Scientific American on Instagram: "This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics went to three people who helped discover that a quantum physics principle works on real world scales. Their findings helped form the basis of digital technology, including supercomputers and smartphones. Read more about the award-winning research at the link in our bio. 🎤🎞️✏️ Carin Leong 📝Lee Billings 📸 Johan Jarnestad/The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Getty Images, UC Berkeley, Yale Engineering, Rocco Ceselin for Nat

Cleo Abram on Instagram: "Huntington’s disease successfully treated for the first time ever. In this trial, scientists inserted a virus containing new DNA into the brain that helps neurons destroy dangerous proteins. Their data showed the treatment slowed the progression of the disease down by 75% - and this is just the start! For more optimistic science and tech stories, follow along. #science #geneediting #huntingtons #tech #medicine"

The blue, deadly glow from the heart of a nuclear reactor. #nuclearreactor #science #energy #real