For decades, scientists believed lithium might be hiding in Mercury’s ultra-thin atmosphere, or exosphere, but every attempt to find it came up empty.
Now, in a groundbreaking study, researchers have finally confirmed its presence, but…
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Edge AI: Navigating Hardware Constraints
As you prepare for an evening of relaxation at home, you might ask your smartphone to play your favorite song or tell your home assistant to dim the lights. These tasks feel simple because they’re powered by the artificial intelligence (AI)…
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Semi-solid battery to power budget Chinese EVs promising 334-mile range
Chinese state-owned auto brand MG Motor is all set to make advanced EV battery technology available to budget car buyers.
As part of a media event on Thursday, MG’s division general manager Chen Cui announced that the upcoming MG4 electric…
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4,000-year-old sperm whale tooth reveals early humans scavenged shores
An international research team, led by Dr. Samuel Ramírez-Cruzado Aguilar-Galindo, has uncovered an “exceptional” sperm whale tooth at the Copper Age site of Valencina de la Concepción de Guzmán.
The discovery, detailed in a recent…
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Humans survived harmful radiation after Earth’s magnetic field weakened
“The skies 41,000 years ago may have been both spectacular and threatening. When we realized this, we wanted to know whether this could have affected people living at the time,” the study authors said.
How did the skies influence early…
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Scientists twist DNA into self-building nanostructures that could transform technology
Researchers are creating new moiré materials at the nanometer scale using advanced DNA nanotechnology: DNA moiré superlattices form when two periodic DNA lattices are overlaid with a slight rotational twist or positional offset. This creates a…
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US next-gen nuclear reactors drive demand for domestic advanced fuel
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has begun accepting applications for a pilot programme aimed at increasing the domestic production of advanced nuclear fuel. The initiative invites qualified US companies to propose, construct, and operate new…
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Research on vehicle accident hazard scenario derivation based on improved AST
Output of accident scenario tree search
The accident types of the scenes obtained from the accident scene tree were divided into three categories: vehicle-vehicle samples, vehicle-two-wheeler samples and vehicle-person samples. The proportion of…
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Deep learning optimization of STAR-RIS for enhanced data rate and energy efficiency in 6G wireless networks
This subsection assesses the potential data rate and SEE of STAR-RIS systems utilizing DL-assisted reflection (redirecting) beamforming, as outlined in rate Eqs. (9) and (11), and the SEE Eq. (19). It is worth mentioning that the Genie-Aided…
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Deep deterministic policy gradient-based automatic negotiation framework for shared decision-making
Modeling of the SDM negotiation scenarios
In this section, we focus on modeling the negotiation scenarios within SDM by designing a structured negotiation process and defining the environment in which agents interact. The primary goal is to…
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