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(Nanowerk News) A group of researchers from Institute of Solid State Physics, the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, designed and developed advanced microfluidic sensor arrays that use fluorescent probes to simultaneously visualize and quantitatively detect multiple heavy metal ions in environmental water in real-time.

Revolutionary microfluidic sensors enable real-time detection of multiple heavy metals in water

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Magnetoelectric coupling is a unique phenomenon where electric and magnetic properties of a material can influence each other.

US discovery paves way for extremely fast and compact computer memory

Researchers are developing a method to simplify the calculation of neutrinos’ quantum flavor changes in dense astrophysical settings like supernovae. By integrating quantum mechanics into traditional transport models, this approach helps predict neutrino behavior and elemental production in stellar explosions, showing promise in initial tests. Neutrinos have a quantum...

Quantum Leap: How Flavor Transformation Could Revolutionize Neutrino Astrophysics

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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. In a nutshell: Interfacing brains with computers is challenging. It requires decoding complex neural signals, ensuring biocompatibility, and preventing immune responses, to name a few hurdles. Seamless communication between organic and inorganic systems requires advanced algorithms and precise neural mapping. Recent research shows that lab-grown "organoids" might help overcome some of these obstacles.

"Breakthrough" robot with lab-grown "human brain" promises advancement in brain-computer interfacing

(Nanowerk News) Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and several collaborating institutions have successfully demonstrated an innovative approach to find breakthrough materials for quantum applications. The approach uses rapid computing methods to predict the properties of hundreds of materials, identifying short lists of the most promising ones. Then, precise fabrication methods are used to make the short-list materials and further evaluate their properties.

A new approach to accelerate the discovery of quantum materials

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A group of Chinese researchers has created a robot with a brain made of human stem cells. The technology is technically a “brain-on-a-chip,” and the researchers have been working to train the robot to perform various tasks. The stem cell brain that powers the robot is attached to a neural interface chip, which powers the entire thing.
Tianjin University, one of the two institutes behind the new research, considers the design the world’s first open-source brain-on-chip system and says that it could lead to the development of more brain-like computing. The key to the entire design is an in-vitro cultured brain...

Terrifying new robot has a brain made from human stem cells

Researchers at Mainz University have discovered a natural compound that could potentially serve as a long-term alternative to opioids and may help alleviate the opioid crisis. Opioids, recognized for their significant pharmacological effects, have long been used as effective painkillers. Morphine, a notable example first isolated and synthesized in the early 19th century, provides crucial relief for patients in the final stages of severe illness.

Replacing Opioids: Natural Compound Promises Pain Relief Without Addiction

A newly discovered neutron star, found by an international team using the ASKAP radio telescope, spins every 54 minutes, making it the slowest of its kind. This discovery could alter scientific theories about neutron stars and white dwarfs, emphasizing the need for more research to understand their emission properties and evolutionary paths.

Cosmic Slowpoke: The Neutron Star That Defies Speed Limits

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There are lots of places in the US where you don’t necessarily need a car. There might be good public transportation and/or your area might be walkable, but for others, this might not be the case.

Free Car Programs: 16 Ways to Get a Car Without Paying

July 18, 2024 — The world’s most powerful supercomputer has raised the bar for calculating the number of atoms in a molecular dynamics simulation 1,000 times greater in size and speed than any previous simulation of its kind. The simulation was conducted by a team of researchers at...

ORNL’s Frontier Supercomputer Advances Quantum Chemistry at Exascale

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Researchers say the screen can work both indoors and outdoors, and can be adjusted to become more or less transparent depending on user needs.

Massive 100-inch transparent screen set to enter production — scientists claim it will be 10 times cheaper than transparent OLEDs

July 18, 2024 — Quandela, a European leader in photonic quantum computing, has partnered with Welinq, a leading quantum networking company, to advance the quantum industry. This collaboration merges Quandela’s photonic quantum computing expertise with Welinq’s pioneering full-stack quantum interconnects technology. Together, they aim to provide custom...

Quandela and Welinq Partner to Create Custom Quantum Interconnects for Photonic Quantum Computing

German researchers have created a catalyst that converts ammonia into hydrogen and nitrite, potentially combining hydrogen production and fertilizer creation in one process. A research team from the University Alliance Ruhr in Germany has discovered a catalyst capable of converting ammonia into both hydrogen, an energy carrier, and nitrite, a precursor for fertilizer. Traditionally, the production of hydrogen and fertilizer has involved separate chemical processes.

“This Had Never Been Done Before” – New Dual-Use Catalyst Overcomes the Thermodynamic Canyon

A study has revealed that galaxies possess a regulatory mechanism similar to a heart and lungs, which controls their growth by limiting gas absorption. This mechanism, involving a supermassive black hole and its jet emissions, prevents galaxies from expanding too rapidly, ensuring their longevity and preventing premature aging into “zombie” galaxies.

Black Holes: Not Destroyers but Protectors

NASA’s CURIE mission will explore the origins of solar radio waves using a unique space-based radio interferometry method. By flying two CubeSats that will orbit Earth and gather radio data, this NASA mission aims to identify the precise source of emissions linked to solar flares and coronal mass ejections.

NASA’s CURIE Mission To Unravel the Sun’s Cryptic Radio Riddles

A new study has demonstrated that etripamil, a home-administered nasal spray, safely and effectively treats PSVT, a condition causing rapid heart rhythms, potentially minimizing hospital visits and invasive procedures. Investigators from Weill Cornell Medicine conducted a clinical trial that demonstrated a nasal spray could successfully and safely treat recurrent abnormal...

Clinical Trial Confirms: Nasal Spray Safely Treats Recurrent Abnormal Heart Rhythms

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

The 2024 Perseids meteor shower, peaking on the night of August 11, promises an impressive display, though visibility may be slightly hindered by a waxing moon. Ideal viewing conditions include dark, clear skies away from city lights, and the shower can be best enjoyed by attending a local viewing party, staying warm, and being patient. Helpful resources from NASA and other astronomy sites offer tips and tools for tracking the shower’s peak.

Don’t Miss: Perseid Meteor Shower Spectacle Lights Up the Night Sky

It combines visual homing (using visual cues for orientation) with odometry (measuring distance in a specific direction) for navigation.

56-gram drone gets ant-inspired AI eyes to navigate autonomously

DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative will work to validate the progress of quantum computer hardware development. The government’s central research and development arm, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), is setting up an industry initiative to benchmark quantum computing applications and algorithms in an effort to dispel some of the hype around the technology.

DARPA program aims to sift through quantum computing hype

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Revolutionary AI Method Creates Precise Material “Fingerprints”

Researchers at the Argonne National Laboratory have developed a new technique using X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy and artificial intelligence to analyze materials. This method generates detailed...

Revolutionary AI Method Creates Precise Material “Fingerprints”

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