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Metamaterial tiles boost sensitivity of large telescopes

A multi-institutional group of researchers has developed new metamaterial tiles that will help improve the sensitivity of telescopes being built at the preeminent Simons Observatory in Chile. The tiles have been incorporated into receivers that will.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekJan 26th, 2021

Research reveals an inexpensive fix for California"s struggling wildflowers

California's native wildflowers are being smothered by layers of dead, invasive grasses. A new UC Riverside study shows that simply raking these layers can boost biodiversity and reduce fire danger......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 19th, 2024

Most precise measurement of electrically neutral beauty meson lifetime achieved

The ATLAS collaboration at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has released a new high-precision measurement of the lifetime of the electrically neutral beauty (B0) meson—a hadron composed of a bottom antiquark and a down quark......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 19th, 2024

By looking at individual atoms in tooth enamel, researchers are learning what happens to our teeth as we age

Teeth are essential for helping people break down the food they eat, and are protected by enamel, which helps them withstand the large amount of stress they experience as people chew away. Unlike other materials in the body, enamel has no way to repa.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 19th, 2024

LastPass Teams enables seamless password management for better productivity

LastPass Teams, like LastPass Personal, securely enables seamless password management and credentials sharing for a nice boost to productivity......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 19th, 2024

New physics sim trains robots 430,000 times faster than reality

"Genesis" can compress training times from decades into hours using 3D worlds conjured from text. On Thursday, a large group of university and private industry researchers unveile.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsDec 19th, 2024

Sustainability not an important criterion in top executives" remuneration

A study by an international team of researchers from the University of Tübingen and the HEC business school in Paris has shown that the payment of bonuses to executive board members in large European corporations is only minimally influenced by whet.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsDec 19th, 2024

In-plane magnetic fields reveal new Hall effect behaviors in advanced materials

In-plane magnetic fields are responsible for inducing anomalous Hall effect in EuCd2Sb2 films, report researchers from the Institute of Science Tokyo. By studying how these fields change electronic structures, the team discovered a large in-plane ano.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 19th, 2024

Study reveals how global connections boost city economies

As city population grows, so does violent crime, contagious diseases, and per-capita GDP. A significant body of research has investigated what drives this scaling relationship, examining factors within a city......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 19th, 2024

Apple collaborates with NVIDIA to research faster LLM performance

In a blog post today, Apple engineers have shared new details on a collaboration with NVIDIA to implement faster text generation performance with large language models. Apple published and open sourced its Recurrent Drafter (ReDrafter) technique.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsDec 18th, 2024

Antineutrino detection gets a boost with novel plastic scintillator

How do you find and measure nuclear particles, like antineutrinos, that travel near the speed of light?.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsDec 18th, 2024

Rules against insider trading also boost innovation, research finds

Strong enforcement of insider trading laws doesn't just protect investors—it encourages businesses to be more innovative, according to our new peer-reviewed research......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 18th, 2024

Ancient clay remedy may have potential to boost modern gut health

A team of scientists has discovered that an ancient medicinal clay known as Lemnian earth (LE) could inspire new understanding of how to support present-day gut health......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsDec 18th, 2024

Cutting-edge satellite tracks lake water levels in Ohio River Basin

The Ohio River Basin stretches from Pennsylvania to Illinois and contains a system of reservoirs, lakes, and rivers that drains an area almost as large as France. Researchers with the SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography) mission, a collaboration.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsDec 17th, 2024

Ocean microbe"s unusual pair of enzymes may boost carbon storage

Stanford researchers have found a surprising genetic twist in a lineage of microbes that may play an important role in ocean carbon storage. The microbes, known as blue-green algae or cyanobacteria, have two different forms of a ubiquitous enzyme tha.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsDec 17th, 2024

This 1080p projector is on sale for a very affordable $50

The Groview 1080p Projector, which can project images as large as 300 inches, is on sale from Walmart with a huge $150 discount, bringing its price down to $50......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 17th, 2024

Nvidia’s new app is causing large frame rate dips in many games

Fully disabling optional, AI-powered filters seems to fix the problem. When Nvidia replaced the longstanding GeForce Experience App with a new, unified Nvidia App last month, most.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsDec 17th, 2024

New model maps monkey habitats to aid conservation efforts

A monkey mapping study could boost conservation of animal species that share their habitats with humans......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 17th, 2024

The role of Rubisco in food and energy security

As global food and energy demand continues to grow, researchers are exploring multiple strategies to boost crop productivity. While engineering plant enzymes and biochemical pathways that are more efficient remains a transformative goal, this review.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 17th, 2024

NASA telescopes capture a cosmic wreath for the holidays

Two NASA telescopes have worked together to capture a stunning view of a star cluster......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 17th, 2024

Here’s the new hybrid Honda Prelude, on sale late 2025

This version will feature something called Honda S+ Shift, to boost engagement. The fact that Honda was working on a new Prelude coupe was not entirely secret—not after the auto.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsDec 17th, 2024