Algorithm to increase the efficiency of quantum computers
Quantum computers have the potential to solve important problems that are beyond reach even for the most powerful supercomputers, but they require an entirely new way of programming and creating algorithms.
Quantum Physics
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Primates vs cobras: How our last common ancestor built venom resistance
The last common ancestor of chimps, gorillas and humans developed an increased resistance toward cobra venom, according to University of Queensland-led research.
Plants & Animals
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VLA reveals double-helix structure in massive galaxy's jet
Astronomers using the National Science Foundation's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) have shown that a jet of material propelled from the core of a giant galaxy is channeled by a corkscrew-shaped magnetic field out to ...
Astronomy
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Storing information in DNA: Improving DNA storage with nanoscale electrode wells
Geneticists can store data in synthetic DNA as a medium for long-term storage due to its density, ease of copy, longevity and sustainability. Research in the field had recently advanced with new encoding algorithms, automation, ...
The possible effects of sleep quality on cognitive function in healthy older adults
In humans, aging is often associated with changes in sleeping patterns, cognitive abilities and functional network connectivity (i.e., the strength with which activity in different brain regions correlates over time). While ...
Study links overactive bladder to increased falling risk in older adults
A team of University of Alberta researchers focused on aging Albertans has found that urinary incontinence could be a contributing factor in falls among older adults.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Technique enables real-time rendering of scenes in 3D
Humans are pretty good at looking at a single two-dimensional image and understanding the full three-dimensional scene that it captures. Artificial intelligence agents are not.
Computer Sciences
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Researchers point the way to avoiding blackouts with clean, renewable energy
For some, visions of a future powered by clean, renewable energy are clouded by fears of blackouts driven by intermittent electricity supplies. Those fears are misplaced, according to a new Stanford University study that ...
Energy & Green Tech
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How SARS-CoV-2 evades the immune system
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SRC-2 is at the center of survival adaptations to food shortages
In breast cancer, the best defense is a strong offense
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Tech Xplore
Technique enables real-time rendering of scenes in 3D
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Artificial intelligence carries a huge upside, but potential harms need to be managed
Alexa Together: Amazon launches service to help care for seniors
Algorithms are making many of your decisions, and you might be OK with that
Microgrids and solar reduce risk of power outages
Battery 'dream technology' is a step closer to reality with new discovery
SEIHAI: The hierarchical AI that won the NeurIPS-2020 MineRL competition
Sodium-based material yields stable alternative to lithium-ion batteries
Generating a realistic 3D world
New 'Halo' game debuts as Xbox turns 20
Massive galaxy cluster ClG-J104803.7+313843 investigated in X-rays
Italian astronomers have performed X-ray observations of the massive galaxy cluster ClG-J104803.7+313843, using ESA's XMM-Newton spacecraft. Results of the observational campaign, presented November 26 on arXiv.org, shed ...
NASA's next-generation asteroid impact monitoring system goes online
To date, nearly 28,000 near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) have been found by survey telescopes that continually scan the night sky, adding new discoveries at a rate of about 3,000 per year. But as larger and more advanced survey ...
Planetary Sciences
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Computer scientists develop a framework to protect browsers from zero-day vulnerabilities in third-party libraries
Researchers from the University of California San Diego, the University of Texas at Austin, and Mozilla have designed a new framework, called RLBox, to make the Firefox browser more secure. Mozilla has started deploying RLBox ...
Computer Sciences
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'Unfreezing' molecular proteins to discover their functions in action
A team of researchers from Weill Cornell Medical School's Department of Physiology and Biophysics has developed a new computational technique to conduct molecular dynamics simulations of proteins at the specific concentration ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Mating, tattoos and leaving home: A tale of growing up guppy
Nature is full of big questions that are easy to ask and hard to answer. With some good old-fashioned hard work and help from a humble, gilled vertebrate, though, Michigan State University's Sarah Fitzpatrick and Isabela ...
Evolution
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New air pollution detection model promises more accurate picture
Air pollutants that have previously escaped monitoring can now be detected through a new method developed at the University of East Anglia (UEA), promising a more complete picture for people and policy development.
Earth Sciences
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How SARS-CoV-2 evades the immune system
Researchers in Japan and the United States have found SARS-CoV-2 can knock out an important molecular pathway linked to an immune complex called MHC class I. The finding should help scientists better understand how COVID-19 ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Astronomers find final missing piece of galaxy cluster collision puzzle
Astronomers have a model of how galaxy cluster collisions go through different stages, taking on various shapes. A blunt body shape turns into a sharp cone, which turns into a tongue-like shape. The first and last have been ...
