Condensed Matter
Gold structures improve spin wave transfer to address electronics overheating problem
A research team has made a breakthrough in significantly enhancing the commercial viability of spin wave harnessing technology. This innovation is being heralded as a next-generation technological solution to the persistent ...
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Massive stars born from violent cosmic collapse: New process of star formation challenges turbulent core model
Controlled chaos is a key part of forming massive stars. An international team of astronomers has observed evidence that massive stars can be born from rapidly collapsing clouds of gas and dust, challenging long-held assumptions ...
Astronomy
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3D imaging study shows how geometric mechanics shape the dog's nose
The noses of many mammals, such as dogs, ferrets and cows, feature grooves forming a multitude of polygons. A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has analyzed in detail how these patterns form in the embryo using 3D ...
Plants & Animals
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Researchers succeed in taking 3D X-ray images of a skyrmion
A difficult-to-describe nanoscale object called the magnetic skyrmion might one day yield new microelectronic devices that can do much more—for example, massive data storage—all while consuming much less power.
Condensed Matter
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Pseudo-3D cubes technique could alter our understanding of cosmic structures, central black holes of galaxies
Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities College of Science and Engineering have developed a new technique that reconstructs two dimensional (2D) radio images–visual representations created from radio waves–into ...
Astronomy
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A fully automated AI-based system for assessing IVF embryo quality
A new artificial intelligence-based system can accurately assess the chromosomal status of in vitro-fertilized (IVF) embryos using only time-lapse video images of the embryos and maternal age, according to a study from investigators ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
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Novel gene discovery paves the way for treating central nervous system injuries
A collaborative study in neuroscience, spearheaded by a research team of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), sheds light on new possibilities for treating central nervous system (CNS) injuries. Through ...
Genetics
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Starving cancer cells of fat may improve cancer treatment
Cutting off cancer cells' access to fat may help a specific type of cancer treatment work more effectively, reports a study by Van Andel Institute scientists. The findings, published in Cell Chemical Biology, lay the groundwork ...
Oncology & Cancer
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Bilingualism may maintain protection against Alzheimer's, neuroimaging study finds
Bilingualism has long been known to have cognitive benefits for older adults. Research shows it helps delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease by up to five years compared to monolingual adults. This is one of several lifestyle ...
Neuroscience
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A fully automated AI-based system for assessing IVF embryo quality
Starving cancer cells of fat may improve cancer treatment
Beyond gut health—prebiotics promise mental wellness
Psychopaths could be suffering from alexithymia or emotional blindness, study finds
Cancer detection recovered following pandemic disruptions
MRI can save rectal cancer patients from surgery, study suggests
Computer-aided detection colonoscopies tied to improved adenoma detection rate
How SARS-CoV-2 defeats the innate immune response
Combining large datasets to improve mental health research
Bioengineered antibodies target mutant HER2 proteins
Ten-question screening tool can predict mental health risk after emergency hospitalizations
Tech Xplore
Study shows AI can be fine-tuned for political bias
AI is set to transform science—but will we understand the results?
User-friendly system makes it easier to verify an AI model's responses
Microsoft introduces autonomous AI agents
Innovative transistors could make quick-charging electric cars from household power outlets possible
Heterojunction back contact solar cell reaches 27.09% efficiency in tests
Study finds misinformation about wind farms is widespread
Femtosecond fieldoscopy accesses molecule fingerprints at near-infrared spectral range
In an advance that could revolutionize biomarker detection, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light have developed a novel technique called femtosecond fieldoscopy. This method enables the precise ...
Optics & Photonics
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Novel platform integrates 2D polaritons with detection system for miniaturized spectrometers
Polaritons are coupled excitations of electromagnetic waves with either charged particles or vibrations in the atomic lattice of a given material. They are widely used in nanophotonics because of their ability to confine ...
Nanophysics
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Observations explore the nature of stellar stream Icarus
Astronomers from Italy and Chile have investigated an accreted stellar stream named Icarus in the Milky Way's disk. Results of the study, detailed in a research paper published October 16 on the preprint server arXiv, yield ...
Live imaging of ovulation in action reveals three distinct phases
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences have developed a live imaging method that reveals the process of ovulation in unprecedented detail. The team followed initial observations by performing ...
Genetically modified chickens reveal testosterone's complex role in both male and female birds
Why does the rooster crow and the hen does not? This question prompted the scientist Arnold Adolph Berthold to castrate a rooster in the mid-19th century. The result of his experiment: the rooster's morning crow was over. ...
Plants & Animals
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Multimodal and reasoning LLMs supersize training data for dexterous robotic tasks
For robots, simulation is a great teacher for learning long-horizon (multi-step) tasks—especially compared to how long it takes to collect real-world training data.
Robotics
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Will tropical bird biodiversity run dry under climate change? Two visions for the future
Changing precipitation patterns in the Neotropics, one of Earth's most biodiverse regions, could threaten two-thirds of the area's bird species by the year 2100 if climate change goes unchecked, according to new research ...
Plants & Animals
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New fingerprint mass spectrometry method paves the way to solving the proteome
Caltech scientists have developed a method driven by machine learning that allows them to accurately measure the mass of individual particles and molecules using complex nanoscale devices. The new technique opens the possibility ...
