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  • A digital plating platform for robust and versatile microbial detection and analysis

    A digital plating platform for robust and versatile microbial detection and analysis

    Concept and workflow of the DP platform

    An ideal microbial assay platform should be user-friendly (requiring no expensive instruments and well-trained personnel), rapid (producing results within a time frame suitable for point-of-care testing),…

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  • Mathematical ‘random tree model’ reveals how we store and recall stories

    Mathematical ‘random tree model’ reveals how we store and recall stories

    A team from the Institute for Advanced Study, Emory University in the US, and the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, has developed a new mathematical framework to understand how humans store meaningful narratives in memory. 

    Their…

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  • CERN scientists detect two elusive God particle decays

    CERN scientists detect two elusive God particle decays

    Imagine a particle so elusive, so rare, that it’s difficult even to catch a glimpse of it. That’s the challenge researchers face when they try to study the Higgs boson, a fundamental particle—also called the God particle—responsible for…

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  • London-bound Air India flight crashed after fuel cutoff: Report

    London-bound Air India flight crashed after fuel cutoff: Report

    India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau has released its preliminary report into the June 12 Air India flight 171 crash, revealing that fuel control switches for both engines were moved to the cutoff position just before the plane went…

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  • Swedish firm’s battery simulator can help boost EV, eVTOL’s range

    Swedish firm’s battery simulator can help boost EV, eVTOL’s range

    A Swedish firm has recently demonstrated its battery cell simulator that can boost EV performance. Aliaro revealed that its Battery Cell Simulator (BCS) empowers users to verify the Battery Management System’s (BMS) functionality.

    The system…

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  • 4,500-year-old mystery revealed via isotope analysis

    4,500-year-old mystery revealed via isotope analysis

    Advanced technology has allowed archaeologists to trace the origins of four donkeys used in ritual sacrifice in an ancient Israeli town, suggesting a need to update our understanding of Canaanite-Israelite relations 4,500 years ago.

    A study…

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  • Clinch River site set for first-ever US SMR as NRC begins review

    Clinch River site set for first-ever US SMR as NRC begins review

    The Tennessee Valley Authority’s application to build a BWRX-300 small modular reactor at its Clinch River site in Tennessee has been accepted for review by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). 

    TVA is the first utility in the…

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  • Wearable robot enters Korea’s aviation industry for plane maintenance

    Wearable robot enters Korea’s aviation industry for plane maintenance

    A wearable robot has entered into its commercial journey as it has been deployed for Korea Air’s services. Developed by Hyundai Motor and Kia, the wearable robot X-ble Shoulder is set to be deployed in various aircraft assembly and maintenance…

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