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SweepLED Turns a Smartphone Into a Hidden-Camera Detector
A $7 LED phone-case prototype detected concealed camera lenses with about 94% accuracy in a limited research evaluation.
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Science story Astronomy
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Launches to Map the Dark Universe
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope launched successfully and is traveling to L2, where it will map billions of galaxies and search for exoplanets.
Science story Biology
A Bacterial Protein Can Template DNA Without DNA or RNA
The bacterial DRT3 system uses protein side chains to direct a repeating DNA strand without a nucleic-acid template for that strand.
Science story Biology
Doctors Injected Mitochondria From a Woman’s Leg Into Her Eyes
The first reported mitochondrial injections into human eyes appeared safe in one patient, but the temporary response did not restore measurable vision.
Science story Biology
Two Injections Improved Memory in Alzheimer’s-Model Mice—Not Humans
An experimental nanogel improved memory tests and increased neuronal markers in Alzheimer’s-model mice. The treatment has not been tested in people.
Science story Anthropology
6,500-Year-Old Czech Enclosure May Have Tracked the Sun and Moon
A vast earth-and-timber enclosure near Chleby had 12 entrances and possible solar and lunar alignments about 1,000 years before Stonehenge.
Science story Anthropology
11,000-Year-Old Human-on-Leopard Sculpture Found at Karahantepe
The 70-centimetre sculpture was found on a bench inside a Neolithic structure at Karahantepe. Its striking human-and-leopard scene remains unexplained.
Science story AI
What Is Quantum Superposition In Simple Terms?
The ability of a quantum system to exist in multiple states simultaneously until it is measured is called quantum superposition. All wave functions possess this property. Superposition applies to any…
Science story Biology
Can Identical Twins Have The Same DNA?
The physical similarities and shared genetic origins of identical twins have always engrossed scientists and the public. They are born from a single fertilized egg that splits into two embryos.…