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cropped Researchers find lead in turmeric

Researchers find lead in turmeric

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It's billed as a health booster and healing agent, but it may be the source of cognitive defects and other severe ailments. A new...
cropped Seeing sound Scientists observe how acoustic interactions change materials at the atomic level

Seeing sound: Scientists observe how acoustic interactions change materials at the atomic level

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When exposed to stress and strain, materials can display a wide range of different properties. By using sound waves, scientists have begun to explore...
cropped New study complicates theory that ancient impact pierced Moons crust

New study complicates theory that ancient impact pierced Moon’s crust

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The moon's largest and oldest impact crater likely doesn't have minerals from below the lunar crust on its surface, complicating a theory that an...
cropped The shared evolution of the Tasmanian tiger and the wolf

The shared evolution of the Tasmanian tiger and the wolf

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The Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, was one of Australia's most enigmatic native species. It was the largest marsupial predator to survive until the arrival of...
cropped 2000 atoms in two places at once A new record in quantum superposition

2000 atoms in two places at once: A new record in quantum superposition

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The quantum superposition principle has been tested on a scale as never before in a new study by scientists at the University of Vienna...
cropped Good at math

Good at math? It means little if you’re not confident

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Being good at math relates to better financial and medical outcomes -- unless you don't have confidence in your own abilities with numbers, new...
cropped Quantum observers may be entitled to their own facts

Quantum observers may be entitled to their own facts

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Science is based on facts that are established by independent observations agreed by everyone. But scientists at Heriot-Watt University's Mostly Quantum Lab have now shown that, in the...
cropped FDA phase 1 trial shows hydrogel to repair heart is safe to inject in humans a first

FDA phase 1 trial shows hydrogel to repair heart is safe to inject in...

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Ventrix, a University of California San Diego spin-off company, has successfully conducted a first-in-human, FDA-approved Phase 1 clinical trial of an injectable hydrogel that...
cropped Cats are securely bonded to their people too

Cats are securely bonded to their people, too

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Cats have a reputation for being aloof and independent. But a study of the way domestic cats respond to their caregivers suggests that their...
cropped A smart artificial hand for amputees merges user and robotic control

A smart artificial hand for amputees merges user and robotic control

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EPFL scientists are developing new approaches for improved control of robotic hands -- in particular for amputees -- that combines individual finger control and...
Brain inspired computing could tackle big problems in a small way

Brain-inspired computing could tackle big problems in a small way

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While computers have become smaller and more powerful and supercomputers and parallel computing have become the standard, we are about to hit a wall...