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New AI approach accelerates targeted material discovery and creates foundation for self-driving experiments

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Specification of an example experimental goal and translation into an automated data acquisition strategy. a Visualization of the design space and the corresponding measured property space for an example material system. Samples from the design space (a discrete set of design points) are directly mapped to a set of measured properties (measured property space). The … Read more

A new approach to realizing quantum mechanical compression

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Scheme of nonclassical mechanical states of a resonator-qubit combination. A transmon qubit capacitively couples to acoustic mechanical modes of a separate sapphire slab, one of which is shown as a series of blue and red antinodes. Nonclassical mechanical states emerge from this interaction. Three vignettes reproduce Wigner functions of i) a squeezed vibrational state, ii) … Read more

British Airways plane hit by LIGHTNING on approach to Heathrow

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Were you on Flight BA919 from Stuttgart to Heathrow? Email arthur.parashar@mailonline.co.uk A British Airways plane was struck by lightning while landing at Heathrow Airport today. Passengers on board flight BA919 from Stuttgart to Heathrow – some of whom were returning from matches at the 2024 European Championship in Germany – have spoken of their “shock” … Read more

Alaska’s top-heavy glaciers approach irreversible tipping point

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Enlarge / The Taku Glacier is one of many glaciers that originate in the Juneau Icefield. The melting of one of North America’s largest ice fields has accelerated and could soon reach an irreversible tipping point. That’s the conclusion of new research colleagues and I who have published on the Juneau Icefield, which straddles the … Read more

Alaska’s top-heavy glaciers approach irreversible tipping point

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Credit: CC0 Public Domain The melting of one of North America’s largest ice fields has accelerated and could soon reach an irreversible tipping point. That’s the conclusion of new research colleagues and I who have published on the Juneau Ice Field, which straddles the Alaska-Canada border near Alaska’s capital, Juneau. In the summer of 2022, … Read more

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Makes 20th Close Approach to the Sun

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Nasa's Parker Solar Probe Achieves 20th Close Approach To The Sun

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has successfully completed its 20th approach to the Sun, marking a major milestone in its mission to study the Sun’s corona. This remarkable achievement underscores the probe’s robust design and the meticulous planning that went into its journey to unravel the secrets of the Sun’s outer atmosphere. Launched in 2018, the … Read more

New design approach identifies routes to stronger titanium alloys

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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Titanium alloys are essential structural materials for a wide range of applications, from aerospace and energy infrastructure to biomedical devices. But like most metals, optimizing their properties is often a trade-off between two key attributes: strength and ductility. Stronger materials are often less ductile, and ductile materials are often mechanically weak. … Read more

A mountainous ‘planet killer’ asteroid will make a close approach to Earth this week – and you can watch it live

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A huge ‘planet killer’ asteroid will make a very close approach to Earth later this week, speeding safely past our planet at a speed of around 93,000 km/h. The ‘potentially hazardous’ mountain-sized object is one of the largest space rocks to pass close to Earth in more than a century – and you can watch … Read more

Dragon Age creator says Veilguard’s approach to romance “isn’t a huge surprise” after Baldur’s Gate 3

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David Gaider has shared his thoughts on Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s romance options. Gaider, the creator of Dragon Age and lead writer of the series’ previous installments, offered a lengthy thread on social media platform X where he compared the romantic approach to the popular Baldur’s Gate 3. ‘I think the move has been completed … Read more

Remedy’s “no holds barred” approach to Alan Wake 2 expansions

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One of the biggest announcements to come out of Summer Game Fest today was Night Springs, the first expansion to Alan Wake 2. Tomorrow, Remedy will also be releasing the photo mode along with the DLC, as well as a physical edition of the game that will hit shelves later this year. While the shadow … Read more