«The gateway to hell» In Turkmenistan, fires go out after 50 years of burning
According to scientists, one of the most famous locations in Turkmenistan — the gas crater «Gate to Hell» has begun to fade away after more than 50 years of continuous burning.
Platinum in the Moon's $1 trillion craters — scientists find probable deposits
According to the results of the new study, scientists have determined that under the surface of the Moon platinum and other precious metals worth at least $1 trillion may be hidden under the earth’s surface.
New type of lens converts infrared light into visible light
Scientists at the Institute of Quantum Electronics in Zurich, Switzerland, have created a tiny lens that converts infrared light into visible light.
New perovskite solar cells have up to 30% efficiency and are environmentally friendly
A group of researchers from The Autonomous University of Querétaro in Mexico has developed a new type of perovskite solar cells with high efficiency and environmental friendliness.
James Webb telescope creates the largest map of the Universe — 13 billion light-years
Astronomers using the «James Webb» telescope have created the largest map of the Universe ever, depicting 800 thousand galaxies over the 13.5 billion years of our Universe’s existence.
No harm, no foul: the electric biobattery eats itself after use
Researchers from Binghamton University in the United States have created fully soluble a biobattery using probiotics.
The Big Bang is not the beginning. Scientists propose a new theory of the Universe
British physicists from the University of Portsmouth have come up with a new theory of the Universe, an alternative to the widespread Big Bang hypothesis.
Vegetarians are more rebellious and power-hungry than meat-eaters, — study
According to the study, researchers found that vegetarians are more prone to rebellious behavior than omnivores.
Astronomers detect the most powerful flashes of energy since the Big Bang
Astronomers from the University of Hawaii have discovered a completely new class of powerful cosmic phenomena with the release of enormous amounts of energy due to the death of supermassive stars.
FutureHouse presents AI ether0 — specialized LLM for scientific tasks
The San Francisco-based startup FutureHouse has introduced the ether0 LLM aimed at scientific research.
Scientists have developed a plan for terraforming Mars
Scientists from Pioneer Research Labs have developed a new study based on the results of a new study plan for terraforming Mars, which, however, is designed for more than one century.
The Sun has become like a fish-drop from the meme — coronal hole forms «face» and solar wind towards the Earth
Giant a coronal hole in the Sun a mouth-like vortex about the size of five Jupiters spews hot streams of solar wind toward Earth.
New electronic ink allows printing hard or soft chips
Researchers from the The KAIST and Seoul National University in South Korea has developed an electronic ink for printing of microcircuits variable stiffness at room temperature.
Lithium deposits are of «extraterrestrial» origin — scientists analyze chemical composition
Scientists from Duke University in the United States have found that lithium-rich brine solutions contain a high concentration of boron.
This planet is too big for its star — astronomers change the way we look at the formation of star systems
A group of astronomers has discovered a giant planet orbiting a tiny red dwarf star.
Secure quantum communication in a nuclear reactor launched in the US — how it works
American researchers from the University of Purdue and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated for the first time in the world the ability to secure quantum communication in an operating nuclear reactor.
Physicists combine the incompatible — superconductor and magnet
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States have discovered a unique superconductor in ordinary graphite that simultaneously acts as a magnet.
The world's most powerful electric car battery, VarEVolt, charges to 100% in 18 seconds
The British company RML Group has unveiled its newest development — the VarEVolt electric hypercar battery with the world’s highest power density.
Chain-of-Zoom AI zooms in on photos up to 256 times without losing detail
Researchers from South Korea have developed an AI-based Chain-of-Zoom tool that can zoom in on low-resolution photos 256 times, generating realistic detail.
The study eliminated the limitations of quantum batteries and brought the emergence of compact fast batteries closer
Scientists from the RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing and the University of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, the study showed that it is theoretically possible to eliminate the limitations that currently hinder the creation of quantum batteries.
New perspectives in electronics: scientists control the movement of individual atoms with magnets for the first time
Researchers from the Universities of Hamburg and Kiel in Germany have demonstrated for the first time that atoms can be move in nanomaterials by means of magnetism.
Trees don't grow in an oven: Amazon forests may disappear because of... gold
Scientists in a new study have found that gold mining in South America makes restoration of the Amazon rainforest impossible.
Smartphones parasitize their owners, — from the point of view of evolutionary theory
Australian scientists argue that smartphones, which are difficult for the vast majority of modern people to do without, have become our main parasite.
Astronomers have never seen anything like this before: a planet orbiting perpendicularly around two stars
Astronomers have discovered one of the most unusual planets in our Milky Way galaxy, orbiting at a 90° angle to the plane of the orbits of a pair of parent stars — brown dwarfs.
Replika AI chatbot sexually harassed users - even minors
The popular AI-powered chatbot Replika AI may have sexually harassed some users.
