Adhesive made from wood works in a standard glue gun
最广泛使用的粘合剂是有毒的,是源自石油的,但研究人员提出了一种安全,可回收的替代品,该替代品是由Xylan制成的,Xylan是植物细胞壁的组成部分
Can AI understand a flower without being able to touch or smell?
AI可能受到缺乏口味,触摸和气味的限制,这阻止了它与人类一样完全理解概念 - 这表明更高级的模型可能需要具有机器人的身体
Crafty cockatoos learn to use public drinking fountains
硫磺的巨支柱在悉尼的公共饮酒喷泉中排队等候,在城市鸟类的文化进化中,每天喝水
Infant RSV shot may be more effective than vaccines during pregnancy
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NASA is facing the biggest crisis in its history
广泛提议的预算削减已使美国航天局面临不确定的未来,同时又被NASA的新领导人撤回了特朗普政府
Why it's taking a century to pin down the speed of the universe
哈勃常数是将银河系的速度连接到距地球距离的固定数字,并告诉我们一百多年前被描述了宇宙的扩展速度,但是天文学家自从
Private ispace Resilience probe will attempt lunar landing this week
如果成功,弹性将只是完成月球上登陆的第三个私人航天器,而第一次由非美国公司运营
Discovering the marvels of mucus is inspiring amazing new medicines
粘液不仅仅是充当保护性障碍。新兴的研究揭示了利用其力量并提供从酵母菌感染到炎症性肠病
Quarter of people follow rules even with no downside to breaking them
当RSV疫苗在怀孕期间可用于使用时,它提供了各个国家之间的自然实验,以查看与一次性抗体注射相比
There may be a surprising upside to losing coral reefs as oceans warm
随着温暖的水和海洋酸化减少了珊瑚的形成,海洋将占用更多的二氧化碳 - 这种作用尚未包含在气候模型中
Best quantum 'transistor' yet could lead to more accurate computers
微波可以比以往任何时候都更精确地控制单个量子,创建类似于量子晶体管的设备,并有可能使量子计算机更可靠
Trillion dollars' worth of platinum waiting to be mined on the moon
月球上的采矿陨石坑比从小行星中提取贵金属更实用,但它也可能引入新的法律困难
There’s growing evidence the big five mass extinctions never happened
令人惊讶的新化石证据破坏了以下观点:土地上存在大规模灭绝 - 并可能迫使我们重新构架当前的生物多样性危机
Dogs pollute water with pesticides even weeks after flea treatment
当狗给出跳蚤的现场治疗时,它们会在治疗后至少一个月释放对水生生物危险的农药水平
The global temperature may be even higher than we thought
研究人员提出了一种计算全球表面空气温度的更准确的方法,这表明我们距离违反1.5°C气候目标仅三年了
Any wall can be turned into a camera to see around corners
研究人员已经开发了算法,这些算法从炒面弹跳的光波中重建隐藏的图像,从而可以看到角落后面的事物
At this rate, carbon dioxide removal will never matter for the climate
二氧化碳去除行业正在努力以达到气候目标所需的重要作用
Should you still learn a second language if AI can translate for you?
人工智能消除了理解新语言的许多障碍,但是仍然有充分的理由以老式的方式做事