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How to untangle a worm ball: Mathematicians solve a knotty mystery

“California blackworms tangle themselves up by the thousands, then separate in a split second. Their trick may inspire the design of self-detangling materials and fibers. As anyone who has ever unwound a string of holiday lights or detangled a lock …

Japan firm fails in bid for historic moon landing

“Japanese startup Ispace conceded Wednesday its attempt to become the first company to land on the moon had ended in failure, but pledged to move ahead with new missions. The unmanned Hakuto-R Mission 1 lander had been scheduled to touch …

Jellyfish-like robots could one day clean up the world’s oceans

“Most of the world is covered in oceans, which are unfortunately highly polluted. One of the strategies to combat the mounds of waste found in these very sensitive ecosystems — especially around coral reefs — is to employ robots to master the …

Light-based computing scheme reduces power needed to mine cryptocurrencies

“New photonic blockchain could make cryptocurrencies more accessible and enable low-energy optical computing Researchers have developed a new light-based computing scheme that uses a photonic integrated circuit to reduce the energy necessary for cryptocurrency and blockchain applications. Mining cryptocurrencies like …

Linux Kernel 6.3 Released, This is What’s New

“A new version of the Linux kernel is out with an assortment of hardware, performance, and security improvements. Announcing the release of Linux 6.3 over on the Linux kernel mailing list (LKML) Linus Torvalds remarked “…here we are, right …

Lockheed Martin CubeSats Successfully Validate Essential Maneuvers For On-Orbit Servicing

“Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced that its In-space Upgrade Satellite System (LM LINUSS™) accomplished a successful on-orbit demonstration, proving how small satellites can serve an essential role in sustaining critical space architectures. They do this by regularly upgrading existing …

Making Quantum Processors Even Faster

“BIU researchers with colleagues from Abu Dhabi have developed a technology that improves computational performance of quantum computers A project led by a group of researchers from Israel’s Bar-Ilan University, in collaboration with TII - the Quantum Research Center in …

Material found in smartphone screens can be harnessed to map magnetic fields

“Hand-held magnetic field imaging equipment could be used in construction safety and medical diagnostics. Smartphones could one day become portable quantum sensors thanks to a new chip-scale approach that uses organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) to image magnetic fields, with significant …

Nanowire networks learn and remember like a human brain

“An international team led by scientists at the University of Sydney has demonstrated nanowire networks can exhibit both short- and long-term memory like the human brain. The research has been published today in the journal Science Advances, led by Dr …

NASA InSight Study Provides Clearest Look Ever at Martian Core

“A pair of quakes in 2021 sent seismic waves deep into the Red Planet’s core, giving scientists the best data yet on its size and composition. While NASA retired its InSight Mars lander in December, the trove of data …