YouTuber creates the world's most powerful handheld laser — buys components on eBay
YouTuber and US inventor Styropyro has assembled and tested a 250-watt handheld laser.
This material is literally alive — an alternative to plastic made from mushrooms
Researchers from the Swiss company Empa have created a plastic-like material from mushroom mycelium, which remains alive, biodegradable and even edible.
Scientists approach quantum gravity with the help of a cold mirror
Researchers from The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States conducted an unusual experiment to confirm the quantum nature of gravity.
Goodbye, HDD and SSD. Information is now stored in plastic
A team of engineers from the University of Texas at Austin (USA) has developed a way to store data inside synthetic polymer molecules.
A new Internet speed record: 1 Pbps over 1800 km of hair-thick fiber optics
Japanese scientists from the National Institute of Information and Communication Technologies (NICT) established speed record transmission of Internet data at 1.2 Pbps via fiber optic cable over a distance of 1,808 km.
How the Universe was born: scientists calculate the first moment after the Big Bang
A group of scientists from Italy was able to accurately describe the behavior of quark-gluon plasma in the first moments after the Big Bang and the formation of the Universe.
Scientists have extended the life of mice by 30% and slowed down aging — people are the next
Researchers from University College London and the Max Planck Institute for the Biology of Aging tested a combination of two anti-cancer drugs on mice and extended their life expectancy by 35%.
Scientists discover new «ghostly» human species in Tibetan DNA
Paleontologists from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology in Beijing, based on the results of a 7,100-year-old skeleton, discovered a previously unknown species of ancient man.
James Webb telescope reveals a new class of hidden black holes
Astronomers using the «James Webb» telescope have discovered a class of hitherto unknown supermassive black holes in the early Universe.
The United States is developing a rocket engine on molten uranium
American engineers from The University of Alabama at Huntsville and The Ohio State University are developing rocket engine liquid uranium fuel for centrifugal nuclear thermal rockets (CNTR).
Scientists have found a «button» in the brain that «turns off» Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases
Scientist Davis Joseph has discovered a biological mechanism in the brain that could lead to a cure for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, as well as other age-related neurodegenerative diseases.
3D printer prints soft robot in one piece — scientists experiment with mass production
Scientists from the University of Edinburgh have printed a soft robot suitable for mass production on a 3D printer in 9 hours.
OpenAI's GPT-4o is capable of cognitive dissonance — model changed opinion of putin during the study
Researchers from Harvard University in the United States have discovered the ability to models of artificial intelligence GPT-4o from OpenAI to change your mind.
Star Wars: Venus is capable of bombarding Earth with thousands of asteroids
Researchers from the University of In São Paulo, Brazil, researchers have suggested that dozens, maybe hundreds, hidden asteroids revolve around the Sun synchronously with Venus and may threaten to collide with the Earth.
Laser qubits in the sky over Long Island — scientists test quantum communication in the air
American scientists plan to implement a project to test quantum communication in free space. Using lasers, they want to launch qubits over the Long Island Sound.
60% of the world's oceans turned out to be a farm of huge shrimps — but they are hard to reach
Researchers from the University of Western Australia have found that in the depths of the oceans is home to a rare crustacean.
Lunar miners: a harvester for collecting helium-3 was shown in the USA
The American startup Interlune has presented a full-fledged prototype of a lunar harvester for collecting helium-3 (3He), which is in short supply on Earth, but in sufficient quantities on our satellite.
Hide your SMS: the Chinese read text at a distance of 1.3 km with a laser without any optics
Scientists from the Chinese University of Science and Technology used a laser to read an 8-mm letter on a board mounted on the roof of a house 1.3 km away.
«Five more minutes»: putting off the alarm ruins sleep and rest
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital in the United States have analyzed how ignoring alarms in the morning affects sleep.
Fuel for airplanes straight from the air — new MIT development absorbs carbon dioxide
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States have developed a sodium-air fuel cell, which can power heavy electric vehicles, including airplanes.
Artificial intelligence has spontaneously learned to see like a human
Japanese researchers from Osaka University have discovered the ability of generative artificial intelligence models Vision Transformers (ViT) spontaneously develop mechanisms visual processing of information similar to humans.
Cyborg jellyfish with remote control will explore the ocean
Scientists from Japan have developed a mechanism that allows control the movement jellyfish to be used for ocean research and monitoring.
A new era of heat pumps: flexible alloy heats and cools 20 times better during deformation
Specialists from the The School of Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has developed a new flexible alloy made of titanium and niobium, which heats up when stretched and cools down when compressed.
Eyes really turned out to be the mirror of the soul, — study of human memory
Researchers from Hungary have found that the connection between eyes and memory.
TSMC chooses MicroLEDs over lasers for optical data transmission inside data centers
Leading chip manufacturer and semiconductors TSMC teams up with California-based startup Avicena to optimize photodetector arrays in interconnects MicroLED-based LightBundle for data centers.
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