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By manipulating and detecting nuclear spins in a tiny floating diamond, scientists have reported a record-long spin coherence time for a levitated system.

Forget cold plunges. The new flex could soon be human washing machines.

According to one of Japan’s oldest newspapers, an Osaka-based shower head maker called Science has developed a contraption that’s shaped like a cockpit, fills with water when a bather sits in a seat at its center, and measures the person’s pulse and other biological data via sensors to ensure the temperature is just right. It also “projects images on the inside of [its] transparent cover to help the person feel refreshed,” says the outlet.

Dubbed “Mirai Ningen Sentakuki” (human washing machine of the future), the apparatus might never go on sale. Indeed, for now the company’s plans for it appear limited to an expo in Osaka this April, where up to eight people can experience a 15-minute-long “wash and dry” each day after first booking a reservation.

A team of researchers is growing wood fibers from cells, which could reduce tree felling.

The two species began burying their dead at roughly the same time and place. Now some archaeologists think competition may have played a role in burials.

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Over the past decades, psychologists and policymakers have been trying to devise interventions that could dissuade individuals from engaging in dishonest social behaviors, such as tax evasion or fraud. One promising strategy they identified entails asking people to commit to being honest before they are given the opportunity to engage in dishonest behavior.

While many studies found evidence suggesting that honesty oaths can reduce dishonest behavior, very few explored how different interventions utilizing these oaths compare. Researchers at Aarhus University and other institutes worldwide recently carried out a study investigating the effectiveness of various ex-ante honesty oath interventions.

Their findings, published in Nature Human Behavior, suggest that while different honesty oath-based interventions can successfully curb dishonesty, their effectiveness varies greatly depending on their content. The researchers also identified an intervention that appears to be particularly promising for reducing dishonest behavior.

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Octopuses are among the most intelligent, adaptable, and ingenious creatures on Earth, says researcher.

Yao, B., Zhang, Y., Wu, Q. et al. Sci Rep 14, 28,127 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-79607-5

Synchron CEO Tom Oxley spoke about his company’s work with Forbes senior editor Alex Knapp at the 2024 #ForbesCIO Summit in New York City.

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