer

JJohn Timmer·Oct 22, 2026, 07:15 PM

The gist: Best case is now an overshoot to 1.8º C, accompanied by massive carbon removal.

Technology

Quantum error correction goes well beyond breakeven

JJohn Timmer·Oct 21, 2026, 02:08 AM

The gist: A demo of error-corrected qubits shows big reductions in errors as they grow.

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Researchers use AI to design proteins that cut up other proteins

JJohn Timmer·Oct 15, 2026, 01:10 AM·2 min read

The gist: AI design tools make proteins that break bonds that are stable for hundreds of years.

Technology

What's been driving Hawaii's lava fountains?

JJohn Timmer·Oct 10, 2026, 05:05 AM

The gist: Before the lava fountains started, the ground was expanding by half a meter a day.

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Chemistry Nobel goes to reactions like those that gave life a hand

JJohn Timmer·Oct 8, 2026, 02:48 AM

The gist: Altering molecular handedness has implications for the origins of life.

Technology

Controlling the brain with light earns a physiology Nobel

JJohn Timmer·Oct 6, 2026, 01:59 AM

The gist: The entire field of optogenetics traces back to light-seeking algae.

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The 2008 economic crisis changed the US's relationship with energy

JJohn Timmer·Oct 3, 2026, 02:56 AM

The gist: It wasn't obvious at the time, but the US uncoupled carbon emissions and GDP growth.

Technology

Google figures out how to watermark AI-designed proteins

JJohn Timmer·Sep 30, 2026, 11:54 PM

The gist: Intended to help with biosecurity, it works with a popular AI protein design tool.

Technology

Is solar's growth finally slowing in the US?

JJohn Timmer·Sep 26, 2026, 02:27 AM

The gist: Renewables easily cover changes in US demand, which is rising by 2% in 2026.

Technology

Contrary to some reports, you don't have two brains

JJohn Timmer·Sep 24, 2026, 02:47 AM

The gist: A bad press release makes a good excuse to look at how developmental biology works.

Technology

Russel Vought will reportedly be given veto power over all NIH grants

JJohn Timmer·Sep 22, 2026, 12:40 AM

The gist: Pending move comes over the objections of the NIH director.

Technology

Researchers swap in human brain cells for a mouse's cortex

JJohn Timmer·Sep 17, 2026, 03:08 AM·2 min read

The gist: The results are only a slight improvement over missing the entire brain structure.

Technology

What happens when neutrinos swap identities inside a supernova?

JJohn Timmer·Sep 16, 2026, 11:17 PM

The gist: Identity-fluid particles may carry some energy out, leading to direct collapse.

Technology

Trump's forced coal plant extensions thrown out by judge

JJohn Timmer·Sep 12, 2026, 04:32 AM·2 min read

The gist: The Department of Energy declared an "emergency" when none existed.

Technology

Google's AI genome system evaluates every possible one-base change

JJohn Timmer·Sep 10, 2026, 12:34 AM

The gist: Most one-base changes to the human genome do nothing, but a few are significant.

Technology

NIH to use part of its budget to pay for Department of Defense research

JJohn Timmer·Sep 9, 2026, 04:06 AM·2 min read

The gist: Money would ostensibly fund research the NIH leadership said it no longer wanted.

Technology

Second complete map of a fruit fly brain completed

JJohn Timmer·Sep 5, 2026, 12:24 AM

The gist: Every neuron and connection in the brain of a fly has been mapped—twice.

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Spending deal comes with a bonus: Blocking political control of grants

JJohn Timmer·Sep 3, 2026, 05:20 AM

The gist: Congress pauses the OMB's attempt to rewrite how research is funded.

Technology

Researchers get two genetic codes to work at the same time

JJohn Timmer·Aug 26, 2026, 11:00 PM

The gist: Messing with the genetic code might have gotten a bit easier to do.

Technology

Xtracycle's Swoop ASM e-bike brings an automatic transmission to cargo bikes

JJohn Timmer·Aug 26, 2026, 07:00 PM

The gist: A steel frame cargo bike with a unique twist: You can let it choose your gear.

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Lab supply companies have been selling antibodies using manipulated images

JJohn Timmer·Aug 26, 2026, 12:16 AM

The gist: Image changes that would get a paper retracted are widespread among suppliers.

Technology

Thunder + fiber-optic cabling used for seismic imaging

JJohn Timmer·Aug 22, 2026, 04:26 AM

The gist: Thunderstorms make seismic waves that can be used to find sub-surface features.

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