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January 26, 2025
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Jan. 23, 2025 — Researchers have measured the thinking time of London taxi drivers -- famous for their knowledge of more than 26,000 streets across the city -- as part of a study into the future of AI ...
Jan. 24, 2025 — Researchers have used machine learning to design nano-architected materials that have the strength of carbon steel but the lightness of Styrofoam. The team describes how they made nanomaterials with ...
Jan. 23, 2025 — Neuromorphic computing -- a field that applies principles of neuroscience to computing systems to mimic the brain's function and structure -- needs to scale up if it is to effectively compete with ...
Jan. 23, 2025 — While entangled photons hold incredible promise for quantum computing and communications, they have a major inherent disadvantage. After one use, they simply disappear. In a new study physicists propose a new strategy to maintain communications in a ...
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Jan. 22, 2025 — Successful uptake of new technology is a matter of emotions -- and with 4 in 5 companies saying they're failing to capitalize on its potential, ...
Jan. 23, 2025 — Electrical engineers have developed a better way to perform the comparative analysis of entire genomes. This approach can be used to study relationships between different species across geological ...
Jan. 23, 2025 — A research team has uncovered the molecular mechanism behind the remarkable underwater adhesion of hairy mussels. Their findings reveal an ...
Jan. 23, 2025 — A research team has recently developed a novel algorithm in quantum physics known as 'entanglement microscopy' that enables visualization and mapping ...
Jan. 23, 2025 — Researchers have derived a formula for viral behavior in the Wild Cards, a science fiction series written by a collection of authors about an alien virus called the Wild Card that mutates human DNA. ...
Jan. 21, 2025 — Experiments have yielded a fascinating new type of matter, neither granular nor crystalline, that responds to some stresses as a fluid would and to others like a solid. The new material, known as PAM ...
Jan. 21, 2025 — Fast radio bursts are mysterious and brief flashes of radio emissions that were thought to be produced by magnetars, highly magnetized rotating ...
Jan. 21, 2025 — A brain-computer interface, surgically placed in a research participant with tetraplegia, paralysis in all four limbs, provided an unprecedented ...
Jan. 21, 2025 — Scientists have developed a computing chip that can learn, correct errors, and process AI ...
Jan. 21, 2025 — Astronomers have discovered extremely powerful winds pummeling the equator of WASP-127b, a giant exoplanet. Reaching speeds up to 33,000 km/h, the winds make up the fastest jet-stream of its kind ...
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Jan. 21, 2025 — If you've ever tossed a generous pinch of salt into your pasta pan's water for flavor or as an attempt to make it boil faster, you've likely ended up with a whitish ring of deposits ...
Jan. 21, 2025 — Astronomers previously thought all FRBs were generated by magnetars formed through the explosions of very young, massive stars. But new FRB is pinpointed to the outskirts of 11.3-billion-year-old ...
Jan. 17, 2025 — Astrophysicists have imaged a large number of exocomet belts around nearby stars, and the tiny pebbles within them. The crystal-clear images show light being emitted from these millimeter-sized ...
Jan. 17, 2025 — In the years following the launch of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have tallied over 1 trillion galaxies in the universe. But only one galaxy stands out as the most important nearby ...
Jan. 17, 2025 — The Universe really seems to be expanding fast. Too fast, even. A new measurement confirms what previous -- and highly debated -- results had shown: The Universe is expanding faster than predicted by ...
Jan. 16, 2025 — Two new articles document progress in neuroprosthetic technology that lets people feel the shape and movement of objects moving over the 'skin' of a bionic ...
Jan. 16, 2025 — Resembling the interlocking links in chainmail, novel nanoscale material is incredibly strong and flexible. The interlocked material contains 100 trillion mechanical bonds per 1 square centimeter -- ...
Jan. 16, 2025 — Researchers have developed an adhesive polymer that is stronger than current commercially available options while also being biodegradable, tunable, and reusable. The findings show how the common, ...
Jan. 16, 2025 — Leo P, a small galaxy and a distant neighbor of the Milky Way, is lighting the way for astronomers to better understand star formation and how a galaxy grows. Scientists have reported finding that ...
Jan. 16, 2025 — Galaxies like the Milky Way grow by merging with smaller galaxies over billions of years, unlike dwarf galaxies, which have long been thought to lack the heft to attract mass and grow in the same ...
Jan. 16, 2025 — Pandora, a small satellite mission poised to provide in-depth study of at least 20 known planets orbiting distant stars to determine the composition of their atmospheres cleared an important ...
Jan. 16, 2025 — In 2018, a galaxy about 270 million light-years away from Earth exhibited a major increase in activity. It quieted down again by 2020 -- only to dramatically increase its output again in 2023. At ...
