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November 12, 2024
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Nov. 6, 2024 — Thin, flexible device could help people with visual impairments 'feel' surroundings. Device comprises a hexagonal array of 19 actuators encapsulated in soft silicone. Device only uses energy when actuators change position, operating for longer ...
Nov. 4, 2024 — Astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang that is consuming matter at a phenomenal rate -- over 40 times the theoretical limit. While short lived, this black hole's ...
Oct. 30, 2024 — New research in our Milky Way has revealed a neutron star that rotates around its axis at an extremely high speed. It spins 716 times per second, making it one of the fastest-spinning objects ever ...
Oct. 30, 2024 — It would take far longer than the lifespan of our universe for a typing monkey to randomly produce Shakespeare, a new study ...
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Nov. 12, 2024 — When active filaments are exposed to localized illumination, they accumulate into stable structures along the boundaries of the illuminated area. Based on this fact, researchers developed a model ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — Researchers have developed PanoRadar, a new tool to give robots superhuman vision by transforming simple radio waves into detailed, 3D views of the ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — The standard model for how galaxies formed in the early universe predicted that the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) would see dim signals from small, primitive galaxies. But data are not confirming ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — Research describes a computational model that captures the intricate muscular architecture of an octopus ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — Creating sustainable chemicals and developing better waste management will contribute to better sustainability. This research is part of figuring out how to make green hydrogen available for waste ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — Two quantum information theorists have solved a decades-old problem that will free up quantum computing ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — Study findings could serve as a foundation for broader neuro-monitoring applications across intensive care units ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — Like the Earth, the Sun likely has swirling polar vortices, according to new research. But unlike on Earth, the formation and evolution of these vortices are driven by magnetic ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — Engineers have found a way to make stronger and crack-resistant concrete with scrap carpet fibers, rolling out the red carpet for sustainability in the construction ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — Plastics are inescapable in our daily lives. The vast amounts of plastic garbage heaped in landfills and in the environment, however, are as problematic as the plastics are useful. A research team ...
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Nov. 12, 2024 — Researchers have developed a patch for easier and more effective treatment of psoriasis. The method may also be used in treatment of other inflammatory skin ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — Researchers have combined two gene editing methods. This enables them to quickly investigate the significance of many genetic mutations involved in the development and treatment of ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — The discovery, centred around controlling tiny hurricanes of light and electromagnetic fields, could revolutionise how much information we can deliver over ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — Researchers have succeeded in developing a microbial strain that efficiently produces pseudoaromatic polyester monomer to replace polyethylene terephthalate (PET) using systems metabolic ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — Why is the expansion of our Universe accelerating? Twenty-five years after its discovery, this phenomenon remains one of the greatest scientific mysteries. Solving it involves testing the fundamental ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — Where does the periodic table of chemical elements end and which processes lead to the existence of heavy elements? Researchers report on experiments to come closer to an answer. They gained insight ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — A robot, trained for the first time by watching videos of seasoned surgeons, executed the same surgical procedures as skillfully as the human doctors, say ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — How well a catalyst works often depends on the surface it is placed on. For years, it has been known that carbon substrates work well with precious metal catalysts, but it could never be properly ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new photocatalyst that could render steam methane reforming entirely emissions-free and extend catalyst ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — A team develops high-speed rotational scanning PACT system for monitoring whole-body ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — To get a good sense of a country's level of development, you need to look at the items people have in their homes, according to economists. Research on low- and middle-income countries often ...
Nov. 8, 2024 — Hydrogen-powered planes are set to take wing around the world in the future. To make this possible, engineers have to develop the jet engines that will power them. Experiments by researchers are now ...
Nov. 8, 2024 — Researchers have developed a strategy that enables biosensors to be easily adapted for a wide range of ...
Nov. 8, 2024 — Researchers today are releasing the flagship dataset from an ambitious study of biomarkers and environmental factors that might influence the development of type 2 diabetes. Because the study ...
Nov. 8, 2024 — Researchers have created a new material that will be pivotal in making the next generation of high-power electronics faster, transparent and more ...
Nov. 8, 2024 — As air temperatures stay elevated through fall months, people may still want clothes that cool them down while outside, especially if they live in cities that stay warmer than rural landscapes. ...
