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Phys.org / Scientists who use AI tools are publishing more papers than ever before

Science is entering a massive publishing boom, in large part due to artificial intelligence. New research published in the journal Science has revealed that scientists who use large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT are ...

19 hours ago in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / Ionic liquids slow perovskite degradation: Solar cells retain 90% performance at 90°C

Solar cells, devices that can generate electricity from sunlight, are already helping to reduce fossil fuel emissions in many countries worldwide. In recent years, energy engineers have been assessing the potential of materials ...

16 hours ago in Energy & Green Tech
Phys.org / SN 2022ngb is a faint and slow-evolving Type IIb supernova, observations reveal

An international team of astronomers has conducted optical and near-infrared observations of a supernova designated SN 2022ngb. As a result, it was found that SN 2022ngb is a faint and slow-evolving Type IIb supernova with ...

17 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Dialog / Cosmic rays from a nearby supernova may help explain Earth-like planets

How common are Earth-like planets in the universe? When I started working on supernova explosions, I never imagined that my research would eventually lead me to ask a question about the origin of Earth-like planets. Yet that ...

14 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Muddy eruption at Yellowstone's Black Diamond Pool captured on video

"Kablooey!" That's the word U.S. Geological Survey volcanic experts used to describe a muddy eruption at Black Diamond Pool in Yellowstone National Park on Saturday morning.

14 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Surge in serotonin points to new treatment target for schizophrenia

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has provided the first direct evidence that schizophrenia is associated with a greater release of serotonin in the ...

14 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / How a simple animal folds itself with origami-like precision

Studying one of the simplest animals, Stanford's Prakash Lab uncovered how it folds itself into complex shapes—revealing new insights into a fundamental cellular feature and the origins of tissue folding.

17 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Accelerated cancer drug approvals yield modest survival gains at significant Medicare cost

Early access to new cancer drugs, granted accelerated approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has provided mixed benefits for patients while costing Medicare billions of dollars, reveals research published ...

16 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Modifying chirality with electricity: Voltage-driven method enables reversible, tunable states

A way to electrically modify the chirality of organic–inorganic hybrid materials, in which chiral molecules adsorb onto inorganic surfaces, has been demonstrated by researchers at Science Tokyo. By using an electric double-layer ...

18 hours ago in Nanotechnology
Medical Xpress / After Canada legalized cannabis, police caught more drunk drivers

When Canada legalized cannabis in October 2018, there were many concerns about its potential impacts. One of them involved cannabis-impaired driving.

13 hours ago in Health
Phys.org / 'Lifting and shifting' workers is not always the best answer

What happens to an organization when employees transfer between jobs internally? Does it matter whether a single worker transfers or if a team of employees is "lifted and shifted" together?

13 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Doctor's orders? 'Belly laugh at least two to five days a week'

Melanin Bee curves her spine like a stretching cat as she lets out a maniacal, forced laugh.

14 hours ago in Health