How ‘For You’ feeds amplify outrage
Research
A study of X finds that engagement-based feeds are more likely to push provocative content than posts aligned with users’ stated values.
Copper defies expectations under extreme heat
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A new SLAC study could improve simulations used to identify materials that can withstand the intense heat of future fusion reactors.
Up to $27.2 million awarded for AI-powered micro-robot
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The robot’s spinning motion propels it through the bloodstream and shrinks clots in place. The multi-year ARPA-H award could bring it to stroke patients worldwide.
AI designs a novel E. coli killer
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Using an AI model of their own creation that writes whole genomes, a team of Stanford scientists has engineered a novel bacteria-fighting phage. A new age of antibiotics could be on the horizon.
Researchers make movie of the first steps in a chemical reaction
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Using ultra-fast X-ray flashes, SLAC scientists have captured the split-second movements that kick off the making and breaking of chemical bonds.
Chemists find a new path to luminescence
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The molecule behind the glow of fireflies and plankton breaks apart in an unexpected order under force – a discovery that could lead to better stress sensors and help illuminate some mysteries of the natural world.
Behind the science in the Nanopatterning Cleanroom
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Hamish Carr Delgado, a PhD student in materials science and engineering, shares how he’s working at the nanoscale to produce more energy-efficient chips for AI data centers.
Statistical test helps judge the value of personalization
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Stanford researchers have developed an effective statistical measure of the real-world benefits of tailoring interventions like job training, coursework, and medical treatments to individuals.
Pollution blurs the line between two fish species
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A study in Mexico finds that water pollution can threaten biodiversity through hybridization, causing distinct species to collapse into one.
Rubin Observatory launches 10-year cosmic survey
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NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory has officially kicked off its Legacy Survey of Space and Time, marking the beginning of a new era in astronomy and astrophysics.