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Black Hole That Was Closest Yet Found Does Not Exist, Say Scientists in U-turn

Researchers have a new view of HR 6819: two stars, one of them a "vampire." From a report: Astronomers who thought they had discovered a black hole on our cosmic doorstep have said they were mistaken, instead revealing they have found a two-star syst.....»»

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Black Friday tablet deals: grab some early deals right now

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Early Black Friday deals: save up to $300 on every M4 MacBook Pro 14-inch & 16-inch

Early Black Friday deals are in effect on Apple's 2024 MacBook Pro M4, with every configuration — retail and CTO — eligible for a coupon discount.Save up to $300 on Apple's new MacBook Pro M4 - Image credit: AppleUnlock savings of up to $300 off.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsNov 7th, 2024

Scientists reveal strigolactone perception mechanism and role in tillering responses to nitrogen

"How is plant growth controlled?" and "What is the basis of variation in stress tolerance in plants?" were among the 125 most challenging scientific questions, according to the journal Science in 2016......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 7th, 2024

How do brains coordinate activity? From fruit flies to monkeys, scientists discover a universal principle

The brain is a marvel of efficiency, honed by thousands of years of evolution so it can adapt and thrive in a rapidly changing world. Yet, despite decades of research, the mystery of how the brain achieves this has remained elusive......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 7th, 2024

Mysterious Sydney beach blobs: Scientists uncover their complex composition

A multi-disciplinary team of scientists have made significant progress in understanding the origins of the mysterious black balls washing ashore on Sydney beaches......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Scientists calculate predictions for meson measurements

Nuclear physics theorists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have demonstrated that complex calculations run on supercomputers can accurately predict the distribution of electric charges in mesons, particles made.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Climate change is contributing to drought in the American West even without rainfall deficits, scientists find

Higher temperatures caused by anthropogenic climate change made an ordinary drought into an exceptional drought that parched the American West from 2020–2022. A study by UCLA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration climate scientists ha.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Early Black Friday Nintendo Switch deals 2024: Up to 46% off

Are you looking for Nintendo Switch Cyber Monday deals on consoles, games, accessories, and more? You've come to the right place, because we have them all here......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Biologists discover how plants evolved multiple ways to override genetic instructions

Biologists at Washington University in St. Louis have discovered the origin of a curious duplication that gives plants multiple ways to override instructions that are coded into their DNA. This research could help scientists exploit a plant's existin.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Scientists use high-energy heavy ion collisions as a new tool to reveal subtleties of nuclear structure

Scientists have demonstrated a new way to use high-energy particle smashups at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC)—a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science user facility for nuclear physics research at DOE's Brookhaven National La.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Bioinspired hydrogels harness sunlight: A step closer to artificial photosynthesis

Mimicking how plants convert sunlight into energy has long been a dream for scientists aiming to create renewable energy solutions. Artificial photosynthesis is a process that seeks to replicate nature's method, using sunlight to drive chemical react.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Pick up Apple"s M2 MacBook Air with 16GB RAM for $799 with early Black Friday savings

The $200 cash discount drops the 13-inch MacBook Air M2 16GB model down to an all-time low price of $799 leading up to Black Friday.Snap up Apple's MacBook Air M2 with 16GB RAM for $799 - Image credit: AppleAmazon's.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

New research may lead to potatoes that are less reliant on nitrogen fertilizers

Because nitrogen fertilizers contribute to global greenhouse gas emissions, scientists are looking for ways to modify agricultural plants so that they rely on less nitrogen. In research published in New Phytologist, investigators have found that bloc.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Braving sharks and hordes of urchins, scientists are growing kelp one forest at a time

The weathered UC Davis Marine Laboratory looms in thick fog on the edge of the ocean near Bodega Bay. Inside, an experiment is playing out that gives a badly-needed boost to Northern California's kelp forests—underwater cathedrals of green and gold.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

New framework uses games of chance to put "price" on intangible assets

A new statistical model could help to address the age-old question of how to price non-physical, intangible goods like data, say scientists......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

30 early Black Friday deals for 2024: TVs, laptops, headphones

Black Friday will be here soon enough. We've picked out all the best early deals, whether you're looking for a laptop, TV, or something else......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Early Black Friday TV deals 2024 — Save up to 49% off on great TVs

TVs of every type are on sale for Black Friday. Check out our picks for HD, OLED, QLED and more......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Bach, Mozart or jazz: Scientists provide a quantitative measure of variability in music pieces

Physicists at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS) have investigated to which extent a piece of music can evoke expectations about its progression. They were able to determine differences in how far compositions of dif.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Scientists find key to engineering water-responsive biopolymers

Scientists at the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center (CUNY ASRC) have developed a novel approach to better understand and predict the behaviors of water-responsive materials—solid matter that can change shape by absorbing.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

New modeling of complex biological systems could offer insights into genomic data and other huge datasets

Over the past two decades, new technologies have helped scientists generate a vast amount of biological data. Large-scale experiments in genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and cytometry can produce enormous quantities of data from a given cellula.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024