Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a land-change model that simulates interactions between urban growth, increased flooding and human response. The new model could offer a more realistic assessment of risk for urban planners… ​Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a land-change model that simulates interactions between urban growth, increased flooding …

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It can take years of focused laboratory work to determine how to make the highest quality materials for use in electronic and photonic devices, which are designed to create, manipulate or detect light. Researchers have now developed an autonomous… ​It can take years of focused laboratory work to determine how to make the highest quality …

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Researchers used AI to design a new material that they used to build a working battery – it requires up to 70 percent less lithium than some competing designs. ​Researchers used AI to design a new material that they used to build a working battery – it requires up to 70 percent less lithium than …

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The U.S. National Science Foundation today launched a new $16 million program in collaboration with five philanthropic partners that seeks to ensure ethical, legal, community and societal considerations are embedded in the lifecycle of technology’s… ​The U.S. National Science Foundation today launched a new $16 million program in collaboration with five philanthropic partners that seeks to …

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It’s hard to let go of the idea that free will exists, but neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky says that society starts to look very different once you do ​It’s hard to let go of the idea that free will exists, but neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky says that society starts to look very different once you do It’s hard …

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Batteries containing solid electrolytes have many theoretical benefits, but a technique to manufacture them cheaply has been elusive ​Batteries containing solid electrolytes have many theoretical benefits, but a technique to manufacture them cheaply has been elusive Batteries containing solid electrolytes have many theoretical benefits, but a technique to manufacture them cheaply has been elusive 

Measuring “entanglement islands” that contain copies of information that black holes have lost could help us find an answer to Stephen Hawking’s black hole paradox ​Measuring “entanglement islands” that contain copies of information that black holes have lost could help us find an answer to Stephen Hawking’s black hole paradox Measuring “entanglement islands” that contain copies …

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Several moon missions are planned for 2024, including some that will attempt to mine for ice on the moon and test out new lunar rovers – and they can teach us about Earth’s history ​Several moon missions are planned for 2024, including some that will attempt to mine for ice on the moon and test …

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