With the announcement on Tuesday of its low-cost, on-road delivery robot, a San Francisco Bay Area startup believes it has the solution to the high cost of delivering products ordered…
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An optical lattice clock based on strontium atoms achieves unprecedented accuracy
An image of the larger system, showing the necessary optics, vacuum components, and control systems to create the most accurate clock. Credit: Kyungtae Kim at JILA Researchers at the Ye…
UAE’s ALTÉRRA invests in fund backing gas despite climate pledge
A BlackRock fund backed by the “landmark” climate vehicle invested in a US gas pipeline four months after its launch at COP28 As world leaders gathered in Dubai at the…
Botox could make walking easier in children with cerebral palsy
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A randomized clinical trial published in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology has assessed whether injections of botulinumtoxin-A in calf muscles benefit children with cerebral palsy. “We…
Viewpoint: How to best regulate chemicals? ‘Precautions employed to regulate tiny, sometimes nonexistent risks can cause real harm’
For virtually everything in life, we face decisions about whether we should “sweat the small stuff.” No doubt, most may have encountered a boss who micromanages us with useless reports…
New guidance for clinicians and departments
Credit: CC0 Public Domain New guidance on peri-operative care of transgender and gender-diverse individuals is published in Anaesthesia to guide best practice to ensure the safety and dignity of transgender…
Alcohol Use Linked to Increased Bipolar Disorder Symptoms
Summary: Research reveals that increased alcohol consumption in individuals with bipolar disorder can exacerbate their symptoms over time. Contrary to the belief that alcohol acts as self-medication, the study shows…
Combining trapped atoms and photonics for new quantum devices
Researchers in Bernien Lab, including graduate students Noah Glachman (left) and Shankar Menon, have discovered how to combine two powerful technologies—trapped atom arrays and photonic devices—to yield advanced systems for…
Scientists use machine learning to explore effects of cushion gases on underground hydrogen storage
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists are developing powerful machine learning models—an application of artificial intelligence—to simulate underground hydrogen storage operations under various cushion gas scenarios. This…
