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July 19, 2024
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July 17, 2024 — Have you ever wondered how insects are able to go so far beyond their home and still find their way? The answer to this question is not only relevant to biology but also to making the AI for tiny, autonomous robots. Drone-researchers felt inspired ...
July 16, 2024 — A strange 'garden sprinkler-like' jet coming from a neutron star has been pictured for the first time. The S-shaped structure is created as the jet changes direction due to the wobbling of the disc of hot gas around the star -- a process called ...
July 15, 2024 — Researchers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have finally confirmed what models have previously predicted: An exoplanet has differences between its eternal morning and eternal evening atmosphere. WASP-39 b, a giant planet with a diameter 1.3 ...
July 11, 2024 — The qualities and behavior of dark matter, the invisible 'glue' of the universe, continue to be shrouded in mystery. Though galaxies are mostly made of dark matter, understanding how it is distributed within a galaxy offers clues to what this ...
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July 19, 2024 — Engineers have shown that using a type of AI that revolutionized computer vision can greatly enhance modern adaptive radar systems. And in a move that parallels the impetus of the computer vision ...
July 19, 2024 — When deciding what material to use for infrastructure projects, metals are often selected for their durability. However, if placed in a hydrogen-rich environment, like water, metals can become ...
July 19, 2024 — A new ambient-energy-driven membrane that pumps carbon dioxide out of the air has been developed by ...
July 19, 2024 — Researchers have found that titanium-48 changes from a shell model structure to an alpha-cluster structure depending on the distance from the center ...
July 19, 2024 — Space storms could soon be forecasted with greater accuracy than ever before thanks to a big leap forward in our understanding of exactly when a violent solar eruption may hit Earth. Scientists say ...
July 19, 2024 — The first rumblings of the Sun's next 11-year solar cycle have been detected in sound waves inside our home star -- even though it is only halfway ...
July 19, 2024 — Chemists have been working to synthesize high-value materials from waste molecules for ...
July 18, 2024 — Creating fertilizers from organic waste can help reduce the consumption of fossil fuels and promote sustainable production. One way of doing this is through hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL), which ...
July 18, 2024 — The way oil drops break up at the water's surface means some oil may not get cleaned up after a ...
July 18, 2024 — Europe's next big space mission -- a telescope that will hunt for Earth-like rocky planets outside of our solar system -- is on course to launch at the end of 2026. PLATO, or PLAnetary Transits and ...
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July 19, 2024 — Researchers use microscopy to chart amyloid beta's underlying structure and yield insight into neurodegenerative ...
July 19, 2024 — A new essay explores which conditions must be met for consciousness to exist. At least one of them can't be found in a ...
July 19, 2024 — Researchers has revealed the existence of surface concavities on individual crystal grains -- which are the fundamental blocks -- of perovskite thin films, and have unraveled their significant ...
July 18, 2024 — As the number of major utility-scale ground solar panel installations grows, concerns about their impacts on natural hydrologic processes also have grown. However, a new study by Penn State ...
July 18, 2024 — A new study suggests that the U.S. government's push to increase heavy-duty trucks' energy efficiency could encourage more shipping by truck instead of rail, reducing the policies' ...
July 18, 2024 — So far, only about ten intermediate-mass black holes have been discovered in the entire universe. The newly identified black hole causes surrounding stars in a cluster to move in an unexpectedly ...
July 18, 2024 — The flowless zinc-bromine battery (FLZBB) is a promising alternative to flammable lithium-ion batteries due to its use of non-flammable electrolytes. However, it suffers from self-discharge due to ...
July 18, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new formal description of internal world models, thereby enabling interdisciplinary research. Internal world models help to make predictions about new situations based on ...
July 18, 2024 — By harnessing the power of machine learning, researchers have constructed a framework for analyzing what factors most significantly contribute to a species' genetic ...
July 17, 2024 — Although devices such as standing desks have been found to alleviate physical symptoms and increase worker productivity, questions remain regarding the best use of the primary types of workstations ...
July 17, 2024 — An environmental engineering team has discovered that specific bacterial species can cleave the strong fluorine-to-carbon bond certain kinds of 'forever chemical' water pollutants, offering ...
July 17, 2024 — Researchers have developed soft, stretchable 'jelly batteries' that could be used for wearable devices or soft robotics, or even implanted in the brain to deliver drugs or treat conditions ...
