UNC-Chapel Hill is embarking on a bold new era of astronomical discovery with the construction of the Argus Array, a revolutionary telescope system that will be the first large telescope capable of observing the entire northern nighttime sky at…
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Inside the sub-zero lair of the world’s most powerful computer
It looks like a golden chandelier and contains the coldest place in the universe.
What I am looking at is not just the most powerful computer in the world, but technology pivotal to financial security, Bitcoin, government secrets, the world…
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Inside the sub-zero lair of the world’s most powerful quantum computer
Much of our conversation is about what we are not allowed to film in this restricted lab. This critical technology is subject to export controls, secrecy and is at the heart of a race for commercial and economic supremacy. Any small advantage,…
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Distinct membrane binding properties of the two non-visual arrestins
Gurevich, V. V. & Gurevich, E. V. GPCR signaling regulation: the role of GRKs and arrestins. Front. Pharm. 10, 125 (2019).
Luttrell, L. M. & Lefkowitz, R. J. The role of beta-arrestins in the…
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Thermal drones can track dolphin health without having to touch or disturb them
Marine mammals are sentinels of the sea. When dolphins and whales show signs of stress or illness, it often signals deeper problems in the ocean ecosystems we all depend on.
But assessing the health of dolphins and whales is notoriously…
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NASA postpones Jan. 8 spacewalk due to ‘medical concern’ with an astronaut
NASA has postponed a planned Jan. 8 spacewalk outside the International Space Station due to a “medical concern” with an unnamed crew member.
Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman had been scheduled to step outside the International Space Station (ISS)…
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60,000-year-old arrows still contain traces of poison
Scientists have detected traces of plant toxins on Stone Age arrowheads that were used by hunter-gatherers in South Africa about 60,000 years ago.
The find marks the oldest known poison…
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Cooler bedroom temperatures help the heart recover during sleep
Maintaining a bedroom temperature of 24°C at night while sleeping reduces stress responses in older adults, according to new Griffith University research.
Dr Fergus O’Connor Dr Fergus O’Connor from Griffith’s School of Allied Health,…
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X-Ray Spectra Could Help Reveal Dark Matter in Galaxy Clusters
Dark Matter (DM) remains one of the most daunting mysteries for astronomers, astrophysicists, and cosmologists. Six decades ago, the theory that the Universe was filled with mass that did not interact with normal matter in visible light…
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Astronomers discover the earliest, hottest galaxy cluster in the universe, and it breaks all the rules
A seemingly impossible cluster of more than 30 galaxies crammed into a volume just 500,000 light-years across has been found in the universe just 1.4 billion years after the Big Bang — and with a temperature that breaks all the…
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