Nanophysics
Free-space nanoprinting beyond optical limits to create 4D functional structures
Two-photon polymerization is a potential method for nanofabrication to integrate nanomaterials based on femtosecond laser-based methods. Challenges in the field of 3D nanoprinting include slow layer-by-layer printing and ...
Oct 7, 2023
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Earth Sciences
Discovery of invisible nutrient discharge on Great Barrier Reef raises concerns
Scientists using natural tracers off Queensland's coast have discovered the source of previously unquantified nitrogen and phosphorous that are having a profound environmental impact on the Great Barrier Reef.
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Remnant of cell division could be responsible for spreading cancer
Once thought to be the trash can of the cell, a little bubble of cellular stuff called the midbody remnant is actually packing working genetic material with the power to change the ...
Once thought to be the trash can of the cell, a little bubble of cellular stuff called the midbody remnant is actually packing working genetic material ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 7, 2023
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Scientists develop a semi-device independent, randomness-free test for quantum correlation
In a new Physical Review Letters study, scientists have successfully presented a proof of concept to demonstrate a randomness-free test for quantum correlations and non-projective measurements, offering a groundbreaking alternative ...
Theoretical physicists present significantly improved calculation of the proton radius
A group of theoretical physicists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) has once again succeeded in significantly improving their calculations of the electric charge radius of the proton published in 2021. For the ...
General Physics
Oct 6, 2023
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Pulsars may make dark matter glow
The central question in the ongoing hunt for dark matter is: what is it made of? One possible answer is that dark matter consists of particles known as axions. A team of astrophysicists, led by researchers from the universities ...
Astronomy
Oct 6, 2023
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Lack of sexually related injuries does not mean rape victim was 'making it up,' says study
The absence of sexually related injuries cannot be used in court to infer that rape victims are "making it up," a new study reveals.
Social Sciences
Oct 6, 2023
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Study: Digital watermark protections can be easily bypassed
Perhaps the most chilling aspect of AI is its capacity to generate deepfake images.
Can chatbots be therapists? Only if you want them to be
A manager at artificial intelligence firm OpenAI caused consternation recently by writing that she just had "a quite emotional, personal conversation" with her firm's viral chatbot ChatGPT.
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Amazon launches test satellites for its planned internet service to compete with SpaceX
Amazon launched the first test satellites for its planned internet service on Friday as a rival to SpaceX's broadband network.
Telecom
Oct 7, 2023
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New Alzheimer's disease pathways identified
Dementia, which includes Alzheimer's disease, currently affects around 1.8 million people in Germany. The exact cause has not yet been clarified, but genetic factors play a significant role in the development of the disease. ...
Neuroscience
Oct 6, 2023
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Medical Xpress
Can chatbots be therapists? Only if you want them to be
A decade of data describes nationwide youth mental health crisis
New study shows decreasing spinal immobilization treatment in pre-hospital settings
New Alzheimer's disease pathways identified
Research breakthrough sparks new hope for bowel cancer patients
Strep molecule illuminates cancer immune therapies
How do our brains tell us when something goes wrong?
Our sense of smell alters the colors we see, show scientists
Integrated chronic care in Africa can improve outcomes and save money
Scientists find that external factors impact vaccine belief-behavior predictions
Regenerative cell therapy for epilepsy
Antidepressants versus running for depression: Is there a winner?
Study discovers possible tool to diagnose common contributor to vascular dementia
New test for prostate cancer could help avoid unnecessary biopsies
Can buttermilk help cure infection from flesh-eating bacteria?
Tech Xplore
Dancing delicacies: Combining food and tech for interactive dining
Two experiments make a case for using deepfakes in training videos
UN, Red Cross want bans, curbs on killer robots
Rise in overdose deaths increasingly affects those with lower educational attainment, study finds
Drug overdose deaths increased sharply among Americans without a college education and nearly doubled over a three-year period among those who don't have a high school diploma, according to a new RAND Corporation study. The ...
Addiction
Oct 6, 2023
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Proof-of-principle study shows immunity from routine vaccines has potential to fight cancer
A University of Massachusetts Amherst team has demonstrated "in theory" that a protein antigen from a childhood vaccine can be delivered into the cells of a malignant tumor to refocus the body's immune system against the ...
Oncology & Cancer
Oct 6, 2023
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Researchers catch protons in the act of dissociation with ultrafast 'electron camera'
Scientists have caught fast-moving hydrogen atoms—the keys to countless biological and chemical reactions—in action.
General Physics
Oct 6, 2023
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Fossil snake traces: Another world-first find on South Africa's Cape south coast
Snakes are familiar, distinctive—and often feared—reptiles. And they've been around for a long time: body fossils found in the UK, Portugal and the US stretch all the way back to the late Jurassic period, about 150 million ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Oct 6, 2023
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New research finds that reducing antibiotic usage in animal feed is not enough to combat antibiotic resistance
A new study led by the University of Oxford has found that natural evolution of antibiotic resistance genes has maintained resistance in bacteria despite a reduction in the use of antibiotics. The findings demonstrate the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 6, 2023
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Unearthing the leaf miners of ancient times: 312-million-year-old fossil sheds light on insect behavior and evolution
Insects are fragile, soft-bodied animals whose remains are difficult to preserve. Wings are often fossilized, but insect bodies, if present, are usually bits and pieces of the original prehistoric animal, making it difficult ...
