From classical to quantum: Reimagining the Mpemba effect at the atomic scale
In a new Nature Communications study, scientists have demonstrated the quantum version of the strong Mpemba effect (sME) in a single trapped ion system.
22/01/2025
Superalloys resist wear at nearly forge-level heat using new process
Finding lubricants that work at exceptionally high temperatures challenges researchers and industries alike. A Virginia Tech team may have uncovered a promising candidate by happenstance: transition metal spinel oxides formed ...
Materials Science
Jan 22, 2025
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Largest study of its kind proves 'bird brain' is a misnomer
It's difficult to know what birds "think" when they fly, but scientists in Australia and Canada are getting some remarkable new insights by looking inside birds' heads.
Plants & Animals
Jan 22, 2025
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Future-focused travel ads inspire more bookings than nostalgic campaigns, study finds
When it comes to getting people to want to go places, the future is ever more lovely than the past, according to a new Washington State University-led study in the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research.
Social Sciences
Jan 22, 2025
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In the hunt for new and better enzymes, AI steps to the fore
Enzymes are crucial to life. They are nature's little catalysts. In the gut, they help us digest food. They can enhance perfumes or get laundry cleaner with less energy. Enzymes also make potent drugs to treat disease. Scientists ...
Biotechnology
Jan 22, 2025
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Rediscovered fossil reveals rare bird skull from 45 million years ago
Around 45 million years ago, a 4.6 foot-tall (1.40 meters) flightless bird called Diatryma roamed the Geiseltal region in southern Saxony-Anhalt. An international team of researchers led by the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Jan 22, 2025
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Did the COVID-19 lockdowns really affect lunar temperatures?
Almost five years ago, much of the world went quiet for several weeks due to the COVID-19 lockdowns. It went so quiet, in fact, that scholars published a 2024 article in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: ...
Planetary Sciences
Jan 22, 2025
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M87* observations catch the black hole's turbulent accretion flow
Using observations from 2017 and 2018, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration has advanced our understanding of the supermassive black hole at the center of Messier 87 (M87*). This study marks a significant step ...
Astronomy
Jan 22, 2025
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Fossil footprints study is the first to track cave bears in the Iberian Peninsula
A set of footprints impressed in clay in the Honseca Cave (Velilla del Río Carrión, Palencia), which were made by cave bears that inhabited this area during the Late Pleistocene, are the subject of a new article featured ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Jan 22, 2025
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Employee trust in AI linked to performance and adoption rates
Many companies are making substantial investments in artificial intelligence (AI), which can enhance decision-making processes, foster innovation, increase productivity, and have other advantages.
Economics & Business
Jan 22, 2025
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