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Tech Xplore / Toward physical AI: When the hardware becomes the neural network

Digital computing using silicon chips has transformed nearly every aspect of modern life and enabled the remarkable growth of artificial intelligence. But as AI models scale up, that growth comes with increasing demands for ...

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Phys.org / A 'rebellious' exoplanet orbits in the opposite direction of its star

A star and its planets form when a cloud of gas and dust collapses in on itself somewhere in space. The cloud then forms a disk around the nascent star, within which the planets will form. This protostar and its disk then ...

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Medical Xpress / Restoring brain immune balance opens new avenue for Alzheimer's treatment

Professor Minah Suh of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University, in collaboration with the biotechnology company IMNEWRUN and Professor Ho-Keun Kwon's team at Yonsei University College of Medicine, ...

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Phys.org / Planetary Health Check 2026 finds mounting pressures across Earth's life support systems

Seven breached Planetary Boundaries continue to worsen as record ocean heat, droughts, floods, wildfires and extreme heat reveal an Earth system under strain, according to the latest Planetary Health Check. The annual update ...

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Tech Xplore / Insect-inspired corrugations could help drones fly in Mars-like thin air

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have used an evolutionary algorithm to identify optimal shapes for ultra-thin, bio-inspired corrugated airfoils, the two-dimensional cut-throughs of wings. Lightweight membrane-like ...

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Medical Xpress / Researchers test green tea extract in search of preventative treatments for Alzheimer's disease

Three University of Waterloo students are conducting research in Dr. Zoya Leonenko's lab, searching for answers to Alzheimer's disease at the nanoscale. Charlotte Baur (fourth-year biological and medical physics), Hugh Hossfeld ...

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Medical Xpress / Rare pregnancy infections linked to autism

Infections that, in rare cases, can be transmitted from a pregnant woman to the fetus are linked to an increased risk of autism and intellectual disability in the child. This is shown by a study from Karolinska Institutet ...

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Phys.org / STEM activities with family and educators expose students to diverse career paths

Activities children take part in with family and friends can help shape the fields of study and careers they pursue as adults. A new study published in the International Journal of STEM Education by FIU education researchers ...

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Phys.org / Environmental science takes an average of seven years to influence international policy, study finds

A new study led by the University of Alicante (UA) and the Mediterranean Center for Environmental Studies (CEAM) analyzes the barriers separating scientific knowledge from environmental policy and its effective implementation. ...

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Tech Xplore / Carbon imperfections could replace scarce metals in future clean-hydrogen production

The global transition toward carbon-free, clean and sustainable energy has accelerated the search for new hydrogen-producing technologies. However, making clean hydrogen by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen is expensive ...

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Phys.org / How employers can make good decisions about remote work before the next crisis strikes

More than six years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, more than 1 in 5 U.S. workers who can work remotely do so either full time or at least one day a week.

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Medical Xpress / Base editing corrects mutation and slows motor neuron disease in mouse model

In a study published in Molecular Therapy Advances a team of researchers led by Professor Haruhisa Inoue (Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University) and Professor Yuishin Izumi (Tokushima University) ...

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