Evolution
Oct 6, 2023
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Benefits of psychedelics in obsessive-compulsive disorder: In search of evidence
In recent years, interest in psychedelics and their possible benefit in treating psychiatric illnesses has been revived. Expectations are high, especially in obsessive-compulsive disorder, where patients' therapeutic options ...
Medical research
Oct 6, 2023
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A 130g soft robot gripper that can lift 100kg
Utilizing soft, flexible materials such as cloth, paper, and silicone, soft robotic grippers act like a robot's hand to perform functions such as safely grasping and releasing objects. Unlike conventional rigid material grippers, ...
Robotics
Oct 6, 2023
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Researchers 3D print moon rover wheel prototype with NASA
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in collaboration with NASA, are taking additive manufacturing to the final frontier by 3D printing the same kind of wheel as the design used by NASA ...
Space Exploration
Oct 6, 2023
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Researchers revolutionize understanding of supermassive black hole accretion radiation in quasars
Through the study of the optical to extreme ultraviolet radiation generated by the accretion of supermassive black holes at the centers of quasars, Associate Professor Cai Zhenyi and Professor Wang Junxian from the Department ...
Astronomy
Oct 6, 2023
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Young children who are close to their parents are more likely to grow up kind, helpful and 'prosocial'
A loving bond between parents and their children early in life significantly increases the child's tendency to be "prosocial," and act with kindness and empathy towards others, research indicates.
Saving Mt. Wilson Observatory: Inside the long battle to maintain the spot where we found our place in the universe
Los Angeles was once the best place in the world to see the universe.
Study quantifies satellite brightness, challenges ground-based astronomy
The ability to have access to the Internet or use a mobile phone anywhere in the world is taken more and more for granted, but the brightness of Internet and telecommunications satellites that enable global communications ...
It's time to start worrying about space junk around the moon, too
It's getting crowded up there. An increase in military, commercial and scientific launches, coupled with a lower cost for rideshare cubesat launches, means lots more space junk to deal with in coming years. And we're not ...
Humans got to America 7,000 years earlier than thought, new research confirms
When and how humans first settled in the Americas is a subject of considerable controversy. In the 20th century, archaeologists believed that humans reached the North American interior no earlier than around 14,000 years ...
Discovery of massive undersea water reservoir could explain New Zealand's mysterious slow earthquakes
Researchers have discovered a sea's worth of water locked within the sediment and rock of a lost volcanic plateau that's now deep in the Earth's crust. Revealed by a 3D seismic image, the water lies two miles under the ocean ...
Toxic storms blamed on climate change cloud Tajikistan
The air was dry and warm and the skies over Dushanbe were gray without a hint of sun during another recent toxic sand storm that enveloped the capital of Tajikistan.
Is planting trees to combat climate change 'complete nonsense'?
Bill Gates is emphatic: "I don't plant trees," he declared recently, wading into a debate about whether mass tree planting is really much use in fighting climate change.
Stone Age herders transported heavy rock tools to grind animal bones, plants and pigment
About 7,000 years ago, a small group of people sat around a fire, next to a small lake in what is now the Nefud Desert of northern Saudi Arabia.
Female animals teach each other to choose unusual males—new research
My friend recently changed their favorite celebrity crush from Anna Kendrick to Lily James. While some people could see the attraction, others might not. So what is it that attracts us to potential mates? A new study suggests ...
AI of the tiger: Tiny camera 'protects' predator—and people
Tiger populations are on the rise in the jungles of India and Nepal and the predators are roaming ever closer to villages, sparking a race among conservationists to find ways of avoiding conflict.
Scientists build a spatial atlas of the chloroplast proteome, the home of photosynthesis
Plants and algae convert solar energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis. This process is vital for life on Earth and provides us with oxygen, food, fuels, and other valuable products. Photosynthesis occurs inside ...
Deforestation down in Brazil's Amazon
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by 59 percent in September compared to the same month last year, official data showed, confirming a positive trend that began after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva returned to ...
RIP Stoneman Willie: US mummy buried after 128 years
After more than a century living with a macabre mystery, the US town of Reading, Pennsylvania closed the casket Saturday on its oddest-ever resident—a mummified man who was finally buried.
Indian flood toll up to 77 as waters recede
At least 77 people are confirmed dead in the floods that hit India's northeast, authorities said Sunday, with destroyed roads and bridges leaving thousands more still cut off despite waters receding.
Virgin Galactic carries first Pakistani into space
Adventurer Namira Salim became the first Pakistani to travel into space on Friday, riding aboard Virgin Galactic's fifth successful flight in five months, the US company announced.
The currency of conservation: A little flexibility goes a long way in nature's bureau de change
Governments, nonprofit organizations, and other groups spend roughly $100 billion a year to support conservation. Restrictions on where conservation funds can be spent, however, prevent organizations from focusing on the ...
Climate change affecting ability to prevent US wildfires: study
Shifting weather patterns caused by climate change are limiting when controlled burns can be carried out to prevent wildfires in the western United States, a new study warns.
Amazon's challenge to Musk's Starlink to have first launch
Amazon is set to launch two satellites on Friday, in its first test mission as part of its plan to deliver the internet from space and compete with Elon Musk's Starlink service.
With seagrass discovery, we may be one good solution closer to solving climate change
The wetsuit-clad team of University of Virginia explorers waded into the salty shallows of the largest restored seagrass meadow in the world, located off the Eastern Shore of Virginia, near Chesapeake Bay.
