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MIT: MIT astronomers find the smallest asteroids ever detected in the main belt
The asteroid that extinguished the dinosaurs is estimated to have been about 10 kilometers across. That’s about as wide as Brooklyn, New...
Dec 10, 2024
MIT: Enabling AI to explain its predictions in plain language
Using LLMs to convert machine-learning explanations into readable narratives could help users make better decisions about when to trust a...
Dec 10, 2024
NC State University: Magnetically Controlled Kirigami Surfaces Move Objects: No Grasping Needed
Researchers have developed a novel device that couples magnetic fields and kirigami design principles to remotely control the movement of...
Dec 10, 2024
University of Colorado Boulder: Mars’ infamous dust storms can engulf the entire planet. A new study examines how
Today’s weather report on Mars: Windy with a chance of catastrophic dust storms blotting out the sky. In a new study, planetary...
Dec 10, 2024
University of Canterbury: Tracking high-speed rays from the far corners of our galaxy
A galactic mystery could soon be solved if University of Canterbury researchers are able to pinpoint the source of lightning-fast cosmic...
Dec 10, 2024
La Trobe University: AI supercharges smart irrigation for farmers
Developed by Victoria’s La Trobe University for far-north Queensland ag-tech company Aglantis, the intelligent irrigation system uses the...
Dec 10, 2024
University of Rochester: Researchers developing tool to instantly conceal and anonymize voices
The voice-changer system will produce computer-generated speech within milliseconds, allowing users to control factors like age, gender,...
Dec 10, 2024
Stanford University: Decoding the mysteries of the universe
A new center brings astrophysics, data science, and AI together to answer some of the universe’s biggest questions. How fast is the...
Dec 9, 2024
Rice University: Newly designed nanomaterial shows promise as antimicrobial agent
Newly developed halide perovskite nanocrystals (HPNCs) show potential as antimicrobial agents that are stable, effective and easy to...
Nov 26, 2024
The Ohio State University: Novel supernova observations grant astronomers a peek into the cosmic past
An international team of researchers has made new observations of an unusual supernova, finding the most metal-poor stellar explosion...
Nov 26, 2024
WashU: The main events: How scenes from life shape consciousness, build memories
WashU researchers are studying how brain perceives, processes, remembers everyday events Life is a series of small events: making morning...
Nov 26, 2024
University of Wollongong: Could printable organic x-ray sensors transform treatment for cancer patients?
New research shows promising signs in the effort to develop safer radiotherapy protocols An international research team, led by the...
Nov 26, 2024
Khalifa University: How 3D Printing is Enhancing Composite Durability and Reinforcing the Future
Fiber-reinforced polymer composites (FRPCs) have emerged as key players across the aerospace, automotive and biomedical engineering...
Nov 26, 2024
University of Colorado Boulder: Introducing ‘UFO’ galaxies—the Milky Way’s dustier cousins
Image of a bright-red UFO galaxy, upper-right corner, as taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. (Credit: Nelson et al., 2023, The...
Nov 22, 2024
University Of Arizona: When trees 'talk': Researchers probe ancient wood for clues about massive solar storms
The Northern Lights were visible much farther south than usual this year, and pictures of the colorful hues filled social media. Now,...
Nov 22, 2024
Georgetown: Can AI Help Combat Climate Change?
With artificial intelligence (AI) doing everything from writing computer code to creating on-demand recipes based on what’s in your...
Nov 22, 2024
RICE: Game changer’ in lithium extraction: Rice researchers develop novel electrochemical reactor
A team of Rice University researchers led by Sibani Lisa Biswal and Haotian Wang has developed an innovative electrochemical reactor to...
Nov 18, 2024
RMIT: Anti-fatberg invention could help unclog city sewers
Engineers from RMIT University have invented a protective coating for concrete pipes that could help drastically reduce the formation of...
Nov 18, 2024
USC: Student Rocket Group Shatters International Amateur Space Record
Aftershock II is believed to be the world’s first civilian-built rocket to reach an altitude of 470,000 feet. Photo from space. The nose...
Nov 18, 2024
University of Wisconsin–Madison: Gene therapy protects against motor neuron disease in rats
This image shows a section of brain tissue from a rat that received a gene therapy targeting the Trk-fused gene. A mutation in that gene...
Nov 18, 2024
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