The springtime emergence of vast swarms of cicadas can be explained by a mathematical model of collective decision-making with similarities to models describing stock market crashes. ​The springtime emergence of vast swarms of cicadas can be explained by a mathematical model of collective decision-making with similarities to models describing stock market crashes. The springtime emergence of …

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Researchers wanting to make use of locusts’ keen sense of smell to sniff out certain chemicals have found that injecting their brains with nanoparticles seems to make odour identification more reliable ​Researchers wanting to make use of locusts’ keen sense of smell to sniff out certain chemicals have found that injecting their brains with nanoparticles …

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Engineers have demonstrated a system they’ve dubbed ‘MadRadar’ for fooling automotive radar sensors into believing almost anything is possible. The technology can hide the approach of an existing car, create a phantom car where none exists or even trick the radar into thinking a real car has quickly deviated from its actual course. And it …

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Researchers describe the discovery of a new method that transforms everyday materials like glass into materials scientists can use to make quantum computers. ​Researchers describe the discovery of a new method that transforms everyday materials like glass into materials scientists can use to make quantum computers. Researchers describe the discovery of a new method that transforms …

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A new paper describes how, despite widespread enthusiasm about artificial intelligence’s potential to revolutionize healthcare and the use of AI-powered tools on millions of patients already, no federal regulations require that AI-powered tools be evaluated for potential harm or benefit to patients. ​A new paper describes how, despite widespread enthusiasm about artificial intelligence’s potential to …

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Although solar flares have been classified based on the amount of energy they emit at their peak, there has not been significant study into differentiating flares since slow-building flares were first discovered in the 1980s. Scientists have now shown that there is a significant amount of slower-type flares worthy of further investigation. ​Although solar flares …

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A new system that brings together real-world sensing and virtual reality would make it easier for building maintenance personnel to identify and fix issues in commercial buildings that are in operation. ​A new system that brings together real-world sensing and virtual reality would make it easier for building maintenance personnel to identify and fix issues …

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Researchers have successfully developed a new time-resolved atomic force microscopy (AFM) technique, integrating AFM with a unique laser technology. This method enables the measurement of ultrafast photoexcitation phenomena in both conductors and insulators, observed through changes in the forces between the sample and the AFM probe tip after an extremely short time irradiation of laser …

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Carbon nanostructures could become easier to design and synthesize thanks to a machine learning method that predicts how they grow on metal surfaces. The new approach will make it easier to exploit the unique chemical versatility of carbon nanotechnology. ​Carbon nanostructures could become easier to design and synthesize thanks to a machine learning method that …

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At low enough temperatures, certain metals lose their electrical resistance and they conduct electricity without loss. This effect of superconductivity is known for more than hundred years and is well understood for so-called conventional superconductors. More recent, however, are unconventional superconductors, for which it is unclear yet how they work. ​At low enough temperatures, certain …

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