Nov. 8, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new precision AI tool to identify hidden cases of long COVID from patient medical records. Their new approach was more accurate than tools that look only at diagnostic ...
Nov. 8, 2024 — Scientists are developing a formula for success -- by studying how a new type of battery fails. The team's goal is the design for long-term storage of wind and solar energy, which are produced ...
Nov. 7, 2024 — Chemists break down barriers between labs and institutions to join forces for a new way of doing organic ...
Nov. 7, 2024 — Mechanical engineers have developed a system of artificial cilia capable of monitoring mucus conditions in human airways to better detect infection, airway obstruction, or the severity of diseases ...
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
- Researchers Develop Nanofiber Patch for Treatment of Psoriasis
- Using CRISPR to Decipher Whether Gene Variants Lead to Cancer
Monday, November 11, 2024
- Storm in a Laser Beam: Physicists Create 'light Hurricanes' That Could Transport Huge Amounts of Data
- Research Team Successfully Produces Microbial Plastic to Replace PET Bottles
- Einstein's Equations Collide With the Mysteries of the Universe
- Fermium Studied at GSI/FAIR: Researchers Investigate Nuclear Properties of Element 100 With Laser Light
- Robot That Watched Surgery Videos Performs With Skill of Human Doctor, Researchers Report
- Two Hundred Times Better Catalysts Thanks to Carbon
- Discovery Taps 'hot Carriers' For on-Demand, Emissions-Free Hydrogen and Catalyst Regeneration
- A New Paradigm in High-Speed Photoacoustic Small Animal Whole-Body Imaging
- The Refrigerator as a Harbinger of a Better Life
Friday, November 8, 2024
- Researchers Are Making Jet Engines Fit for the Hydrogen Age
- Nanotechnology: Flexible Biosensors With Modular Design
- Flagship AI-Ready Dataset Released in Type 2 Diabetes Study
- New Material to Make Next Generation of Electronics Faster and More Efficient
- Chalk-Coated Textiles Cool in Urban Environments
- New Medical AI Tool Identifies More Cases of Long COVID from Patient Health Records
- Researchers Drive Solid-State Innovation for Renewable Energy Storage
Thursday, November 7, 2024
- Chemists Showcase Power of Pathbreaking Method to Make Complex Molecules
- Researchers Develop Robotic Sensory Cilia That Monitor Internal Biomarkers to Detect and Assess Airway Diseases
- Researchers Drive Solid-State Innovation for Renewable Energy Storage
- Scientists Trained AI to Detect Faces in Pain, in Goats
- Physics With a Twist: New Findings on Graphene
- Robot Learns How to Clean a Washbasin
- How to Improve and Accelerate Testing of Chemicals
- Up to 30% of the Power Used to Train AI Is Wasted: Here's How to Fix It
- PFAS Removal Process Aims to Stamp out Pollution Ahead of Semiconductor Industry Growth
- Astrophysicists Use Echoes of Light to Illuminate Black Holes
- Could Crowdsourcing Hold the Key to Early Wildfire Detection?
- Study Identifies Hip Implant Materials With the Lowest Risk of Needing Revision
- Plastic Device Aids Robot-Assisted Heart Surgery
- GPS System for Microorganisms Could Revolutionize Police Work
- Off-the-Shelf Thermoelectric Generators Can Upgrade CO2 Into Chemicals: The Combination Could Help Us Colonize Mars
- Microplastics Impact Cloud Formation, Likely Affecting Weather and Climate
- 'Shallow' Sports and 'deep' Social Hierarchies: Not All Pecking Orders Are Created Equal
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
- Power Grids Supplied Largely by Renewable Sources Experience Lower Intensity Blackouts
- Scientists Calculate Predictions for Meson Measurements
- Pathogens Which Cling to Microplastics May Survive Wastewater Treatment
- New PFAS Testing Method Created
- Hydrogels Harness Sunlight: A Step Closer to Artificial Photosynthesis
- A Smart 'insect Screen' For Sun Protection and Cool Comfort
- Use of 'genetic Scissors' Carries Risks
- Earthquake Prediction Techniques Lend Quick Insight Into Strength, Reliability of Materials
- Scientists Unveil Strategies to Make Self-Driven Vehicles Passenger-Friendly
- Interstellar Methane as Progenitor of Amino Acids?
