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May 20, 2025
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May 20, 2025 — Imagine drawing on something as delicate as a living cell -- without damaging it. Researchers have made this groundbreaking discovery using an unexpected combination of tools: frozen ethanol, electron beams and purple-tinted microbes. By advancing a ...
May 19, 2025 — Researchers demonstrated a way to to manipulate electrons using pulses of light that last less than a trillionth of a second to record electrons bypassing a physical barrier almost instantaneously -- a feat that redefines the potential limits of ...
May 19, 2025 — Researchers have developed a novel framework named WildFusion that fuses vision, vibration and touch to enable robots to 'sense' and navigate complex outdoor environments much like humans ...
May 19, 2025 — Astronomers searching for massive black holes shredding stars found one in an unusual place -- 2,600 light years from the core of a galaxy. The roque black hole may be from an earlier merger with another galaxy, or have been tossed out of the core ...
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May 19, 2025 — The largest sample of galaxy groups ever detected has been presented by a team of international astronomers using data from the James Webb Space ...
May 19, 2025 — Researchers analyzed a global database of 500,000 strange streaks that occur on steep Martian slopes, concluding that they're most likely caused by dry processes rather than liquid ...
May 19, 2025 — Underwater or aerial vehicles with dimples like golf balls could be more efficient and maneuverable, a new prototype has ...
May 19, 2025 — A team was able to show that swimming movements are possible even without a central control unit. This not only explains the behavior of microorganisms, it could also enable nanobots to move in a ...
May 15, 2025 — Agents, chatbots and other tools based on artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly used in everyday life by many. So-called large language model (LLM)-based agents, such as ChatGPT and Llama, ...
May 15, 2025 — Whether bismuth is part of a class of materials highly suitable for quantum computing and spintronics was a long-standing issue. Research has now ...
May 15, 2025 — The Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) aboard NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft has successfully completed its initial commissioning following the October 14, 2024, launch. Scheduled to arrive in the ...
May 16, 2025 — Molecules like DNA are capable of storing large amounts of data without requiring an energy source, but accessing this molecular data is expensive and time consuming. Researchers have now developed ...
May 15, 2025 — Researchers have discovered that Cepheid variable stars in our neighboring galaxy, the Small Magellanic Cloud, are moving in opposing directions along two distinct axes. They found that stars closer ...
May 15, 2025 — Using new observations with the ALMA telescope array in Chile, researchers have compiled the most precise map of three regions in the Milky Way's Central Molecular Zone to date, providing valuable ...
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May 14, 2025 — By analyzing how far material ejected from an impact crater flies, scientists can locate buried glaciers and other interesting subsurface ...
May 14, 2025 — Researchers found that vision-language models, widely used to analyze medical images, do not understand negation words like 'no' and 'not.' This could cause them to fail ...
May 14, 2025 — Scientists inspired by the octopus's nervous system have developed a robot that can decide how to move or grip objects by sensing its ...
May 14, 2025 — Researchers propose a new theory for the origin of dark matter, the invisible substance thought to give the universe its shape and structure. Their mathematical models show that dark matter could ...
May 14, 2025 — Apples-to-apples comparisons in the distant universe are hard to come by. Whether the subject is dwarf galaxies, supermassive black holes, or 'hot Jupiters,' astronomers can spend months or ...
May 13, 2025 — Fungi are considered a promising source of biodegradable materials. Researchers have developed a new material based on a fungal mycelium and its own extracellular matrix. This gives the biomaterial ...
May 13, 2025 — Quantum physics keeps challenging our intuition. Researchers have shown that joint measurements can be carried out on distant particles, without the need to bring them together. This breakthrough ...
May 13, 2025 — Astronomers have developed a groundbreaking computer simulation to explore, in unprecedented detail, magnetism and turbulence in the interstellar medium (ISM) -- the vast ocean of gas and charged ...
May 13, 2025 — AI is advancing at such speed that speculative moral questions, once the province of science fiction, are suddenly real and pressing, says a philosopher and psychology researcher Frank Martela. ...
May 12, 2025 — Engineers have taught a simple submarine robot to take advantage of turbulent forces to propel itself through ...
May 12, 2025 — The universe is decaying much faster than thought. This is shown by calculations of scientists on the so-called Hawking radiation. They calculate that the last stellar remnants take about 10^78 years ...
May 12, 2025 — Massive ripples in the very fabric of space and time wash over Earth constantly, although you'd never notice. An astrophysicist is trying a new search for these gravitational ...
