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CERN researchers reported evidence of a particle decay that occurs roughly once in 10 billion decays, concluding a search that has lasted more than four decades. Because the process is extremely rare, its measured properties could test the limits of current particle physics.
7:42 PMScienceDaily
Scientists observed a quantum state in which light displays the ordered structure of a crystal and the frictionless flow of a liquid at room temperature. The result could make unusual light-based states easier to study and potentially useful for computing and sensing.
6:19 AMScienceDaily
A robot has autonomously built part of a structure in space, marking a first for robotic orbital construction. The approach could eventually enable much larger telescopes, antennas and solar power stations than current rockets can launch in one piece.
5:01 AMScienceDailySummary
CERN researchers reported evidence of a particle decay that occurs roughly once in 10 billion decays, concluding a search that has lasted more than four decades. Because the process is extremely rare, its measured properties could test the limits of current particle physics.
The decisive development is the observation of a decay rare enough to expose small deviations
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Rare decays offer one of the few ways to detect physics beyond current accelerators without producing new particles directly.
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Scientists observed a quantum state in which light displays the ordered structure of a crystal and the frictionless flow of a liquid at room temperature. The result could make unusual light-based states easier to study and potentially useful for computing and sensing.
Room-temperature operation removes a major barrier that has kept many exotic quantum effects confined to
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A room-temperature quantum light state could move applications once limited by extreme cooling closer to practical development.
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A robot has autonomously built part of a structure in space, marking a first for robotic orbital construction. The approach could eventually enable much larger telescopes, antennas and solar power stations than current rockets can launch in one piece.
The breakthrough shifts space construction from a launch-and-assembly problem toward autonomous manufacturing in orbit. That
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Autonomous construction could expand the practical size and capability of infrastructure deployed beyond Earth.
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Scientists identified a gut-to-brain dopamine pathway that helps explain how people can develop preferences for initially unpleasant flavors such as bitter coffee. The pathway appears to connect repeated food exposure with the brain's reward system.
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NASA plans to accelerate a crewed lunar landing to 2028, with SpaceX and Blue Origin developing competing landers and an orbital test set for 2027. New rockets, lighter spacesuits and redesigned missions are intended to support a longer-term lunar presence and eventual Mars exploration.
4:13 AMScienceDailySummary
Scientists identified a gut-to-brain dopamine pathway that helps explain how people can develop preferences for initially unpleasant flavors such as bitter coffee. The pathway appears to connect repeated food exposure with the brain's reward system.
The key shift is that learned food preferences may depend on signals from the gut,
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The research could reshape how scientists understand cravings and develop strategies to influence food choices.
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NASA plans to accelerate a crewed lunar landing to 2028, with SpaceX and Blue Origin developing competing landers and an orbital test set for 2027. New rockets, lighter spacesuits and redesigned missions are intended to support a longer-term lunar presence and eventual Mars exploration.
NASA has moved the lunar program toward a compressed schedule that makes the 2027 orbital
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The plan turns lunar return into an immediate competition, but its credibility depends on whether the agency can safely execute a demanding sequence of tests.
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