Condensed Matter
High-precision quantum gates with diamond spin qubits achieve error rate below 0.1%
Researchers at QuTech, in collaboration with Fujitsu and Element Six, have demonstrated a complete set of quantum gates with error probabilities below 0.1%. While many challenges remain, being able to perform basic gate operations ...
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Earth Sciences
Modeling the past and future of Antarctica's Aurora Subglacial Basin water flow
A pair of researchers at the University of Waterloo in Canada, working with a colleague from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in the U.S., have created a model to visualize how water flows in Antarctica's Aurora Subglacial ...
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AI 'fingerprint' technology could bring cancer drugs to patients in half the current time
Scientists have developed a revolutionary AI "fingerprint" technology that can accurately show how cancer cells respond to new drugs, by simply observing changes to their shape.
Oncology & Cancer
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AI-powered smartphone app constructs 3D model of human body to accurately predict body fat
Researchers have developed a smartphone app that uses machine learning to accurately determine body composition—which is linked to a higher risk of heart disease, stroke and related conditions—from photographs.
Overweight & Obesity
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Harnessing nature's fractals for flexible electronics: Biomimetic fabrication technique uses leaf skeletons as templates
By using leaf skeletons as templates, researchers harnessed nature's intrinsic hierarchical fractal structures to improve the performance of flexible electronic devices. Wearable sensors and electronic skins are examples ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
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Halting the march of 'zombie cells': Platform paves the way for new treatments against age-related diseases
Halting the relentless march of so-called 'zombie cells' that drive aging and age-related diseases could be a step closer following a University of Dundee breakthrough.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Liquid robot can transform, separate and fuse like living cells
A joint research team has successfully developed a next-generation soft robot based on liquid. The research was published in Science Advances.
Robotics
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Scientists map brain network linked to generalized seizures, paving way for new brain stimulation therapies
Generalized epilepsy has traditionally been considered a seizure of the "'whole brain.'" However, new research has challenged this longstanding idea, since carefully targeting specific brain areas through deep brain stimulation ...
Neuroscience
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Deciphering the sequence of neuronal firing: New study challenges prevailing theory in neuroscience
If you are shown four images in quick succession and have to remember the order of these images in order to recognize them afterward—how does the brain then retain the order in memory? A plausible answer would be that the ...
Neuroscience
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Healthy eating in midlife linked to overall healthy aging
Maintaining a healthy diet rich in plant-based foods, with low to moderate intake of healthy animal-based foods and lower intake of ultra-processed foods, is linked to a higher likelihood of healthy aging—defined as reaching ...
Health
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Tech Xplore
Engineers redefine how heat transfers on advanced surfaces
When University of Texas at Dallas researchers tested a new surface that they designed to collect and remove condensates rapidly, the results surprised them. The mechanical engineers' design collected more condensates, or ...
Condensed Matter
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Electrochemical process that uses carbon dioxide to produce oxygen could be used in space
To mitigate global climate change, emissions of the primary culprit, carbon dioxide, must be drastically reduced. A newly developed process helps solve this problem: CO2 is directly split electrochemically into carbon and ...
Analytical Chemistry
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More pain, more gain? New biopsy technique found to improve prostate cancer detection
Researchers from around the U.K., led by the University of Oxford, have found that a new way of performing prostate biopsies is better at diagnosing prostate cancer, but takes longer to perform and is more painful for patients.
Oncology & Cancer
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Pooled prime editing: Mass screening of genetic variants can clarify disease risk
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have demonstrated that a genetic method called "pooled prime editing" can screen hundreds of variants in a gene at once and identify which variants affect the gene's function.
Genetics
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Neural networks can recognize production processes by video to enhance industrial safety and efficiency
A research team from the Skoltech AI Center and Samara University have developed a system for automatically separating the stages of production processes from video streams. Industrial cameras will detect deviations in the ...
Business
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Digital tool gives kids with ADHD real-time feedback on their brains
After teachers explain an assignment, children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder might struggle to turn those instructions into action. It's one of several pathways by which ADHD can impair a young student's academic ...
Neuroscience
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Event Horizon Telescope allows close study of accelerating jets from black holes
An international team of researchers used multi-wavelength observations of active galactic nuclei to study how black holes launch relativistic jets. The sixteen sources were observed with the Event Horizon Telescope during ...
