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cropped Quantum computers to clarify the connection between the quantum and classical worlds

Quantum computers to clarify the connection between the quantum and classical worlds

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Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have developed a new quantum computing algorithm that offers a clearer understanding of the quantum-to-classical transition, which could help...
cropped Study reveals new structure of gold at extremes

Study reveals new structure of gold at extremes

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Gold is an extremely important material for high-pressure experiments and is considered the "gold standard" for calculating pressure in static diamond anvil cell experiments....
cropped TESS satellite uncovers first nearby super Earth

TESS satellite uncovers ‘first nearby super-Earth’

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An international team of astronomers led by Cornell's Lisa Kaltenegger has characterized the first potentially habitable world outside of our own solar system. Located about...
cropped Scientists cook up new recipes for taking salt out of seawater

Scientists cook up new recipes for taking salt out of seawater

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As populations boom and chronic droughts persist, coastal cities like Carlsbad in Southern California have increasingly turned to ocean desalination to supplement a dwindling...
Glaciologists unveil most precise map ever of Antarctic ice velocity

Glaciologists unveil most precise map ever of Antarctic ice velocity

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Constructed from a quarter century's worth of satellite data, a new map of Antarctic ice velocity by glaciologists from the University of California, Irvine...
cropped Marital infidelity and professional misconduct linked study shows

Marital infidelity and professional misconduct linked, study shows

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People who cheat on their spouses are significantly more likely to engage in misconduct in the workplace, according to a study from the McCombs...
cropped A voracious Cambrian predator Cambroraster is a new species from the Burgess Shale

A voracious Cambrian predator, Cambroraster, is a new species from the Burgess Shale

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Palaeontologists at the Royal Ontario Museum and University of Toronto have uncovered fossils of a large new predatory species in half-a-billion-year-old rocks from Kootenay...
cropped Scientists reproduce the dynamics behind astrophysical shocks

Scientists reproduce the dynamics behind astrophysical shocks

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High-energy shock waves driven by solar flares and coronal mass ejections of plasma from the sun erupt throughout the solar system, unleashing magnetic space...
cropped Unprecedented discovery of unique infrared light signature on Neptunes moon Triton

‘Unprecedented’ discovery of unique infrared light signature on Neptune’s moon Triton

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Triton orbits Neptune, the eighth planet from the Sun, some 2.7 billion miles from Earth—at the cold outer fringe of the Solar System's major...
cropped Study suggests frozen Earthlike planets could support life

Study suggests frozen Earthlike planets could support life

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Icy planets once thought too cold to support life might have livable land areas above freezing, challenging the typical assumption of what kinds of...
cropped Ultra thin layers of rust generate electricity from flowing water

Ultra-thin layers of rust generate electricity from flowing water

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There are many ways to generate electricity—batteries, solar panels, wind turbines, and hydroelectric dams, to name a few examples… and now, there's rust. New research...