Rural communities in arid regions have harvested tiny droplets of fog for years as a source of fresh drinking water. Now, researchers say that fog water can be a practical supplement to stave off water stress for larger desert…
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Semicircular canals shed light on bottleneck events in the evolution of the Neanderthal clade
Hublin, J.-J. The origin of Neandertals. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 106, 16022–16027 (2009).
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Assessing Gene Therapy Approaches for Down Syndrome
Decades ago, researchers showed that Down syndrome (also known as trisomy 21), was caused when individuals carried an extra copy of chromosome 21. Down syndrome is also the most common genetic cause of…
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Towards new battery tech: Chemists demonstrate high-performance sodium-ion cathode
For decades, scientists have sought ways to counter our dependence on lithium-ion batteries. These traditional, rechargeable batteries energize today’s most ubiquitous consumer electronics — from laptops to cell phones to electric cars. But raw…
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A miniature swimming robot inspired by marine flatworms
Swimming robots play a crucial role in mapping pollution, studying aquatic ecosystems, and monitoring water quality in sensitive areas such as coral reefs or lake shores. However, many devices rely on noisy propellers, which can disturb or harm…
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Physicists Observe Synchronized Dance of Electrons on Buckminsterfullerene Molecule
Physicists from SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the University of Hamburg have observed how electrons, excited by ultrafast light pulses, danced in unison around a subnanometer C60 fullerene (buckminsterfullerene) molecule.
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For success in bioelectronics, build with nature-inspired design
In addition to making gadgets and game pieces, 3D printing is being used in health care to print prosthetics, dental implants and surgical models. Now, a team at Washington University in St. Louis is using 3D printing to create bioelectronic…
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Like human brains, large language models reason about diverse data in a general way
While early language models could only process text, contemporary large language models now perform highly diverse tasks on different types of data. For instance, LLMs can understand many languages, generate computer code, solve math problems, or…
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300 new intermediate-mass black holes plus 2500 new active black holes in dwarf galaxies discovered
Using early data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), a team of scientists have compiled the largest sample ever of dwarf galaxies that host an actively feeding black hole, as well as the most extensive collection of…
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