Electronics & Semiconductors
High-definition organic LED microdisplays with reduced electrical crosstalk could enhance VR and AR experiences
The rapid advancement of the electronics industry is opening new possibilities for the development of increasingly advanced device components, including displays. Many of the most widely used and highly performing displays ...
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General Physics
International collaboration sheds new light on the relationship between quantum theory and thermodynamics
Researchers from Nagoya University in Japan and the Slovak Academy of Sciences have unveiled new insights into the interplay between quantum theory and thermodynamics. The team demonstrated that while quantum theory does ...
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Balancing the pressure: How plant cells protect their vacuoles
Plants droop and shed their leaves when parched, but with a splash of water, their stems regain strength and their leaves unfurl. This dramatic transformation is a clear signal for ...
Plants droop and shed their leaves when parched, but with a splash of water, their stems regain strength and their leaves unfurl. This dramatic transformation ...
Plants & Animals
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Scientists achieve optical control of phase and group velocities in everyday liquids
The phase and the group velocity of light propagating in conventional optical media cannot exceed the speed of light in vacuum. However, in so-called epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) materials, ...
The phase and the group velocity of light propagating in conventional optical media cannot exceed the speed of light in vacuum. However, in so-called ...
Optics & Photonics
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Dutch space instrument SPEXone produces world map of aerosols
On February 8, 2024, NASA launched its PACE climate satellite with the Dutch aerosol instrument SPEXone onboard. A full year of observations now yields a world map of aerosols.
On February 8, 2024, NASA launched its PACE climate satellite with the Dutch aerosol instrument SPEXone onboard. A full year of observations now yields ...
Earth Sciences
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Single-photon LiDAR delivers detailed 3D images at distances up to 1 kilometer
Researchers have designed a single-photon time-of-flight LiDAR system that can acquire a high-resolution 3D image of an object or scene up to 1 kilometer away. The new system could help enhance security, monitoring, and remote ...
Optics & Photonics
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Making an invisible electric wire: Guiding electricity with sound
Electric sparks are used for welding, powering electronics, killing germs or for igniting the fuel in some car engines. Despite their usefulness, they are hard to control in open space—they split into chaotic branches that ...
Plasma Physics
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Cracking the Burmese python code: Data analysis reveals optimal strategies for removing them from Florida
University of Florida scientists have statistically analyzed large amounts of data collected by Burmese python contractors, revealing critical insights about how to most efficiently remove the reptiles.
Plants & Animals
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Unique metal-poor luminous blue variable inspected by astronomers
Russian astronomers have conducted photometric observations of a unique extremely metal-poor luminous blue variable star known as DDO68-V1. Results of the observational campaign, published Jan. 28 on the arXiv pre-print server, ...

Researchers observe a phase transition in a 1D chain of atoms using a quantum simulator
Phase transitions, shifts between different states of matter, are widely explored physical phenomena. So far, these transitions have primarily been studied in three-dimensional (3D) and two-dimensional (2D) systems, yet theories ...

Native bee populations can bounce back after honey bees move out
Managed honey bees have the potential to affect native bee populations when they are introduced to a new area, but a study led by researchers at Penn State suggests that under certain conditions, the native bees can bounce ...
Plants & Animals
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Psychology-based tasks assess multi-modal LLM visual cognition limits
Over the past decades, computer scientists have created increasingly advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models, some of which can perform similarly to humans on specific tasks. The extent to which these models truly "think" ...

Electronic reporting of symptoms by cancer patients can improve quality of life and reduce emergency visits
People with metastatic cancer who regularly report their symptoms via a home-based electronic monitoring system experienced improved quality of life, clinical outcomes and well-being, as well as fewer emergency department ...
Oncology & Cancer
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eBook: Powering Clean Energy Solutions
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Medical Xpress

Scientists discover brain mechanism that helps overcome fear

Intestinal worms could hold key to treating inflammatory bowel disease

The power of babble: Babies elicit simpler speech from adults

AI accelerates search for new tuberculosis drug targets

AI tool converts data into 2D circular images, offering new way to visualize disease

Cystic fibrosis alters immune system from early life stages, researchers discover

