Credit: David BujdosA team of engineers from Saint Vincent College and the University of Pittsburgh has introduced two innovative methods for shaping bread-derived carbon electrodes. Their study, published in Royal Society Open Science, builds on previous work by David Bujdos, Zachary Kuzel, and Adam Wood, who sought to repurpose stale bread for sustainable electrode...
Design of asymmetric solvent molecule for high-rate performance Li-metTo drive future advancements in electronics, engineers must develop batteries that charge faster, store more energy, and last longer. Lithium-metal batteries (LMBs) stand out as a promising alternative to conventional lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, which currently dominate the market.LMBs feature a lithium metal anode, unlike Li-ion batteries...
Credit: PixabayThe likelihood of a football field-sized asteroid striking Earth in 2032 has dropped significantly to just 0.001 percent, according to the European Space Agency (ESA). Initially, the asteroid set a record for the highest impact probability ever recorded—3.1 percent by NASA and 2.8 percent by the ESA—prompting heightened monitoring from the planetary defense...
The robot is ideal for use in environments such as ponds, where it won't hurt animals or get tangled in debrisEPFLTo safely collect data in delicate aquatic environments, researchers have developed a robot that mimics flatworms' swimming motion.While flatworms usually move along the seabed, they can also propel themselves through water by undulating their...
Credit: PixabayCarnegie Mellon University researchers set out to test how well large language models (LLMs) can replicate human writing styles. Their findings, recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, highlight key differences between AI-generated and human-written text.“Humans adapt their writing style based on context—sometimes formal, sometimes informal,” explained Alex Reinhart,...
Credit: PixabayA groundbreaking experiment smashing special lead atoms with high-speed particles has revealed an unexpected twist in nuclear physics.Physicists from the University of Surrey expected lead-208 (208Pb) to have a perfectly spherical nucleus. Instead, their findings showed a slightly flattened shape, challenging long-held assumptions about atomic structure.A Puzzle at the Heart of Nuclear Physics208Pb...
The Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) mission will provide the first all-sky spectral survey. Over a two-year planned mission, the SPHEREx Observatory will collect data on more than 450 million galaxies along with more than 100 million stars in the Milky Way in order to...
Machine learning is helping LIGO scientists extract meaningful signals from chaotic data, opening doors for future breakthroughs in astrophysics and data science. Credit: SciTechDaily.comA newly developed AI-driven tool is transforming how scientists process vast amounts of data from the LIGO gravitational wave observatory. Without requiring human input, it identifies environmental noise sources—such as earthquakes...
Credit:PixabayIn a remarkable case, a man with a high genetic risk for Alzheimer’s defied the odds, avoiding the disease for decades despite carrying a mutation that almost always triggers early onset. His case, the only known instance involving the PSEN2 mutation, adds to just two other recorded cases of extreme Alzheimer’s resilience—both linked to...
An illustration shows hot spots in the disk swirling around the Milky Way's central black hole. (NASA, ESA, CSA, Ralf Crawford/STScI)NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revealed an unexpected cosmic light show around Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. Although not as ravenous as other black holes...
