Customizing Large Language Models (LLMs) currently presents a significant engineering trade-off between the flexibility of In-Context Learning (ICL) and the efficiency of Context Distillation (CD) or Supervised Fine-Tuning (SFT)….
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Light alone programs and reprograms a crystal surface to guide living cells
Light-patterned electric fields on iron-doped lithium niobate crystals can direct fibroblast cell alignment, reshape nuclei, and confine cell movement along programmable zones. When the laser erases the stored charge pattern, cells regain full…
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Coral proxy data reveals century-long slowdown of South China Sea throughflow under global warming
The South China Sea Throughflow (SCSTF) serves as a critical oceanic conveyor belt for heat and freshwater, mediating water exchanges between the South China Sea (SCS) and the Pacific and Indian oceans while regulating key processes such as heat…
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Eerie brainlike nebula captured in stunning new JWST images
February 27, 2026
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Eerie brainlike nebula captured in stunning new JWST images
Nebula PMR 1 looks uncannily similar to an electrified brain inside a semitransparent skull
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Amazon and NVIDIA fuel $110B OpenAI raise as value hits $840B
OpenAI has raised $110 billion in new funding at a $730 billion pre-money valuation, marking one of the largest capital raises in the technology sector.
The round includes $30 billion from SoftBank, $30 billion from NVIDIA, and $50 billion…
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Political polarization can spur CO₂ emissions and stymie climate action
In recent years, studies and media reports have blamed growing partisan hostility in the U.S. for shattered marriages, broken families, ruined holiday dinners, and increased stress. New CU Boulder research suggests it may have an even broader…
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Who’s really running AI? Inside the billion-dollar battle over regulation with Alex Bores
The Pentagon is playing chicken with Anthropic over who gets to control how the military uses AI while communities across the country are blocking data center construction. As the AI debate has been flattened to…
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60,000-Year-Old Ostrich Egg Patterns Reveal Early Human Genius in Geometry
A new study published in PLOS One sheds new light on early human intelligence by revealing that 60,000-year-old ostrich eggshell fragments from southern Africa bear intricate geometric markings. These designs offer an astonishing glimpse…
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