Tag: Strands
AI Starts to Sift Through String Theory’s Near-Endless Possibilities | Quanta Magazine
IntroductionString theory captured the hearts and minds of many physicists decades ago because of a beautiful simplicity. Zoom in far enough on a patch...
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Sticky materials un-stick themselves in jumps – Physics World
<a href="https://platoblockchain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/sticky-materials-un-stick-themselves-in-jumps-physics-world-2.jpg" data-fancybox data-src="https://platoblockchain.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/sticky-materials-un-stick-themselves-in-jumps-physics-world-2.jpg" data-caption="Coming unstuck: An image illustrating jumps in the contact line during the simulations. Colours indicate how much energy is dissipated...
This Gene Increases the Risk of Alzheimer’s. Scientists Finally Know Why
At the turn of the 20th century, Dr. Alois Alzheimer noticed peculiar changes in a freshly removed brain. The brain had belonged to a...
Gene Silencing Slashes Cholesterol in Mice—No Gene Edits Required
With just one shot, scientists have slashed cholesterol levels in mice. The treatment lasted for at least half their lives.The shot may sound like...
AI Is Streamlining Quality Control in Medicine Manufacturing
Quality control is a crucial but inefficient process in most manufacturing applications. Medicine producers face even more challenges than most. Their quality standards are...
Breaking barriers: embracing neurodiversity in neutron science – Physics World
Adam Berlie is a muon instrument scientist at the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source in the UK, having done postdocs in China and Australia....
How To Buy And Trade BRC-20 Tokens On The Bitcoin Network
What are BRC-20 Tokens?
BRC-20 tokens are a novel standard on the Bitcoin blockchain, BRC-20 tokens were inspired by Ethereum’s ERC-20. Like Ethereum’s ERC-20 strands...
AI Can Design Totally New Proteins From Scratch—It’s Time to Talk Biosecurity
Two decades ago, engineering designer proteins was a dream.Now, thanks to AI, custom proteins are a dime a dozen. Made-to-order proteins often have specific...
The Quest for Simple Rules to Build a Microbial Community | Quanta Magazine
IntroductionBacteria don’t throw dinner parties or tell jokes, but they are social in their own way. When the presence of food gives them an...
Could the geometry of chaos be fundamental to the behaviour of the universe? – Physics World
Jessica Flack reviews The Primacy of Doubt by Tim Palmer A Doubt if...
CRISPR Gene Editing Had a Breakthrough Year—and It’s Only Getting Started
CRISPR ended 2023 with a bang.In November, the gene editing tool scored its first clinical approval for treating sickle cell anemia and beta-thalassemia in...
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through December 9)
Google’s Gemini Is the Real Start of the Generative AI BoomWill Knight | Wired“ was predictably effusive about Gemini, claiming it introduces new capabilities...
What is Ethereum? Read the ULTIMATE Research-Backed ETH Guide
Ethereum is the leading blockchain app platform that was proposed in 2013 by Vitalik Buterin and went live on July 30, 2015.
There are...