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Google AI expands rooftop reflectivity data to 50+ cities for heat resilience
Google Research has expanded its AI-driven dataset of building-level rooftop reflectivity to over 50 global cities. This initiative aims to help urban planners implement cool-roof solutions to combat extreme heat and th…
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Deep learning tracks sentiment shifts in peer reviews over multiple rounds
Researchers have developed a deep learning approach to analyze sentiment evolution in multi-round peer reviews, a topic previously underexplored. By segmenting review comments from 11,063 papers in Nature Communications…
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Ancient Chinese study reveals 4,000-year gene fusion in Ningxia
A large-scale ancient genomics study in China's Ningxia region has revealed a 4,000-year fusion of Eastern and Western human genes. Researchers from Fudan University, working with local archaeological institutes, analyz…
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Peer review sentiment impacts review duration, study finds
A new study published on arXiv analyzes the relationship between sentiment expressed in peer review reports and the duration of the open peer review process. The research found a weak but significant negative correlatio…
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Study: Promotional Language Most Effective for Moderately Innovative Papers
A study analyzing 15,328 academic papers from Nature Communications (2016-2021) and their peer reviews reveals a cognitive gap between authors and reviewers regarding paper novelty. Both parties prioritize result-orient…
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Scientists find humans have a consistent counterclockwise walking bias
Scientists have accidentally discovered that people walking in crowds exhibit a consistent counterclockwise turning bias. This behavior was observed across various age groups and environments in both Spain and Japan, su…
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Chinese researchers set new transistor records; Moomoo Securities Japan faces regulatory scrutiny
Chinese researchers have developed a novel silicon-graphene-germanium heterojunction transistor, setting new global records for transistor current gain and the cutoff frequency of vertical 2D-based transistors. This bre…
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Human balance system evolved from ancient fish organs
The human vestibular system, responsible for balance and spatial orientation, has evolutionary roots stretching back half a billion years to ancient fish. This system, comprising three semicircular canals and two otolit…
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Neuromorphic computer mimics nature to solve AI's hardest problems
Researchers have developed a novel neuromorphic computer that mimics natural processes to solve complex combinatorial problems, which current AI struggles with. This system, implemented on an FPGA board and detailed in …
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New AI framework LECTOR enhances scientific paper introduction generation
Researchers have developed LECTOR, a new framework designed to improve the generation of scientific paper introductions. LECTOR addresses the challenge of AI-assisted writing by focusing on logical soundness and verifia…
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Corn protein transformed into silk-inspired bioplastic
Scientists from China and the Netherlands have developed a new biopolymer derived from corn protein, inspired by the structure of spider silk. This material, dubbed "plantymer," exhibits rigidity and barrier properties …
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Velvet worms hunt with a unique slime cannon that forms sticky traps
Velvet worms possess a unique hunting mechanism utilizing a "slime cannon" that fires protein-based liquid threads. These threads rapidly transform into sticky, elastic fibers upon ejection due to mechanical stress and …