An international research team led by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has uncovered in a recent research project that people's beliefs in science and religion are primarily shaped by the words of ...
Social Sciences
Jun 4, 2024
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In a digital world where people are mere pixels on a screen, gender bias can show up in unexpected forms. That's what our research team found in a field experiment published in the Journal of Operations Management.
Social Sciences
Jun 4, 2024
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Climate change doubled the likelihood of the historic floods in southern Brazil and amplified intense rains caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon, scientists said Monday.
Environment
Jun 4, 2024
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They say that one can miss the forest for the trees. But it's often worth taking a closer look at the trees to make sense of the dense, brambly whole. That's what a Stanford University group did to tackle a thorny quantum-information ...
Condensed Matter
Jun 3, 2024
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The brain is a particularly complex organ, not only in humans. Even the brain of a fly contains more than 100,000 neurons connected by millions of synapses. For the first time, an international community of researchers has ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 3, 2024
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Biological processes depend on puzzle pieces coming together and interacting. Under specific conditions, these interactions can create something new without external input. This is called self-organization, as seen in a school ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 3, 2024
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In the dynamic realm of optical physics, researchers are continually pushing the boundaries of how light can be manipulated and harnessed for practical applications.
Optics & Photonics
Jun 3, 2024
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To reliably perform complex, large-scale calculations, computing systems rely on so-called error correction schemes, techniques designed to protect information against errors. These techniques are perhaps even more essential ...
Researchers have developed a new type of hologram, known as "metaholograms," capable of projecting multiple high-fidelity images free of crosstalk. This breakthrough paves the way for next-generation technologies including ...
Optics & Photonics
May 30, 2024
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Using experiments with COVID-19 related queries, Cornell sociology and information science researchers found that in a public health emergency, most people pick out and click on accurate information.
Social Sciences
May 30, 2024
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