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Tech Xplore / China's Moonshot AI chases 'DeepSeek moment' with much-hyped model

A model released Friday by Chinese startup Moonshot AI has fueled buzz around the country's tech prowess, as experts said it could rival some of the more advanced offerings from U.S. labs.

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Phys.org / Nearby rocky planet may be replenishing helium from atmosphere, study finds

Nearly a decade after the discovery of LHS 1140b, a rocky exoplanet in the habitable zone of a nearby low-mass star, a new study reveals that the object may have its own atmosphere.

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Phys.org / Wildfire smoke makes air unhealthy from the US Midwest to East Coast. Officials say stay inside

Heavy, pungent wildfire smoke darkened skies in the U.S. on Thursday from the Great Lakes to parts of the East Coast, reducing visibility and prompting warnings that breathing the air outside could be dangerous.

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Phys.org / Scientists invent new board games to reveal how we tackle the unknown

Playing board games can be fun, challenging, infuriating and a great way to pass the time. They can also help scientists understand how we solve new problems.

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Tech Xplore / India launches first hydrogen-powered train in clean energy push

India launched its first hydrogen-powered train Friday, joining a small group of nations testing the technology as part of efforts to decarbonize rail transport and cut dependence on fossil fuels.

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Phys.org / Federal ginseng rules poorly predict plant health

A YSE-led study published in Environmental Research Letters found that current federal rules regulating American ginseng harvest—based on plant age and leaf count—poorly predict the biological traits that matter most for ...

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Tech Xplore / India launches first hydrogen-powered train built in the country to expand clean energy on railways

India rolled out its first Indigenously built, hydrogen-powered train on Friday, a move aimed at expanding the use of clean energy in its vast rail network.

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Medical Xpress / ECT-like stimulation unlocks lasting immature-like state in adult mouse neurons

A research team at Fujita Health University led by Professor Tsuyoshi Miyakawa has uncovered a novel mechanism of cellular plasticity in which repeated neuronal stimulation can durably alter the identity of mature neurons. ...

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Tech Xplore / China's Xi says AI should not be dominated by one country

Artificial intelligence should not be dominated by a single country, China's President Xi Jinping said Friday at a major technology conference in Shanghai, urging international cooperation on its development.

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Tech Xplore / Fed probe suggests Tesla's self-driving feature wasn't to blame in crash that killed a grandmother

Federal safety investigators looking into a runaway Tesla that killed a grandmother in her home say the driver had pressed the accelerator to full speed, suggesting the vehicle's self-driving software was not to blame.

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Tech Xplore / From coal pits to wind turbines, Polish miners rise to the occasion

From the top of a wind turbine nearly 100 meters (330 feet) above the ground, Grzegorz Witek, a coal miner, gazes at the horizon.

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Phys.org / Single fission experiment maps excess gamma rays from more than a dozen unstable nuclei

In a single experiment, physicists have measured the "excess" emission of high-energy gamma rays from more than a dozen heavy, unstable atomic nuclei. Mapping the gamma-ray emissions of so many isotopes produced in nuclear ...

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