Electroencephalography may help guide treatments for language disorders

A new way to detect inflammation using antibodies developed

Why some heavy drinkers develop advanced liver disease, while others do not

Exploring the psychological mechanisms behind virtual reality exposure therapy's success
Tech Xplore

High-definition organic LED microdisplays with reduced electrical crosstalk could enhance VR and AR experiences

Machine learning approach enhances emotion detection accuracy

Chatbot vs national security? What's going on with DeepSeek bans

Psychology-based tasks assess multi-modal LLM visual cognition limits

Unique hybrid device generates electricity and stores thermal energy efficiently and sustainably

Electricity-producing slime could power floors, shoes and more

International report warns against loss of control over AI

Explainable AI can enhance deepfake detection transparency

OpenAI says to host some customers' data in Europe

How workplaces can better support the growing number of EV drivers

Alternative to studded winter tires reduces airborne particles by 20%

AI datasets have human values blind spots: New research

Top researcher blasts 'nonsense' of superhuman AI

UK to quicken rollout of mini-nuclear reactors

Restoring predators, restoring ecosystems: Yellowstone wolves and other carnivores drive strong trophic cascade
A new study reveals the profound ecological effects of wolves and other large carnivores in Yellowstone National Park, showcasing the cascading effects predators can have on ecosystems. In Yellowstone, this involves wolves ...
Plants & Animals
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Sustainable SOT-MRAM memory technology could replace cache memory in computer architecture in the future
How much energy is consumed each time we upload an image to social media, which relies on data centers and cloud storage? Data centers currently account for about 1% of global energy consumption, amounting to 200 terawatt-hours ...
Hardware
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Periodic cooking: Cracking the method for the 'perfect' boiled egg
A new method pioneered to optimally cook both the yolk and white (or albumen) of a boiled chicken egg has been published in Communications Engineering. The approach, which the authors call periodic cooking, yields an evenly-cooked ...
Analytical Chemistry
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Roving the red planet: New paper documents first Mars mission soil samples
A new paper released today documents the first soil, airfall dust, and rock fragment samples collected by NASA for return from Mars. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas astrobiologist leading the specimen selection team discusses ...
Astrobiology
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Earth saw record-high greening in 2020: What's at the root?
As pandemic lockdowns forced humans into isolation, Earth's vegetation was thriving. The year 2020 was the greenest in modern satellite records from 2001 to 2020, according to a recent study published in Remote Sensing of ...
Earth Sciences
14 hours ago
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Global study finds dramatic disparities in progress toward Sustainable Development Goals
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) constitute the leading global framework for achieving human progress, economic prosperity, and planetary health. This framework emphasizes issues such as public health, education for ...
Environment
14 hours ago
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Wasteful tests before surgery: Study shows how to reduce them safely
For many patients, getting ready to have surgery means getting their blood drawn, their heart rhythm checked, or having other tests in the weeks leading up to their operation.
Surgery
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Volcanic hot springs-dwelling algae reveal photosynthetic insights
Italy's Phlegraean Fields is a hotspot of volcanic activity—an ever-shifting landscape pocketed with acidic hot springs. This huge caldera is a part of the Campanian volcanic arc, which includes Mount Vesuvius, whose eruption ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Ronaldo's Siuuu celebration: Whole-body training model allows robots to mimic famous athlete moves
A team of AI and robotics researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, working with a pair of colleagues from technology company NVIDIA, has developed a new model for training robots to move like human athletes.

Programmable underwater light could accelerate coral reef restoration
Scientists have developed a novel tool designed to protect and conserve coral reefs by providing them with an abundance of feeding opportunities.
Ecology
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COP30 president urges most 'ambitious' emissions targets possible
Countries must aim as high as possible when setting new goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Andre Correa do Lago, the president of the COP30 climate conference to be hosted by Brazil in November, told AFP in an interview.

Hong Kong scientists fight to save fragrant incense trees
Geneticist Zhang Huarong walks through the forest near his Hong Kong research lab, gesturing towards a rotting incense tree stump that is one of over a dozen illegally felled for the valuable wood inside.

