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Phys.org / New iron-bearing compounds could store water near Earth's core
Geochemical studies of volcanic rocks from Baffin Island, Canada, and Iceland suggest that some of the water dating back to Earth's formation may still be preserved deep within the planet. However, it has remained unclear ...
Tech Xplore / Mathematical framework could improve transparency of AI in clinical settings
Researchers at King's College London have developed a new mathematical framework to test whether AI systems that appear to explain their decisions are genuinely transparent.
Phys.org / ALMA watches a massive binary assemble in real time
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers have captured one of the most detailed three-dimensional views yet of a massive binary star system while it is still being born. By tracking the motions ...
Tech Xplore / Tracking energy flow reveals voltage pattern that slashes waste heat by over 60%
Almost all the energy that flows into computing devices is eventually squandered as waste heat.
Medical Xpress / Beating 'mini-heart' derived from patient's blood cells offers personalized disease model
A team from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center (The Institute) have created a three-dimensional, beating heart-on-a-chip, or "mini-heart," using blood cells from a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy ...
Phys.org / Inexpensive blue pigment enables efficient one-step conversion of carbon dioxide to methane
A common blue pigment could help turn carbon dioxide (CO₂) from an industrial waste product into a useful fuel. A joint research team led by Tohoku University's Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), in collaboration ...
Medical Xpress / Psychologists find our brains use a web of recalled associations to help make decisions that lead to good outcomes
Dinner last Friday was a hoot. Wine and conversation flowed; dishes were perfectly seasoned. The reward center of your brain lit up like the Fourth of July.
Phys.org / Scientists observe Einstein's gravity in the quantum world
An international team including Nobel Prize-winning physicist Professor Sir Roger Penrose has observed a long-predicted effect of gravity on a falling quantum object for the first time. The result shows that a fundamental ...
Phys.org / As African space race heats up, Senegal pursues homemade satellites
Senegalese engineers in hairnets and white gloves are carefully assembling a nanosatellite at a French lab—another step toward fostering their own space industry back home.
Medical Xpress / Pooling patient brain signals could speed brain-to-speech devices, human trial finds
Stroke, ALS and other neurodegenerative and acute brain disorders can rob people of the ability to speak. Brain-computer interfaces can restore it by translating brain activity into machine-generated speech. But they rely ...
Phys.org / Hidden microplastic pollution in Swiss waters uncovered
Microplastics are plastic particles smaller than 5 millimeters that originate either from manufactured products or from the breakdown of larger plastic items. They can now be found everywhere, from oceans and rivers to soils ...
Phys.org / UK subsidies for land-based seafood farming would boost tree-planting policy
Subsidies for emerging technology that allows seafood to be produced on land would boost the UK's food security and deliver significant climate benefits, new research shows.
