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A research group led by Prof. Sun Dunlu from Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS), Chinese Academy of Sciences, has successfully synthesized novel mid-infrared Ho,Pr:YAP and Er:YGGAG crystals using the Czchralski...

The discovery of quantum mechanics opened the door to fundamentally new ways of communicating, processing, and protecting data. With a quantum revolution well underway, long unimaginable opportunities are coming within o...

A new study links shorter sleep duration in teens to higher social media usage, involving brain regions crucial for executive control and reward processing. The inferior frontal gyrus and middle frontal gyrus are key in ...

A new study used C. elegans to study the long-term effects of amphetamine exposure during embryogenesis, finding significant alterations in dopamine-related genes and proteins. These changes lead to increased sensitivity...

Researchers think the artifacts were made during the little-known Kangju state.

Boeing's Starliner capsule had a helium leak in one of its thrusters, but it is still scheduled to launch on 1 June for its first crewed flight to the International Space Station

Quantum computers could solve some of the world’s most challenging problems, but only if we can make them big enough. A new modular design for quantum chips could make building large-scale quantum computers far more fe...

Researchers have developed a new type of hologram, known as "metaholograms," capable of projecting multiple high-fidelity images free of crosstalk. This breakthrough paves the way for next-generation technologies includi...

Researchers found that negating adjectives with "not" affects how our brains interpret their meaning, mitigating rather than inverting their definition. In lab-based experiments, participants took longer to process phras...

Primordial black holes are one of the strongest candidates for the universe's missing dark matter. But a new theory suggests that not enough of the miniature black holes formed for this to be the case.

Accurate high-speed measurements of wavelength are fundamental to optical research and industrial applications, such as environmental monitoring, biomedical analysis, and material characterization.

New research shows that a planet spotted around the real-life star 40 Eridani A, famous for hosting Dr. Spock's fictional home world in 'Star Trek', may have been an optical illusion all along.

ChatGPT Edu, powered by GPT-4o, is designed for universities to responsibly integrate AI into academic and campus operations.

Researchers found that Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with sympathetic denervation in major salivary glands and the heart exhibit more severe non-motor symptoms as they age. This research highlights the importance of ...

One of the first bioelectronic devices to combine living bacteria with sensors has successfully improved healthy skin regeneration in mice with psoriasis

Researchers developed a multimodal approach combining PET scans, EEG, and fMRI to improve prognosis for patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC) after severe trauma or cardiac arrest. This method enhances the accur...

Researchers discovered that astrocyte receptors impact cognitive function differently in male and female preclinical models. The study reveals that astrocytic signaling cannot be assumed to have the same cognitive effect...

Landing on the far side of the moon is rarely attempted, due to difficulties communicating with Earth, but China is about to try. If successful, its Chang'e 6 mission will then bring lunar samples back home

A 2020 rule that slashed air pollution from ships may have boosted global temperatures sooner than thought, helping to explain why 2023 was so hot

Humans from many cultures tend to associate the nonsense words "bouba" and "kiki" with different shapes - and now it seems that 3-day-old chicks have the same inclinations

We asked New Scientist staff to pick their favourite science fiction books. Here are the results, ranging from 19th-century classics to modern day offerings, and from Octavia E. Butler to Iain M. Banks

Recently, a research group developed a giant magneto-superelasticity of 5% in a Ni34Co8Cu8Mn36Ga14 single crystal. This was achieved by introducing arrays of ordered dislocations to form preferentially oriented martensit...