May 9, 2025 — Researchers have developed AI technology similar to a fellow songwriter who helps create ...
May 9, 2025 — A significant advancement in molecular engineering has produced a large, hollow spherical shell nanostructure through the self-assembly of peptides and metal ions, report researchers from Japan. This ...
May 9, 2025 — An international team has pioneered a nano-3D printing method to create superconducting nanostructures, leading to groundbreaking technological ...
May 9, 2025 — Researchers have developed two unique energy-efficient and cost-effective systems that use urea found in urine and wastewater to generate hydrogen. The unique systems reveal new pathways to ...
May 8, 2025 — New technique for cell or drug delivery, localization of bioelectric materials, and wound healing uses ultrasound to activate printing within the ...
May 8, 2025 — Engineers developed a ping-pong-playing robot that quickly estimates the speed and trajectory of an incoming ball and precisely hits it to a desired location on the ...
May 8, 2025 — In space, energetic neutrinos are usually paired with energetic gamma rays. Galaxy NGC 1068, however, emits strong neutrinos and weak gamma rays, which presents a puzzle for scientists to solve. A ...
May 8, 2025 — Augmented-reality (AR) technology is rapidly finding its way into everyday life, from education and healthcare to gaming and entertainment. However, the core AR device remains bulky and heavy, making ...
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
- What Lies Beneath: Using Rock Blasted from Craters to Probe the Martian Subsurface
- Study Shows Vision-Language Models Can't Handle Queries With Negation Words
- Handy Octopus Robot Can Adapt to Its Surroundings
- Dark Matter Formed When Fast Particles Slowed Down and Got Heavy, New Theory Says
- Astronomers Take a Second Look at Twin Star Systems
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
- Researchers Develop Living Material from Fungi
- Remote Particle Measurement Via Quantum Entanglement
- Astrophysicists Explore Our Galaxy's Magnetic Turbulence in Unprecedented Detail Using a New Computer Model
- AI Meets the Conditions for Having Free Will -- We Need to Give It a Moral Compass
Monday, May 12, 2025
- Submarine Robot Catches an Underwater Wave
- Universe Decays Faster Than Thought, but Still Takes a Long Time
- Astrophysicist Searches for Ripples in Space and Time in New Way
Friday, May 9, 2025
- Amuse, a Songwriting AI-Collaborator to Help Create Music
- Self-Assembly of a Large Metal-Peptide Capsid Nanostructure Through Geometric Control
- Bringing Superconducting Nanostructures to 3D
- Urine, Not Water for Efficient Production of Green Hydrogen
Thursday, May 8, 2025
- 3D Printing in Vivo Using Sound
- Ping Pong Bot Returns Shots With High-Speed Precision
- The Squid Galaxy's Neutrino Game Just Leveled Up
- One Glass, Full Color: Sub-Millimeter Waveguide Shrinks AR Glasses
- Waxing and Waning Prairie: New Study Unravels Causes of Ancient Climate Changes
- Robotic Dog Mimics Mammals for Superior Mobility on Land and in Water
- Scottish Shrimp Study Illuminates New Potential for Bait-Less Fishing
- All of the Biggest U.S. Cities Are Sinking
- Eco-Friendly Aquatic Robot Is Made from Fish Food
- Is AI Truly Creative? Turns out Creativity Is in the Eye of the Beholder
- AI-Designed DNA Controls Genes in Healthy Mammalian Cells for First Time
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
- New Discovery Shows How Molecules Can Mute Heat Like Music
- Feat of 'dung-Gineering' Turns Cow Manure Into One of World's Most Used Materials
- Is Virtual-Only Couture the New Clothing Craze?
- Stellar Collapse and Explosions Distribute Gold Throughout the Universe
- Physicists Snap the First Images of 'free-Range' Atoms
- Cracking the Code: Deciphering How Concrete Can Heal Itself
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
- Study of Velvet Worm Slime Could Revolutionize Sustainable Material Design
- Gender Characteristics of Service Robots Can Influence Customer Decisions
- NASA's NICER Maps Debris from Recurring Cosmic Crashes
- Would a Musical Triangle of Any Other Shape Sound as Sweet?
