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AI model accelerates defect-based material design
- Jan 27, 2026
Across the physical world, many intricate structures form via symmetry breaking. When a system with inherent symmetry transitions into an ordered stat...
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New white paper on rebuilding trust at work amid AI-driven change and burnout published
- Jan 27, 2026
University of Phoenix College of Doctoral Studies has published a new white paper, "Rebuilding the Social Contract," by TaMika Fuller, DBA, an affilia...
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People are swayed by AI-generated videos even when they know they're fake, study shows
- Jan 27, 2026
Generative deep learning models are artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can create texts, images, audio files, and videos for specific purposes,...
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New tool will help manage one of Nevada's most critical freshwater sources
- Jan 27, 2026
The Nature Conservancy in Nevada (TNC in Nevada), DRI, and the University of Wisconsin—Madison (UW-Madison) have developed the Nevada GDE Water Needs...
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Global health impacts of plastics systems set to double by 2040
- Jan 27, 2026
The adverse health impacts associated with emissions across the full life cycle of plastics could double by 2040 unless immediate action is taken, new...
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Footprint tracker identifies tiny mammals with up to 96% accuracy
- Jan 27, 2026
It might be less visible than dwindling lion populations or vanishing pandas, but the quiet crisis of small mammal extinction is arguably worse for bi...
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How political leanings affect views on academic freedom: New research
- Jan 27, 2026
Academic freedom is often described as a cornerstone of democratic society. Politicians regularly claim to defend it, universities invoke it in missio...
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A brief history of sugar
- Jan 27, 2026
A few thousand years ago, sugar was unknown in the western world. Sugarcane, a tall grass first domesticated in New Guinea around 6000BC, was initiall...
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Q&A: Uncovering the low-temperature oxygen storage and release mechanism of Mn–CeO₂ nanoparticles
- Jan 27, 2026
The search for better oxygen carriers has long centered on one key question: how can we design metal oxides that can reversibly store and release latt...
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Unlocking defect-free graphene electrodes for transparent electronics
- Jan 27, 2026
Transparent electrodes transmit light while conducting electricity and are increasingly important in bioelectronic and optoelectronic devices. Their c...
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Radical transparency is required to scale carbon dioxide removal, expert says
- Jan 27, 2026
Last week, Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture (YCNCC) Scientific Leadership Team member and Earth & Planetary Sciences Professor Noah Planavsky co...
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What is the universe made of? Experts weigh in on the mysterious force that shapes our cosmic history
- Jan 27, 2026
As the Dark Energy Survey (DES) releases its final results, we caught up with two physicists who've been involved in the project from its early days....