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- Electron family creates previously unknown state of matter
- Just a game? Study shows no evidence that violent video games lead to real-life violence
- Giving robots social skills
- What sponges can tell us about the evolution of the brain
- Rocky exoplanets are even stranger than we thought
- Baby seals can change their tone of voice
- Recognizing familiar faces relies on a neural code shared across brains
| Electron family creates previously unknown state of matter Posted: 05 Nov 2021 10:46 AM PDT Researchers have demonstrated a completely novel state of matter in a metal. It is created by the combination of four electrons -- until now, only electron pairs were known. This discovery could lead to a new type of superconductivity, an entirely new research direction, and revolutionary technologies such as quantum sensors. |
| Just a game? Study shows no evidence that violent video games lead to real-life violence Posted: 05 Nov 2021 05:41 AM PDT As the latest Call of Duty video game is released in the UK today, and with Battlefield 2042 and a remastered Grand Theft Auto trilogy to follow later this month, new research finds no evidence that violence increases after a new video game is released. |
| Posted: 04 Nov 2021 01:26 PM PDT Researchers have developed a control framework that enables robots to understand what it means to help or hinder one another and incorporate social reasoning into the tasks they are accomplishing. |
| What sponges can tell us about the evolution of the brain Posted: 04 Nov 2021 11:08 AM PDT What can sponges tell us about the evolution of the brain? Sponges have the genes involved in neuronal function in higher animals. But if sponges don't have brains, what is the role of these? Scientists imaged the sponge digestive chamber to find out. |
| Rocky exoplanets are even stranger than we thought Posted: 02 Nov 2021 03:05 PM PDT Astronomers and geologists have made the first estimates of rock types that exist on planets orbiting nearby stars. After studying the chemical composition of 'polluted' white dwarfs, they have concluded that most rocky planets orbiting nearby stars are more diverse and exotic than previously thought, with types of rocks not found anywhere in our Solar System. |
| Baby seals can change their tone of voice Posted: 02 Nov 2021 06:35 AM PDT Can baby seals adapt their voices to sounds? Researchers have now studied seal pups only a few weeks old. The pups lowered the pitch of their voice when they heard louder noises. This vocal flexibility makes seals an excellent animal model for studying the evolution of human speech. |
| Recognizing familiar faces relies on a neural code shared across brains Posted: 01 Nov 2021 12:48 PM PDT The ability to recognize familiar faces is fundamental to social interaction. This process provides visual information and activates social and personal knowledge about a person who is familiar. But how the brain processes this information across participants has long been a question. Distinct information about familiar faces is encoded in a neural code that is shared across brains, according to a new study. |
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