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SciTechDaily provides top-notch daily coverage and analysis of science and technology, featuring a diverse array of talented writers and reputable research institutions. Founded in 1998 by Vicki Hyde, who was connected to Denis Dutton of Arts & Letters Daily, it started as a sister site to ALDaily.com. The goal was to curate and link to the most insightful and well-researched articles in the fields of science and technology. While it was initially called SciTech Daily Review, the name was changed to SciTechDaily in 2011, and the website has always been accessible at SciTechDaily.com.

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MIT Discovers Magnetic Superconductor in Pencil Lead

3 days ago | scitechdaily.com | Jennifer Chu |Mike O'Neill

An illustration depicts pairs of superconducting electrons in rhombohedral graphene (the middle lattice structure) that spin in clockwise or counterclockwise direction (corresponding to blue and red colors). The electron pairs exhibit properties of magnetism and superconductivity that were not thought to co-exist in one material. The electronic state represents a new form of magnetic superconductor.
MIT Breakthrough: Star-Shaped Brain Cells Could Be the Secret Behind Human Memory

4 days ago | scitechdaily.com | Anne Trafton

Astrocytes may hold the key to the brain’s vast memory capacity, using calcium signals and complex networks to boost storage far beyond what neurons can manage alone. Credit: SciTechDaily.comAstrocytes, once thought to be the brain’s housekeepers, may actually be silent powerhouses of memory.
Blink, Predict, Smash: MIT’s 42 MPH Ping Pong Bot Is Freakishly Fast

1 week ago | scitechdaily.com | Jennifer Chu |Mike O'Neill

Time lapse photos show a new ping-pong-playing robot performing a top spin. The robot quickly estimates the speed and trajectory of an incoming ball and precisely hits it to a desired location on the table. Credit: Courtesy of the researchersMIT engineers have created a lightning-fast ping pong robot that not only returns shots with human-like speed and precision, but also mimics spin and aiming strategies.
Your Fingers Wrinkle in the Same Pattern Every Time

1 week ago | scitechdaily.com | Chris Kocher

Representative wrinkle pairs established and numbered across (A) Day 0 and (B) 24+ hr later on a subject’s ring finger. Black curves denote clearly paired wrinkle morphologies. Red curves denote inconsistent wrinkles between the two time points. Credit: Guy GermanResearch shows that fingers wrinkle in a consistent pattern each time they are immersed in water. Do your wrinkles always form in the same pattern after spending too much time in water?
Jupiter’s Colossal Secret: Tiny Moons Reveal a Planet Twice Its Size

1 week ago | scitechdaily.com | Matthew Williams

Jupiter is shown in visible light for context, with an artistic impression of the Jovian upper atmosphere’s infrared glow overlain, along with magnetic field lines. Credit: J. O’Donoghue (JAXA)/Hubble/NASA/ESA/A. Simon/J. SchmidtJupiter may have once been more than twice its current size, with a magnetic field 50 times stronger, say scientists who analyzed its tiny inner moons. These new findings offer a rare and powerful window into how Jupiter—and by extension, the entire Solar System—first formed.
NASA Finds Venus Has a Surprisingly Thin Crust - And Something Stranger

3 weeks ago | scitechdaily.com | Melissa Gaskill |Mike O'Neill

This global view of the surface of Venus is centered at 180 degrees east longitude. Magellan synthetic aperture radar mosaics from the first cycle of Magellan mapping are mapped onto a computer-simulated globe to create this image. Data gaps are filled with Pioneer Venus Orbiter data, or a constant mid-range value. Simulated color is used to enhance small-scale structure. The simulated hues are based on color images recorded by the Soviet Venera 13 and 14 spacecraft.
Did an Exploding Magnetar Forge the Gold in Your Wedding Ring?

3 weeks ago | scitechdaily.com | Tatyana Woodall |Mike O'Neill

A powerful magnetar flare studied through moonlight reflections may reveal how the universe creates its heaviest elements, like gold and platinum, linking stellar explosions to the building blocks of planets and life. Credit: SciTechDaily.comMagnetar flares could be cosmic factories of heavy elements like gold and uranium.
However Life Got Started on Earth, it Didn't Take Long

3 weeks ago | scitechdaily.com | Evan Gough

The timing of the origin of life on Earth is mysterious. However, by looking deeply into Earth’s ancient rocks and deeply into life’s genetics, scientists can constrain the timing of that profound event. Credit: Simone Marchi/NASA, editedLife may arise quickly on Earth-like worlds, but that doesn’t mean it’s common. With only one data point, Earth, we’re still guessing, but new findings offer exciting support for a rapid origin of life.
MIT Snaps Stunning First Photos of Atoms Interacting in Open Space

4 weeks ago | scitechdaily.com | Jennifer Chu |Mike O'Neill

Using single-atom-resolved microscopy, ultracold quantum gases composed of two types of atoms reveal distinctly different spatial correlations — the bosons on the left exhibit bunching, while the fermions on the right display anti-bunching. Credit: Sampson Wilcox, edited and enhancedMIT scientists have snapped the first-ever images of individual atoms interacting freely in space, making visible the elusive quantum effects that govern their behavior.
Every 4.5 Days, This Black Hole Unleashes Explosive X-Ray Blasts - NASA Finally Explains Why

4 weeks ago | scitechdaily.com | Jeanette Kazmierczak

A strange black hole system named Ansky is breaking records with its fiery X-ray flares, which may signal a cosmic collision playing out in real time—and possibly paving the way for future gravitational wave discoveries. Credit: SciTechDaily.comAstronomers are unraveling the mystery behind Ansky, a black hole system emitting powerful, repeating X-ray bursts called QPEs.These outbursts may result from a small object colliding with a gas disk, sending debris flying at near-light speeds.