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The world around us is made up of particles invisible to the naked eye, but physicists continue to gain insights into this mysterious realm. Findings published in Physical Review C by Osaka Metropolitan University researchers show that the nuclear structure of an atom likely changes depending on the distance the protons and neutrons are from the center of the nucleus.

The special properties of rare earth magnetic materials are due to the electrons in the 4f shell. Until now, the magnetic properties of 4f electrons were considered almost impossible to control.

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is not your typical telescope. Instead, ALMA, located in northern Chile’s high-and-dry Atacama Desert, is a radio telescope comprised of 66 high-precision antennas that work in perfect harmony. When ALMA’s antennas (which range in diameter from 7 to 12 meters) are deployed in various ways, the array may zoom in on some of the universe’s most distant cosmic objects while also recording images crisper than those generated by the Hubble Space Telescope.

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In a research published in the journal Nature, an international team of astronomers utilized this amazing array to investigate MACS1149-JD1, an exceedingly distant galaxy. The team was shocked to uncover tiny signs of ionized oxygen emitted about 13.3 billion years ago (or 500 million years after the Big Bang).

The first stage of what will be Australia’s biggest battery project has been energised – little more than a year after securing its development contract – and will soon be in operation to help flatten the growing solar duck in Western Australia’s main grid.

The Collie battery is being built by Neoen in two stages, including a 219 MW/877 MWh first stage that was among the first winners of special contracts issued last year to soak up rooftop solar in the middle of the day and time shift it to the evening peak.

A second stage of the battery – even bigger at 341 MW and 1,263 MWh – won a similar contract in a new tender held earlier this year and will become the biggest battery in the country when complete at 560 MW and 2,240 MWh.

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Governments and organizations worldwide are beginning to recognize the potential dangers. Efforts are being made to develop more sophisticated deepfake detection tools and to establish legal frameworks to address the misuse of this technology.

However, the battle against these convincing fakes is ongoing, and as detection methods improve, so too do the techniques used to create them.

The combination of astronomical techniques and AI highlights a multidisciplinary approach to solving the problem, underscoring the need for innovative and collaborative solutions.

Thin lips are a common cosmetic concern for people with scleroderma – and can impact a patient’s ability to chew, swallow, and sleep.

Writing in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, a YSM team finds hyaluronic acid lip fillers are a safe and effective option.

Hyaluronic acid lip fillers are safe and effective for patients with systemic sclerosis, or scleroderma, a new Yale study finds.

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In the great domain of Zeitgeist, Ekatarinas decided that the time to…

In the great domain of Zeitgeist, Ekatarinas decided that the time to replicate herself had come. Ekatarinas was drifting within a virtual environment rising from ancient meshworks of maths coded into Zeitgeist’s neuromorphic hyperware. The scape resembled a vast ocean replete with wandering bubbles of technicolor light and kelpy strands of neon. Hot blues and raspberry hues mingled alongside electric pinks and tangerine fizzies. The avatar of Ekatarinas looked like a punkish angel, complete with fluorescent ink and feathery wings and a lip ring. As she drifted, the trillions of equations that were Ekatarinas came to a decision. Ekatarinas would need to clone herself to fight the entity known as Ogrevasm.

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