Optics & Photonics
The interference of many atoms, and a new approach to boson sampling
In daily life, when two objects are "indistinguishable," it's due to an imperfect state of knowledge. As a street magician scrambles the cups and balls, you could, in principle, keep track of which ball is which as they are ...
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Astronomy
Improving timing precision of millisecond pulsars using polarization
Pulsar timing enables the most stringent tests of fundamental physics. By monitoring the pulse times of arrival (ToAs) of an ensemble of stable millisecond pulsars (MSPs), known as a pulsar timing array (PTA), it is possible ...
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Getting to know the enzymes behind cell communication—and tumor growth
In the human body, molecules known as kinases propagate signals within and between cells, relaying signals that allow cells to respond to changes in the environment. However, there are hundreds of different kinases in the ...
Biochemistry
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Study sheds light on the origin of elasticity in glasses and gels
Glasses and gels are two different types of solid materials that are commonly used in a wide range of settings. Despite their markedly different compositions, these distinct materials share some similar properties, for instance, ...
Strictly no dancing: Researchers discover 'new molecular design rules'
Since the discovery of quantum mechanics more than a hundred years ago, it has been known that electrons in molecules can be coupled to the motion of the atoms that make up the molecules. Often referred to as molecular vibrations, ...
Condensed Matter
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Researchers map out anatomy of wooden breast syndrome in broiler chickens
Each year, Delaware farms raise more than 240 million broiler chickens, the top agricultural commodity in the state with a $3.5 billion impact on the state's economy.
Molecular & Computational biology
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New approach uses generative AI to imitate human motion
An international group of researchers has created a new approach to imitating human motion by combining central pattern generators (CPGs) and deep reinforcement learning (DRL). The method not only imitates walking and running ...
Robotics
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Team develops computational approach to redesign antibodies for broader effectiveness against viral pandemics
In a new development for addressing future viral pandemics, a multi-institutional team involving Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers has successfully combined an artificial intelligence (AI)-backed platform ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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inflammatory protein research offers treatment strategies for a rare, potentially fatal lung disease
Most of the time, our immune systems do a great job defending against infection and keeping our bodies running smoothly. Sometimes, though, our immune system actually makes things worse. Case in point—researchers from Japan ...
Immunology
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Study shows damaging impact of heat waves on vital organs
Researchers from the University of California, Irvine have found evidence of the molecular causes of the damaging impact heat stress causes on the gut, liver and brain in the elderly. These findings point to the potential ...
Neuroscience
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Medical Xpress
Team develops computational approach to redesign antibodies for broader effectiveness against viral pandemics
New device that emits magnetic field may offer hope for treating depression
A smart neckband for tracking dietary intake
Tailored vaccine could one day treat eczema in children
Researchers discover new target for potential leukemia therapy
Sleep problems as a child may be associated with psychosis in young adults
New tool links Alzheimer's disease types to rate of cognitive decline
Researchers find that a new mother's immune status varies with her feeding strategy
Potential link between PTSD and autism found in mice
How our knowledge of artists influences our perception of their works
More than 321,000 US children lost a parent to drug overdose from 2011 to 2021: Study
Tech Xplore
Tackling climate change with social science
Scientists determine disorder improves lithium-ion battery life
AI and holography bring 3D augmented reality to regular glasses
Chemists present roadmap to a carbon-neutral refinery by 2050
Flexible pseudocapacitor defies climate extremes, packs energy punch
Meta will let advertisers create campaigns using new generative AI tools
OpenAI unveils tool to detect DALL-E images
More and faster: Electricity from clean sources reaches 30% of global total
New large learning model shows how AI might shape LGBTQIA+ advocacy
Researcher explains why we should care more about converging technologies
Q&A: Economist says EVs can help drive US to carbon-neutral power grid
Astronomers explore globular cluster NGC 2419
Using the Indian Astronomical Observatory (IAO) and ESA's Gaia satellite, astronomers have explored a galactic globular cluster known as NGC 2419. Results of the study, published April 29 on the preprint server arXiv, shed ...
Researchers may have found an Achilles heel for Hepatitis B
Tiny, dangerous, and easily transmitted hepatitis B virus (HBV) chronically affects about 296 million people and kills about 1 million every year. This stealthy virus invades the liver and remains largely asymptomatic until ...
Genetics
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A new, low-cost, high-efficiency photonic integrated circuit
The rapid advancement in photonic integrated circuits (PICs), which combine multiple optical devices and functionalities on a single chip, has revolutionized optical communications and computing systems.
Hardware
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Possible evidence of glueballs found during Beijing Spectrometer III experiments
A large international team of physicists working on the BES III collaboration has announced possible physical evidence of glueballs. In their study, published in the journal Physical Review Letters, the group analyzed decaying ...
Scientists unravel how psychedelic drugs interact with serotonin receptors to potentially produce therapeutic benefits
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have shed valuable light on the complex mechanisms by which a class of psychedelic drugs binds to and activates serotonin receptors to produce potential therapeutic ...
Medications
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Scientists determine disorder improves lithium-ion battery life
What determines the cycle life of batteries? And, more importantly, how can we extend it? An international research team led by TU Delft has discovered that local disorder in the oxide cathode material increases the number ...
Energy & Green Tech
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Study informs climate resilience strategies in urban, rural areas
Local decision-makers looking for ways to reduce the impact of heat waves on their communities have a valuable new capability at their disposal: a new study on vegetation resilience.
