Trees dying younger in Canada too
Fastest-growing trees in boreal forest show biggest decline in lifetime
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‘Squeezed thermal states’ could make computers more energy-efficient
Synchronizing computer operations to thermal fluctuations could beat the Landauer limit
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Hydrophobic or hydrophilic? Aero-gallium nitride is both
Highly porous and flexible inorganic nanomaterial could find use in applications such as sensors, microfluidic devices and microrobotics
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Dual detector combines nuclear and fluoroscopic imaging
Hybrid anatomy--activity images can be acquired in real-time, allowing more efficient and effective interventions
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Quantum thermometer could probe Bose–Einstein condensates without destroying them
Proposed technique could boost quantum simulations
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PET tracer offers dual diagnosis
The PET tracer florbetapir, used to detect amyloid fibrils in Alzheimer's disease, can also provide information in patients with frontotemporal dementia
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How sustainable are bioplastics?
Greenhouse emissions from forest clearance to grow feedstock could mean 20-year carbon payback time
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Laser fusion output is tripled by new computer algorithm
Statistical approach learns from previous experiments
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Hydrogel material flexes its muscles
Material that increases in strength in response to mechanical stress could be used to make fatigue-free structures for a host of industrial applications
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AI can assist in triaging abnormal chest X-rays
An artificial intelligence system can accurately identify chest X-rays that contain abnormal findings, with clinically acceptable performance
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