No matter where you live in the United States, you have likely seen headlines about PFAS being detected in everything from Continue Reading
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PFAS are turning up in the Great Lakes, putting fish and water supplies at risk – here’s how they get there
PFAS are now found in all of the Great Lakes, including Lake Superior, pictured. Mario Dias/iStock/Getty Images Plus -
Altered brain connection found in people with ME/CFS and long COVID
People with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and long COVID experience a disruption to their brain connectivity during a mentally demanding task.
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From Prototype to Factory Floor: How Chinese Industrial Players…
For years, humanoid robots occupied a curious space in the robotics landscape. Impressive on stage, captivating in laboratories, but rarely credible as industrial tools. They were symbols of technological ambition rather than operational…Continue Reading
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Probing the jet base of M87's supermassive black hole
Some galaxies eject powerful streams of charged particles—jets—from their centers into space. The prominent jet of Messier 87 (M87) in the constellation Virgo is visible over distances of 3,000 light-years and can be observed over the full…
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French firm seeks permission to build fast-neutron nuclear reactor
A French firm has submitted its application with local authorities, seeking approval to build an experimental fast-neutron reactor. Stellaria’s application concerns the siting and construction of its Alvin prototype, scheduled to start up in…
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Pinterest reveals major job cuts as it shift focus to AI tools
- Pinterest has confirmed it will lay off around 15% of its workers (700+) by September
- AI hasn’t replaced human workers, but it’s being blamed for the cost cutting
- Quarterly revenue growth has been in a good place for a long time
Pinterest has…
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Scientists Uncover Order Where There Should Be None
Using a quantum simulator cooled to near absolute zero, researchers revealed that magnetic order persists even in conditions previously believed to be disordered. Their results offer a striking insight into how quantum materials behave as…
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Multiwavelength monitoring reveals distant blazar OP 313's behavior
An international team of astronomers has analyzed the data from long-term multiwavelength monitoring of a distant blazar known as OP 313. Results of the new study, published January 18 on the arXiv preprint server, shed more light on the peculiar…
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Multiwavelength analysis finds no radio pulsations from accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar
Using various space telescopes and ground-based facilities, astronomers have performed X-ray and radio observations of an accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar known as MAXI J1957+032. Results of the observational campaign, published on the arXiv …
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The Download: A bid to treat blindness, and bridging the internet divide
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.
The first human test of a rejuvenation method will begin “shortly”
Life Biosciences, a small…
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