July 17, 2024 — Researchers engineered a new technique to identify at the nanoscale level what components are overheating in electronics and causing their performance to ...
July 17, 2024 — In an era when the creation of artificial intelligence (AI) images is at the fingertips of the masses, the ability to detect fake pictures -- particularly deepfakes of people -- is becoming ...
July 17, 2024 — Australian engineers have unveiled a clever new device -- based on a modified speargun -- as a cheap and efficient way to test seabed soil when designing offshore wind ...
July 17, 2024 — Researchers have developed a hydrogel implant that can help prevent endometriosis, a condition that affects a great many women. This innovation also acts as a ...
July 17, 2024 — New experimental results show particles called muons can be corralled into beams suitable for high-energy collisions, paving the way for new ...
July 17, 2024 — An international team of physicists has proven new theorems in quantum mechanics that describe the 'energy landscapes' of collections of quantum particles. Their work addresses decades-old ...
July 17, 2024 — Opioid medications offer people relief from debilitating pain, but these drugs come with dangers: the risk for addiction, miserable withdrawal symptoms and the potential for fatal overdose. ...
July 17, 2024 — When you think of a battery, you probably don't think stretchy. But batteries will need this shape-shifting quality to be incorporated into flexible electronics, which are gaining traction for ...
Friday, July 19, 2024
- Shining Light on Amyloid Architecture
- Can Consciousness Exist in a Computer Simulation?
- 'Secret' Hidden Structure Paves New Way of Making More Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells
Thursday, July 18, 2024
- Solar Farms With Stormwater Controls Mitigate Runoff, Erosion, Study Finds
- Study Shows New Efficiency Standards for Heavy Trucks Could Boost Energy Use
- Another Intermediate-Mass Black Hole Discovered at the Center of Our Galaxy
- Novel Electrode for Improving Flowless Zinc-Bromine Battery
- Analyzing Internal World Models of Humans, Animals and AI
- Using AI to Scrutinize, Validate Theories on Animal Evolution
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
- Does the Type of Workstation You Use Make a Difference in Your Health and Productivity?
- Microbes Found to Destroy Certain 'forever Chemicals'
- Soft, Stretchy 'jelly Batteries' Inspired by Electric Eels
- New Technique Pinpoints Nanoscale 'hot Spots' In Electronics to Improve Their Longevity
- Want to Spot a Deepfake? Look for the Stars in Their Eyes
- Aussie Innovation Spearheads Cheaper Seafloor Test for Offshore Wind Farms
- A Hydrogel Implant to Treat Endometriosis
- Powerful New Particle Accelerator a Step Closer With Muon-Marshalling Technology
- Physicists Develop New Theory Describing the Energy Landscape Formed When Quantum Particles Gather Together
- Designing Safer Opioids
- Completely Stretchy Lithium-Ion Battery for Flexible Electronics
- Smart Soil Can Water and Feed Itself
- Astronomers Spot a 'highly Eccentric' Planet on Its Way to Becoming a Hot Jupiter
- Bridging the 'Valley of Death' In Carbon Capture
- Paving the Way to Extremely Fast, Compact Computer Memory
- The Magnet Trick: New Invention Makes Vibrations Disappear
- Chatbot Iris Offers Students Individual Support
- Enzyme-Powered 'snot Bots' Help Deliver Drugs in Sticky Situations
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
- A New Addition to the CRISPR Toolbox: Teaching the Gene Scissors to Detect RNA
- Scientists Develop New Artificial Intelligence Method to Create Material 'fingerprints'
- Scientists Use Machine Learning to Predict Diversity of Tree Species in Forests
- How Astronomers Are Using Pulsars to Observe Evidence of Dark Matter
- How to Assess a General-Purpose AI Model's Reliability Before It's Deployed
- Sun-Like Stars Found Orbiting Hidden Companions
- Transporting Precious Cargo Using the Body's Own Delivery System
- Immune System in the Spotlight
- Food Aroma Study May Help Explain Why Meals Taste Bad in Space
- Capturing Carbon With Energy-Efficient Sodium Carbonate-Nanocarbon Hybrid Material
