NASA’s Curiosity rover has photographed a bizarre, coral-shaped rock on Mars, believed to have formed billions of years ago. The image, taken in July 2023, captures a formation just an inch wide but rich in geological storytelling, shaped…
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New method helps explain how solar cells can repair themselves using sunlight
Engineers at UNSW Sydney have developed a way to monitor solar cells at a microscopic level while they are operating to discover exactly how damage caused by ultraviolet light can be naturally repaired. The new monitoring method allows experts to…
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The Download: OpenAI’s plans for science, and chatbot age verification
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.
Inside OpenAI’s big play for science
—Will Douglas Heaven
In the three years since…
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Scientists found a survival switch inside brain cells
Most cells in the human body can replace themselves after damage. Neurons, the cells that power the nervous system, usually cannot. Once injured, they rarely generate healthy replacements.
Following events such as strokes, concussions, or…
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New hybrid drone propulsion system aims to extend range, endurance
Israeli defense firm Elbit Systems has signed a 10-year pact with Lowental Hybrid Ltd. to extend mission endurance fivefold for its drones. The latter will supply its Native Parallel Hybrid propulsion systems for this cause.
By implementing…
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People are swayed by AI-generated videos even when they know they're fake, study shows
Generative deep learning models are artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can create texts, images, audio files, and videos for specific purposes, following instructions provided by human users. Over the past few years, the content generated…
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Marathon: Release Date, Open Preview Weekend and More
Marathon is the next game from Bungie, the acclaimed studio behind the Halo and Destiny franchises. The developer’s new game was originally set to come out last September, but the lukewarm reception it received from players who tried out the…
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This Humanoid Is Ready to Bring You a Toothbrush
The newest humanoid robot on the scene, Sprout, is not designed to carry boxes or stack shelves. Instead, this charming and relatively cheap model, roughly the size of a 9-year-old child, is meant to help customers in hotels, shops, and…
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Are mysterious 'Little Red Dots' discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope actually nurseries for direct-collapse black holes? – Space
- Are mysterious ‘Little Red Dots’ discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope actually nurseries for direct-collapse black holes? Space
- A Potential New Piece of the “Little Red Dot” Puzzle Astrobites
- Ancient Mysterious Objects That Look Like…
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Scientists Are Pulling Back the Curtain on the Weird Formation of the Rocky Mountains
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The Rocky Mountain chain is a fascinating geologic formation, as it (at least, at first glance)…
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