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General Physics Aug 8, 2024

The structure of sound: Network insights into Bach's music

Even today, centuries after he lived, Johann Sebastian Bach remains one of the world's most popular composers. On Spotify, close to seven million people stream his music per month, and his listener count is higher than that ...

Quantum Physics Aug 8, 2024

The link between fuzzy images and quantum fields

Mathematical solutions to thorny quantum problems can be found more quickly by exploiting the correspondence between the statistical methods used in deep learning and techniques for implementing quantum simulations, a team ...

Planetary Sciences Aug 8, 2024

Model suggests spewing metal nanorods into Mars' atmosphere could warm the planet by 30 K

A small team of engineers and geophysicists from Northwestern University, the University of Chicago, and the University of Central Florida has found, via modeling, that creating millions of metal nanorods from material on ...

Astrobiology Aug 8, 2024

New study suggests that our galaxy is crowded or empty—both are equally terrifying

Is there intelligent life in the universe? And if so, just how common is it? Or perhaps the question should be, what are the odds that those engaged in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) will encounter it ...

Environment Aug 8, 2024

Detecting climate change using aerosols

Climate change is one of the most significant environmental challenges of present times, leading to extreme weather events, including droughts, forest fires, and floods. The primary driver of climate change is the release ...

Veterinary medicine Aug 8, 2024

Research findings suggest nilgai antelope are not carriers of bovine babesiosis

Nilgai, a non-native antelope species that freely ranges Southern Texas and Northeastern Mexico, do not appear to be susceptible to infection following experimental exposure to Babesia bovis, according to recent findings ...

Earth Sciences Aug 8, 2024

Weather 'whiplash' in Antarctica may help predict effects of future climate change

The McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica live up to their name. The region is one of the driest places on Earth—mountains form a wall around the valleys and prevent melting glacier water from intruding, humidity is extremely ...

Biotechnology Aug 8, 2024

Predicting metabolic potential in bacteria from limited genome data

How bacteria eat food, and what kinds of products they can make from that food, is dictated by the metabolic network of enzyme patterns encoded in their genomes. Using computational methods to learn these patterns across ...

Analytical Chemistry Aug 8, 2024

Breakthrough in molecular control: New bioinspired double helix with switchable chirality

The deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA, the molecular system that carries the genetic information of living organisms, can transcribe and amplify information using its two helical strands. Creating such artificial molecular systems ...

Space Exploration Aug 8, 2024

Here's how Curiosity's sky crane changed the way NASA explores Mars

Twelve years ago, NASA landed its six-wheeled science lab using a daring new technology that lowers the rover using a robotic jetpack.

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