- Bridging Worlds: Physicists Develop Novel Test of the Holographic Principle
- Accordion Effect Makes Graphene Stretchable
Monday, May 5, 2025
- Text-to-Video AI Blossoms With New Metamorphic Video Capabilities
- New Theory of Gravity Brings Long-Sought Theory of Everything a Crucial Step Closer
Friday, May 2, 2025
- The Future of Brain Activity Monitoring May Look Like a Strand of Hair
- Space Junk Falling to Earth Needs to Be Tracked: Meteoroid Sounds Can Help
Thursday, May 1, 2025
- Mathematician Solves Algebra's Oldest Problem Using Intriguing New Number Sequences
- Artificial Sense of Touch, Improved
- Gaia Spots Odd Family of Stars Desperate to Leave Home
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
- Will the Vegetables of the Future Be Fortified Using Tiny Needles?
- Using 'shallow Shadows' To Uncover Quantum Properties
Monday, April 28, 2025
- A Vast Molecular Cloud, Long Invisible, Is Discovered Near Solar System
- High-Wire Act: Soft Robot Can Carry Cargo Up and Down Steep Aerial Wires
- Geoengineering Technique Could Cool Planet Using Existing Aircraft
- Scientists Observe How Blobs Form Crystals and Discover a New Crystal Type
- Advancing AI for Diverse Applications in Manufacturing, Business and Education
- New Look at Galactic Region Surrounding Our Solar System: Lyman-Alpha Emissions
- New Research Shatters Long-Held Beliefs About Asteroid Vesta
- A Neuro-Quantum Leap in Finding Optimal Solutions
Friday, April 25, 2025
- Astronomers Find Earth-Like Exoplanets Common Across the Cosmos
- Physicists Uncover Hidden Order in the Quantum World Through Deconfined Quantum Critical Points
Thursday, April 24, 2025
- Nanophotonic Platform Boosts Efficiency of Nonlinear-Optical Quantum Teleportation
- Evidence Blasted Into Space: Mystery Why Some Meteorites Look Less Shocked Solved
- Flying Robots Unlock New Horizons in Construction
- Scientists Use James Webb Space Telescope to Better Understand Solar System's Origins
- Making AI-Generated Code More Accurate in Any Language
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- Engineering a Robot That Can Jump 10 Feet High -- Without Legs
- 'Periodic Table of Machine Learning' Could Fuel AI Discovery
- Generative AI Masters the Art of Scent Creation
- Current AI Risks More Alarming Than Apocalyptic Future Scenarios
- Scientists Have Found a Way to 'tattoo' Tardigrades
- New Electronic 'skin' Could Enable Lightweight Night-Vision Glasses
- Material? Robot? It's a Metabot
- Innovative Approaches Advance Search for Ice on the Moon
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
- Light Fields With Extraordinary Structure: Plasmonic Skyrmion Bags
- Robot See, Robot Do: System Learns After Watching How-to Videos
- Transformable Flat-to-Shape Objects Created Using Sewing Technology
- Astronomers Discover a Planet That's Rapidly Disintegrating, Producing a Comet-Like Tail
- Using ChatGPT, Students Might Pass a Course, but With a Cost
Monday, April 21, 2025
- Did It Rain or Snow on Ancient Mars? New Study Suggests It Did
- It's a Quantum Zoo out There, and Scientists Just Found a Dozen New 'species'
Friday, April 18, 2025
- Turning Down Starlight to Spot New Exoplanets
- How Thoughts Influence What the Eyes See
- Scientists Probe the Mystery of Titan's Missing Deltas
- Volcanic History and Clues to Ancient Life on Mars
- Soft Brainstem Implant Delivers High-Resolution Hearing
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
- Strongest Hints Yet of Biological Activity Outside the Solar System
- Ever Wonder Why Some Meteor Showers Are So Unpredictable?
- Cosmic Twist: The Universe Could Be Spinning
- RoboBee Comes in for a Landing
- 'Big Surprise': Astronomers Find Planet in Perpendicular Orbit Around Pair of Stars
- Crystal Clues on Mars Point to Watery and Possibly Life-Supporting Past
- The Most Distant Twin of the Milky Way Ever Observed
- Our DNA Is at Risk of Hacking, Warn Scientists
- Holiday Flights Could Carry Fewer Passengers as World Warms
- A Step Toward Harnessing Clean Energy from Falling Rainwater
- Living Fungus-Based Building Material Repairs Itself for Over a Month
- Bite-Sized Chunks of Chicken With the Texture of Whole Meat Can Be Grown in the Lab
- 'Cosmic Radio' Could Find Dark Matter in 15 Years
- Scientists Find Evidence That Overturns Theories of the Origin of Water on Earth