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Mimicking a bird"s sticky spit to create cellulose gels

Using a small bird's nest-making process as a model, researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a nontoxic process for making cellulose gels. The freeze-thaw process is simple, cost-effective, and can create cellulose gels that a.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgOct 16th, 2023

Using light to create bioelectronics inside living organisms

Bioelectronics research and development of implants made of electrically conductive materials for disease treatment is advancing rapidly. However, bioelectronic treatment is not without complications. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have tak.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2024

AI and genus-conditioned algorithms create precise simulation-ready models of 600,000 existing urban trees

The Irish philosopher George Berkely, best known for his theory of immaterialism, once famously mused, "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" What about AI-generated trees? They probably wouldn't make a s.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2024

Spatial interactomics tool maps protein interactions to fight lung cancer

As Ahmet F. Coskun and his team of researchers continue their mission to create a 3D atlas of the human body, mapping cells and tissues, they're making discoveries that could lead to better treatments for the most common type of lung cancer......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Chemists create world"s thinnest spaghetti

The world's thinnest spaghetti, about 200 times thinner than a human hair, has been created by a UCL-led research team. The spaghetti is not intended to be a new food but was created because of the wide-ranging uses that extremely thin strands of mat.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Do pipe organs create an auto-tune effect? Understanding largest class of music instrument"s effects on concert halls

The pipe organ, with its strong timber base and towering metal pipes, stands as a bastion in concert halls and church sanctuaries. Even when not in use, the pipe organ affects the acoustical environment around it......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Dinosaur drumsticks, X-ray videos and 3D models shed light on the evolution of bird motion

Wings may be the obvious choice when studying the connection between dinosaurs and birds, but a pair of Yale paleontologists prefer drumsticks. That part of the leg, they say, is where fibular reduction among some dinosaurs tens of millions of years.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Scientists create portable, miniature high-speed "electronic nose" that outperforms mice

A group of scientists led by University of Hertfordshire researchers have collaborated to create a particularly fast and small "electronic nose.".....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Yubico Enrollment Suite boosts security for Microsoft users

Yubico announced Yubico Enrollment Suite for Microsoft users, including Yubico FIDO Pre-reg and the new YubiEnroll. These solutions integrate with Microsoft’s Entra ID, helping organizations create stronger cyber resilience and provide support to f.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

How AI can help new filmmakers create movies without replacing human creativity

AI is quickly becoming an integral part of the several stages of film production. How are emerging technologies lowering the barriers to entry into filmmaking?.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

How to map multiple floors with the Roborock Qrevo Curv

The Roborock Qrevo Curv can store up to four floorplans, allowing it to clean your entire home. Here's how to create a map for multiple floors......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

Niantic uses Pokémon Go player data to build AI navigation system

Visual scans of the world have helped Niantic build what it calls a "Large Geospatial Model." Last week, Niantic announced plans to create an AI model for navigating the physical.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

RFK, Jr., Is a Bad Prescription for U.S. Public Health

Prominent vaccine skeptic RFK, Jr., is a proven menace to public health. But with a bird flu outbreak looming, he is poised to take a perch atop the federal public health enterprise.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

In collective animal movements, speed matters—scientists use "force map" to investigate fish schools

Few things are as fascinating to look at a flock of starlings performing their aerial bird dance that is commonly seen, for example, above the West Pier in Brighton, UK, or in Rome when exiting the main train station, or a school of fish escaping a p.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 18th, 2024

Invisible touch: Researchers give AI the ability to feel and measure surfaces

AI-based technologies are rapidly learning to see, converse, calculate and create. One thing they still don't do well, however, is measure or "feel" surfaces—a purely mechanical function......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 18th, 2024

Physicists predict exotic form of matter with potential for quantum computing

MIT physicists have shown that it should be possible to create an exotic form of matter that could be manipulated to form the qubit (quantum bit) building blocks of future quantum computers that are even more powerful than the quantum computers in de.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 18th, 2024

Drought across the U.S., H5N1 in Canada and Uranus Data Reevaluated

A serious bird flu infection in Canada, a troubling projection of future plastic waste and dispatches from a global climate convention......»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsNov 18th, 2024

Gemini gets image creation trick in Docs and Calendar access in Gmail

Gmail users will now be able to directly access Calendar information and take relevant actions. In Docs, users can now create images using the Imagen 3 model......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 16th, 2024

Methylmercury: How microbes create the most toxic form of mercury

Mercury is extraordinarily toxic, but it becomes especially dangerous when transformed into methylmercury—a form so harmful that just a few billionths of a gram can cause severe and lasting neurological damage to a developing fetus. Unfortunately,.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 16th, 2024

Physicists create the first fully mechanical qubit

A team of physicists at ETH Zürich has built the first-ever working mechanical qubit. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes their novel idea for creating such a qubit and how well it has worked during testing......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

"Walk this way": Model explains how ants create trails to multiple food sources

It's a common sight—ants marching in an orderly line over and around obstacles from their nest to a food source, guided by scent trails left by scouts marking the find. But what happens when those scouts find a comestible motherlode?.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024