Smart rings are some of the hottest items of wearable health and fitness tracking tech on the market. They can offer the majority of biometric tracking indicators as most of the best fitness trackers, but with a more discreet, sleek and stylish…
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New super-thin robot mimics muscle to crawl, twist, and grab objects
A team of researchers from South Korea has developed a thin, robotic actuator based on the movements of real human muscles.
Actuators are, effectively, the ‘muscles’ of robotic machines. They are devices that convert stored energy into…
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Nuclear energy-backed Bitcoin mining plan proposed in France
French lawmakers are proposing a legislation that would let the state utility Électricité de France (EDF) divert excess power from its nuclear fleet into Bitcoin mining, French daily Le Monde reported.
The early-stage bill envisions…
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Molecular Drivers of Deadly Prostate Cancer are Revealed
Among men worldwide, prostate cancer is the second most common cancer and the fifth leading cause of cancer deaths. As the world’s population ages, the number of prostate cancer patients is expected to…
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DOE’s Advanced Nuclear Reactor Site 90-Day Challenge
U.S. President Donald Trump in May issued a suite of directives aimed at hastening the development of advanced nuclear reactors. The directives, delivered via a set of four executive orders, set ambitious goals, such as having ten new large…
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How to stop rhino poaching: make their horns radioactive
In 2015 alone, 1,349 rhinos were poached in Africa. In the years since, those…
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Crushing vs. Slashing: New skull scans reveal how giant dinosaurs killed
A new analysis of the bite strength of 18 species of carnivorous dinosaurs shows that while the Tyrannasaurus rex skull was optimized for quick, strong bites like a crocodile, other giant, predatory dinosaurs that walked on two legs — including…
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Chemma AI model helps chemists optimise reactions faster, but experts warn against over-reliance on language models
A new large language model (LLM) named Chemma could redefine AI’s contributions to organic chemistry, offering a faster, smarter approach to reaction prediction and synthesis planning. However, some chemists remain wary, warning that scientists…
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Reactivity of helium could be unlocked by a combination of fluorine and extreme pressures | Research
A team of researchers in the US and China has calculated that extreme pressure could theoretically allow stable covalent helium–fluorine bonds to form, challenging the idea that helium is a chemically inert element.
Noble gases get their…
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Scientists just cracked the code to editing entire chromosomes flawlessly
A team of Chinese researchers led by Prof. GAO Caixia from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed two new genome editing technologies, known collectively as Programmable Chromosome…
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