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Researchers achieve quantum control of an oscillator using a Josephson circuit
Superconducting circuits, which have zero electrical resistance, could enable the development of electronic components that are significantly more energy-efficient than most chips used today. Importantly, superconducting …
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A multi-objective optimization approach for socially aware robot navigation
Mobile robots are gradually making their way into a number of human-populated environments, including hospitals, malls and people’s homes. In order for these robots to interact with humans in their surroundings, they should …
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First giant planet around white dwarf found
Researchers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope have, for the first time, found evidence of a giant planet associated with a white dwarf star. The planet …
ASTRONOMY
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Researchers discover stress in early life extends lifespan
Some stress at a young age could actually lead to a longer life, new research shows.
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Parker Solar Probe traces solar wind to its source on sun’s surface: coronal holes
A year ago, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe flew closer to the sun than any satellite in history, collecting a spectacular trove of data from the very edge …
SPACE EXPLORATION
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Atmospheric river storms create $1 billion-a-year flood damage
Atmospheric rivers pose a $1 billion-a-year flood risk in the West, according to a study released today.
EARTH SCIENCES
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Adding copper strengthens 3-D-printed titanium
Successful trials of titanium-copper alloys for 3-D printing could kickstart a new range of high-performance alloys for medical device, defence and aerospace applications.
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Warmer temperatures will increase arsenic levels in rice, study shows
People around the world consume rice in their daily diets. But in addition to its nutrient and caloric content, rice can contain small amounts of arsenic, which in large doses is a toxin linked to multiple health conditions …
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Less rice, more nutritious crops will enhance India’s food supply
India can sustainably enhance its food supply if its farmers plant less rice and more nutritious and environmentally-friendly crops, including finger millet, pearl millet, and sorghum, according to a new study from the Data …
ENVIRONMENT
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Standard compression algorithm could revolutionize physical and biological computations, researchers say
Entropy, a measure of the molecular disorder or randomness of a system, is critical to understanding a system’s physical composition. In complex physical systems, the interaction of internal elements is unavoidable, rendering …
GENERAL PHYSICS
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Freeze frame: Scientists capture atomic-scale snapshots of artificial proteins
Protein-like molecules called “polypeptoids” (or “peptoids,” for short) have great promise as precision building blocks for creating a variety of designer nanomaterials, like flexible nanosheets—ultrathin, atomic-scale …
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Sexually transmitted diseases reduce the willingness of female baboons to mate
Sexually transmitted diseases are widespread among animals and humans. Humans, however, know a multitude of protective and hygienic measures to protect themselves from infection. An international research team led by scientists …
PLANTS & ANIMALS
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Monthly birth control pill could replace daily doses
Oral contraceptives are one of the most popular forms of birth control: In the United States, about 12 percent of women between 15 and 49 use them. However, their effectiveness depends on being taken every day, and it is …
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Medical Xpress
Drugs that quell brain inflammation reverse dementia
A common insulin signaling pathway across cancer and diabetes
Scientists create ‘epigenetic couch potato’ mouse
New, non-hormonal target identified for advanced prostate cancer
Controlling attention with brain waves
Study finds ‘frozen’ fear response may underlie PTSD
How a protein in your brain could protect against Alzheimer’s disease
Typhoid vaccine over 81% effective in tackling disease in Nepal
Permanent hair dye and straighteners may increase breast cancer risk
Respiration key to increase oxygen in the brain
Molecular bodyguards against Parkinson’s disease
Bullying others increases the risk of developing mental health problems and vice versa
Rural women at higher risk of life-threatening pregnancy complications
Diabetes before or during pregnancy linked to early heart disease in children
Single dose of ketamine plus talk therapy may reduce alcohol use
Stricter alcohol policies related to lower risk of cancer
Tech Xplore
New ‘hyper glue’ formula developed
Machine learning research may aid many industries
Green-sky thinking for propulsion and power
Suitable energy mix for smaller communities
Tracking power generation and use in the U.S. on an hourly basis
Car batteries can be frozen for safer transportation
Bending an organic semiconductor can boost electrical flow
How plants harness ‘bad’ molecules for good ends
When most people think of a plant, they picture stems, leaves, flowers, and all the parts that are visible above ground. But Duke biologist Philip Benfey is more interested in the hidden half of the plant that is buried beneath …
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Looking for exoplanet life in all the right spectra
A Cornell senior has come up with a way to discern life on exoplanets loitering in other cosmic neighborhoods: a spectral field guide.
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First experimental genetic evidence of the human self-domestication hypothesis
A new University of Barcelona study reveals the first empirical genetic evidence of human self-domestication, a hypothesis that humans have evolved to be friendlier and more cooperative by selecting their companions depending …
EVOLUTION
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Outlook for the polar regions in a 2-degrees-warmer world
With 2019 on pace as one of the warmest years on record, a major new study from the University of California, Davis, reveals how rapidly the Arctic is warming and examines global consequences of continued polar warming.
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Unusual X-ray spectral variability observed in NGC 1313 X-1
An ultraluminous X-ray source (ULX) in the NGC 1313 galaxy, known as NGC 1313 X-1, showcases an unusual X-ray spectral variability, according to a new study recently conducted by an international team of astronomers. The …
Scientists detail how chromosomes reorganize after cell division
Researchers have discovered key mechanisms and structural details of a fundamental biological process—how a cell nucleus and its chromosomal material reorganizes itself after cell division. The new findings in chromosomal …
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Migratory birds shrinking as climate warms, new analysis of four-decade record shows
North American migratory birds have been getting smaller over the past four decades, and their wings have gotten a bit longer. Both changes appear to be responses to a warming climate.
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Drugs that quell brain inflammation reverse dementia
Drugs that tamp down inflammation in the brain could slow or even reverse the cognitive decline that comes with age.
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Star-quake vibrations lead to new estimate for Milky Way age
Data gathered by NASA’s now defunct Kepler telescope provides a solution to an astronomical mystery.
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Long-distance timber trade underpinned the Roman Empire’s construction
The ancient Romans relied on long-distance timber trading to construct their empire, according to a study published December 4, 2019 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Mauro Bernabei from the National Research Council, …
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