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Indestructible quantum rifts can exist in two places at once

An ion trap helped create a quantum defect in two places at once ANDREW BROOKES, NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Exotic quantum rifts have been

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Motor made from bacteria parts is one of the smallest ever built

An illustration showing the natural motor of a bacterium RAMON ANDRADE 3DCIENCIA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY A living motor made by combining different parts from bacteria is

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Hospital hit by Hurricane Milton gets system to grab water from air

Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital was hit by Hurricane Milton earlier this week Dirk Shadd/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA Wire/Alamy A children’s hospital that lost access to

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Tiniest ‘ruler’ ever measures distances as small as an atom’s width

This fluorescent technique can precisely measure minuscule distances Steffen J. Sahl / Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences The tiniest “ruler” ever is so precise

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Certain quantum systems may be able to defy entropy’s effects forever

Some quantum systems may resist an effect of entropy called thermalisation Giroscience / Science Photo Library The fundamental laws of physics insist that no patterns

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MDMA was hyped as a promising treatment for PTSD – what went wrong?

MDMA has long been used recreationally but it has faced obstacles getting approved for medical therapies Shutterstock / Couperfield “The future is psychedelic,” declared Rick

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Parkrun events could boost your life satisfaction

A Parkrun event in Newcastle, UK Alan Harbottle/Alamy Taking part in Parkrun events – a free weekly activity where people are encouraged to walk or

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CBD shows promise as pesticide for mosquitoes

Mosquito larvae die after consuming hemp leaves because they react strongly to the cannabidiol in the foliage. The discovery might lead to the development of

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Planet in the 'forbidden zone' of dead star could reveal Earth's fate

A distant planet should have been consumed when its star expanded to become a red giant, perhaps offering insights into planetary migration Source link

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An AI can beat CAPTCHA tests 100 per cent of the time

CAPTCHA tests try to sort humans from bots by asking users to identify objects in photos lilgrapher/Shutterstock An artificial intelligence can solve the CAPTCHA puzzles