[ad_1] Traditional computer chip designs are reaching their limit Yuichiro Chino/Moment RF/Getty Images The first practical example of a new kind of computer can complete calculations in minutes that would take a standard version longer than the age of the universe. This so-called digital memcomputer, which combines data storage and processing into a single component, […]
[ad_1] Bowhead whales can live for more than 200 years Nature Picture Library / Alamy Stock Photo Bowhead whales, the world’s longest-lived mammals, are seldom affected by cancer and this may partly be down to their cells repairing damaged DNA very efficiently. Large animals have more cells than smaller ones, so they should be more […]
[ad_1] A small efficiency gain for every wind turbine would lead to a big boost globally Justin Paget/Digital Vision/Getty Images A simple software upgrade could improve the efficiency of wind turbines by ensuring they face directly into the wind more of the time. If the technique were rolled out worldwide, it could boost electricity production […]
[ad_1] A FEW weeks ago, just outside London, I found a foodie jackpot: a patch of forest carpeted with wild garlic. The white flowers hadn’t yet emerged from their buds, so I might not have noticed the patch if I hadn’t been looking for it. When I last picked wild garlic in Cornwall a few […]
[ad_1] Fossilised remains of an ancient millipede with a mammal ancestor David P. Groenewald Ancient millipedes may have turned to scavenging animal remains out of desperation after the catastrophic plant die-off at the end of the Permian Period, around 252 million years ago. This could reveal how these usually herbivorous creatures survived after the planet’s […]
[ad_1] The tilt shift technique makes much of the background and foreground of an image out of focus, which distorts our perception of size Logan Whitton/Getty Images Blurry backgrounds in photographs can make objects seem smaller than they actually are – and experiments have given us new clues about what makes this illusion so effective. […]
[ad_1] The otherworldly quality of Hang Son Doong Ryan Deboodt A Crack in the Mountain Alastair Evans Selected UK venues from 26 May; US to be announced “EVERYONE on a bicycle wants to be on a motorbike. Everyone on a motorbike wants to be in a car. And everyone in a car wants to be in a helicopter,” says entrepreneur […]
[ad_1] Human heart stem cells have been used to improve symptoms of chronic heart failure in rats magicmine/iStockphoto/Getty Images A dose of CRISPR-edited heart cells has boosted the survival of rats with chronic heart failure and increased how much they exercised. Tests of the technique in humans could happen within a few years. Chronic heart […]
[ad_1] A 19th century illustration of the South Island kōkako Public Domain The following is an extract from our nature newsletter Wild Wild Life. Sign up to receive it for free in your inbox every month. Over the past few months, I’ve had the pleasure of diving deep into the Search For Lost Birds, an initiative that’s steering […]
[ad_1] The Dutch Formula 1 Grand Prix at the Zandvoort circuit in September 2022 ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images Different racing drivers blink at around the same points in a circuit, which could reflect their synchronised mental states as they concentrate on controlling the car. Blinking lubricates our eyes, but how it links to other aspects of […]