- Oil and Natural Gas Development in Permian Is a Key Source of Ozone Pollution in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Study Finds
- Local Dragonflies Expose Mercury Pollution Patterns
- AI Tool Successfully Responds to Patient Questions in Electronic Health Record
- New Analysis of Cassini Data Yields Insights Into Titan's Seas
- Breakthrough in Quantum Microscopy: Researchers Are Making Electrons Visible in Slow Motion
- Compact and Scalable Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Systems for Future 5G Networks
Thursday, July 18, 2024
Monday, July 15, 2024
- A New Neural Network Makes Decisions Like a Human Would
- Scorching Storms on Distant Worlds Revealed
- JWST Unveils Stunning Ejecta and CO Structures in Cassiopeia A's Young Supernova
- Scientists Discover Missing Piece in Climate Models
- Producing Hydrogen and Fertilizer at the Same Time
- Cosmic Wrestling Match
- Crystals from Radioactive Metal Actinium
- Scientists Create Computer Program That 'paints' The Structure of Molecules in the Style of Piet Mondrian
Friday, July 12, 2024
- Vivid Portrait of Interacting Galaxies Marks Webb's Second Anniversary
- When to Trust an AI Model
- AI Found to Boost Individual Creativity -- At the Expense of Less Varied Content
- Microbeads With Adaptable Fluorescent Colors from Visible Light to Near-Infrared
- A Chemical Claw Machine Bends and Stretches When Exposed to Vapors
- Neutrons Give a Hot New Way to Measure the Temperature of Electronic Components
- A Better Way to Make RNA Drugs
- Neural Networks Made of Light
- Artificial Intelligence Speeds Up Heart Scans, Saving Doctors' Time, and Could Lead to Better Treatment for Heart Conditions
- Aperiodic Approximants for Relating Quasicrystals and Modulated Structures
- How the 'heart and Lungs' Of a Galaxy Extend Its Life
Thursday, July 11, 2024
- A Comprehensive Derivative Synthesis Method for Development of New Antimicrobial Drugs
- Scientific Definition of a Planet Says It Must Orbit Our Sun; A New Proposal Would Change That
- User Control of Autoplay Can Alter Awareness of Online Video 'rabbit Holes'
- Ultrasound Technology Can Be Used to Boost Mindfulness, Study Finds
- Engineers' Probe Could Help Advance Treatment for Spinal Cord Disease, Injury
- Muscle Machine: How Water Controls the Speed of Muscle Contraction
- Light-Induced Meissner Effect
- Nanoplastics and 'forever Chemicals' Disrupt Molecular Structures, Functionality
- Quadrupolar Nuclei Measured by Zero-Field NMR
- Learning Dance Moves Could Help Humanoid Robots Work Better With Humans
- Study Finds Health Risks in Switching Ships from Diesel to Ammonia Fuel
- How Risk-Averse Are Humans When Interacting With Robots?
- Hydrogen Flight Looks Ready for Take-Off With New Advances
- Movement Sensors Show Promise in Identifying Racehorses at Injury Risk
- Targeted Home Systems to Remove PFAS More Cost-Effective Than System-Wide Solutions
- Bacteria Form Glasslike State
- New Solutions to Keep Drinking Water Safe as Pesticide Use Skyrockets Worldwide
- Model of Extending Radio Wave Coverage Using Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
- AI Chatbots Have Shown They Have an 'empathy Gap' That Children Are Likely to Miss
- High-Speed Electron Camera Uncovers a New 'light-Twisting' Behavior in an Ultrathin Material
- Nanoparticle Vaccines Enhance Cross-Protection Against Influenza Viruses
- Mars Likely Had Cold and Icy Past, New Study Finds
- A New Twist on Artificial 'muscles' For Safer, Softer Robots
- Atlas of Proteins Reveals Inner Workings of Cells
- A New Material Derived from Graphene Improves the Performance of Neuroprostheses
- A Breakthrough on the Edge: One Step Closer to Topological Quantum Computing
- Researchers Customize AI Tools for Digital Pathology
- Young People Believe That Artificial Intelligence Is a Valuable Tool for Healthcare
- The Origins of Dark Comets
- Strong Evidence for Intermediate-Mass Black Hole in Omega Centauri
- BESSY II Shows How Solid-State Batteries Degrade
- Researchers Show Promising Material for Solar Energy Gets Its Curious Boost from Entropy
- Could High-Temperature Single Crystals Enable Electric Vehicles Capable of Traveling Up to One Million Kilometers?
- Greater Focus Needed on How Existing International Law Can Prevent the Increasing Militarization of Outer Space