- Detecting Evidence of Lung Cancer in Exhaled Breath
- Quantum Vortices Confirm Superfluidity in Supersolid
- Imaging Nuclear Shapes by Smashing Them to Smithereens
- AI-Driven Mobile Robots Team Up to Tackle Chemical Synthesis
- Breakthrough in Energy-Efficient Avalanche-Based Amorphization Could Revolutionize Data Storage
- Asteroid Grains Shed Light on the Outer Solar System's Origins
- Mighty Radio Bursts Linked to Massive Galaxies
- A New Approach to Modeling Complex Biological Systems
- Investigating Performance Limitations in Cost-Effective Materials for Perovskite Solar Cells
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
- Despite Its Impressive Output, Generative AI Doesn't Have a Coherent Understanding of the World
- Bach, Mozart or Jazz
- Bio-Based Fibers Could Pose Greater Threat to the Environment Than Conventional Plastics
- Explaining Science Through Dance
- Towards a Hydrogen-Powered Future: Highly Sensitive Hydrogen Detection System
- High-Quality Nanomechanical Resonators With Built-in Piezoelectricity
- Ensuring a Bright Future for Diamond Electronics and Sensors
- Advancing the Science of Superconductivity
- Defibrillation Devices Can Save Lives Using 1,000 Times Less Electricity
- Two Key Genes Identified Linking Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoporosis
- Leveraging Machine Learning to Find Promising Compositions for Sodium-Ion Batteries
- AI-Powered System Detects Toxic Gases With Speed and Precision
Monday, November 4, 2024
- Persistent Problems With AI-Assisted Genomic Studies
- AI for Real-Time, Patient-Focused Insight
- Satellite Imagery May Help Protect Coastal Forests from Climate Change
- The Secrets of Baseball's Magic Mud
- Nanoscale Transistors Could Enable More Efficient Electronics
- Space: A New Frontier for Exploring Stem Cell Therapy
- Dance of Electrons Measured in the Glow from Exploding Neutron-Stars
- Synthetic Genes Engineered to Mimic How Cells Build Tissues and Structures
- Remote Medical Interpreting Is a Double-Edged Sword in Healthcare Communication, Researchers Find
- BESSY II: New Procedure for Better Thermoplastics
- Cobalt-Copper Tandem Converts Carbon Dioxide to Ethanol
Friday, November 1, 2024
- Research Uses Lasers to Detect Landmines, Underground Objects
- Revealing Causal Links in Complex Systems
- Fueling Greener Aviation With Hydrogen
- Improving Energy Production by Boosting Singlet Fission Process
- Using Mathematics to Better Understand Cause and Effect
- NASA's Hubble, Webb Probe Surprisingly Smooth Disk Around Vega
- Research Shows Therapeutic Virtual Yoga Program Can Be Effective for Chronic Low Back Pain
- Microplastics Increasing in Freshwater, Directly Related to Plastic Production
- Revolutionary High-Speed 3D Bioprinter Hailed a Game Changer for Drug Discovery
Thursday, October 31, 2024
- Autistic Traits Shape How We Explore
- Violating Bredt's Rule: Chemists Just Broke a 100-Year-Old Rule and Say It's Time to Rewrite the Textbooks
- New Methods for Whale Tracking and Rendezvous Using Autonomous Robots
- Immune System Review Provides Insight Into More Effective Biotechnology
- A Novel Neural Network for Preserving Cultural Heritage Via 3D Image Reconstruction
- New ESO Image Captures a Dark Wolf in the Sky
- High-Tech Tracking Technology Streamlines Drug Discovery
- 'Wearable' Devices for Cells
- Researcher Finds AI Could Help Improve City Planning
- A Trick of Light: Researchers Turn Silicon Into Direct Bandgap Semiconductor
- Development of a Simple, Revolutionary Printing Technique for Periodic Nano/microstructures
- A Newly Developed Algorithm Shows How a Gene Is Expressed at Microscopic Resolution
- Wearable Ultrasound Tech for Muscle Monitoring Opens New Possibilities in Healthcare and Human-Machine Interfaces
- The Silk Thread That Can Turn Clothes Into Charging Stations