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Scientists levitate 300 million atoms at room temperature for pure quantum state

ETH Zurich researchers achieved quantum levitation of a nano-glass cluster containing 300 million atoms at room temperature. Using optical tweezers and laser beams, they held the spheres almost motionless while detecting quantum fluctuations with unprecedented precision. The breakthrough demonstrates quantum mechanical behavior in relatively large objects and could advance quantum sensors for navigation systems and...

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New record-breaking hydrogel sticks underwater with potential to support 139-lb objects

By combining data mining, machine learning, and natural adhesive protein inspiration, Japanese scientists created ultra-strong underwater-adhesive hydrogels that can instantly stick to various surfaces, potentially supporting 139...

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502-ft blades for world’s most powerful wind turbine could light up 40,000 homes

China has shipped three 502-foot, 92-ton wind turbine blades for Dongfang Electric's record-breaking 26-megawatt offshore wind turbine. Positioned on a 607-foot hub with a 1,017-foot rotor diameter, this mammoth turbine will...

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China’s secret 2-blade wind turbine revealed after 500 days of quiet success

China's Envision Energy has operated a two-blade wind turbine prototype for over 500 days with 99.3% availability. Built on the Model X platform, it matches three-blade output while overcoming past design challenges. The...

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SpaceX launched disease-causing bacteria to the International Space Station

SpaceX launched E. coli and Salmonella to the ISS for researchers to study how microgravity affects bacterial growth, gene expression, and antibiotic resistance, potentially aiding in the fight against infectious diseases.

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Some AI tools don’t understand biology yet

AI models excel at predicting protein structures but fail to accurately forecast gene activity changes after CRISPR edits, performing worse than simple baselines and struggling with complex gene interactions.

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Making the two-dimensional one-dimensional

A technique for transforming 2D structures into 1D forms while preserving proximity relationships is explored. Examples include postal codes, Traveling Salesman tours, and Hilbert curves. A recent discovery provides closed-form...

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Solar panels above rice paddies generate power while preserving crop yields

Hovering three meters above rice paddies in Nagano, Japan, sun-tracking solar panels follow the daily arc of light while farmers tend their crops below. This innovative approach could solve one of Japan's most pressing energy...

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This diet helped people lose twice as much weight, without eating less

Participants on minimally processed food diets lost twice as much weight as those on ultra-processed diets despite both being nutritionally matched, according to a UCL-led clinical trial. The eight-week study found people...

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28 More Starlink Satellites Join Megaconstellation

SpaceX launched its 96th Falcon 9 rocket of the year, delivering 28 additional Starlink satellites to orbit. These satellites join SpaceX's massive Starlink constellation, which now includes approximately 8,000 satellites...

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Your nature photo might be a scientific breakthrough in disguise

Everyday nature photos uploaded to iNaturalist are becoming crucial scientific resources. The platform's data usage in research has increased tenfold in five years, helping scientists map species ranges, detect invasive threats,...

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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe finds hidden barrier that explains the sun’s mysterious heat

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has discovered a "helicity barrier" that transforms how energy dissipates in the sun's atmosphere, explaining why the corona is hotter than the surface. This barrier occurs when magnetic field strength...

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Breakthrough lung cancer treatment supercharges immune cells with mitochondria

Researchers have found a way to supercharge immune cells against lung cancer by transplanting healthy mitochondria. When combined with chemotherapy drug cisplatin, this approach doubled drug effectiveness, shrank tumors...

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US engineer explores sponge-like nuclear reactor shield to resist earthquakes

An engineer is creating particle dampers to shield nuclear reactors and other energy structures from earthquakes by absorbing seismic vibrations through colliding particles in cavities, with potential applications across diverse...

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Ozempic-style obesity drug bypasses neurons, avoids nausea and vomiting side effects

Researchers at Syracuse University have developed a new weight loss drug that targets brain support cells instead of neurons, avoiding the nausea and vomiting common in GLP-1 medications like Ozempic. Their modified peptide...

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How a Research Lab Made Entirely of LLM Agents Developed Molecules That Can Block a Virus

A team of GPT-4o AI agents, each assigned specific scientific roles, successfully developed experimentally validated nanobodies that can bind to recent SARS-CoV-2 variants. The AI researchers designed and executed a complete...

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The wild quadruped robot scrambles down hills, through glass, and you can stand on it

The Unitree A2 quadruped robot runs up to 11.2mph, climbs 45-degree slopes, jumps 30cm obstacles, and carries 25 pounds while moving, using 12 motors and LiDAR for navigation and fall recovery.

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The Clock Is Ticking On AI Security In A Quantum World

Quantum computing advancements threaten AI systems as hackers could potentially decrypt sensitive data using "harvest now, decrypt later" strategies. Current encryption protocols like RSA may soon be broken by quantum machines,...

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New climate record found in fossil teeth shows Earth was hotter, greener in dinosaur age

Fossilized dinosaur teeth have revealed insights into prehistoric climate, showing CO₂ levels were 3-4 times higher than pre-industrial levels. Analysis of oxygen isotopes in tooth enamel found CO₂ concentrations reached 1,200...

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Scientists heat gold to 14 times its melting point — without turning it into a liquid

Ultrafast laser pulses superheated solid gold to 19,000 kelvins without melting, disproving previous theories and revealing a new method to measure extreme temperatures by preventing crystal expansion in trillionths of a second.

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Heavy fermions entangled: Discovery of Planckian time limit opens doors to novel quantum technologies

Japanese researchers discovered that "heavy fermions"—electrons with enhanced mass—exhibit quantum entanglement governed by the fundamental Planckian time limit in cerium-rhodium-tin material. This breakthrough reveals entangled...

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Connecting the bots: US firm builds tool to help humanoid robots work together

OpenMind's FABRIC protocol and OM1 operating system enable diverse humanoid robots to identify, verify, and collaborate in real-time, with plans to deploy ten robotic dogs for testing by September.

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Scientists just cracked the code to editing entire chromosomes flawlessly

Chinese scientists developed Programmable Chromosome Engineering (PCE) systems for precise, large-scale DNA editing. They improved the Cre-Lox system by creating asymmetric Lox sites, engineering efficient recombinase variants,...

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France’s nuclear waste heat could be repurposed for crypto mining under new proposal

French lawmakers suggest installing Bitcoin mining computers at nuclear power plants to utilize excess heat, converting wasted energy into digital assets and capitalizing on France's nuclear power production leadership in the EU.

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