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April 24, 2024
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Apr. 16, 2024 — Astronomers have identified the most massive stellar black hole yet discovered in the Milky Way galaxy. This black hole was spotted in data from the European Space Agency's Gaia mission because it imposes an odd 'wobbling' motion on the companion ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — The mystery of how Pluto got a giant heart-shaped feature on its surface has finally been solved by an international team of astrophysicists. The team is the first to successfully reproduce the unusual shape with numerical simulations, attributing ...
Apr. 12, 2024 — An international research team has for the first time directly detected stellar winds from three Sun-like stars by recording the X-ray emission from their astrospheres, and placed constraints on the mass loss rate of the stars via their stellar ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — In a new breakthrough that could revolutionise medical and material engineering, scientists have developed a first-of-its-kind molecular device that controls the release of multiple small molecules ...
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Apr. 24, 2024 — Scientists use laser ablation technology to develop a deformable ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Scientists are using artificial intelligence software to analyze plant root systems, laying out a protocol that can be applied to gather data on crop ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Astrophysicists have made a significant step toward solving the last puzzle in magnetohydrodynamic turbulence theory by observing the weak to strong ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Scientists report a new method that achieves for the first time valley polarization in centrosymmetric bulk materials in a non-material-specific way. ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — A nontoxic separation process recovers critical minerals from electronic scrap ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Researchers have invented a new optical element that brings us one step closer to mixing the real and virtual worlds in an ordinary pair of eyeglasses using high-definition 3D holographic ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Estuaries -- where freshwater rivers meet the salty sea -- are great locations for birdwatching and kayaking. In these areas, waters containing different salt concentrations mix and may be sources of ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Researchers have grown diamonds under conditions of 1 atmosphere pressure and at 1025 degrees Celsius using a liquid metal alloy composed of gallium, iron, nickel, and silicon, thus breaking the ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — While ESA's satellite INTEGRAL was observing the sky, it spotted a burst of gamma-rays -- high-energy photons -- coming from the nearby galaxy M82. Only a few hours later, ESA's XMM-Newton X-ray ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Researchers have found a way to super-charge the 'engine' of sustainable fuel generation -- by giving the materials a little twist. The researchers are developing low-cost light-harvesting ...
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Apr. 24, 2024 — Researchers discovered that light can cause evaporation of water from a surface without the need for heat. This 'photomolecular effect' could be important for understanding climate change ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — A new survey has found that for residents living within three miles of a large-scale solar development, positive attitudes outnumbered negative attitudes by almost a 3-to-1 margin. Researchers ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Researchers have found that people following healthy eating accounts on social media for as little as two weeks ate more fruit and vegetables and less junk ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — A computer game helped upper secondary school students become better at distinguishing between reliable and misleading ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Researchers have developed a deep learning tool that is capable of reliably diagnosing moon blindness in horses based on ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — A new study has recovered a 3.7-billion-year-old record of Earth's magnetic field, and found that it appears remarkably similar to the field surrounding Earth ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Researchers have developed a method to determine how reliably target proteins can be labeled using super-resolution fluorescence ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Scientists demonstrated the first-ever remote observations of the fine-scale structure at the base of clouds. The results show that the air-cloud interface is a transition zone where aerosol ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — A new chip can efficiently accelerate machine-learning workloads on edge devices like smartphones while protecting sensitive user data from two common types of attacks -- side-channel attacks and ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Video gamers who exploit glitches in games can help experts better understand buggy software, students ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Researchers describe the steps they took to manipulate DNA and proteins -- essential building blocks of life -- to create cells that look and act like cells from the body. This accomplishment, a ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Scientists have completed a crucial weapons component development milestone, prior to full rate ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Researchers deploy an array of microscopic coils to create a magnetic field and stimulate individual neurons. The magnetic field can induce an electric field in any nearby neurons, the same effect ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Researchers use laser treatments to transform ordinary cork into a powerful tool for treating oil spills. They tested variations of a fast-pulsing laser treatment, closely examining the nanoscopic ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Using light pulses as a model for electrical defibrillation, scientists developed a method to assess and modulate the heart function. The research team has thus paved the way for an efficient and ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a unique property, the quantum metric, within magnetic materials, altering the 'electron universe' geometry. This distinct electric signal challenges traditional ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Using neutron scattering and voltage measurements, a group of researchers have discovered that a material's magnetic properties can predict spin current changes with temperature. The finding is ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) has gained widespread attention and application across various quantum fields and technologies because it contains single-photon emmiters (SPEs), along with a layered ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Sure, ChatGPT can write a poem about your pet in the style of T.S Eliot, but generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots have a potentially more useful role to play in idea generation according ...
