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Biotechnology Apr 28, 2022

Self-eliminating genes tested on mosquitoes

Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists have tested a technology to make temporary genetic modifications in mosquitoes. The modifications self-delete over time.

Planetary Sciences Apr 11, 2022

NASA's self-driving Perseverance Mars rover is breaking records

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is using its self-driving capabilities as it treks across Jezero Crater seeking signs of ancient life and gathering rock and soil samples for planned return to Earth.

Planetary Sciences Mar 18, 2022

Perseverance rover hightails it to Martian delta

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is trying to cover more distance in a single month than any rover before it—and it's doing so using artificial intelligence. On the path ahead are sandpits, craters, and fields of sharp rocks ...

Nanophysics Mar 16, 2022

'Self-driving' lab speeds up research, synthesis of energy materials

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University at Buffalo have developed and demonstrated a "self-driving lab" that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and fluidic systems to advance our understanding of ...

Social Sciences Mar 15, 2022

Men think they're brighter than they are and women underestimate their IQ. Why?

When asked to estimate their own intelligence, most people will say they are above average, even though this is a statistical improbability. This is a normal, healthy cognitive bias and extends to any socially desirable trait ...

Earth Sciences Feb 28, 2022

Drifting apart: New study explains the driving force behind continental drift

The breakup of the South Atlantic region, which led to the separation of the African and South American continents, is a well-known global phenomenon. In fact, the famous continental drift theory put forth by the German climatologist, ...

Plasma Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Feb 17, 2022

New studies highlight the potential of self-heating plasmas for fusion energy

Most energy-producing technologies used today are unsustainable, as they cause significant damage to our planet's natural environment. In recent years, scientists worldwide have thus been trying to devise alternative energy ...

Nanophysics Jan 5, 2022

3D digital holograms on smartphones

3D holograms, previously seen only in science fiction movies, may soon make their way to consumer technology. Until now, 3D holograms based on phase shifting holography method could be captured using a large, specialized ...

Nanomaterials Nov 15, 2021

Spiral self-assembly of lamellar micelles into multi-shelled hollow nanospheres with unique chiral architecture

It is challenging to develop functional carbon nanospheres with well-defined porosity and complex multi-shelled nanostructures. In a new report now published in Science Advances, Liang Peng and a research team in chemistry ...

Plasma Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Nov 8, 2021

Harnessing hot helium ash to drive rotation in fusion reactors

In controlled nuclear fusion, heavy isotopes of hydrogen fuse into helium, releasing a huge amount of energy in the process. A large portion of the energy released by a laboratory fusion reaction goes into hot helium ash ...

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