Astronomy
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Analytical model predicts how bacteria navigate obstacles to spread
Trying to predict how bacteria will spread is like predicting the flight of a leaf in a windstorm—it's a complicated and chaotic business. Factor in bacteria's encounters with objects such as corners or surfaces and the ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Peacekeeper cells protect the body from autoimmunity during infection, research shows
During infections, the immune system needs to distinguish foreign antigens that are expressed by invading bacteria and viruses from self-antigens that are expressed by cells of the body. If not, the immune system can mistakenly ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Artificial nerve with organic transistor design shows promise for brain-machine interfaces
In recent years, many engineers have been trying to develop hardware components that could emulate the functions of various biological systems, including synapses, the human skin and nerves. These bio-inspired systems include ...
Giving rivers room to move: How rethinking flood management can benefit people and nature
When we think about flood management, higher stop banks, stronger levees and concrete barriers usually come to mind. But what if the best solution—for people and nature—isn't to confine rivers, but to give them more space?
AI reshapes how we observe the stars
AI tools are transforming how we observe the world around us—and even the stars beyond. Recently, an international team proved that deep learning techniques and large language models can help astronomers classify stars ...
Could bullying be an evolutionary trait?
Bullying is a serious problem that impacts hundreds of millions of young people across the world each year. Defined as the goal-directed, harmful abuse of a power imbalance, bullying can cause serious, long-term physical ...
China authorizes controversial hydropower project in landslide-prone region of Tibet
In late December, China approved the world's largest hydropower project to begin construction, citing the economic benefits and need to shift to renewable energy sources. However, opponents argue that frequent natural hazards ...
Cuts to research into inequality, disparities and other DEIA topics harm science
When I taught research methods to undergraduates, I would start by asking whether anyone in the class had $20. Though harder to come by thanks to digital payment options, inevitably someone would produce a $20 bill. I would ...
From deluges to drought: Climate change speeds up water cycle, triggers more extreme weather
Prolonged droughts, wildfires and water shortages. Torrential downpours that overwhelm dams and cause catastrophic flooding.
A European startup scrubs its attempt to launch an orbital rocket on its first test flight
A private European aerospace company scrubbed its attempt on Monday to launch the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicle from Norway.
Introduced Pacific oysters provide biodiversity benefits in Australia's Port River
The study—led by Brad Martin, a Flinders University Ph.D. candidate, with colleagues from Flinders' College of Science and Engineering—assessed the effects of introduced, reef-forming Pacific oysters (Magallana gigas), ...
Shocking spherules on Mars
Last week, the Perseverance Science Team were astonished by a strange rock comprised of hundreds of millimeter-sized spheres… and the team are now working hard to understand their origin.
How a gaming program is giving neurodivergent kids a power up
In recent years, awareness and celebration of neurodiversity has been increasing.
Wide system changes needed for Australian schools to reach equity goals
Social segregation in Australia's education system is creating barriers for disadvantaged students, according to new research from Murdoch University, and wide systemic change is needed. "The Systemic Inefficiency of Australian ...
California banned polystyrene: So why is it still on store shelves?
Styrofoam coffee cups, plates, clamshell takeout containers and other food service items made with expanded polystyrene plastic can still be found in restaurants and on store shelves, despite a ban that went into effect on ...
How power at work follows you at home—for better and worse
New research reveals that feeling powerful at work creates both benefits and challenges that can impact your ability to relax at home. The study, authored by researchers at the University of Florida and Florida State University, ...
Hot streaks boost productivity, study shows
If you're an employer looking to improve your team's performance, it might be a better idea to offer "streak incentives" rather than single payouts as a reward, according to a new University of Alberta study.
Faced with soaring landslide costs, Palos Verdes considers toll on iconic coastal road
Motorists love it for its rugged cliffs and stunning coastal vistas, but this Southern California highway is also a critical evacuation route for thousands of Palos Verdes Peninsula residents—not to mention a key artery ...
New hi-tech buoys improve south coast scientific surveillance
The introduction of new Spotter buoys to measure wave height and direction, and temperature in the sea off Victor Harbor in South Australia, provides a timely new resource to monitor fluctuating sea conditions and their effect ...
White-collar crimes: 'Fall from grace' and the stigma of reentry into society
People convicted of federal white-collar crimes come from different social and demographic backgrounds compared to those convicted of other offenses. Typically older and from the middle class, white-collar offenders face ...
SpaceX targets end of month for private astronaut polar orbit mission Fram2
With the drama around the first human spaceflight of the year behind it, SpaceX is back to the business of sending private customers to space.
NASA websites no longer promote 'first woman' on the moon for Artemis
NASA websites have dropped references to landing the first woman on the moon as part of the goals for its Artemis program.
Embrace change with dynamic conservation models: Study challenges traditional protected area approach
An article appearing in BioScience challenges conventional conservation wisdom, suggesting that protected areas such as national parks and designated wilderness areas must embrace natural landscape dynamics rather than trying ...
