Researchers use supercomputers and artificial intelligence to predict how carbon transforms under extreme heat and pressure, paving the way for revolutionary materials.
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AI predicts how nanodiamonds become new carbon nanostructures under extreme conditions
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Study pinpoints when bow and arrow came to North America
At some point in North America, the atlatl was replaced by the bow and arrow, thanks to the latter’s increased arrow accuracy, distance, velocity, more frequent shots, plus the ability to shoot (and reshoot) from a number…
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Witness One of the Youngest Moons of the Year with Venus Tonight!
Tonight, March 19, skywatchers will witness one of the rarest and most breathtaking sights of the year as Venus, known as the “Evening Star,” guides observers to a razor-thin crescent moon. Less than 24 hours old, this young moon will…
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The world’s happiest countries report calls attention to youth well-being
March 19, 2026
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The world’s happiest countries report calls attention to youth well-being
An annual world happiness ranking for 2026 explores how the use of social media influences well-being
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A multi-lane highway for light: Topology helps build more robust photonic networks
Penn-led researchers have shown for the first time that multiple, information-carrying light signals can be safely guided through chip-based, reconfigurable networks using topology, the esoteric branch of mathematics that says donuts and mugs are…
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New X-ray vision for electronics lets scientists monitor working chips remotely
A team of international researchers have developed a breakthrough way to observe what is happening inside electronic chips while they are operating—without touching them, taking them apart, or switching them off. The new technique uses…
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This “Quantum” Material Fooled Scientists – but It’s Actually Something Even Stranger
A material thought to be a quantum spin liquid actually exhibits a newly identified magnetic state caused by competing ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic interactions. Materials that enter a quantum spin liquid phase attract significant…
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Eileen Collins on what it takes to become Space Shuttle Commander
In this episode of the Space Minds podcast, host David Ariosto speaks with Eileen Collins, retired NASA astronaut, Air Force colonel and the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle […]
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When confidence becomes a risk: The gap between cyber resilience readiness and reality
Let me start with an uncomfortable truth: executive teams likely overestimate their organizations’ preparedness for a cyberattack. They’ve invested heavily in security tools, established formal resilience strategies, and conducted tabletop…
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Google unveils new ‘vibe design’ tool to help anyone design a high-fidelity UI using natural language
- Stitch’s UI has been totally redesigned, turning it into a ‘vibe design’ tool
- Users can interact by typing, or even speaking, to Stitch
- Google hopes more brainstorming will lead to better products
Google Labs Product Manager Rustin Banks has
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