Astronomy
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Doctors find tooth growing inside a patient's nose
A 38-year-old male patient complaining of difficulty breathing through one of his nostrils for several years was found to have an ectopic tooth growing in his nose. In their paper published in The New England Journal of Medicine ...
New tools to unearth rare metals
A new understanding of how volcanic processes form deposits of rare earth metals, vital to everyday modern technology, is revealed in a new study from the University of St Andrews.
Earth Sciences
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Public school closures are increasing in cities, but affected neighborhoods differ regionally
When public elementary schools close, families, teachers and public school advocates often criticize municipal authorities saying these closures disproportionately affect the poor and underrepresented, potentially widening ...
Innovative plankton monitoring tool holds key to assessing health of ocean life
Researchers from the University of Plymouth have helped to create a free, online tool to make complex plankton datasets easier and more accessible for all.
Celebrity couples help each other navigate the ultimate gig economy, research shows
From Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall to Tom Holland and Zendaya, the Hollywood celebrity couple has always been an object of fascination and envy. But how does the Hollywood celebrity function as a business venture?
How to teach climate science
The big glitch in California's new science education standards, which focus heavily on climate change, is that few schoolteachers have the background to conduct lessons on the subject, says Kelley Le, director of the UCI ...
Powerful new tool makes coral reef monitoring faster, easier, cheaper
Researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), the University of Tokyo, and the Okinawa Prefecture Environment Science Center have developed a tool that can determine the diversity ...
New website evaluates the effectiveness of science communication activities
Scientists regularly appear in the media. They participate in science cafés, write a popular-science book or visit school classes. In that way, they want to convey their knowledge and enthusiasm to society. But do they succeed? ...
Mysterious metal depositions were 'the most ordinary thing in the world'
In Bronze Age Europe, many bronze objects such as axes, swords and jewels were deliberately left at specific spots in the landscape. Ph.D. research by Leiden archaeologist Marieke Visser shows that these practices were expressions ...
In the fight against climate change, China is doing more than you think, but still not enough
When it comes to climate change, no nation is more important than China. It consumes more coal than the rest of the world combined, and it is the leading emitter of greenhouse gases, accounting for nearly 30% of global emissions.
Urbanization improves out-group trust
It's a trope that's played out in many forms: an innocent villager goes to the big city, and their naivety in the ways of the world is immediately rewarded with someone taking advantage of their trust.
Development of a transparent and flexible ultra-thin memory device
A two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterial-based flexible memory device is a critical element in the next-generation wearable market because it plays a crucial role in data storage, processing, and communication. An ultra-thin memory ...
Scientists discover triboionization in discontinuous atmospheric pressure inlet for miniature ion trap mass spectrometer
Discontinuous atmospheric pressure interface (DAPI), consisting of a pinch valve, a silicone tube, and two metal capillaries, is a common inlet for miniature ion trap mass spectrometers (ITMS). It can improve the transport ...
Manatee club applauds state, feds for agreeing to emergency feeding as mammals die off
The Save the Manatee Club applauded state and federal wildlife authorities Monday night for their staff-level agreement for a trial, emergency feeding of Central Florida manatees at risk of starvation as winter months approach.
How do phytohormones regulate nitrate transport in apple?
Apple (Malus domestica) is an economically important fruit tree that is extensively planted worldwide. Nitrogen is the most important nutrient for crop productivity; effective nitrogen utilization is the key to high plant ...
Hybrid strategy captures a larger picture of wild mandrills
"Direct tracking of mandrills is a really tough job."
United Nations sea treaty should help protect penguins, researchers say
Penguins may not require passports to travel, but they do need protection, according to an international research team who analyzed 131 scientific papers on penguin movement at sea. The work comes as the United Nations continues ...
Tourist selfies risk passing deadly viruses onto critically endangered orangutans
COVID-19 not only affects humans; our closest relatives, the great apes, are also at risk. A team of experts, including Oxford Brookes University researchers say that jungle trekkers could be risking the lives of Critically ...
Exploring the tendrils of a ferocious fungus
It's called Armillaria ostoyae, and it's a gnarly parasitic fungus with long black tentacles that spread out and attack vegetation with the ferocity of a movie monster.
Labour migration brings greater inequality to rural life in Norway
Income differences in small Norwegian towns have increased since 2004, when several former Eastern Bloc countries joined the EU.
Employment outcomes worse in states restricting criminal records-based discrimination
Many states have enacted polices to prohibit employers from discriminating against people with criminal records. Yet fathers living in states with more of these policy protections in place were less likely to be working than ...
Heroes or victims? Public perception of essential workers in the pandemic
Essential workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic have been praised—and rightfully so—as heroes since the very beginning of this global crisis. But how are they faring? Does the perception of essential workers ...
