When mechanical and structural engineers design machines, bridges, and buildings, they calculate loads, stresses, and deformation of metal, steel, concrete, glass, wood, and plastic to find the optimal geometry that bears loads with the minimum…
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Sneaky clocks: Uncovering Einstein’s relativity in an interacting atomic playground
For over a century, physicists have grappled with one of the most profound questions in science: How do the rules of quantum mechanics, which govern the smallest particles, fit with the laws of general relativity, which describe the universe on…
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The chances of anything coming from Mars
Within the next decade, space agencies plan to bring samples of rock from Mars to Earth for study. Of concern is the possibility these samples contain life, which could have unforeseen consequences. Therefore, researchers in this field strive to…
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Quantum dot discovery for LEDs brings brighter, more eco-friendly displays
New research by Curtin University has achieved a breakthrough in eco-friendly display technology, creating highly efficient and stable blue quantum dot LEDs (QLEDs) that could power the next generation of televisions, smartphones, VR headsets and…
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Morphology of the maxilla informs about the type of predation strategy in the evolution of Abelisauridae (Dinosauria: Theropoda)
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Classifying microfossil radiolarians on fractal pre-trained vision transformers
Dataset used in this study
In this study, a dataset “SO32” with ~ 53,000 images (Supplementary material 2) was used. Glass slides were prepared from deep-sea sediment samples obtained from Integrated Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Site…
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Optimal farm size reduces global poverty-induced soil antibiotic exposure risk
Wilkinson, J. L. et al. Pharmaceutical pollution of the world’s rivers. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 119, e2113947119 (2022).
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Trade-offs between resilience, sustainability and cost in the US agri-food transportation infrastructure
Ercsey-Ravasz, M., Toroczkai, Z., Lakner, Z. & Baranyi, J. Complexity of the international agro-food trade network and its impact on food safety. PloS ONE 7, e37810 (2012).
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The case for history in planning future food systems transformations
Schneider, K. R. et al. The state of food systems worldwide in the countdown to 2030. Nat. Food 4, 1090–1110 (2023).
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