Apr. 22, 2024 — Researchers have developed a method to use an image generation AI model to create realistic images of single cells, which are then used as 'synthetic data' to train an AI model to better ...
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- How Light Can Vaporize Water Without the Need for Heat
- Positive Perceptions of Solar Projects
- Social Media Can Be Used to Increase Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Young People
- Computer Game in School Made Students Better at Detecting Fake News
- AI Tool Recognizes Serious Ocular Disease in Horses
- Researchers Find Oldest Undisputed Evidence of Earth's Magnetic Field
- Biophysics: Testing How Well Biomarkers Work
- High-Resolution Lidar Sees Birth Zone of Cloud Droplets
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
- This Tiny Chip Can Safeguard User Data While Enabling Efficient Computing on a Smartphone
- Super Mario Hackers' Tricks Could Protect Software from Bugs
- Researchers Create Artificial Cells That Act Like Living Cells
- Major Milestone Reached for Key Weapons Component
- Magnetic Microcoils Unlock Targeted Single-Neuron Therapies for Neurodegenerative Disorders
- Laser-Treated Cork Absorbs Oil for Carbon-Neutral Ocean Cleanup
- Gentle Defibrillation for the Heart
- Manipulating the Geometry of 'electron Universe' In Magnets
- Unlocking Spin Current Secrets: A New Milestone in Spintronics
- Perfecting the View on a Crystal's Imperfection
- Hey Dave, I've Got an Idea for You: What's the Potential of AI-Led Workshopping?
Monday, April 22, 2024
- AI Tool Creates 'synthetic' Images of Cells for Enhanced Microscopy Analysis
- This Alloy Is Kinky
- To Find Life in the Universe, Look to Deadly Venus
- Switching Off the Light to See Better
- New Sensing Checks for 3D Printed Products Could Overhaul Manufacturing Sector
- 2D Materials Rotate Light Polarization
- Predicting Cardiac Arrhythmia 30 Minutes Before It Happens
- AI Weather Forecasts Captured Ciaran's Destructive Path
- Magnetic With a Pinch of Hydrogen
- More Economical and Sustainable Rechargeable Batteries
- Simulated Microgravity Affects Sleep and Physiological Rhythms
- Superradiant Atoms Could Push the Boundaries of How Precisely Time Can Be Measured
- Despite AI Advancements, Human Oversight Remains Essential
- AI and Physics Combine to Reveal the 3D Structure of a Flare Erupting Around a Black Hole
- Giant Galactic Explosion Exposes Galaxy Pollution in Action
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Friday, April 19, 2024
- New Beta-Decay Measurements in Mirror Nuclei Pin Down the Weak Nuclear Force
- Shoe Technology Reduces Risk of Diabetic Foot Ulcers
- Compact Quantum Light Processing
- The Biggest Barrier to a Vibrant Second-Hand EV Market? Price
- Weather Prediction Models Can Also Forecast Satellite Displacements
- Accelerating the Discovery of New Materials Via the Ion-Exchange Method
- Energy Scientists Unravel the Mystery of Gold's Glow
- A Flexible and Efficient DC Power Converter for Sustainable-Energy Microgrids
- Development of Organic Semiconductors Featuring Ultrafast Electrons
Thursday, April 18, 2024
- Silent Flight Edges Closer to Take Off
- Octopus Inspires New Suction Mechanism for Robots
- Teaching a Computer to Type Like a Human
- Coal Train Pollution Increases Health Risks and Disparities
- When Thoughts Flow in One Direction
- Mess Is Best: Disordered Structure of Battery-Like Devices Improves Performance
- Skyrmions Move at Record Speeds: A Step Towards the Computing of the Future
- Novel Material Supercharges Innovation in Electrostatic Energy Storage
- Data-Driven Music: Converting Climate Measurements Into Music
- AI Tool Predicts Responses to Cancer Therapy Using Information from Each Cell of the Tumor
- Can Bismuth Prevent Oil Leaks?
