Science

The new approach determines the best content design with minimal data

Credit: Northwestern University Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a new computational approach to accelerate the creation of materials exhibiting metal-insulator transitions (MITs), a rare class of electronic materials that have become the key to future design and rapid microelectronics and quantum information. Of Things devices and large-scale data centers …

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Plant diversity, less pesticide

Over the course of two years, scientists collected data from two identical meadow experiments, including one in Germany. Credit: Mathias Thiaz Ditcherlin Increased plant diversity enhances the natural control of herbivorous pests in grasslands. Plant-rich plant communities support natural predators and at the same time provide less valuable food for …

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How to see Leonid and Taurid meteor showers in the November sky

Captured a Leonid fireball in Sweden in 2015. SpaceWeather.com/AndrePushche Say what you’d do about 2020, along with a shining year in the night sky Bright comets Plenty of meteor showers continuing in November with annual appearances of Taurus and Leonids. Southern Turrid and Northern Turid Showers are now active and …

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