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Superconductor advancement could unlock ultra-energy-efficient electronics
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Superconductor advancement could unlock ultra-energy-efficient electronics

Superconducting materials could play a crucial role in the energy-efficient applications of the future. However, several technical challenges still stand in the...

New study complicates the search for alien oxygen
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New study complicates the search for alien oxygen

Oxygen has been the most important gas in our search for life among the cosmos thus far. On Earth, we have it in abundance because it is produced by biological...

Astronomers discover long-period radio transient of unknown origin
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Astronomers discover long-period radio transient of unknown origin

Using the Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP), astronomers have discovered a new long-period radio transient source, which received the designation ASKAP J142431....

Criminology professor co-authors study examining stereotypes against Asian women
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Criminology professor co-authors study examining stereotypes against Asian women

The Asian community in the United States was microscopic six decades ago, for the wrong reasons. Because of discriminatory policies put in place that targeted t...

Discrete time crystal acts as a usable sensor for weak magnetic oscillations
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Discrete time crystal acts as a usable sensor for weak magnetic oscillations

The bizarre properties of discrete time crystals could be harnessed to detect extremely subtle oscillations of magnetic fields, physicists in the US and Germany...

Safety of antibiotic treatment for stony coral tissue loss disease confirmed
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Safety of antibiotic treatment for stony coral tissue loss disease confirmed

An antibiotic treatment used in many parts of the Caribbean and on Florida's Coral Reef to combat stony coral tissue loss disease does not exhibit negative side...

Earth's toughest microbes could help save the planet and find life on other worlds
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Earth's toughest microbes could help save the planet and find life on other worlds

Extremophiles may well be tiny, but they are making a huge contribution to the health of our planet and our lives. A new review of these microorganisms, publish...

Warmer, wetter cyclone weather made Peru's dengue outbreak 10 times larger, study finds
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Warmer, wetter cyclone weather made Peru's dengue outbreak 10 times larger, study finds

Diseases historically absent from the United States have been showing up in Florida, Texas, California and other U.S. states in recent years. To understand why,...

Computational bio tool automates and standardizes genome sequencing analysis
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Computational bio tool automates and standardizes genome sequencing analysis

In a single experiment, scientists can decipher the entire genomes of many patient samples, animal models, or cultured cells. To fully realize the potential to...

How plant populations keep a genetic memory of the past
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How plant populations keep a genetic memory of the past

Plants are usually seen as stationary life forms, quietly supporting environments. But plant communities and populations are far from static. They are constantl...

Australia doesn't have a youth crime problem—it has a youth justice problem
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Australia doesn't have a youth crime problem—it has a youth justice problem

Getting tough on youth crime is politically easy. Building a youth justice system that is safe, accountable and capable of learning is much harder. And the publ...

Scientists show dragon fruit peel extract boosts bread nutrition and lowers glycemic potential
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Scientists show dragon fruit peel extract boosts bread nutrition and lowers glycemic potential

A research team led by Professor Zhou Weibiao from the Department of Food Science and Technology at the NUS Faculty of Science has shown that compounds extracte...

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