Electronic devices rely on materials whose electrical properties change with temperature, making them less stable in extreme conditions. A discovery by McGill University researchers that challenges conventional wisdom in physics suggests that bismuth, a metal, could serve as the foundation for highly stable electronic components. The researchers observed a mysteriousContinue Reading
Researchers at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) made the discovery about galaxies by studying the gas distribution that helps create stars. Using CSIRO’s ASKAP radio telescope located at Inyarrimanha Ilgari Bundara, the CSIRO Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory, researchers explored the gas distribution in about 1,000 galaxies as partContinue Reading
The growing use of smart home devices is undermining the privacy and safety of domestic workers. New research from King’s College London reveals how surveillance technologies reinforce a sense of constant monitoring and control by domestic workers’ employers, increasing their vulnerability and impacting their mental wellbeing. Smart home technologies areContinue Reading
Eyes may be the window to the soul, but a person’s biological age could be reflected in their facial characteristics. Investigators from Mass General Brigham developed a deep learning algorithm called FaceAge that uses a photo of a person’s face to predict biological age and survival outcomes for patients withContinue Reading
MIT physicists have captured the first images of individual atoms freely interacting in space. The pictures reveal correlations among the “free-range” particles that until now were predicted but never directly observed. Their findings, appearing in the journal Physical Review Letters, will help scientists visualize never-before-seen quantum phenomena in real space.Continue Reading
Astronomers have witnessed for the first time a violent cosmic collision in which one galaxy pierces another with intense radiation. Their results, published today in Nature, show that this radiation dampens the wounded galaxy’s ability to form new stars. This new study combined observations from both the European Southern Observatory’sContinue Reading
Oregon State University College of Engineering researchers have developed a more efficient chip as an antidote to the vast amounts of electricity consumed by large-language-model artificial intelligence applications like Gemini and GPT-4. “We have designed and fabricated a new chip that consumes half the energy compared to traditional designs,” saidContinue Reading
Wouldn’t it be great if music creators had someone to brainstorm with, help them when they’re stuck, and explore different musical directions together? Researchers of KAIST and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) have developed AI technology similar to a fellow songwriter who helps create music. KAIST (President Kwang-Hyung Lee) has developedContinue Reading
A team of researchers has developed a technique that makes high-dimensional quantum information encoded in light more practical and reliable. This advancement, published in Physical Review Letters, could pave the way for more secure data transmission and next-generation quantum technologies. Quantum information can be stored in the precise timing ofContinue Reading
Southwest Research Institute scientists have discovered how solar activity affects the velocity distribution and evolution of helium pickup ions. Pickup ions are charged particles created when neutral particles originating outside of our solar system are ionized. They are ionized by solar ultraviolet radiation and captured by the interplanetary magnetic field.Continue Reading
