Research team uncovers mechanism for spikelet development in barley
The inflorescence architecture of crop plants like barley is predominantly regulated by meristem activity and fate, which play a critical role in determining the number of floral structures for grain production......»»
OpenAI’s new “CriticGPT” model is trained to criticize GPT-4 outputs
Research model catches bugs in AI-generated code, improving human oversight of AI. Enlarge / An illustration created by OpenAI. (credit: OpenAI) On Thursday, OpenAI researchers unveiled CriticGPT, a new AI model designed.....»»
Research team develops surfaces designed to discourage spread of resistant bacteria
Antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections are becoming a major societal challenge. To solve this problem, researchers are working on new drugs that kill bacteria without promoting resistance, and on new materials that prevent the formation of bacteri.....»»
Clean Water Act leaves about 55% of water flowing out of rivers vulnerable to pollution, study suggests
The Supreme Court ruled in 2023 that rivers that only flow in response to weather events—called ephemeral streams—do not fall under the protection of the Clean Water Act. Research published in the journal Science, led by University of Massachuset.....»»
Mushroom houses: NASA wants to grow its own Mars habitats from fungi
You might imagine cities on other planets being made of steel or glass, but NASA has other ideas: it is funding research into growing habitats out of fungi......»»
Gravitational wave researchers cast new light on Antikythera mechanism mystery
Techniques developed to analyze the ripples in spacetime detected by one of the 21st century's most sensitive pieces of scientific equipment have helped cast new light on the function of the oldest known analog computer......»»
Innovative UAV and deep learning method enhances maize tassel detection accuracy
A research team has developed an innovative method utilizing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and deep learning techniques to accurately identify tassel states in maize hybridization fields before and after manual detasseling. This approach significan.....»»
Magnesium-18"s unique decay process: From theory to practice
Led by physicist Si-Min Wang, the research team at Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Ion-beam Application (MOE), Institute of Modern Physics, and Shanghai Research Center for Theoretical Nuclear Physics, NSFC, Fudan University, has documented tha.....»»
What can social media tell us about public views on climate change?
IIASA researchers contributed to a new study, analyzing the main narratives in public discussions of climate change on social media. The research is published in the journal Current Research in Environmental Sustainability......»»
Forget folding screens, Apple is working on stretchable ones
New research that suggests the future "iPhone Fold" could have a stretchable display on the outside, instead of one that just folds. Here's how Apple thinks it can be done.An iPad showing one illustration of a stretchable disolayApple is lagging behi.....»»
Newly-discovered bacterial regulatory mechanism has implications for antibacterial control measures
Research spearheaded by four biologists within the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University Bloomington has uncovered a new regulatory mechanism shared by many bacteria, which may have profound implications for anti-bacterial control measur.....»»
The density difference of sub-Neptunes finally deciphered
An international team led by UNIGE, UNIBE and PlanetS has shown the existence of two distinct populations of sub-Neptunes, resolving a debate in the scientific community......»»
Scientists develop the next generation of highly efficient memory materials with atom-level control
Like the flutter of a butterfly's wings, sometimes small and minute changes can lead to big and unexpected results and changes in our lives. A team of researchers at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) has made a very small change t.....»»
Key mechanism of herpesvirus egress uncovered, offering new target for antiviral therapies
An international team of researchers, led by the Leibniz Institute of Virology (LIV), have uncovered crucial details on how herpesviruses exit the cell nucleus without compromising the integrity of the nuclear envelope. Herpesvirus infections are wid.....»»
New method visualizes ligands on gold nanoparticles in liquid
The University of Antwerp and CIC biomaGUNE have come up with a promising method for understanding the role of surface molecules in the formation of nanoparticles. The groundbreaking research, published in Nature Chemistry, provides an advanced chara.....»»
New evaluation framework helps quantify supply and demand of carbon sequestration services
The Lancang Mekong River Basin (LMRB) connects six countries in Southeast Asia. To support the ecological, economic and social sustainable development of the LMRB, low carbon management services need to be implemented in each country within the basin.....»»
Aging-emulating biosystem derived from hTSCs
A research team from the Center for Translational Stem Cell Biology (CTSCB) under the LKS Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has developed the world's first cellular system that can be used to rapidly discover molecules for a.....»»
How Apple"s software engineering teams manage and test new operating system features ahead of launch
Internally, Apple engineers rely on a dedicated app to view, manage, and toggle in-development features and user interface elements within pre-release versions of new operating systems. Here's what the app is called and what it can do.Livability is a.....»»
Simple new process stores carbon dioxide in concrete without compromising strength
By using a carbonated—rather than a still—water-based solution during the concrete manufacturing process, a Northwestern University-led team of engineers has discovered a new way to store carbon dioxide (CO2) in the ubiquitous construction materi.....»»
Detective work enables Perseverance Mars rover team to revive SHERLOC instrument
After six months of effort, an instrument that helps the Mars rover look for potential signs of ancient microbial life has come back online......»»
Canceled Geoengineering Experiment to Block the Sun Won’t Stop Rich Donors from Trying
A botched geoengineering experiment to limit the amount of sunlight hitting Earth hasn’t dimmed donors’ enthusiasm for funding the research.....»»