Science & Technology — October 8, 2026

Chemistry Nobel honors 'mirror' chemistry. Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on molecular handedness and asymmetric synthesis, discoveries that help drugmakers produce safer medications.

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ChatGPT gets a visual overhaul. OpenAI rolled out GPT-6 to all ChatGPT users alongside a new 'Intelligent UI' that answers questions with interactive pictures, charts, and buttons.

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Pennsylvania measles outbreak tops 1,000 cases. Pennsylvania reported 1,066 outbreak-linked measles cases Wednesday, the largest U.S. outbreak since the disease was declared eliminated nationally in 2000.

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Apollo software pioneer Margaret Hamilton dies at 90. Hamilton led development of the software for NASA's Apollo lunar missions and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, MIT and NASA confirmed Wednesday.

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