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The Simple Geometry That Predicts Molecular Mosaics

June 21, 2023

By treating molecules as geometric tessellations, scientists devised a new way to forecast how 2D materials might self-assemble.

How the Brain Protects Itself From Blood-Borne Threats

June 20, 2023

To buffer the brain against menaces in the blood, a dynamic, multi-tiered system of protection is built into the brain’s blood vessels.

Neural Networks Need Data to Learn. Even If It’s Fake.

June 16, 2023

Real data can be hard to get, so researchers are turning to synthetic data to train their artificial intelligence systems.

Flow Proof Helps Mathematicians Find Stability in Chaos

June 15, 2023

A series of new papers describes how to fully characterize key dynamical systems with relatively little data.

What Causes Giant Rogue Waves?

June 14, 2023

Wave-science researcher Ton van den Bremer and Steven Strogatz discuss how rogue waves can form in relatively calm seas and whether their threat can be predicted.

‘Embryo Models’ Challenge Legal, Ethical and Biological Concepts

June 13, 2023

With embryolike constructs built entirely from stem cells, researchers can revolutionize our understanding of development. But how close to an embryo is too close?

A New Experiment Casts Doubt on the Leading Theory of the Nucleus

June 12, 2023

By measuring inflated helium nuclei, physicists have challenged our best understanding of the force that binds protons and neutrons.

Sparse Networks Come to the Aid of Big Physics

June 8, 2023

A novel type of neural network is helping physicists with the daunting challenge of data analysis.

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An Explorer of Abyssal Depths Looks to Oceans on Other Worlds

June 7, 2023

The marine geochemist Chris German brings decades of experience studying seafloor hydrothermal vents to NASA’s preparations for visits to other ocean worlds in our solar system.

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