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Ultraviolet spectroscopy plays a critical role in the study of electronic transitions in atoms and rovibronic transitions in molecules. These studies are essential for tests of fundamental physics, quantum-electrodynamic...

Nonspeaking autistic individuals may possess undervalued literacy skills, suggesting the potential for written communication as an expressive alternative. By adapting an innovative method akin to Whac-a-Mole, the researc...

A new implantable device, so far tested in rats and pigs, could soon be trialed in humans to help detect harmful post-surgery leaks in the body.

Computer simulations reveal that the close flyby of Apophis, the "God of Chaos" asteroid, in 2029 still poses no risk to Earth, even when a worrying, previously unrecognized factor is taken into account.

The scientist who configured a small drone to target people with facial recognition and chase them at full speed warns we have no defenses against such weapons.

Advisers to the FDA say a type of flu virus known as the "Yamagata lineage" can be dropped from next year's vaccines.

A research team led by Prof. Lu Qingyou from Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) achieved a breakthrough by creating a Magnetic Force Microscope (MFM) that can image air-...

Researchers discovered a novel link between walking rhythms and changes in visual perception, demonstrating that our visual sensitivity fluctuates in sync with our steps. This study found that during the swing phase of a...

As a clownfish spends time with an anemone, its mucus coating begins to change. Chemical tweaks to sugars in the slime may calm stinging cells in anemone tentacles

Archaeologists in the Judaen desert have found four coins dating to the Jewish Bar Kokhba revolt against the Roman Empire.

A total solar eclipse is a unique experience. From shadow bands to the sun's majestic corona and pinkish prominences, here's what you can expect to see

Recently, a research group led by Prof. Gao Xiaoming and Prof. Liu Kun from Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), developed a concentration-independent pressure sensing method b...

AI continues to generate plenty of light and heat. The best models in text and images--now commanding subscriptions and being woven into consumer products--are competing for inches. OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic are all,...

Experts have confirmed that a sword pulled from a river in Oxfordshire at the end of last year is an "archaeologically rare" Viking weapon dating to between A.D. 850 and 975.

Researchers have discovered a large gas reservoir boasting extremely high concentrations of helium that could boost a dwindling global supply in Minnesota's Iron Range.

The James Webb Space Telescope zoomed in on galaxy GN-z11, which existed just 430 million years after the Big Bang, to reveal what may be some of the oldest stars in the universe.

A recent study conducted at Tel Aviv University has devised a large mechanical system that operates under dynamical rules akin to those found in quantum systems. The dynamics of quantum systems, composed of microscopic p...

Spintronics is a field that deals with electronics that exploit the intrinsic spin of electrons and their associated magnetic moment for applications such as quantum computing and memory storage devices. Owing to its spi...

Condensed matter systems and photonic technologies are regularly used by researchers to create microscale platforms that can simulate the complex dynamics of many interacting quantum particles in a more accessible settin...

A new study by researchers at Boston University proposes a quantum battery (QB) charging scheme based on a rectangular hollow metal waveguide. This approach allows them to overcome environment-induced decoherence and cha...

The results, of 13 per cent weight loss after three months, need to be confirmed by larger and longer studies, but are seen as promising

Quantum computing firm D-Wave says its machines are the first to achieve "computational supremacy" by solving a practically useful problem that would otherwise take millions of years on an ordinary supercomputer