29 m. ago MorphoChrome pairs software with handheld device to make everyday objects iridescent

Gemstones like precious opal are beautiful to look at and deceivingly complex. As you look at such gems from different angles, you'll see a variety of tints glisten, causing you to question what color the rock actually is. It's iridescent thanks to something called structural color—microscopic structures that reflect light to produce radiant hues.

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1 hour ago Newly discovered metallic material with record thermal conductivity upends assumptions about heat transport limits

A UCLA-led, multi-institution research team has discovered a metallic material with the highest thermal conductivity measured among metals, challenging long-standing assumptions about the limits of heat transport in metallic materials.

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1 hour ago Findings on phonetic reduction in speech could help make AI voices more natural

A speech study by a research team from The University of Texas at El Paso has identified an underappreciated aspect of speech in English and Spanish speakers that could lead to improvements in artificial intelligence (AI) spoken dialogue systems.

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2 h. ago Common vitamin byproduct may help cancer evade immune system, study finds

A vitamin A byproduct could weaken the immune system's cancer-fighting ability, according to new Princeton University research.

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3 h. ago Lightweight sensor tech could eliminate need for toxic aircraft de

Ice detection technology developed by researchers at the University of Toronto could speed up the de-icing process for aircraft and other aerospace vehicles, helping to prevent costly flight delays.

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3 h. ago Ruled by engineers: how China gets things done, leaving the US in the dust

Ruled by engineers: how China gets things done, leaving the US in the dust  The Conversation

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4 h. ago Poet Rachel Eliza Griffiths says she won't let pain be 'the engine that drives the ship'

On the day Griffiths married author Salman Rushdie, her longtime best friend died unexpectedly. Eleven months later, Rushdie was stabbed multiple times while being interviewed on stage.

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6 h. ago Engineers in the field: Washington state bets on AI to help save the future of farming

Engineers in the field: Washington state bets on AI to help save the future of farming  GeekWire

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6 h. ago Seattle City (spot)Light: Jade Mott, Civil Engineer Supervisor

Seattle City (spot)Light: Jade Mott, Civil Engineer Supervisor  Powerlines - Seattle City Light (.gov)

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6 h. ago Greener method recovers critical metals from spent batteries

Researchers have developed a breakthrough method to recover high-purity nickel, cobalt, manganese and lithium from spent lithium-ion batteries using a mild, sustainable solvent.

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7 h. ago Researchers reveal strong public support for hydrogen fuel cell trucks in South Korea

Governments worldwide are increasingly adopting policies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in response to the growing environmental challenges posed by climate change. Within the mobility sector, a major priority is replacing conventional fossil fuel-based internal combustion engine vehicles with low-carbon alternatives, such as battery electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

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10 h. ago Will ‘Psychiatry’s Bible’ Add a Postpartum Psychosis Diagnosis?

Leaders of the D.S.M., the world’s most influential psychiatric manual, have been split for more than five years over whether to recognize postpartum psychosis as a distinct disorder.

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10 h. ago Why do people support or oppose bike lanes? New research sheds light on public opinion

Cities across the UK are investing in new cycle lanes and traffic restrictions to cut congestion, improve air quality and promote active travel for better health. Yet, if recent debates are anything to go by, you might think such measures were deeply unpopular.

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12 h. ago Researchers find Antarctic penguin breeding is heating up sooner

Warming temperatures are forcing Antarctic penguins to breed earlier and that's a big problem for two of the cute tuxedoed species that face extinction by the end of the century, a study said.

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12 h. ago Engineering at Elevation: Inside Seattle’s First Light Tower

Engineering at Elevation: Inside Seattle’s First Light Tower  CommercialSearch

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23 h. ago Minneapolis software engineers mistaken for ICE agents harassed, insulted by left

Software engineers mistakenly accused of being ICE agents face harassment and shocking allegations while eating lunch at Minneapolis restaurant during incident.

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23 h. ago Minneapolis software engineers mistaken for ICE agents while eating lunch harassed by anti

Software engineers mistakenly accused of being ICE agents face harassment and shocking allegations while eating lunch at Minneapolis restaurant during incident.

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25 h. ago An ultrathin coating for electronics looked like a miracle insulator, but a hidden leak fooled researchers

When your winter jacket slows heat escaping your body or the cardboard sleeve on your coffee keeps heat from reaching your hand, you're seeing insulation in action. In both cases, the idea is the same: keep heat from flowing where you don't want it. But this physics principle isn't limited to heat.

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26 h. ago Polar weather on Jupiter and Saturn hints at the planets’ interior details

New research may explain the striking differences between the two planets’ polar vortex patterns.

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29 h. ago Benchmarking framework reveals major safety risks of using AI in lab experiments

While artificial intelligence (AI) models have proved useful in some areas of science, like predicting 3D protein structures, a new study shows that it should not yet be trusted in many lab experiments. The study, published in Nature Machine Intelligence, revealed that all of the large-language models (LLMs) and vision-language models (VLMs) tested fell short on lab safety knowledge. Overtrusting these AI models for help in lab experiments can put researchers at risk.

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