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Scientists redetermine a key strontium frequency with 50 times better precision for quantum technologies
The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) has remeasured a key transition frequency of the strontium (Sr) atom for the first time in 88 year...
Oldest animals on Earth found to share a common wormlike ancestor
New research from the University of St Andrews has shed light on the evolution of an important yet thus far poorly understood group of marine invertebrate anima...
Why the ugly history of IQ testing matters for AI and education
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has recently been discussing "artificial general intelligence" that matches or surpasses human capabilities. This is from the same person...
AI reads centuries-old handwriting to reveal Britain's vast historic shipping trade
Historians have created a first-of-its-kind online interactive map, using data from hundreds of thousands of pages of centuries-old port records to chart Britai...
Ancient technique can improve the bland taste of beans
Faba beans are rich in protein and can easily be grown in Denmark—yet they are more often used as animal feed than as food for people. One of the main reasons i...
Giving AI a 'crystal clear' view of the materials world by mapping geometry to text
In principle, artificial intelligence could make finding the right material for an application as simple as ordering dinner: Scientists would tell a large langu...
'24/7 unmanned synthesis platform' uses robots and light to produce drug candidates
Even when AI designs molecules with potential as medicines, drug development can be delayed if the process of producing them is slow. KAIST researchers have dev...
Context is key in how people understand language
When describing someone running, most people would say exactly that: "The person is running." They probably wouldn't say the person is moving, even though both...
X-rays reveal surprisingly long-lived spin waves in copper oxide
Today's computer technology, based on silicon chips, is slowly reaching its physical limits. Components cannot be miniaturized indefinitely, and clock speeds ca...
UN climate panel head wants swift end to deadlock over key scientific report
The world's top climate scientists will reconvene at the earliest opportunity, the panel's chair said on Monday, after member states failed to agree when to rel...
Imagine a social media algorithm that prioritizes trust over outrage
Following Ukraine's recent drone strikes on Russian data centers, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggested there was "less hate, less division and fewe...
How plants unwittingly help fungal pathogens
Infecting a maize plant is no simple task for a fungal pathogen such as Ustilago maydis. A group of researchers led by Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU...