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• Spider's web weaves way to advanced networks and displays

  17-12-2014 22:30
  
  The next generation of light-manipulating networks may take their lead from designs inspired by spiders and leaves, according to a new report from two Boston College physicists and colleagues at South China Normal University.
  
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• Officials hope to bring forth charges in Brown University shooting soon

  14-12-2025 20:05 via nbcnews.com
  Col. Oscar Perez, Providence’s police chief, told NBC News' Erin McLaughlin that police are confident the person of interest in custody is the suspected gunman and they hope charges can be brought forth within "the next few hours." 
  
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• Special Report: Trump speaks on shootings at Brown Univ., Bondi Beach and attacks in Syria

  14-12-2025 19:22 via nbcnews.com
  President Donald Trump gave his reaction to the recent fatal shootings at Brown University and Bondi Beach in Australia and fatal attacks on U.S. soldiers in Syria.
  
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• Man who disarmed Bondi Beach suspect hailed as a hero

  14-12-2025 17:08 via nbcnews.com
  
  A man who disarmed a gunman during a deadly attack at Australia’s famous Bondi Beach on Sunday has been hailed as a “genuine hero” by New South Wales Premier Chris Minns
  
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• Ancient Space Rocks May Hold the Blueprint for Asteroid Mining

  14-12-2025 16:06 via scitechdaily.com
  A team led by ICE-CSIC examined meteorites from documented historical falls as well as samples from NASA’s Antarctic meteorite collection. Much about the makeup of small asteroids is still uncertain, yet these objects are drawing growing attention for what they may contain. Scientists believe they could host useful metals, preserve materials left over from the [...]
  
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• Scientists Map the Invisible Universe, Revealing New Clues About Dark Matter and Dark Energy

  14-12-2025 15:31 via scitechdaily.com
  By studying faint distortions in galaxy shapes across a vast region of sky, scientists probed the hidden structure of the universe. In the standard picture of the universe, nearly everything is hidden from view. About 95 percent of the cosmos consists of dark matter and dark energy, substances that cannot be seen directly and are [...]
  
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• Breaking a 50-Year Law: New Evidence Challenges Fundamental Black Hole Physics

  14-12-2025 14:56 via scitechdaily.com
  New observations suggest that the relationship between light emitted by quasars has changed over cosmic time, hinting that the structure around supermassive black holes may not be as universal as once thought. Astronomers from around the world have uncovered strong evidence suggesting that the material surrounding supermassive black holes has not remained the same throughout [...]
  
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• Video appears to show moment Bondi Beach shooter is disarmed

  14-12-2025 14:10 via nbcnews.com
  Video appears to show one of the shooters at Australia’s Bondi Beach being disarmed by a bystander. “That man is a genuine hero," New South Wales Premier Chris Minns said. At least 11 people were killed in the attack, which targeted the Jewish community and officials called an act of terrorism and antisemitism.
  
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• For two Brown University students, school shooting was not their first

  14-12-2025 08:52 via nbcnews.com
  
  Amid the scores of fearful and worried students following Saturday’s shooting at Brown University were two who have been here before
  
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• Brown University students describe uncertainty and fear in lockdown after shooting

  14-12-2025 06:42 via nbcnews.com
  
  First-year Brown University student Benjamin DiBella was in the Sciences Library at the Providence, Rhode Island, school Saturday afternoon when someone yelled that there was an active shooter on campus
  
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• A Simple Pill Could Replace Injections for Treating Gonorrhea

  14-12-2025 06:33 via scitechdaily.com
  Researchers are testing a new single-dose pill that could make treating gonorrhea easier as antibiotic resistance rises. A new antibiotic pill called zoliflodacin could become an important option for treating gonorrhea as the infection grows harder to cure with existing drugs. In a phase 3 clinical trial published in The Lancet, researchers reported that a [...]
  
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• Scientists Solve a Decade-Old Mystery Behind Cancer’s Most Violent DNA Chaos

  14-12-2025 05:58 via scitechdaily.com
  UC San Diego researchers uncover enzyme behind cancer genome chaos, pointing to potential therapies for aggressive tumors. University of California San Diego scientists have identified the enzyme that drives chromothripsis, a phenomenon in which a single chromosome breaks apart and is stitched back together in a disordered way. This extreme genetic disruption allows cancer cells [...]
  
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• Young Blood Shows Powerful Protective Effects Against Alzheimer’s

  14-12-2025 05:23 via scitechdaily.com
  A new study shows that components found in aged blood can speed up the buildup of amyloid proteins and alter behavior in an experimental mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is the leading cause of dementia worldwide and remains a major challenge for public health systems. A new study published in the journal Aging [...]
  
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• An Old Jeweler’s Trick Could Unlock the Next Generation of Nuclear Clocks

  14-12-2025 01:43 via scitechdaily.com
  A revolutionary achievement could pave the way for smaller, more efficient nuclear clocks. Last year, a research team led by UCLA achieved a milestone scientists had pursued for half a century. They succeeded in making radioactive thorium nuclei interact with light by absorbing and emitting photons, similar to how electrons behave inside atoms. First envisioned [...]
  
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• Quantum Computing Breakthrough Shrinks Key Device to 100x Smaller Than a Human Hair

  14-12-2025 01:08 via scitechdaily.com
  A new chip-scale device offers unprecedented control over laser frequencies, a key ingredient for large-scale quantum computing. Researchers have achieved an important step forward in quantum computing by developing a device so small that it is almost 100 times thinner than a human hair. The advance, reported in the journal Nature Communications, centers on a [...]
  
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• CERN Scientists Solve Decades-Old Particle Physics Mystery

  14-12-2025 00:33 via scitechdaily.com
  Researchers from TUM, working at CERN, have made a groundbreaking discovery that reveals how deuterons are formed. Another long-standing question in particle physics has been answered. Scientists working with the ALICE experiment at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC), led by researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), have directly observed how some of the [...]
  
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• This Shape-Shifting Polymer Lantern Moves Like It’s Alive

  13-12-2025 21:13 via scitechdaily.com
  Researchers have developed a polymer structure inspired by a classic “Chinese lantern” that can change into more than a dozen curved, three-dimensional shapes when it is compressed or twisted. These quick shape transitions can also be triggered remotely with a magnetic field, which makes the design suitable for many potential uses. How the Lantern Structure [...]
  
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• Supercomputer Simulations Reveal a Shifting Dark Energy

  13-12-2025 20:38 via scitechdaily.com
  New research suggests that dark energy, the mysterious force driving the Universe’s accelerating expansion, might not be constant after all. Since the early 20th century, researchers have gathered strong evidence that the Universe is not only expanding but doing so at an accelerating pace. This acceleration is linked to a mysterious influence known as dark [...]
  
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• New Findings Suggest Uranus and Neptune Are Not What They Seem

  13-12-2025 20:03 via scitechdaily.com
  The Solar System is usually grouped into three main types of planets based on what they are made of: the four rocky terrestrial worlds (Mercury, Venus, Earth ,and Mars), the two massive gas giants (Jupiter and Saturn), and the pair of ice giants (Uranus and Neptune). New research from a scientific team at the University [...]
  
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• A Tiny Enzyme Flaw May Explain How Dementia Begins

  13-12-2025 16:36 via scitechdaily.com
  Scientists have identified a small flaw in the enzyme GPX4 that prevents neurons from defending themselves. This mutation, found in children with a rare form of early dementia, disrupts a tiny loop the enzyme uses to protect cell membranes. Lab and animal studies confirmed widespread neuron loss when GPX4 fails. The results suggest a deeper [...]
  
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• Why Your Gut Microbes Could Be Controlling Your Sleep

  13-12-2025 16:01 via scitechdaily.com
  Researchers at Washington State University have uncovered evidence that sleep may not be entirely a function of the brain but also the microbes living within us. They discovered that bacterial cell wall molecules, known as peptidoglycan, exist naturally in the brain and fluctuate with the sleep cycle. This finding supports a groundbreaking view that sleep [...]
  
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• Humans Don’t Eat 8 Spiders Per Year in Their Sleep — Here’s How We’d Know If We Did

  13-12-2025 16:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Do you really eat spiders in your sleep? Thankfully, no. Researchers explain why and how we’d know if we were swallowing spiders.
  
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• New High-Resolution Imaging Reveals How the Flu Virus Invades Cells

  13-12-2025 15:26 via scitechdaily.com
  Scientists have captured an unprecedented, real-time view of influenza viruses as they move across and slip inside human cells. The footage reveals that cells are far from passive targets and instead push and pull against the virus in a surprisingly active struggle. Viewing Influenza Infection With New Precision Fever, sore muscles, and a runny nose [...]
  
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• AI videos of Ukrainian soldiers surrendering to Russia is the war's latest disinformation salvo

  13-12-2025 11:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  The videos began to circulate on social media in early November: Ukrainian soldiers appearing to weep and surrender on the front lines
  
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• Clean, Limitless Energy Exists. China Is Going Big in the Race to Harness It.

  13-12-2025 11:00 via nytimes.com
  Beijing is pouring vast resources into fusion research, while the U.S. wants private industry to lead the way. The winner could reshape civilization.
  
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• Google testing out new textbook tool 'Learn Your Way'

  13-12-2025 04:43 via nbcnews.com
  Google is testing out its new AI tool called "Learn Your Way," which turns educational texts into an interactive experience. NBC News' Gadi Schwartz talks to Google's Dr. Courtney Heldreth and tests out how the tool works.  
  
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• Users express frustration over Apple autocorrect update

  13-12-2025 04:17 via nbcnews.com
  NBC News' Steven Romo looks at recent online complaints about Apple's autocorrect following the latest software update and what role artificial intelligence may have in the situation.
  
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• Highly-Stressed Rats Sought Puffs of Cannabis to Relax

  12-12-2025 23:40 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn how rats with naturally high hormone levels chose to chill out by seeking puffs of cannabis vapor. 
  
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• Vegetarian and Vegan Kids Excel in Many Health Measures But Still Need Key Supplements

  12-12-2025 23:30 via discovermagazine.com
  
  The largest dietary study comparing children’s diets shows that eating a vegetarian and vegan diet can work well for growing children, provided families stay on top of critical nutrients. Learn more about it. 
  
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• First Map of the Sun's Outer Edge Demystifies the Escape Route of Solar Wind

  12-12-2025 23:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn what the first maps of the sun's atmospheric boundary reveal about solar wind and its escape into space.
  
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