Jan. 16, 2025 — A research team has discovered another piece in the puzzle of the formation of the Moon and water on Earth. The prevailing theory was that the Moon was the result of a collision between the early ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — For humans, the most important star in the universe is our Sun. The second-most important star is nestled inside the Andromeda galaxy. Don't go looking for it -- the flickering star is 2.2 ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — A new analysis of data from the PHENIX experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) reveals fresh evidence that collisions of even very small nuclei with large ones might create tiny ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — New insect-scale microrobots can fly more than 100 times longer than previous versions. The new bots, also significantly faster and more agile, could someday be used to pollinate fruits and ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — Researchers have demonstrated new wearable technologies that both generate electricity from human movement and improve the comfort of the technology for the people wearing them. The work stems from ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — Astronomers have detected an intensely brightening and dimming quasar that may help explain how some objects in the early universe grew at a highly accelerated rate. The discovery is the most distant ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System. This provides another piece of the puzzle to understand how planets and ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — Hot Jupiters are giant planets initially known to orbit alone close to their star. During their migration towards their star, these planets were thought to accrete or eject any other planets present. ...
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
- Salt Deposit Ring Inside Your Pasta Pan?
- First Fast Radio Burst Traced to Old, Dead, Elliptical Galaxy
Friday, January 17, 2025
- Astrophysicists Reveal Structure of 74 Exocomet Belts Orbiting Nearby Stars in Landmark Survey
- NASA's Hubble Traces Hidden History of Andromeda Galaxy
- The Universe Is Expanding Too Fast to Fit Theories: Hubble Tension in Crisis
Thursday, January 16, 2025
- Fine-Tuned Brain-Computer Interface Makes Prosthetic Limbs Feel More Real
- New Chainmail-Like Material Could Be the Future of Armor
- Polymer Research Shows Potential Replacement for Common Superglues With a Reusable and Biodegradable Alternative
- This Tiny Galaxy Is Answering Some Big Questions
- Large and Small Galaxies May Grow in Ways More Similar Than Expected
- NASA's Pandora Mission One Step Closer to Probing Alien Atmospheres
- Astronomers Observe Real-Time Formation of Black Hole Jets for the First Time
- The Moon: A Chunk Ejected from Earth?
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
- NASA Celebrates Edwin Hubble's Discovery of a New Universe
- Fresh, Direct Evidence for Tiny Drops of Quark-Gluon Plasma
- This Fast and Agile Robotic Insect Could Someday Aid in Mechanical Pollination
- Researchers Make Comfortable Materials That Generate Power When Worn
- This Quasar May Have Helped Turn the Lights on for the Universe
- Super-Earth Vs. Sub-Neptune? The Winner Is Super-Venus!
- Not All Hot Jupiters Orbit Solo
- Three Tiny 'stellar-Ghost-Town' Galaxies Discovered
- Engineers Develop Breakthrough Method for Aluminum Surfaces, Enabling Advancements in Cooling, Self-Cleaning and Anti-Icing Technologies
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Monday, January 13, 2025
- Hubble Reveals Surprising Spiral Shape of Galaxy Hosting Young Jet
- NASA's Hubble Tracks Down a 'blue Lurker' Among Stars
- DNA Nanorobots Can Alter Artificial Cells
- New Study Unveils Breakthrough in Understanding Cosmic Particle Accelerators
- X-Ray Flashes from a Nearby Supermassive Black Hole Accelerate Mysteriously
Friday, January 10, 2025
- 'What Is That?' Scientists Explain White Patch That Appears Near Northern Lights
- Revealing the 'true Colors' Of a Single-Atom Layer of Metal Alloys
Thursday, January 9, 2025
- Electric Fungi: The Biobattery That Needs to Be Fed
- A Smart Ring With a Tiny Camera Lets Users Point and Click to Control Home Devices
- Brain-Inspired Nanotech Points to a New Era in Electronics
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
- Using Robots in Nursing Homes Linked to Higher Employee Retention, Better Patient Care
- Electrohydraulic Wearable Devices Create Unprecedented Haptic Sensations
- When the Past Meets the Future: Innovative Drone Mapping Unlocks Secrets of Bronze Age 'mega Fortress' In the Caucasus
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
- Advancements in Neural Implant Research Enhance Durability
- Exploring the Eco-Friendly Future of Antibiotic Particles
