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Phys.org / FAST reveals new millisecond pulsar missed by earlier surveys due to signal overlap

Using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), Chinese astronomers have discovered a new millisecond pulsar. The newfound pulsar, designated PSR J2129-1210O, was missed by previous searches as its ...

16 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Tech Xplore / Smart surfaces could represent a powerless solution to multipath signal interference

The evolution of wireless communications and the miniaturization of electrical circuits have fundamentally reshaped our lives and the digital landscape. However, as we push toward higher-frequency communications in an increasingly ...

9 hours ago in Engineering
Phys.org / Global map of fishmeal and fish oil factories exposes industry's footprint

Around the world, millions of tons of small fish are processed into fishmeal and fish oil (FMFO) each year—key ingredients in aquaculture that help farmed fish, like salmon, grow. A new University of British Columbia (UBC) ...

10 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Less intensive management works best for agricultural soil, study finds

The less intensively you manage the soil, the better the soil can function; for example, not plowing as often or using more grass-clover mixtures as cover crops. These are the conclusions of a research team led by the Netherlands ...

10 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / First atomic map of potato pathogen reveals potential infection mechanism

Plants are susceptible to a wide range of pathogens. For the common potato plant, one such threat is Pectobacterium atrosepticum, a bacterium that causes stems to blacken, tissues to decay, and often leads to plant death, ...

10 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / New non-invasive brain stimulation technique shows significant reduction in depression, anxiety and PTSD symptoms

Patients suffering from depression, anxiety and trauma-related disorders experienced significant relief from their symptoms after a new treatment that uses sound waves to modulate deep brain activity, according to new research ...

9 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Tech Xplore / All-organic solar cells achieve record efficiency by doubling previous performance

As global efforts to combat climate change continue, demand for solar energy is growing. However, since the current most-used silicon-based solar panels include a variety of hazardous substances, their disposal or recycling ...

10 hours ago in Energy & Green Tech
Phys.org / Atmospheric reaction between Criegee intermediates and water found to be unexpectedly fast

Criegee intermediates (CIs)—highly reactive species formed when ozone reacts with alkenes in the atmosphere—play a crucial role in generating hydroxyl radicals (the atmosphere's "cleansing agents") and aerosols that impact ...

10 hours ago in Chemistry
Phys.org / Compact optical clock uses quantum interference for improved frequency stability

An atomic clock research team from the National Time Service Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has proposed and implemented a compact optical clock based on quantum interference enhanced absorption spectroscopy, which ...

10 hours ago in Physics
Medical Xpress / Study reveals how musical expression affects pianists' risk of musculoskeletal injury

Playing the piano involves much more than striking the keyboard. The pianist's entire body is in movement, from the torso to the fingers. But how does the musical expression generated by this choreography heighten the risk ...

Medical Xpress / Hormone supplementation in rhesus monkeys points to potential autism treatment

For years, Florida Tech's Catherine Talbot, an assistant professor of psychology, has worked to understand the sociality of male rhesus monkeys and how low-social monkeys can serve as a model for humans with autism. Her most ...

10 hours ago in Autism spectrum disorders
Medical Xpress / A new computational framework illuminates the hidden ecology of diseased tissues

To understand what drives disease progression in tissues, scientists need more than just a snapshot of cells in isolation—they need to see where the cells are, how they interact, and how that spatial organization shifts ...

9 hours ago in Genetics