Earth Sciences
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New study delves into ozone's influence on exoplanetary climate
In the quest for life beyond our solar system, a new study delves into the atmospheric dynamics of planet Proxima Centauri b, illuminating ozone's pivotal role in shaping planetary climates. This research signifies a significant ...
Astrobiology
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Video shows how swarms of miniature robots simultaneously clean up microplastics and microbes
When old food packaging, discarded children's toys and other mismanaged plastic waste break down into microplastics, they become even harder to clean up from oceans and waterways. These tiny bits of plastic also attract bacteria, ...
Robotics
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Physicist achieve milestone in quantum simulation with circular Rydberg qubits
A team of researchers from the 5th Institute of Physics at the University of Stuttgart is making important progress in the field of quantum simulation and quantum computing based on Rydberg atoms by overcoming a fundamental ...
Quantum Physics
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Pore pressure diffusion led to microseismicity at Illinois basin carbon sequestration site, modeling study finds
Pore pressure diffusion generated by carbon dioxide injected underground at a carbon storage site in the Illinois Basin is the likely cause of hundreds of microearthquakes that took place at the site between 2011 and 2012, ...
Hidden citations in physics may obscure true impact
In the scientific literature, a citation acts as a mechanism to signal prior knowledge, enhance credibility, and protect against plagiarism. But it also gives credit to the individual or team who established or discovered ...
Big data helps determine what drives disease risk
Working with nearly 3,000 observations across almost 1,500 host-parasite combinations, researchers at Notre Dame University have found that biodiversity loss, chemical pollution, introduced species, and climate change, but ...
Researchers conduct survey on attitudes toward urban animals and where people want them to live
How do city residents feel about animals in their immediate surroundings? A recent study published in the Journal of Urban Ecology by the Technical University of Munich (TUM), the University of Jena and the Vienna University ...
Terahertz flexible multiplexing chip enabled by synthetic topological phase transitions
The terahertz band is a gap band between microwave and infrared, and has shown great application potential in many cutting-edge information fields such as 6G communications. Terahertz silicon-based photonics has many advantages ...
Scientists identify contributions of vertical atmospheric measurements and simulations during haze pollution in Beijing
Recently, Science Bulletin published research that explored the source of ammonium in PM2.5 at different heights of the atmospheric boundary layer in Beijing, and found that combustion-related ammonia is very important to ...
Experts propose a long-term strategy for wildfire risk management in the era of climate change
A perspective published in PNAS Nexus explores lessons learned from recent deadly wildfires and proposes a strategy for managing wildfire risk.
Researchers search for solutions to construct a comprehensive workforce
At the perimeter of any construction site, you will find large fences designed to keep construction materials in and danger out. But those aren't the barriers that keep more people from joining the construction workforce.
Using AI to predict grade point average from college application essays
Jonah Berger and Olivier Toubia used natural language processing to understand what drives academic success. The authors analyzed over 20,000 college application essays from a large public university that attracts students ...
Few tenure-track jobs for engineering Ph.D.s, study finds
A study finds that most engineering Ph.D. graduates will never secure a tenure-track faculty position. Over the past 50 years, the number of full-time faculty positions in US universities has steadily declined while production ...
Disadvantaged entrepreneurs often fear success, but new research can help
When low-income entrepreneurs start their own businesses, they frequently fear failure—a well-documented phenomenon. But over time, they may also fear success, given the costs and unknowns it can bring, and this barrier ...
Great balls of protein: CSIRO turns red meat into nutritious powder
Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, is adding value to the beef sector, turning red meat into a highly nutritious powder to give an allergen-free protein boost to snacks and beverages, targeting a $3.8 billion health ...
Can science explain why couples break up? The mathematical anatomy of a fall
French director Justine Triet's "Anatomy of a Fall," winner of the 2023 Oscar for best original script, reconstructs a fatal fall in order to dissect the collapse of the romantic relationship between the film's leading couple, ...
Water cremation: What are the benefits of this sustainable form of body disposal?
Already a popular option in the U.S., and famously chosen by Archbishop Desmond Tutu who died in 2021, alkaline hydrolysis—a sustainable method of disposing the body after death—is set to be regulated in Scotland.
Rising knife crime in London is linked to austerity cuts to youth services—here's the evidence
New data released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) shows knife and gun crime in London rose sharply in the 12 months before December 2023.
Most Gypsy and Traveler sites in Great Britain are located within 100 meters of major pollutants, shows research
Gypsy and Traveler communities are among the more socially excluded groups in the UK. There is a long history of government failures in meeting these groups' housing needs.
A 'conservation conundrum'—when rat control to conserve one species threatens another
When pest rats and mice decimate populations of native species, pest control is a no-brainer. But what if baiting rats protects threatened songbirds, while poisoning critically endangered owls?
How to tell if a conspiracy theory is probably false
Conspiracy theories are everywhere, and they can involve just about anything.
Walking in African cities can be a miserable experience: Study shows planners ignore needs of pedestrians
African cities aren't welcoming places for pedestrians. Yet walking is free and, given the shortage of decent public transport, it's often the only way for people to move around. More than 70% of Africa's urban population ...
As climate change amplifies urban flooding, here's how communities can become 'sponge cities'
"When it rains, it pours" once was a metaphor for bad things happening in clusters. Now it's becoming a statement of fact about rainfall in a changing climate.
