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UCLA Unveils SPLITTER, a Tethered Jumping Robot for Space Exploration
Researchers at UCLA’s RoMeLa lab have developed SPLITTER, a robotic system designed for planetary exploration through tethered jumping. The system consists of two quadrupedal robots connected by a tether, allowing efficient movement in low-gravity environments like the Moon and asteroids. Unlike traditional rovers, SPLITTER’s design enables sta...
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ByteDance Develops OmniHuman, an AI Framework That Can Generate Realistic Videos of Humans
ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, recently shared its research on a new artificial intelligence (AI) framework. Dubbed OmniHuman, it is a video-generation framework that can create realistic human videos with full-body movement and lip-syncing. The researchers stated that it requires a human image along with motion signals such as video or audi...
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Scientists Observe and Control Kelvin Waves in Superfluid Helium for the First Time
In a groundbreaking study, researchers have controlled and observed Kelvin waves in superfluid helium-4 for the first time. Using an electric field to manipulate nanoparticles trapped in vortex lines, they generated and visualised the helical motion of these quantum waves. This discovery sheds light on energy dissipation in superfluid systems and o...
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Study Reveals Earth's Small Asteroid Likely Originated from the Moon
Asteroid 2024 PT5, discovered near Earth in 2024, is suspected to be a fragment from the Moon’s surface. Researchers found its composition matches lunar rock samples, specifically silicate-rich materials, unlike any known asteroid. Analysis from NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies confirmed it is a natural object, not human-made debris,...
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Study Reveals Integration of 1,024 Silicon Quantum Dots into On-Chip Electronics, All Functioning at Low Temperatures
Scientists at Quantum Motion in London have successfully integrated 1,024 silicon quantum dots with cryogenic on-chip electronics, marking a significant step toward scalable quantum computing. The system connects room-temperature transistor properties with cryogenic device performance, reducing optimisation time and cost. Using radio-frequency refl...
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Groundbreaking Graphene Discovery Opens Path to Quantum Computing with Topological States
A team of researchers from the University of British Columbia, the University of Washington, and Johns Hopkins University have uncovered a new class of quantum states in a precisely engineered twisted bilayer–trilayer graphene system. By creating a moiré pattern through slight rotational misalignment, they observed electrons displaying vortex-li...
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Mathematicians Uncover Science Behind Hula Hooping and Body Dynamics
Mathematicians at New York University have delved into the science behind hula hooping, revealing that body shape plays a crucial role in maintaining the hoop's motion against gravity. Through experiments using miniature robotic models with different body shapes, the team demonstrated that specific physical attributes—such as sloping hips and a c...
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Genesis Open-Source AI Physics Engine Introduced, Can Generate 4D Dynamic Worlds to Train Robots
Genesis, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) physics model that can simulate four-dimensional (4D) worlds, was unveiled on Thursday. This is a unique AI model, as it combines several different capabilities to simulate scenarios for general-purpose robotics and physical AI applications. The researchers behind the project claimed that Genesis e...
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World’s First Nuclear-Powered Diamond Battery Can Power Devices for Millennia
The world’s first nuclear-powered battery has been developed by researchers at the University of Bristol, offering an incredible lifespan of thousands of years. Using carbon-14, a radioactive isotope with a half-life of 5,730 years, embedded within a diamond structure, the battery generates energy without requiring motion or maintenance. Short-ra...
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World’s Fastest Microscope Captures Electron Motion at 625 Attoseconds
The world of microscopy has reached a new frontier with the debut of the world's fastest microscope, a groundbreaking device that captures electron motion at an astonishing rate of 625 attoseconds. This innovative tool, developed by physicist Mohammed Hassan and his team at the University of Arizona, marks a significant advancement in the ability t...
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FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Could Be Planning to Blame Lawyers Who Helped Launch Firm in Criminal Case
Indicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers filed a motion on Tuesday asking for access to documents from Fenwick & West, the Silicon Valley law firm that represented FTX and sister hedge fund Alameda Research from the companies' inception through their collapse in November 2022.
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NASA's Hubble Telescope Spots Runaway Supermassive Black Hole Leaving Behind Trail of Newborn Stars
A supermassive black hole, weighing as much as 20 million Suns, has left behind a 2,00,000-light-year-long condensed trail of newborn stars, twice the diameter of the Milky Way galaxy, in its wake, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), US. Captured accidentally by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, the black hole was se...
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Research Team Develops First Self-Assembling Nanomotor Using DNA Origami Method
Researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have successfully developed a molecular electric motor made of genetic material that can convert electric energy into kinetic energy. The team used the DNA origami method to create the nanomotors which can self-assemble and whose motion can be controlled.
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Study Reveals Connection Between Genetics and the Ability to Dance, Move in Sync With Music
Researchers have discovered that the ability to pick up the beat of a song or mere tapping to the music in sync has a genetic connection. In a new study, researchers from the Vanderbilt Genetics Institute worked with 23andMe using data from 6,00,000 research participants, to identify 69 genetic variants associated with beat synchronisation or the...
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Earth's Interior Is Cooling Faster Than Expected: Research
A measuring system that measures the thermal conductivity of bridgmanite in the laboratory, under the pressure and temperature conditions that prevail inside the Earth, has been developed by a team of researchers.
