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News tagged with scientific process
Researchers remeasure gravitational constant
The gravitational constant G determines the strength of gravity—the force that makes apples fall to the ground or pulls the Earth in its orbit around the sun. It is part of Isaac Newton's law of universal gravitation, which ...
General Physics
Jul 11, 2022
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Robot scientist becomes first machine to discover new scientific knowledge
Scientists have created a Robot Scientist which the researchers believe is the first machine to have independently discovered new scientific knowledge. The robot, called Adam, is a computer system that fully automates the ...
Robotics
Apr 2, 2009
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Researchers demonstrate enhanced radiative heat transfer for nanodevices
Researchers from Japan have been working hard to keep their cool—or at least—keep their nanodevices from overheating. By adding a tiny coating of silicon dioxide to micro-sized silicon structures, they were able to show ...
Nanophysics
May 9, 2024
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Research team uses water as a nonlinear medium for ultra-broadband white laser
Scientists are making significant strides in the development of ultrabroadband white laser sources, covering a wide spectrum from ultraviolet to far infrared. These lasers find applications in diverse fields such as large-scale ...
Optics & Photonics
Jan 16, 2024
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National network of biomedical engineers offer a six-step roadmap to diversify faculty hiring
A team of scientists from over a dozen of the nation's top bioengineering programs have created a roadmap for developing and implementing a hiring process aimed at increasing diversity among biomedical engineering faculty.
Other
Aug 15, 2023
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Ancient rock engravings unveil intriguing insights into human cultures
A groundbreaking study conducted by a multidisciplinary team that include a computational archaeologist, artist, and computer programmer has revealed new insights into ancient rock engravings and the techniques used by ancient ...
Archaeology
Jul 4, 2023
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The life below our feet: Team discovers microbes thriving in groundwater and producing oxygen in the dark
Nearly a third of Earth's freshwater resources lie in groundwater—much more than in all lakes, rivers and the atmosphere combined, and exceeded only by the frozen water in polar ice caps. Accordingly, about half of humankind ...
Ecology
Jun 14, 2023
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DNA repair discovery could improve biotechnology
A team of researchers from Michigan State University's College of Veterinary Medicine has made a discovery that may have implications for therapeutic gene editing strategies, cancer diagnostics and therapies and other advancements ...
Biotechnology
Mar 2, 2023
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Tracing the evolution of wheat spikes since the Neolithic revolution
About 12,000 years ago, the Neolithic revolution radically changed the economy, diet and structure of the first human societies in the Fertile Crescent of the Near East. With the beginning of the cultivation of cereals, such ...
Evolution
Feb 2, 2023
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