We move thanks to coordination among many skeletal muscle fibers, all twitching and pulling in sync. While some muscles align in one direction, others form intricate patterns, helping parts of the body move in multiple…
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Most current AI struggles to read clocks and calendars
Some of the world’s most advanced AI systems struggle to tell the time and work out dates on calendars, a study suggests.
While AI models can perform complex tasks such as writing essays and generating art, they have yet to master some skills…
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A new iron compound hints ‘primordial’ helium hides in Earth’s core
Scientists have coaxed one of the universe’s most stubborn elements into a new compound.
Formed under intense pressures, the newly discovered compound packs helium atoms into crystalline iron, researchers report February 25 in…
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Matter at the Crossroads – Space & Physics | Weizmann Wonder Wander
Instantly turning a material from opaque to transparent, or from a conductor to an insulator, is no longer the stuff of science fiction. For several years now, scientists have been using lasers to control the properties of matter at extremely…
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Want to climb the leadership ladder? Try debate training
For those looking to climb the corporate ladder in the U.S., here’s an idea you might not have considered: debate training.
According to a new research paper, people who learn the basics of debate are more likely to advance to leadership roles in…
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New research explores mental health costs of emotional labor at work
Kash Afshar, University of Mississippi assistant professor of marketing, and Omar Itani, associate professor of marketing at Lebanese American University, recently published their team’s findings in Industrial Marketing Management. The study…
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New computer code could lead to simpler, less costly stellarators for fusion power
Physicists have created a new computer code that could speed up the design of the complicated magnets that shape the plasma in stellarators, making the systems simpler and more affordable to build.
Like engineers who design high-performance…
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First operating system for quantum networks
Quantum Internet Alliance (QIA) researchers at TU Delft, QuTech, University of Innsbruck, INRIA and CNRS recently announced the creation of the first operating system designed for quantum networks: QNodeOS. The research, published in Nature,…
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QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 11 subjects for 2025 | MIT News
QS World University Rankings has placed MIT in the No. 1 spot in 11 subject areas for 2025, the organization announced today.
The Institute received a No. 1 ranking in the following QS subject areas: Chemical Engineering;…
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Making solar projects cheaper and faster with portable factories | MIT News
As the price of solar panels has plummeted in recent decades, installation costs have taken up a greater share of the technology’s overall price tag. The long installation process for solar farms is also emerging as a…
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