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To make fluid flow in one direction down a pipe, it helps to be a shark

Researchers have discovered a new way to help liquid flow in only one direction, but without using the flaps that engines and our circulatory system rely upon to prevent fluid backup. The team created a flexible pipe with an interior helical structure inspired by the anatomy of shark intestines — creating a prototype inspired by

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Researchers harness AI to repurpose existing drugs for treatment of rare diseases

New AI model identifies possible therapies from existing medicines for thousands of diseases, including rare ones with no current treatments. The AI tool generates new insights on its own, applies them to conditions it was not trained for, and offers explanations for its predictions. AI can expedite the development of more precise treatments with fewer

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Mapping distant planets: ‘Ridges’, ‘deserts’ and ‘savannahs’

Researchers examined Neptunian exoplanets — these planets share similar characteristics to our own Neptune, but orbit outside of our solar system. Scientists discovered a new area called the ‘Neptunian Ridge’ — in between the ‘Neptunian desert’ and the ‘Neptunian Savannah’. A new ‘map’ of distant planets shows a ridge of planets in deep space, separating

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Webb discovers ‘weird’ galaxy with gas outshining its stars

The discovery of a ‘weird’ and unprecedented galaxy in the early Universe could ‘help us understand how the cosmic story began’, astronomers say. GS-NDG-9422 (9422) was found approximately one billion years after the Big Bang and stood out because it has an odd, never-before-seen light signature — indicating that its gas is outshining its stars.

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