Imagine this scenario: Two people cheat on their partners with each other and then leave their partners to be together. Should they trust each other, or “once a cheater, always a cheater”?
Intuition and past research suggest that whether people…
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Pioneering new tool will spur advances in catalysis
Catalysts do several surprising things to assist with daily life — from bread making to turning raw materials into fuels more efficiently. Now, SLAC researchers have developed a way to speed up the discovery process for a promising new class of…
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Is there really a mid-career crisis? Job satisfaction follows a U-shaped curve only among highly skilled workers, according to new study
Contrary to the long-held belief that the mid-career crisis plagues everyone, new research suggests that job satisfaction follows a U-shaped trajectory only for managerial and professional workers. This provocative finding challenges societal…
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Humans, not climate change, may have wiped out Australia’s giant kangaroos
The demise of most of Australia’s kangaroo species by 40,000 years ago may have had less to do with climate-caused dietary pressures and more to do with human hunters.
Dental analyses of ancient kangaroos reveal they weren’t such…
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These Microreactors Could Bring Nuclear Power to Remote Areas
Funding for two new microreactors could bring reliable nuclear power to remote locations. Westinghousesecured US $3 million for its eVinci microreactor, and Radiant Industries received $2 million for its Kaleidos microreactor, both in November…
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Scientists fuel sustainable future with catalyst for hydrogen from ammonia
Scientists have created a catalyst for hydrogen generation from ammonia that becomes more active with time, and by counting atoms revealed changes that boost the catalyst’s performance.
A research team from the University of Nottingham’s School…
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Pioneering mathematical model could help protect privacy and ensure safer use of AI
AI tools are increasingly being used to track and monitor us both online and in-person, yet their effectiveness comes with big risks. Computer scientists at the Oxford Internet Institute, Imperial College London, and UCLouvain have developed a…
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Physics – Streamlined Quantum Error Correction
• Physics 18, s3
A new method for fixing errors in quantum computations can be just as accurate as previous approaches while needing fewer resources.
In quantum computing, the inherent fragility of quantum bits, or…
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A Gallery of Fluid Motion Inspired by Leonardo da Vinci
• Physics 18, 4
In a Salt Lake City museum, the Traveling Gallery of Fluid Motion invites visitors to connect art and science, as the famous Italian polymath did.
Andre Calado
In this computer visualization featured in… Continue Reading
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L.A. Firestorms Have Already Burned an Area Nearly Twice as Large as Manhattan
The headline in the L.A. Times says it all:
5 dead, more than 1,100 structures destroyed as firestorm besieges L.A. County
By the time you are reading this, the devastation will almost certainly be worse.
Since the Palisades Fire exploded on…
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