More than 40% of existing and planned offshore wind farm sites in Europe and Asia are being exposed to wind speeds above the maximum design load of some classes of turbine, according to a study in Nature Communications. These findings highlight…
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Offshore wind projects may not be prepared for increasing wind speeds
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Physicists achieve high precision in measuring strontium atoms using rubidium neighbor
Having good neighbors can be very valuable—even in the atomic world. A team of Amsterdam physicists was able to determine an important property of strontium atoms, a highly useful element for modern applications in atomic clocks and quantum…
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Brain-inspired chips are helping electronic noses better mimic human sense of smell
After years of trying, the electronic nose is finally making major progress in sensing smells, almost as well as its human counterpart. That is the conclusion of a scientific review into the development of neuromorphic olfactory perception chips…
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Pink sea anemone that 'builds a home' for hermit crabs discovered off Japan's deep-sea coast
Researchers from Kumamoto University and collaborating institutions have discovered a new species of deep-sea sea anemone that builds shell-like “homes” for hermit crabs—an extraordinary case of mutualism and co-evolution in the ocean depths….
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Tips for fighting the winter blues
As the clocks fall back for the end of daylight saving time and the season moves closer to winter, many people are often struck with seasonal affective disorder (SAD), better known as seasonal depression. The physical and mental effects can make…
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Nvidia, Deutsche Telekom unveil 1-bn-euro AI industrial hub
US tech giant Nvidia and Deutsche Telekom said Tuesday a one-billion-euro ($1.1 billion) industrial artificial intelligence hub will soon be launched in Germany, Europe’s latest bid to catch up in the global AI race.
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Give caterpillars a 'soft landing' under your trees. The ecosystem will thank you
If you’re like most well-intentioned gardeners, you might give a lot of thought to planting the “right” plants to nourish pollinators and other wildlife, with nectar, pollen, seeds and fruit. But have you given much thought to those animals’ habitat?
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Second species of wild leeks discovered, solving long-standing debate
There’s a long-standing debate in the wild ramp community, with one faction arguing that there is only one species of the plant, while others maintain there are up to four species.
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6 million-year-old ice discovered in Antarctica shatters records — and there’s ancient air trapped inside
Researchers setting up a drill in the Allan Hills region of Antarctica. This work was supported by the NSF Center for Oldest Ice Exploration, or COLDEX. (Image credit: Photo by Julia Marks Peterson, COLDEX) Scientists have pulled a 6…
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Webb Captures Red Spider Nebula
Using the Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam) onboard the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have captured a new image of the Red Spider Nebula, a large planetary nebula located in the constellation of Sagittarius.
This Webb image…
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