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Unveiling the Thorium Nuclear Clock and Its Time-Twisting Secrets
 
2024-04-01 10:28:57 +00:00
Nuclear Clock Art Concept

A new and more precise way of measuring time is the aim of an international research project in which Würzburg physicist Adriana Pálffy-Buß is involved....
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Quantum Leap: Redefining Complex Problem-Solving
 
2024-04-01 11:18:59 +00:00
Abstract Futuristic Quantum Computing

The traveling salesman problem is considered a prime example of a combinatorial optimization problem. Now a Berlin team led by theoretical physicist Prof. Dr. Jens...
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Scientists Propose New Method To Detect Consciousness in Infants
 
2024-04-01 12:39:40 +00:00
Infant Baby Brain Illustration

Academics are proposing a new and improved way to help researchers discover when consciousness emerges in human infancy. When over the course of development do...
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Floating Crystal Phenomenon Challenges Textbook Definition of White Dwarf Stars
 
2024-04-01 13:50:50 +00:00
Astrophysics White Dwarf Star Concept Illustration

Scientists have discovered that some white dwarfs stop cooling due to internal crystal formation, challenging existing theories on star aging and affecting stellar age estimation...
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“Double Life” of Key Immune Protein Reveals New Strategies for Treating Cancer
 
2024-04-01 15:01:19 +00:00
Target Cancer Cells

A new study uncovers how targeting a specific immune cell surface receptor, PD-1, can enhance the effectiveness of cancer treatments by limiting its activity. Additionally,...
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Neurobiologists Have Discovered How Stress Turns Into Fear – And a Method To Block It
 
2024-04-01 16:11:55 +00:00
Neurons Shown in Cyan and Retrograde Tracers Shown in Yellow and Magenta

Neurobiologists have discovered how stress turns into fear in the brain — in conditions such as PTSD — and a method to block it. Our...
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Next-Gen Solar Power: Perovskite Cells Achieve Near 25% Efficiency
 
2024-04-01 17:22:22 +00:00
Advanced Solar Cells Concept

The solar energy world is ready for a revolution. Scientists are racing to develop a new type of solar cell using materials that can convert...
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Quantum Light’s “Goldilocks” Zone: Perfecting Elliptical Polarization
 
2024-04-01 18:32:48 +00:00
Polarized Lasers High Harmonic Generation

A new study by JILA introduces a straightforward method for generating elliptically polarized light, essential for advanced material research, challenging previous theoretical limitations. In a...
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Revolutionary Concrete From Drexel Melts Snow and Ice Naturally
 
2024-04-01 19:43:13 +00:00
Snow Cleared From Sidewalk

Drexel researchers show concrete with phase-change material can warm itself when temperatures fall. There’s a patch of concrete on Drexel University’s campus that could portend...
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Simple Predictions Were Wrong: New Research Shatters Old Climate Change Assumptions
 
2024-04-01 20:54:47 +00:00
Global Warming Climate Change Model

New mathematical modeling of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning – a system of ocean currents – shows greater complexity than previously thought. An international team of...
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Scientists Reveal 5 Factors To Ensure an Infant Thrives
 
2024-04-01 22:05:12 +00:00
Happy Healthy Infant Baby Concept

Research emphasizes the “thrive 5” — nutrition, stimulation, safety, caregiving, and sleep — as essential for infant development, advocating for policy changes to support these...
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Cosmic Mysteries Unveiled: The Short, Brilliant Lives of CSOs
 
2024-04-01 22:55:50 +00:00
Black Hole Jets Art Concept

Radio observations of Compact Symmetric Objects (CSOs) provide new clues about their origins. A new investigation into an obscure class of galaxies known as Compact...
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Unlocking the Secrets of Thermoelectric Materials for Future Energy
 
2024-04-01 23:45:54 +00:00
Thermoelectrocatalysis Waste Heat Recycling

Thermoelectric materials, crucial for converting thermal to electrical energy and reducing waste, have broadened their utility beyond heat recovery to catalysis, driven by natural and...
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Archaeological Study Exposes Secrets of Medieval Horse Trading
 
2024-04-02 00:36:41 +00:00
Exeter Researchers Analyzing Bones Recovered From the Horse Cemetery

Archaeological analysis of a near unique animal cemetery discovered in London nearly 30 years ago has revealed the international scale of horse trading by the...
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Unearths Mars’ Ancient Water Secrets
 
2024-04-02 01:48:20 +00:00
NASA Curiosity Mars Rover

The rover has arrived at an area that may show evidence liquid water flowed on this part of Mars for much longer than previously thought....
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The Science of Sleep: 10-Year Study Unlocks the Secret to Overcoming Insomnia
 
2024-04-02 03:20:30 +00:00
Happy Woman Waking Up in Bed Good Sleep

Consistently exercising 2-3 times a week over the long term is linked to a lower current risk of insomnia as well as the ability to...
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Unleashing the Power of Memristors in High-Precision Computing
 
2024-04-02 04:10:41 +00:00
Memristor Crossbar Array Chips

UMass Amherst research demonstrates that a memristor device can solve complex scientific problems using significantly less energy, overcoming one of the major hurdles of digital...
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The Invisible Assault: How COVID-19 Clandestinely Ravages the Heart
 
2024-04-02 04:52:44 +00:00
COVID Virus Heart Damage Art Concept

NIH-supported research shows that the virus that causes COVID-19 can damage the heart without directly infecting heart tissue. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can...
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This Could Be Forever: New Design Greatly Prolongs the Lifespan of Plasma Torches
 
2024-04-02 05:01:03 +00:00
Plasma Torch

Thanks to a new design contributed by a research team led by Prof. Zhao Peng from Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of Chinese Academy...
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Unlocking Cosmic Secrets With Carruthers’ Ultraviolet Eye
 
2024-04-02 07:04:36 +00:00
Carruthers Geocorona Observatory

The Carruthers Observatory, launching in 2025, will explore the Earth’s exosphere from a stable point one million miles away, providing unprecedented continuous observations. The ultraviolet...
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Carbon Alchemy: MIT’s Revolutionary CO2 Conversion Technology
 
2024-04-02 08:25:41 +00:00
Carbon Conversion Technology Art Concept

A catalyst tethered by DNA boosts the efficiency of the electrochemical conversion of CO2 to CO, a building block for many chemical compounds. MIT chemical...
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Physicists Discover a Quantum State With a New Type of Emergent Particles: Six-Flux Composite Fermions
 
2024-04-02 09:36:20 +00:00
Atomic Particle Quantum Physics Art Illustration Concept

If the fractional quantum Hall regime were a series of highways, these highways would have either two or four lanes. The flow of the two-flux...
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Scientists Have Uncovered a Safe Path to Overcoming Food Allergies
 
2024-04-02 10:27:51 +00:00
Woman Refusing Peanut Allergies

A new study conducted by the University of British Columbia reveals a safe path to overcoming food allergies for older children and others who can’t...
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Rethinking Aging: Could Long Genes Be the Culprits Behind Growing Older?
 
2024-04-02 11:18:44 +00:00
DNA Nanotechnology Concept

Aging may be less about specific “aging genes” and more about how long a gene is. Many of the changes associated with aging could be...
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