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Closely examining the claims companies make about a product can help you separate hype from reality. Flavio Coelho/Moment via Getty Images

New technologies like AI come with big claims – borrowing the scientific concept of validity can help cut through the hype

Scientists across all fields make various types of claims about their innovations. Validity tests check whether they deliver on what they promise.
Eureka, what an idea! TU IS/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Who invented the light bulb?

Thomas Edison is just part of the answer, and the light bulb is just part of what he achieved.
The NIH is a node in an interconnected system producing health and medical advances. Anchalee Phanmaha/Moment via Getty Images

Proposed cuts to NIH funding would have ripple effects on research that could hamper the US for decades

Taxpayer-funded investment supports basic research that can yield crucial medical advancements down the line and make lifesaving drugs and technologies affordable for everyday people.
Indicators used in tracking innovation in Africa are borrowed from high-income countries. Getty Images

Africa’s innovations are overlooked because global measures don’t fit: what needs to change

Many of Africa’s most powerful innovations are not being measured correctly.
Steelmaking uses a lot of energy, making it one of the highest greenhouse gas-emitting industries. David McNew/Getty Images

How the end of carbon capture could spark a new industrial revolution

The Trump administration is pulling back billions of dollars in industrial development money for carbon capture and storage projects. That may force industries to actually cut emissions instead.
Large European defence firms can partner with smaller companies, including start-ups, to help keep pace with technological change. Here, an artillery carrier made by the Spanish firm GDELS is displayed at the International Defence and Security Fair in Madrid on May 12, 2025. Thomas Coex/AFP

Defence firms must adopt a ‘flexible secrecy’ to innovate for European rearmament

Military innovation requires a balance of secrecy and collaboration. Research shows how European defence firms can protect sensitive knowledge and maintain openness.

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