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Feb 08 2025TECHNOLOGY

AI in Movies: Should We Know When It’s Used?

The Oscars might soon need films to share if they used AI to make the movie. AI is everywhere in movies, not only in high-tech visual effects but also in sound and music. Many different films, like "The Brutalist" and "Dune: Part Two", have used AI in various ways. Big shots in the movie world are

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Feb 08 2025SCIENCE

A New Way to Look at How CO2 Gets Turned into Fuel in Reactions

Let's dive into a fascinating world of tiny atoms trying to do big things. Picture this: scientists are working on turning carbon dioxide (CO2) into useful things, like fuel, using a special substance called cobalt phthalocyanine (CoPc). They are examining the core principles of this chemical reac

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Feb 07 2025SCIENCE

Small but Mighty: How Tiny Carbon Dots Could Improve Ovarian Cancer Care

Ovarian cancer presents a serious challenge. It is hard to catch early and even harder to treat. The low survival rates speak volumes about the need for more effective diagnostic and therapeutic tools. This is where a type of new nanomaterial -- carbon dots or CDs -- shows huge promise. Carbon do

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Feb 06 2025ENTERTAINMENT

Oscar Race Drama: Mexican Movie Loses Top Spot

The 2025 Oscar race for the Best International Feature Film has taken some unexpected turns. This year, the Brazilian film "I'm Still Here" has taken the lead in the race. The lead actress, Fernanda Torres, has been in the spotlight for her role as Eunice Paiva, a brave woman trying to find her hu

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Feb 05 2025TECHNOLOGY

New Breakthroughs with Micro Sensors

The world of biosensing has seen amazing new developments with a technology called SERS combined with microfluidic chips. The smallest details can make a massive difference in science. Think about this: being able to detect a molecule or two in a crowd of a billion. That’s what we got here.

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Feb 05 2025CRIME

Moscow's Shocking Blast: A Putin Ally's Life on the Edge

In northwest Moscow, a grenade blast rocked an apartment building known for its high-end residents. The target? Armen Sarkisyan. This isn't just any name, though. Sarkisyan was a key ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin. He was responsible for creating a military unit called ArBat, which is bas

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Feb 05 2025ENTERTAINMENT

Netflix's New Oscar Gambit: Distancing from a Star

"Emilia Pérez" got a big boost when Karla Sofía Gascón received an Oscar nod for Best Actress. Things changed when some of her old posts that were seen as racist and Islamophobic surfaced. Not anymore, the streaming giant Netflix is pulling back from supporting her at Oscar campaign events, includi

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Feb 04 2025SCIENCE

Tiny Tool, Big Discovery in the World of Batteries

Every so often, scientists figure out tiny tricks to get closer to a solution to a big problem. For instance, scientists have been using a special microscope that lets them zoom in on atomic movement and spot what the others miss in the big world of batteries and other materials. The reason this te

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Feb 03 2025TECHNOLOGY

When AI Meets Real-World Endoscopy: A Match Made in Heaven or Hell?

Imagine AI in endoscopy as a student learning from textbooks. For AI, learning from clean, consistent textbook images is like a breeze. Now, picture the endoscopy clinics where these AI systems are used. These clinics don't always have the same image settings. This difference can cause AI to miss im

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Feb 03 2025ENVIRONMENT

Magnetic Cleanup of Soil: A Revolutionary Technique

Recently some of the world's brightest scientists have been looking into how magnetic fields could help clean up contaminated soil. Scientists knew that tiny pieces of iron in nZVI could help remove harmful pollutants from soil. This technique involves a clever use of nanotechnology. Is made of ti

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