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‘Danger behind the beauty’: More solar storms could be heading our way

Tourists normally have to pay big money and brave cold climates for a chance to see an aurora, but last weekend many people around the world simply had to look up to see these colorful displays dance across the sky.

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Physicists propose path to faster, more flexible robots

In a May 15 paper released in the journal Physical Review Letters, Virginia Tech physicists revealed a microscopic phenomenon that could greatly improve the performance of soft devices, such as agile flexible robots or microscopic capsules for drug delivery.

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Video: 82 known Alien species are in contact with Earth claim experts

by BlazenMonk

According to experts around the world, there are 82-known alien species which are currently in contact with our planet. Evidence—such as declassified documents, images and videos—seem to indicate that there are some things ‘out there’ that cannot be explained rationally.

Today, when searching for ‘evidence’ related to extraterrestrial life we come from […]

Tracing the history of perturbative expansion in quantum field theory

Perturbative expansion is a valuable mathematical technique which is widely used to break down descriptions of complex quantum systems into simpler, more manageable parts. Perhaps most importantly, it has enabled the development of quantum field theory (QFT): a theoretical framework that combines principles from classical, quantum, and relativistic physics, and serves as the foundation of […]

Earth from space: New Zealand’s North Island

Captured on 7 May 2024, this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image shows part of New Zealand’s North Island.

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Ariane 6 launches Replicator for 3D printing in open space

Europe’s newest rocket soon launches, taking with it many space missions each with a unique objective, destination and team at home, cheering them on. Whether into Earth orbit to look back and study Earth, peer out to deep space or test important new technologies, Ariane 6’s first flight will showcase the versatility and flexibility of […]

Researchers develop world’s smallest quantum light detector on a silicon chip

Researchers at the University of Bristol have made an important breakthrough in scaling quantum technology by integrating the world’s tiniest quantum light detector onto a silicon chip. The paper, “A Bi-CMOS electronic photonic integrated circuit quantum light detector,” was published in Science Advances.

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Study examines low-permittivity dielectric ceramics for microwave/millimeter-wave communication

Microwave dielectric ceramics are the cornerstone of wireless communication devices, widely utilized in mobile communications, satellite radar, GPS, Bluetooth, and WLAN applications. Components made from these ceramic materials, such as filters, resonators, and dielectric antennas, are extensively used in wireless communication networks.

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Researchers suppress non-Hermitian effects via ‘fake’ magnetic fields

Due to the presence of non-Hermitian components, wave intensities tend to localize at the system boundary, namely the non-Hermitian skin effect. The skin behavior is protected by topology, making it insensitive to minor changes. Nevertheless, it has recently been shown that the non-Hermitian skin effect can be suppressed by real magnetic fields.

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Report: ‘Urgent’ change needed to tackle bullying in astronomy and geophysics

“Urgent” action is needed to address an “insidious” and systemic bullying problem within the world of astronomy and geophysics, a report warns.

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Hubble views cosmic dust lanes

Featured in this new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is a nearly edge-on view of the lenticular galaxy NGC 4753. Lenticular galaxies have an elliptical shape and ill-defined spiral arms.

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Deep-sea sponge’s ‘zero-energy’ flow control could inspire new energy efficient designs

The Venus flower basket sponge, with its delicate glass-like lattice outer skeleton, has long intrigued researchers seeking to explain how this fragile-seeming creature’s body can withstand the harsh conditions of the deep sea where it lives.

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N.Y. man arrested for allegedly burning down childhood home of trooper who gave him tickets

The suspect was arrested on arson charges after an investigation uncovered that he had been researching the trooper’s personal information online after being pulled over

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PGA Championship golfer accused of ignoring cop directing traffic, dragging him on median

Scottie Sheffler was arrested on charges including assault after allegedly driving into a median to get around a crash scene, ignoring a cop and dragging him several feet

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Astronomers detect rare neutral atomic-carbon absorbers with deep neural network

Recently, an international team led by Prof. Ge Jian from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences conducted a search for rare weak signals in quasar spectral data released by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey III (SDSS-III) program using deep learning neural networks.

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