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A new Monash review throws the spotlight on recent research in heterostructures of topological insulators and magnetic materials. In such heterostructures, the interesting interplay of magnetism and topology can give rise to new phenomena such as quantum anomalous Hall insulators, axion insulators and skyrmions. All of these are promising building blocks for future low-power … [Read more...] about Mixing a cocktail of topology and magnetism for future electronics: Joining topological insulators with magnetic materials for energy-efficient electronics

Car manufacturing workers, long haul airline pilots, coal workers, shop assistants -- many employees are forced to undertake the difficult and sometimes distressing challenge of finding a new occupation quickly due to technological and economic change, or crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. To make the job transition process easier, and increase the chances of success, … [Read more...] about Researchers develop a new AI-powered tool to identify and recommend jobs

Scientists in Australia and in the USA have solved a long-standing mystery about the Sun that could help astronomers predict space weather and help us prepare for potentially devastating geomagnetic storms if they were to hit Earth. The Sun's internal magnetic field is directly responsible for space weather -- streams of high-energy particles from the Sun that can be triggered … [Read more...] about Solving solar puzzle could help save Earth from planet-wide blackouts

A new mathematical model for predicting infectious disease outbreaks incorporates fear -- both of disease and of vaccines -- to better understand how pandemics can occur in multiple waves of infections, like those we are seeing with COVID-19. The "Triple Contagion" model of disease and fears, developed by researchers at NYU School of Global Public Health, is published in the … [Read more...] about ‘Triple contagion’: How fears influence coronavirus transmission: New mathematical model incorporates human behavior — and the fears that drive it — to better predict multiple waves of infections

Researchers from the Neuroimaging Center at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) and Wisconsin Institute for the Discovery at University Wisconsin-Madison have developed the UW Virtual Brain Project™, producing unique, interactive, 3D narrated diagrams to help students learn about the structure and function of perceptual systems in the human brain. A new study exploring how students responded … [Read more...] about Using virtual reality to help students understand the brain’s complex systems, researchers demonstrate effectiveness of 3D visualization as a learning tool

Small electronics, including smartwatches and fitness trackers, aren't easily dismantled and recycled. So when a new model comes out, most users send the old devices into hazardous waste streams. To simplify small electronics recycling, researchers reporting in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces have developed a two-metal nanocomposite for circuits that disintegrates when … [Read more...] about Dissolvable smartwatch makes for easier electronics recycling

Brains have evolved to do more with less. Take a tiny insect brain, which has less than a million neurons but shows a diversity of behaviors and is more energy-efficient than current AI systems. These tiny brains serve as models for computing systems that are becoming more sophisticated as billions of silicon neurons can be implemented on hardware. The secret to achieving … [Read more...] about Connective issue: AI learns by doing more with less: Sparsity and energy constraints guide learning and communications in silicon neuronal networks

The Abbey Library of St. Gall in Switzerland is home to approximately 160,000 volumes of literary and historical manuscripts dating back to the eighth century -- all of which are written by hand, on parchment, in languages rarely spoken in modern times. To preserve these historical accounts of humanity, such texts, numbering in the millions, have been kept safely stored away in … [Read more...] about Researchers use AI to unlock the secrets of ancient texts