Biotechnology
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Research highlights crucial role of cerebellum in social and cognitive functioning
In a recent publication in Nature Reviews Neuroscience, Professor Frank Van Overwalle, from the Brain, Body and Cognition research group at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), sheds light on the often-overlooked role of ...
Neuroscience
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New review suggests evaluating Tibetan medicinal herb as potential treatment for mild cognitive impairment
Within Tibetan medicine, the medicinal herb Terminalia chebula (T. chebula) is well-known for its extensive therapeutic properties. Its usefulness against bacteria, viruses, oxidation, inflammation, glycemia, and tumors has ...
Scientists discover how rice blast fungi interact with soil microbes
In the world of agriculture, rice is a staple food for more than half of the global population, making its cultivation crucial for food security. However, the rice blast fungus Pyricularia oryzae (syn. Magnaporthe oryzae) ...
Dark matter has a firm grip on these galaxies
The elliptical galaxy NGC 1270 lies about 240 million light-years away. But it's not alone. It's part of the Perseus Cluster (Abell 426), the brightest X-ray object in the sky and one of the most massive objects in the universe.
Civilian support for military coups isn't a bug. It's a feature
In September 2024, authorities in Benin detained the country's former sports minister and a prominent businessman for allegedly plotting a coup against the West African nation's president, Patrice Talon. Had a putsch materialized, ...
How finance can be part of the solution to the world's biodiversity crisis
More than half of the world's total GDP is at least moderately dependent on nature. Yet arguably, there is no economy (or life) without nature. A quarter of animal and planet species are now threatened, and 14 out of 18 key ...
Report highlights disparities in school meal charge policies
Public schools, nonprofit private schools, and residential childcare institutions can participate in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP), which provide federally assisted meals through ...
Study reveals light-responsive gut mechanism in sea urchins
Many bilaterally symmetrical animals, including humans, possess a continuous digestive tract that extends from the mouth to the anus, allowing food digestion and absorption while expelling waste. This type of gut is a recent ...
Going viral: Undergrads immersed in the wide, weird world of phages
Armed with sterile tubes, students at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine fanned out across Canada's capital city collecting soil samples. They were on the hunt for "bacteriophages," viruses one-fortieth the size ...
Poll suggests future of nation, economy and presidential election are top US stressors
More than seven in 10 adults said the future of the nation (77%) is a significant source of stress in their lives, with the economy (73%) and the 2024 U.S. presidential election (69%) following closely behind, according to ...
Where there's smoke: The rising death toll from climate-charged fire in the landscape
Inhaling smoke is bad for you. Smoke from any kind of fire, from bonfire to burn-off to uncontrolled wildfire, can have serious consequences.
4,300 tons of space junk and rising: Another satellite breakup adds to orbital debris woes
A large communications satellite has broken up in orbit, affecting users in Europe, Central Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australia, and adding to the growing swarm of space junk clouding our planet's neighborhood.
New report reveals that targets to save 30% of the ocean by 2030 aren't being met
The world is gathering in Colombia for the UN biodiversity conference known as Cop16, a biannual pulse-taking of the living planet where actions to protect the natural world are agreed. At its last meeting in 2022, an ambitious ...
A model for the decline of trends, fads and information sharing
A model of human behavior finds that people will share information if enough—but not too many—of their contacts do so. Humans are social creatures, and many behaviors and beliefs can spread from person to person. Understanding ...
Russia's 'meat grinder' tactics in Ukraine have proved effective in past wars—but at terrible cost
Reports have emerged in recent months of particularly savage casualties among Russian troops fighting in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, as the Russian military bids to capture as much territory as it can, possibly ...
Are academics more likely to answer emails from 'Melissa' or 'Rahul'? The answer may not surprise you
Universities are supposed to be places where all students can learn, free from discrimination.
To truly understand the health of a lake, you must look well beyond its shoreline
On the surface, most of Canada's lakes and rivers look pristine. But below the surface, many are facing essential challenges to their health. Why? To better understand the health of Canadian lakes and rivers, we must look ...
With AI translation tools so powerful, what is the point of learning a language?
In the age of artificial intelligence (AI), foreign language learning can seem like it's becoming obsolete. Why invest the time and effort to learn another language when technology can do it for you?
Huge volumes of whey go to waste. We could do much more with this nutrient-rich liquid
Every year, 7.6 million tons of food is lost or wasted in Australia. When we think about this, we might picture moldy fruit, stale bread and overly full fridges. But in fact, almost half of this waste happens before food ...
Right whales are migrating in new areas, prompting need for better protections, report finds
Endangered Atlantic right whales are venturing to new areas, researchers have found in a recently released report, and many of those areas do not have speed limits on vessels.
A new view of the in-between years of our universe
Just like we use photos to reflect on memories of our past, astrophysicists want to use images of far-off galaxies to understand what the universe was like in its juvenile years. But current imaging technology can only reach ...
The case of a robot shark in a marine park raises questions about animal welfare
After five years of renovation, Shenzhen's Xiaomeisha Sea World finally opened its doors to the public. But the marine park soon found itself the object of international discussion as it was revealed their advertised real ...
