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Phys.org / Archaeologists uncover ritual platforms that helped pave the way for Chinese unification
Archaeologists have excavated three c. 3,000–2,400-year-old ritual structures in Shandong Province, China, indicating that the origins of a shared Chinese cultural identity lie in ceremonial gatherings that sowed the seeds ...
Tech Xplore / How to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ammonia production
Ammonia is one of the most widely produced chemicals in the world, used mostly as fertilizer, but also for the production of some plastics, textiles, and other applications. Its production, through processes that require ...
Phys.org / Research shines light on 'double-yielding' behavior in soft materials
For decades, scientists have observed, but been unable to explain, a phenomenon seen in some soft materials: When force is applied, these materials exhibit not one, but two spikes in energy dissipation, known as overshoots. ...
Phys.org / First system to track near-real time changes to global land cover created
Scientists can now receive near-real-time alerts about the world's lands as their surfaces change, thanks to a new satellite-based monitoring system described today in Nature Communications.
Tech Xplore / Hardware vulnerability allows attackers to hack AI training data
Researchers from NC State University have identified the first hardware vulnerability that allows attackers to compromise the data privacy of artificial intelligence (AI) users by exploiting the physical hardware on which ...
Phys.org / California physicist and Nobel laureate John Martinis won't quit on quantum computers
A California physicist and Nobel laureate who laid the foundation for quantum computing isn't done working.
Phys.org / Illegal cannabis cultivation leaves lasting chemical footprint on California's public lands
A study published in Science of the Total Environment sheds light on the persistent chemical contaminants left behind at illegal cannabis cultivation sites, also known as "trespass grows," on California's federally managed ...
Medical Xpress / Widely-prescribed opioid painkiller tramadol not significantly effective for easing chronic pain, analysis finds
The strong opioid painkiller tramadol is not significantly effective at easing the chronic pain for which it's widely prescribed, finds a pooled data analysis of the available research, published in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine.
Medical Xpress / Newborn genomic screening can enable more lifesaving diagnoses
Adding genomic sequencing to newborn blood screening would detect hundreds of additional childhood conditions, providing much earlier diagnosis and treatment, according to a new study. A baby's genome, which stays with them ...
Phys.org / Overconfidence persists even where regular feedback should discourage it, chess study finds
The late psychologist Daniel Kahneman once said if he could wave a magic wand and get rid of any bias, he would choose overconfidence. However, overconfidence is here to stay. In a recent study in Psychological Science, researchers ...
Tech Xplore / Back to the future: Is light-speed analog computing on the horizon?
Scientists have achieved a breakthrough in analog computing, developing a programmable electronic circuit that harnesses the properties of high-frequency electromagnetic waves to perform complex parallel processing at light-speed.
Phys.org / Physicists develop new quantum sensor at the atomic lattice scale
From computer chips to quantum dots—technological platforms were only made possible thanks to a detailed understanding of the used solid-state materials, such as silicon or more complex semiconductor materials. This understanding ...
