Soybeans use a natural targeted cooling mechanism to protect reproduction under tough weather conditions by Eric Stann, University of Missouri edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Andrew Zinin ...

Today’s world runs on digital computers, but there was a time when people relied on their analog siblings. Instead of electrical signals, mechanical computers utilize complex systems of gears ...

Citation: Liu T, Chen L, Wu P, Zhang K, Zhang L, Jiang T and Fu L (2025) Numerical simulation study on mesoscopic mechanism of fracture evolution of slag-loess-based cemented backfill material.

IDEAS What’s it like to believe we live inside a video game? For the entrepreneur Rizwan Virk, the idea that the universe is an elaborate computer simulation is more than a geeky thought ...

Therefore, this work uses Technology Computer-Aided Design to explore the electrical performance degradation of the 14 nm SOI FinFETs to reveal the damage mechanism. Simulation results demonstrate the ...

Digital scholarship is the application of digital tools and methods to explore data in new ways and advance the creation and communication of scholarship. Digital scholarship varies vastly across ...

Why broken crystals are stronger New mathematical models devised by The University of Osaka researchers shed light on the mechanics of crystal defects. Date: July 17, 2025 Source: The University ...

This paper presents a comprehensive study on the fault simulation and analysis of the high-voltage circuit breaker's spring charging mechanism (HVCB-CM) using a universal motor (UM) model. A ...

Archaeology & History Famed Antikythera Shipwreck Yields More Astonishing Discoveries Divers have been visiting the wreck for the past two decades.

A unique fossil of a juvenile dinosaur, a Ceratosaurus, is coming to auction at Sotheby's New York, bearing a $6 million high estimate.

The Antikythera Mechanism, a remarkable device discovered in an ancient shipwreck off the coast of Greece, has long been a source of mystery for historians and scientists alike. For decades ...

Fragment of the Antikythera mechanism. The world’s first computer was used to predict ancient astronomical events. Credit: Marsyas/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 2.5 Many modern inventions like computers and ...