- How Data Provided by Fitness Trackers and Smartphones Can Help People With MS
- An Ink for 3D-Printing Flexible Devices Without Mechanical Joints
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- Researchers Create New AI Pipeline for Identifying Molecular Interactions
- Clearing the Air: Wind Farms More Land Efficient Than Previously Thought
- Atom-by-Atom: Imaging Structural Transformations in 2D Materials
- How 3D Printers Can Give Robots a Soft Touch
- Machine Learning Used to Create a Fabric-Based Touch Sensor
- Artificial Intelligence Beats Doctors in Accurately Assessing Eye Problems
- Astronomers Uncover Methane Emission on a Cold Brown Dwarf
- From Defects to Order: Spontaneously Emerging Crystal Arrangements in Perovskite Halides
- 'Tube Map' Around Planets and Moons Made Possible by Knot Theory
- Spintronics: A New Path to Room Temperature Swirling Spin Textures
- A Better View With New Mid-Infrared Nanoscopy
- AI Speeds Up Drug Design for Parkinson's by Ten-Fold
- E-Tongue Can Detect White Wine Spoilage Before Humans Can
- Novel Robotic Training Program Reduces Physician Errors Placing Central Lines
- Two-Dimensional Nanomaterial Sets Record for Expert-Defying, Counter-Intuitive Expansion
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- 'Nanostitches' Enable Lighter and Tougher Composite Materials
- Trash to Treasure -- Researchers Turn Metal Waste Into Catalyst for Hydrogen
- New Tagging Method Provides Bioadhesive Interface for Marine Sensors on Diverse, Soft, and Fragile Species
- Cooler Transformers Could Help Electric Grid
- No Gamma Rays Seen Coming from Nearby Supernova
- Neutrons Rule the Roost for Cage-Free Lithium Ions
- Researchers Advance Pigment Chemistry With Moon-Inspired Reddish Magentas
- Physicists Explain--and Eliminate--Unknown Force Dragging Against Water Droplets on Superhydrophobic Surfaces
- A Single Atom Layer of Gold: Researchers Create Goldene
- Photonic Computation With Sound Waves
- Quantum Electronics: Charge Travels Like Light in Bilayer Graphene
- Creating an Island Paradise in a Fusion Reactor
- Researchers Can Help Shipowners Achieve Ambitious Climate Targets
- Crucial Connection for 'quantum Internet' Made for the First Time
Monday, April 15, 2024
- Next-Generation Treatments Hitch a Ride Into Cancer Cells
- AI Enhances Physician-Patient Communication
- Global North Energy Outsourcing Demands More Attention
- Are These Newly Found Rare Cells a Missing Link in Color Perception?
- Millions of Gamers Advance Biomedical Research
- GeoAI Technologies for Sustainable Urban Development
- New Colorful Plastic Films for Versatile Sensors and Electronic Displays
- Switch to Green Wastewater Infrastructure Could Reduce Emissions and Provide Huge Savings According to New Research
- Quantum Precision: A New Kind of Resistor
- Pyrite, Also Known as Fool's Gold, May Contain Valuable Lithium, a Key Element for Green Energy
- AI Can Write You a Poem and Edit Your Video. Now, It Can Help You Be Funnier
- Physicists Solve Puzzle About Ancient Galaxy Found by Webb Telescope