‘Deep Learning’ Algorithm Brings New Tools to Astronomy
A ‘deep learning’ algorithm trained on images from cosmological simulations has been surprisingly successful at classifying real galaxies in Hubble images. A machine learning method…
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Scientists Reveal How Diamonds Can Bend and Stretch
Diamond is well-known as the strongest of all natural materials, and with that strength comes another tightly linked property: brittleness. But now, an international team…
Integrating Photonics with Silicon Nanoelectronics Into Chip Designs
New technique would allow addition of optical communication components to existing chips with little modification of their designs. Two and a half years ago, a…
Scientists Use Spider Silk for New Biodegradable Bone-Fixing Composite
UConn researchers have created a biodegradable composite made of silk fibers that can be used to repair broken load-bearing bones without the complications sometimes presented…
Paleontologists Identify a New Species of Ancient Whale
University of Otago paleontologists are rewriting the history of New Zealand’s ancient whales by describing a previously unknown genus of baleen whale, alive more than…
Engineers Develop New Manufacturing Process That Spools Out Strips of Graphene
MIT engineers have developed a continuous manufacturing process that produces long strips of high-quality graphene. The team’s results are the first demonstration of an industrial,…
Researchers Link Dyslexia Gene Variants to Consonant Use Across Populations
In a new study of languages spoken in 43 different populations worldwide, Yale School of Medicine researchers and their colleagues identified variants of a dyslexia…
Carbon Fiber Artificial Muscles Lift 12,600 Times Their Weight
The pull-up, an exercise dreaded by most, answers a basic question: are your muscles strong enough to lift your own body weight? Some Illinois researchers…
Graphene Spikes Kill Bacteria on Implants and Stop Infection
A tiny layer of graphene flakes becomes a deadly weapon and kills bacteria, stopping infections during procedures such as implant surgery. This is the findings…
MIT Engineers Develop a Polymer Thermal Conductor
Plastics are excellent insulators, meaning they can efficiently trap heat — a quality that can be an advantage in something like a coffee cup sleeve….
Egyptologist Discovers Mysterious Head of a Pharaoh
Swansea University Egyptology lecturer Dr Ken Griffin has found a depiction of one of the most famous pharaohs in history Hatshepsut (one of only a…
NASA Creates First Ever 3D Model of Melting Snowflake
NASA has produced the first three-dimensional numerical model of melting snowflakes in the atmosphere. Developed by scientist Jussi Leinonen of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in…
New Fossil Discovery Highlights Canada-Russia Connection 53 Million Years Ago
A new 53 million-year-old insect fossil called a scorpionfly discovered at B.C.’s McAbee fossil bed site bears a striking resemblance to fossils of the same…
Paleontologists Provide New Perspective on Triassic Period, Emergence of Dinosaurs
After a great mass extinction shook the world about 252 million years ago, animal life outside of the ocean began to take hold. The earliest…
Archaeologists Reveal Evidence of Hidden Populations in the Amazon
Parts of the Amazon previously thought to have been almost uninhabited were really home to thriving populations of up to a million people, new research…
New Linguistic Analyses Dates Dravidian Language Family
The origin of the Dravidian language family, consisting of about 80 varieties spoken by 220 million people across southern and central India and surrounding countries,…
Kirigami Inspires Better Bandages for Deformable Regions of the Body
Cutting kirigami-style slits in stretchy films could make for bandages, heat pads, and wearable electronics that adhere to flexible surfaces. Scraped up knees and elbows…
Paleontologists Identify a New Species of Prehistoric Reptile, Colobops Noviportensis
Scientists have identified a new species of reptile from prehistoric Connecticut and, boy, does it have a mouth on it. Named Colobops noviportensis, the creature…