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AI tool predicts cancer spread before it begins

9+ hour, 31+ min ago  (1144+ words) Metastasis is the moment cancer turns especially dangerous. A tumor that stays put can often be treated, removed, and monitored. A tumor that learns how to travel can become a moving target, and that's when outcomes often worsen. The frustrating…...

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earth.com > news > music-strengthens-human-connection-by-tuning-the-social-brain

Music strengthens human connection by tuning the social brain

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (833+ words) A new study shows that familiar music chord sequences can reshape brain activity during eye contact, boosting the neural systems that support human connection. The finding gives music a clearer biological role in human bonding and sharpens the case for…...

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earth.com > news > faster-electron-movement-could-boost-next-generation-electronics

Faster electron movement could boost next-generation electronics

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (733+ words) Researchers have found that electrons can move step by step across a stack of dye molecules within trillionths of a second, forming a fast, relay-like pathway through the structure. That behavior turns a carefully arranged molecular stack into a workable…...

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earth.com > news > quantum-battery-uses-light-to-store-and-deliver-power

Quantum battery uses light to store and deliver power

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (750+ words) Researchers have built the first quantum battery capable of completing a full cycle " charging, storing energy, and releasing it as electricity within a single device. The result turns a long-theorized idea into working hardware and gives the field a concrete…...

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earth.com > news > ai-tool-identify-dinosaur-footprints-makes-unexpected-bird-origin-discovery

New AI tool used to identify dinosaur tracks makes accidental discovery about the origin and evolution of birds

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (938+ words) For more than a century, dinosaur footprints have been both a gift and a headache. They're some of the most direct evidence we have of animals moving through real landscapes, but they're also notoriously hard to interpret. A footprint is…...

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earth.com > news > presumed-quantum-anomaly-cemgal11o19-magnetic-crystal-is-much-stranger

Thought to be a quantum anomaly, this lab discovery turned out to be much stranger

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (777+ words) Researchers have found that a magnetic crystal called cerium magnesium hexaaluminate (CeMgAl11O19) does not host the exotic quantum state scientists once believed it did. The result reveals that a striking signal long treated as evidence of quantum behavior can arise from a…...

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earth.com > news > 15-year-old-laurent-simons-phd-in-quantum-physics-aims-to-create-superhumans

15-year-old has a PhD in quantum physics and plans to 'create superhumans"

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (913+ words) At 15 years old, Belgian researcher Laurent Simons earned a PhD in quantum physics from the University of Antwerp.He says the degree is a means to a larger goal: building longer, healthier lives by enhancing human biology. Simons research focuses…...

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earth.com > news > why-most-sailors-dont-trust-autonomous-ships-yet

Why most sailors don’t trust autonomous ships yet

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (882+ words) Autonomous ships are often described as the future of shipping " safer, more efficient, and less dependent on crews. But many of the people who operate vessels today are not convinced that the future is ready. A new study finds that…...

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earth.com > news > robots-can-now-find-objects-using-simple-human-gestures

Robots can now find objects using simple human gestures

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1025+ words) If you've ever pointed across a cluttered room and said "that one," you already know how much human communication depends on more than words. We don't just describe things " we gesture, glance, and rely on shared context to fill in…...

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earth.com > news > quantum-darwinism-how-nature-of-the-strange-quantum-world-becomes-reality-we-see

Quantum Darwinism: A new way to explain how and why humans agree on the nature of reality

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (838+ words) Quantum physics allows particles to exist in many possible states at the same time. But in the reality we experience as humans, objects appear finite and stable, and people usually agree on the definition of what they are seeing. Scientists…...