New chip opens door to AI computing at light speed
Penn Engineers have developed a new chip that uses light waves, rather than electricity, to perform the complex math essential to training AI. The chip...
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Laboratory study on conditions for spontaneous excitation of “chorus emission,” wave of space plasma
A dipole magnetic field, created by a ring current, is the most fundamental type of magnetic field that is found both in laboratories and in...
Covering all bases: Team publishes first-of-its-kind field guide on velvet ants
LOGAN, UTAH, USA -- What's black and white and red all over? It might be a velvet ant. But discerning which one could be head-scratching...
Why do(n’t) people support being nudged towards healthier diets?
You may not realise it, but “nudge” has been used by businesses, policy-makers and governments for years to prod the public into making different choices....
Three unexpected foods in alternatives to traditional plastics
Future alternatives to fossil fuel-based plastics could be hiding in kitchen cabinets and waste bins. Researchers are looking to foodstuffs as starting ingredients for polymer-based...
Researchers observe highly excited ‘roaming’ energy pathway in chemical reactions
Scientists have observed so-called 'roaming' chemical reactions, those that at certain points move away from the lowest minimum energy 'path of least resistance', in highly excited...
First-ever atomic freeze-frame of liquid water
RICHLAND, Wash.—In an experiment akin to stop-motion photography, scientists have isolated the energetic movement of an electron while “freezing” the motion of the much larger...
Environmental monitoring offers low-cost tool for typhoid fever surveillance
Researchers can accurately track where typhoid fever cases are highest by monitoring environmental samples for viruses called bacteriophages that specifically infect the bacterium that causes...
Superbug killer: New synthetic molecule highly effective against drug-resistant bacteria
A new antibiotic created by Harvard researchers overcomes antimicrobial resistance mechanisms that have rendered many modern drugs ineffective and are driving a global public health...
Discovery of new Li ion conductor unlocks new direction for sustainable batteries
One of the grand challenges for materials science is the design and discovery of new materials that address global priorities such as Net Zero.Credit: University...
Reforestation programs could threaten vast area of tropical grasslands
New research led by the University of Liverpool reveals the scale of inappropriate reforestation projects across Africa.Credit: Kate Parr, University of Liverpool New research led by...
MSU, Carnegie Science introduce a big new idea with the help of tiny plankton
Researchers at Michigan State University and the Carnegie Institution for Science have developed a model that connects microscopic biology to macroscopic ecology, which could deepen...
AIBS names 2024 emerging public policy leaders
The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is pleased to announce that Alex Rich and Efraín Rodríguez-Ocasio have been selected to receive the 2024 AIBS...
Asexual propagation of crop plants gets closer
Seeds are the end product of plant reproduction. Whether directly as food, or indirectly as animal feed, they provide around 80 percent of human calorie...
Researchers discover that a rare fat molecule helps drive cell death
Columbia researchers have found that a rare type of lipid is a key driver of ferroptosis, a form of cell death discovered by Columbia professor...