AI starts to help India's struggling farms
Each morning Indian farmer R Murali opens an app on his phone to check if his pomegranate trees need watering, fertilizer or are at risk from pests.

New law in Brazil is making students put away their smartphones at school
Brazilian students returned to class this week with a new task: staying away from their smartphones as a new law restricting their use in schools took effect.

The number of snakes removed from this Australian yard will make you shudder
A man described feeling "the shudders" as more than 100 venomous red-bellied black snakes were removed from a pile of mulch in his Sydney backyard.

The Eagles and Chiefs have already made Philadelphia and Kansas City economic winners
If you live in the Philadelphia or Kansas City metro areas, congratulations: The fact that your city made it to the Super Bowl translates to about $200 extra in your pocket.

Elections mean more misinformation. Here's how it spreads in migrant communities
Migrants in Australia often encounter disinformation targeting their communities. However, disinformation circulated in non-English languages and within private chat groups often falls beyond the reach of Australian public ...

Mandatory minimum sentencing is proven to be bad policy. It won't stop hate crimes
Weeks after Opposition Leader Peter Dutton announced his support for mandatory minimum jail terms for antisemitic offenses, the government has legislated such laws. Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke stated the federal ...

Q&A: What to know about the earthquakes near Santorini
An accumulation of weak to moderate earthquakes has been recorded around the Greek island of Santorini since 24 January. The seismic activity is concentrated in the area between the islands of Santorini and Amorgos, with ...

Q&A: Photoproduction creates medicine from waste
The Kobe University start-up Photo-on-Demand Chemical Co. Ltd. demonstrated that it can produce methane from sewage to refine it into pharmaceutical raw materials and other useful chemicals. For this, Tsuda Akihiko, the CEO ...

Multinational research project shows how life on Earth can be measured from space
An ambitious, multinational research project co-led by the University at Buffalo has demonstrated that Earth's biodiversity can be monitored and measured from space, leading to a better understanding of terrestrial and aquatic ...

Curcumin and light show promise in warding off superbugs and antibiotic resistance
In 2017, a tragic incident unfolded in a Nevada hospital. A woman, admitted for pneumonia, tragically succumbed to multiple organ failure and sepsis. The culprit? A strain of bacteria that had developed resistance to a staggering ...

Neutron scattering uncovers spiral magnetic structure in layered perovskites
Multiferroic materials, in which electric and magnetic properties are combined in promising ways, will be the heart of new solutions for data storage, data transmission, and quantum computers. Meanwhile, understanding the ...

Q&A: Harnessing CO₂ for consumer goods and industrial materials
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions are a major contributor to the climate crisis, and while the world works to reduce emissions, chemists and engineers are also working on how to capture and utilize the carbon dioxide already ...

New data model paves way for seamless collaboration among US and international astronomy institutions
Software engineers have been hard at work to establish a common language for a global conversation. The topic—revealing the mysteries of the universe. The U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory ...

New report exposes hidden child labor in Bangladesh's garment factories, urging action
A new report from the University of Nottingham's Rights Lab and GoodWeave International highlights the risk of modern slavery and child labor in Bangladesh's garment supply chains.

Decades of data reveal hurricanes' unexpected benefit to rare Florida butterfly
Sometimes, nature's surprises come with wings. In a new study, scientists have pulled from a 35-year dataset to examine long-term population trends of the federally endangered Schaus's swallowtail butterfly (Heraclides ponceana). ...

Technology that measures the breathing rate of salmon tells us about the well-being of fish
Fish welfare is, of course, a critical topic in salmon farming. It is therefore important to see the fish as individuals, rather than just a group. Researchers have used camera technology combined with artificial intelligence ...

Ofsted inspections affect not just teachers but also the people who train them
Ofsted, England's education inspectorate, has proposed changes to the way it assesses schools, colleges and universities that offer teacher training. The suggested changes include the move to a report-card system rather than ...

Researchers uncover molecular mechanisms of cold tolerance in desert moss
A study led by Prof. Zhang Daoyuan from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography (XIEG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed crucial molecular insights into the cold tolerance of Syntrichia caninervis, a ...