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Self-healing coating lets Nd-Fe-B magnets resist saltwater, ice and mechanical damage
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Self-healing coating lets Nd-Fe-B magnets resist saltwater, ice and mechanical damage

(A) The slippery liquid-infused porous surface coating enhances the corrosion resistance and anti-icing capabilities of Nd-Fe-B magnets; (B) and is expected to find...

Researchers unveil rapid self-healing electronic skin, paving the way for smarter, tougher wearables
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Researchers unveil rapid self-healing electronic skin, paving the way for smarter, tougher wearables

The electronic skin developed by the research team incorporates silver nanowires as a conductive material. Credit: Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation In a...

Can an online retailer successfully break into the high fashion market?
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Can an online retailer successfully break into the high fashion market?

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new partnership between online retail giant Amazon and luxury department store Saks Fifth Avenue may prove pivotal for...

Like humans, ChatGPT favors examples and ‘memories,’ not rules, to generate language
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Like humans, ChatGPT favors examples and ‘memories,’ not rules, to generate language

Ratio of bases preferring “-ness” in the Pile (A) and GPT-J’s predictions with one example prompt (B). Results are similar for the other...

Using AI to predict survival probabilities of start-up companies
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Using AI to predict survival probabilities of start-up companies

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Research published in the International Journal of Data Science has used machine learning to predict the lifecycle of businesses...

AI model analyzes social media posts to detect signs of depression
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AI model analyzes social media posts to detect signs of depression

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Social media is a sounding board of sorts in today’s world. It’s a place where people go to share...

Sunlight-powered system mimics plants to power carbon capture
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Sunlight-powered system mimics plants to power carbon capture

Credit: Chem (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102583 Current methods of capturing and releasing carbon are expensive and so energy-intensive they often require, counterproductively, the use...

‘Countersnapping’ structures shrink when pulled
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‘Countersnapping’ structures shrink when pulled

Countersnapping metamaterial. Credit: AMOLF When you pull something—like a rubber band—you expect it to get longer. But what if it did the opposite?...

Tapping a new toolbox, engineers buck tradition in high-performing heat exchanger
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Tapping a new toolbox, engineers buck tradition in high-performing heat exchanger

A rendering of a topologically optimized unit cell for a heat exchanger core. The optimized design has hot and cold fluid channels with...