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UCLA Unveils SPLITTER, a Tethered Jumping Robot for Space Exploration
Researchers at UCLA’s RoMeLa lab have developed SPLITTER, a robotic system designed for planetary exploration through tethered jumping. The system consists of two quadrupedal robots connected by a tether, allowing efficient movement in low-gravity environments like the Moon and asteroids. Unlike traditional rovers, SPLITTER’s design enables sta...
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ByteDance Develops OmniHuman, an AI Framework That Can Generate Realistic Videos of Humans
ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, recently shared its research on a new artificial intelligence (AI) framework. Dubbed OmniHuman, it is a video-generation framework that can create realistic human videos with full-body movement and lip-syncing. The researchers stated that it requires a human image along with motion signals such as video or audi...
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Scientists Observe and Control Kelvin Waves in Superfluid Helium for the First Time
In a groundbreaking study, researchers have controlled and observed Kelvin waves in superfluid helium-4 for the first time. Using an electric field to manipulate nanoparticles trapped in vortex lines, they generated and visualised the helical motion of these quantum waves. This discovery sheds light on energy dissipation in superfluid systems and o...
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Study Reveals Earth's Small Asteroid Likely Originated from the Moon
Asteroid 2024 PT5, discovered near Earth in 2024, is suspected to be a fragment from the Moon’s surface. Researchers found its composition matches lunar rock samples, specifically silicate-rich materials, unlike any known asteroid. Analysis from NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies confirmed it is a natural object, not human-made debris,...
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Study Reveals Integration of 1,024 Silicon Quantum Dots into On-Chip Electronics, All Functioning at Low Temperatures
Scientists at Quantum Motion in London have successfully integrated 1,024 silicon quantum dots with cryogenic on-chip electronics, marking a significant step toward scalable quantum computing. The system connects room-temperature transistor properties with cryogenic device performance, reducing optimisation time and cost. Using radio-frequency refl...
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Groundbreaking Graphene Discovery Opens Path to Quantum Computing with Topological States
A team of researchers from the University of British Columbia, the University of Washington, and Johns Hopkins University have uncovered a new class of quantum states in a precisely engineered twisted bilayer–trilayer graphene system. By creating a moiré pattern through slight rotational misalignment, they observed electrons displaying vortex-li...
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Mathematicians Uncover Science Behind Hula Hooping and Body Dynamics
Mathematicians at New York University have delved into the science behind hula hooping, revealing that body shape plays a crucial role in maintaining the hoop's motion against gravity. Through experiments using miniature robotic models with different body shapes, the team demonstrated that specific physical attributes—such as sloping hips and a c...
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Genesis Open-Source AI Physics Engine Introduced, Can Generate 4D Dynamic Worlds to Train Robots
Genesis, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) physics model that can simulate four-dimensional (4D) worlds, was unveiled on Thursday. This is a unique AI model, as it combines several different capabilities to simulate scenarios for general-purpose robotics and physical AI applications. The researchers behind the project claimed that Genesis e...
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World’s First Nuclear-Powered Diamond Battery Can Power Devices for Millennia
The world’s first nuclear-powered battery has been developed by researchers at the University of Bristol, offering an incredible lifespan of thousands of years. Using carbon-14, a radioactive isotope with a half-life of 5,730 years, embedded within a diamond structure, the battery generates energy without requiring motion or maintenance. Short-ra...
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World’s Fastest Microscope Captures Electron Motion at 625 Attoseconds
The world of microscopy has reached a new frontier with the debut of the world's fastest microscope, a groundbreaking device that captures electron motion at an astonishing rate of 625 attoseconds. This innovative tool, developed by physicist Mohammed Hassan and his team at the University of Arizona, marks a significant advancement in the ability t...
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FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Could Be Planning to Blame Lawyers Who Helped Launch Firm in Criminal Case
Indicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers filed a motion on Tuesday asking for access to documents from Fenwick & West, the Silicon Valley law firm that represented FTX and sister hedge fund Alameda Research from the companies' inception through their collapse in November 2022.
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NASA's Hubble Telescope Spots Runaway Supermassive Black Hole Leaving Behind Trail of Newborn Stars
A supermassive black hole, weighing as much as 20 million Suns, has left behind a 2,00,000-light-year-long condensed trail of newborn stars, twice the diameter of the Milky Way galaxy, in its wake, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), US. Captured accidentally by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, the black hole was se...
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Research Team Develops First Self-Assembling Nanomotor Using DNA Origami Method
Researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have successfully developed a molecular electric motor made of genetic material that can convert electric energy into kinetic energy. The team used the DNA origami method to create the nanomotors which can self-assemble and whose motion can be controlled.
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Study Reveals Connection Between Genetics and the Ability to Dance, Move in Sync With Music
Researchers have discovered that the ability to pick up the beat of a song or mere tapping to the music in sync has a genetic connection. In a new study, researchers from the Vanderbilt Genetics Institute worked with 23andMe using data from 6,00,000 research participants, to identify 69 genetic variants associated with beat synchronisation or the...
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Earth's Interior Is Cooling Faster Than Expected: Research
A measuring system that measures the thermal conductivity of bridgmanite in the laboratory, under the pressure and temperature conditions that prevail inside the Earth, has been developed by a team of researchers.
