An intelligent control method reduces carbon emissions in energy-intensive equipment

Structure of the intelligent control method for low-carbon operation. Credit: Tianyou Chai et al. A research team led by Professor Tianyou Chai from Northeastern University, China, has developed an innovative…

NASA’s Perseverance captures dust-filled Martian whirlwind

The whirlwind. See video below. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech The lower portion of a Martian dust devil was captured moving along the western rim of Mars’ Jezero Crater by NASA’s Perseverance rover…

Ultrafast quantum simulation of large-scale quantum entanglement

Credit: NINS/IMS A research group led by Professor Kenji Ohmori at the Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences are using an artificial crystal of 30,000 atoms aligned…

The right bacterial mix could help frogs take the heat

Some of a green frog’s heat tolerance might come from its microbiome. Put a wood frog tadpole and a green frog tadpole in water and turn up the heat. The…

ADB set to launch first coal early retirement scheme in Indonesia

A finance tool to shut down Asian coal plants up to a decade early will swing into action “soon”, says Asian Development Bank climate envoy A new financing tool that…

Dark Matter Halos Measured Around Ancient Quasars

Making observations. Principle investigator Junya Arita and co-investigator, Yoshihiro Takeda making observations in the control room of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. Image credit: Nobunari Kashikawa CC BY, University…

Recommendations announced for performing pediatric heart surgery in the US

Credit: World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery (2023). DOI: 10.1177/21501351231190353 A set of recommendations to address the known variation in outcomes at US congenital heart surgery centers has…

New multi-purpose robot changes shape for different uses

Robot. Credit: Peter Wharton Researchers have designed a robot which can change form to tackle varying scenarios. A team at the University of Bristol and based at the Bristol Robotics…

What do ‘non-identical’ identical twins have to do with COVID-19? Mutations!

A deep look into the progression of Parkinson’s disease

An EM image with the corresponding NanoSIMS 13C map. Credit: Spataro et al 2023. DOI: 10.1186/s40478-023-01608-8 Parkinson’s disease is a complex neurodegenerative disorder that leads to the deterioration of specific…