Monday, January 6, 2025
- Scientists Develop Technology to Control Cyborg Insect Swarms
- Citizen Science Reveals That Jupiter's Colorful Clouds Are Not Made of Ammonia Ice
- Macroscopic Oscillators Move as One at the Quantum Level
Friday, January 3, 2025
- The Carbon in Our Bodies Probably Left the Galaxy and Came Back on Cosmic 'conveyer Belt'
- New Nanocrystal Material a Key Step Toward Faster, More Energy-Efficient Computing
- Breakthrough for 'smart Cell' Design
Thursday, January 2, 2025
- How Does a Hula Hoop Master Gravity? Mathematicians Prove That Shape Matters
- New Method Turns E-Waste to Gold
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
- A Tour De Force: Engineers Discover New 'all-Optical' Nanoscale Sensors of Force
- Scientists Pin Down the Origins of a Fast Radio Burst
Friday, December 27, 2024
- Virus That Threatened Humanity Opens the Future
- Crossing the Uncanny Valley: Breakthrough in Technology for Lifelike Facial Expressions in Androids
Thursday, December 26, 2024
Friday, December 20, 2024
- Dark Energy 'doesn't Exist' So Can't Be Pushing 'lumpy' Universe Apart
- First Demonstration of Quantum Teleportation Over Busy Internet Cables
- Clever Trick to Cook Stars Like Christmas Pudding Detected for First Time
- Generate Electricity by Attaching Device to Your Clothes
Thursday, December 19, 2024
- Large Hadron Collider Regularly Makes Magic
- Best Glimpse Ever Into Icy Planetesimals of the Early Solar System
- New Evidence Exists for Hidden Water Reservoirs and Rare Magmas on Ancient Mars
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
- Lost Score Revives Sound of Music and Voices from Centuries Past
- Young Exoplanet's Atmosphere Unexpectedly Differs from Its Birthplace
- Supermassive Black Holes Halt Rapid Construction in an Ancient Celestial City
- Uncovering a Centaur's Tracks: Scientists Examine Unique Asteroid-Comet Hybrid
- Survey of 26,000 Dead Stars Confirms Key Details of Extreme Stellar Behavior
- Massive Black Hole in the Early Universe Spotted Taking a 'nap' After Overeating
- Swarms of 'ant-Like' Robots Lift Heavy Objects and Hurl Themselves Over Obstacles
- Physicists Magnetize a Material With Light
- A 'remelting' Of Lunar Surface Adds a Wrinkle to Mystery of Moon's True Age
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
- How to Print a Car: High-Performance Multi-Material 3D Printing Techniques
- Brain Cells Remain Healthy After a Month on the International Space Station, but Mature Faster Than Brain Cells on Earth
- Physicists 'bootstrap' Validity of String Theory
- Travelers Weigh in on Weight-Based Airfares for Eco-Friendly Skies
- Binary Star Found Near Our Galaxy's Supermassive Black Hole
- Tiny Robots, Big Impact: Revolutionizing Infertility Treatment With Magnetic Microrobots
- World Cup Soccer Is Getting Faster for Men and Women Alike
Monday, December 16, 2024
- New Paper Examines the Elusive Nature of Liquid Brines on Mars
- Physics and Emote Design: Quantifying Clarity in Digital Images
- Does the Exoplanet Trappist-1 B Have an Atmosphere After All?
- Anthropologists Call for Tracking and Preservation of Human Artifacts on Mars
Friday, December 13, 2024
- Astrophysicists Capture Astonishing Images of Gamma-Ray Flare from Supermassive Black Hole M87
- Heart of Jovian Moon's Volcanic Rage
Thursday, December 12, 2024
- Breakthrough Brings Body-Heat Powered Wearable Devices Closer to Reality
- Superflares Once Per Century
- Researchers Uncover Strong Light-Matter Interactions in Quantum Spin Liquids
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
- A New Galaxy, Much Like Our Own
- AI Thought Knee X-Rays Show If You Drink Beer -- They Don't
- Minuscule Robots for Targeted Drug Delivery
- Fast, Rewritable Computing With DNA Origami Registers
- Uncovering the Pigments and Techniques Used to Paint the Berlin Wall
- Researchers Discover New Third Class of Magnetism That Could Transform Digital Devices
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
- Particle That Only Has Mass When Moving in One Direction Observed for First Time
- A New Discovery About the Source of the Vast Energy in Cosmic Rays
- Delivering Medicines With Microscopic 'flowers'
Monday, December 9, 2024
- Researchers 'see' Vulnerability to Gaming Addiction in the Adolescent Brain
- Scientists Create AI That 'watches' Videos by Mimicking the Brain
- Mars' Infamous Dust Storms Can Engulf the Entire Planet: A New Study Examines How
- Not So Simple Machines: Cracking the Code for Materials That Can Learn
- Black Hole Debate Settled? Stellar-Mass Black Holes Found at the Heart of the Milky Way's Largest Star Cluster
- Space-Time Crystals, an Important Step Toward New Optical Materials
- Judging Knots Throws People for a Loop
- Universe Expansion Study Confirms Challenge to Cosmic Theory