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World’s first megawatt-class hydrogen turboprop engine completes maiden flight test

China successfully completed the world's first flight test of a megawatt-class hydrogen turboprop engine, with a 16,535-pound unmanned cargo aircraft flying for 16 minutes using the domestically developed AEP100 engine. This breakthrough demonstrates that hydrogen aviation technology has moved from laboratory development to real-world application, potentially accelerating the development of cleaner aviation systems...

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World-first: Quantum ground state of rotation achieved in silica nanorotor

European researchers achieved the first-ever quantum ground state cooling of a silica nanorotor in two dimensions, using intense laser light to trap the particle and cool its rotational motion to near absolute zero through...

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New 3D-printed microrobot mimics worm-like motion at microscopic scale

Researchers at Leiden University created a 3D-printed microrobot measuring just 5 micrometers that mimics worm-like movement when exposed to electric fields. The flexible chain of tiny segments, each smaller than a human hair...

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What Happened to the Ancient Bug Giants of 300 Million Years Ago?

Ancient Earth hosted giant insects like 28-inch wingspan griffinflies during the Carboniferous period 300 million years ago when oxygen levels reached 30 percent. New research using electron microscopy revealed these mega-insects...

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Unraveling the Chemical Secrets of a Wholesome Plant-Pollinator Relationship

Japanese researchers found that the climbing vine Smilax insularis uses a unique chemical compound to attract only one specific pollinator, the gall midge, ensuring proper pollination while providing larvae nursery space.

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What Goes On Inside a Ripening Banana

Bananas ripen when ethylene gas triggers a complex genetic process that transforms them from green and starchy to yellow and sweet. Chinese researchers discovered that two key proteins, MaNAC029 and MaNAC19, work together to...

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Bumblebees Bounce to the Beat

Researchers discovered that bumblebees can learn and recognize rhythmic patterns using flashing LED lights, choosing sequences that previously led to sugar rewards even when played at different speeds. This groundbreaking finding...

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A hot Jupiter has been discovered orbiting a rare star

TESS astronomers found a hot Jupiter orbiting TOI-7169, a 12.3-billion-year-old, metal-poor star 1,477 light-years away. This discovery surprises scientists since ancient, metal-poor stars rarely host planets.

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The Trajectory of the Artemis II Moon Mission Is a Feat of Engineering

Four astronauts rocketed away from Earth Thursday evening, becoming the first humans to venture beyond low Earth orbit in over half a century. The Artemis II crew will shatter distance records next week, traveling some 10,300...

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China’s new BYD EV claims 590-mile drive on single charge with 130 kWh battery

BYD's Great Tang SUV launches in China this May with a 590-mile range from its 130 kWh battery. The flagship crossover offers rear-wheel steering, adaptive air suspension, and electric or hybrid powertrains.

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Your Biological Clock Can be Measured With a Hair Sample

Scientists developed a method to measure biological clocks using a single hair sample and AI to analyze 17 clock genes. This could replace complex tests and enable personalized treatments timed to individual circadian rhythms.

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"Huge Numbers" book tackles mathematics at its most incomprehensibly large

Mathematician Richard Elwes explores the field of googology in "Huge Numbers," revealing mathematical figures so enormous they require specialized notation systems to express them. Starting with basic human number perception and...

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Scientists found a protein that drives brain aging — and how to stop it

UC San Francisco scientists identified FTL1 as a key protein driving brain aging in the hippocampus, where higher levels in older mice correlated with fewer neural connections and worse memory performance. Artificially increasing...

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Scientists trap light in a layer 1,000x thinner than hair

Scientists trapped infrared light in a 40-nanometer molybdenum diselenide layer using subwavelength gratings. This technique converts infrared to visible blue light 1,500 times more efficiently than flat materials.

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NASA Artemis II astronauts in ‘great spirits,’ space agency officials say as mission nears moon

NASA's Artemis II mission is making history as four astronauts—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen and Christina Koch—journey around the moon on the first crewed lunar mission since Apollo 17 in 1972. After 48 hours in...

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Saturn’s magnetic field is twisted and scientists just figured out why

Saturn's magnetic field forms an uneven, twisted bubble unlike Earth's symmetrical one, with scientists discovering this distortion stems from the planet's extremely fast 10.7-hour rotation combined with heavy plasma from moon...

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Cosmic Mysteries Swirl Around “Forbidden Planet”

Astronomers discovered a "forbidden planet" called TOI-5205b, a Jupiter-sized gas giant orbiting a red dwarf star only four times larger than itself, defying current theories of planet formation since small stars shouldn't...

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German scientists develop electrochemical method to coat fusion reactors with pure tungsten

German scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics and IoLiTec have developed the world's first electrochemical method to coat fusion reactors with pure tungsten, addressing a critical challenge in fusion energy...

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Is Our Universe Stuck Inside A Black Hole? Here's What Scientists Say

Scientists have proposed a mind-bending theory suggesting our entire universe might exist within a black hole, challenging conventional understanding of cosmic structure. While this idea sounds bizarre, researchers have developed...

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Students found a star from the dawn of the universe drifting into the Milky Way

University of Chicago undergraduate students discovered one of the oldest known stars in the universe, SDSSJ0715-7334, which has the lowest metallicity ever recorded at just 0.005 percent of the Sun's heavy elements. The ancient...

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US lab unlocks secrets of superconductors that ensure no energy is lost during electricity flow

Argonne researchers discovered how superhydrides achieve near room-temperature superconductivity under extreme pressure by making tiny structural changes. Adding yttrium to lanthanum superhydride revealed how atomic arrangements...

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Scientists reveal new blood pressure treatment that works when others fail

Baxdrostat, a new blood pressure drug, lowered readings by 9-10 mmHg in treatment-resistant patients by blocking aldosterone hormone production. The medication helped 40% of patients achieve healthy blood pressure levels versus...

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Dying stars are devouring giant planets, astronomers discover

Astronomers found that giant planets close to aging stars get destroyed as their hosts evolve into red giants. Tidal forces cause planets to spiral inward and get consumed.

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Death can’t destroy a black hole: 7D model reveals remnants with stored information

Physicists solved the black hole information paradox by showing that black holes leave tiny remnants that preserve swallowed information. These stable remnants store data in quantum vibrations, preventing complete evaporation.

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