A team of researchers at Georgia Tech’s WISH Center has developed a revolutionary brain-computer interface (BCI) system that enables users to control devices with their thoughts, even while moving. The system uses microscale brain sensors that can fit between strands of hair, overcoming previous limitations of bulky and rigid sensors. This breakthrough has the potential…
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Climate misinformation has become a significant challenge in the fight against climate change. Conversational AI chatbots are making it harder to distinguish falsehoods from real science, but climate experts are using the same tools to detect fake information online. Researchers have found that general-purpose large language models lag behind models specifically trained on expert-curated climate…
Researchers from the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have successfully created the first two-dimensional (2D) sheets of metal, a breakthrough that could lead to the development of novel electronic devices and a deeper understanding of quantum physics. The team used a technique called vdW squeezing to melt and compress pure metal…
Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery of a potential dark galaxy in the local universe. The clump of gas, located 900,000 light-years from Earth, may be a dark galaxy, a theoretical system composed primarily of dark matter. While some experts are skeptical about the findings, the discovery could help refine our understanding of galaxy formation…
Physicists in Germany and France have proposed an experiment that could revolutionize our understanding of high-temperature superconductivity. The experiment involves trapping atoms on a two-layered laser grid, which could help scientists study the mechanism behind this phenomenon. This breakthrough could lead to a deeper understanding of macroscopic quantum phenomena in many-body systems. Forecast for 6…
A team of astronomers led by Nikku Madhusudhan of the University of Cambridge has made a groundbreaking discovery using the James Webb Space Telescope. They found molecules associated with life in the atmosphere of the exoplanet K2 18b, which is believed to be an ocean world teeming with life. However, other astronomers warn that the…
A team of researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory has unveiled a groundbreaking model that sheds light on the mysterious process of heavy element formation in collapsing stars. According to the study, energetic photons generated by newly forming black holes or neutron stars can transmute protons into neutrons, creating ideal conditions for the rapid neutron-capture…
Mathematicians Noga Alon and Peter Sarnak have been engaged in a friendly debate since the late 1980s about the existence of optimal expander graphs, which are highly interconnected networks with relatively few edges. Recently, three mathematicians have finally settled the debate, proving that such graphs are not as rare as Alon and Sarnak thought. This…
NASA’s Curiosity rover has made a groundbreaking discovery on Mars, uncovering a hidden cache of carbon-bearing minerals that have been locked in the planet’s rusty rocks for millennia. This finding provides the first evidence of a carbon cycle on Mars, but also suggests that the planet’s life-friendly climate was lost due to a slow carbon…
Researchers at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have achieved a groundbreaking feat by producing the world’s most powerful ultrashort electron beam. This accomplishment marks a significant milestone in the field of particle acceleration, with potential applications in various areas, including medicine, materials science, and energy research. The achievement demonstrates the lab’s commitment to pushing the…