Optical atomic clocks just took a clean step forward. An MIT team reports a method that cuts quantum noise and lets a clock resolve twice as many ticks as before.
The work centers on ytterbium atoms and a new way to steady a laser, and careful…
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5,000-year-old human skulls were carved into bowls and spoons
Archaeologists say Neolithic Liangzhu residents shaped human skulls and other bones into everyday tools like bowls, cups, masks, and knives. The dig site dates back roughly 5,000 years and documents the first known example of routine human…
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COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could unlock the next revolution in cancer treatment – new research
The COVID-19 mRNA-based vaccines that saved 2.5 million lives globally during the pandemic could help spark the immune system to fight cancer. This is the surprising takeaway of a new study that we and our colleagues published in the journal…
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Cryogenic X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy for battery interfaces
Oyakhire, S. T., Gong, H., Cui, Y., Bao, Z. & Bent, S. F. An X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy primer for solid electrolyte interphase characterization in lithium metal anodes. ACS Energy Lett. 7, 2540–2546 (2022).
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2025 NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts…
Sarah Al-Ahmed: Exploring Venus, hopping probes and leaping robots, this week on Planetary Radio.
I’m Sarah Al-Ahmed of The Planetary Society, with more of the human adventure across our solar system and beyond. This week, we’re back with part…
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Designing allosteric modulators to change GPCR G protein subtype selectivity
Cell lines
HEK293T/17 (CRL-11268, RRID: CVCL_1926) cells were obtained from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC). G-protein-deficient HEK293 cells (ΔGNAS, ΔGNAL, ΔGNAQ, ΔGNA11, ΔGNA12 and ΔGNA13, HEK293 clone 38 (ref. 54) and…
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Pranati Nayak suffers ankle injury; India’s campaign ends early
Tokyo Olympian Pranati Nayak’s campaign at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships 2025 in Jakarta came to an abrupt end after she suffered an ankle injury during the qualifying round on Tuesday.
Competing in the women’s vault…
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Fall Out Boy Talk ‘From Under the Cork Tree’ 20th Anniversary
Twenty years ago, Fall Out Boy found themselves at odds with reality. Their everyday lives consisted of slogging through an intense tour schedule and stuffing all four members into one hotel room — sometimes, lead singer Patrick Stump,…
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United Nations Deputy Special Envoy for Syria Najat Rochdi – Briefing to the Security Council (22 October 2025) – ReliefWeb
- United Nations Deputy Special Envoy for Syria Najat Rochdi – Briefing to the Security Council (22 October 2025) ReliefWeb
- As Syrians deal with critical aid cuts, OCHA appeals to the Security Council for funding OCHA
- US urges UN security council…
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