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Connecting the work of scientists, engineers and industry
Incorporating research in engineering and industry, as well more fundamental science, is central to Nature Electronics. Since Nature Electronics launched in January 2018, it has aimed to reflect the full range of research in the field of electronics1. This has meant incorporating the work of scientists, including physicists, chemists, nanotechnologists and materials scientists. It has…
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Connecting the work of scientists, engineers and industry
Incorporating research in engineering and industry, as well more fundamental science, is central to Nature Electronics. Since Nature Electronics launched in January 2018, it has aimed to reflect the full range of research in the field of electronics1. This has meant incorporating the work of scientists, including physicists, chemists, nanotechnologists and materials scientists. It has…
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New documentary shows gender diversity par for the course in nature
The natural world is full of gender diversity: female hyenas have pseudo penises used for sex and urination, many species of fish and plants change their sex over their lifespan, and female lions have been known to grow manes and develop a masculine growl. Those are among many examples in a new episode of CBC’s The Nature…
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New documentary shows gender diversity par for the course in nature
The natural world is full of gender diversity: female hyenas have pseudo penises used for sex and urination, many species of fish and plants change their sex over their lifespan, and female lions have been known to grow manes and develop a masculine growl. Those are among many examples in a new episode of CBC’s The Nature…
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Unlocking Quantum Secrets With Spin-Squeezing Atomic Entanglement
Higher accuracy atomic clocks, such as the “tweezer clock” depicted here, could result from linking or “entangling” atoms in a new way through a method known as “spin squeezing,” in which one property of an atom is measured more precisely than is usually allowed in quantum mechanics by decreasing the precision in which a complementary…
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Being in Nature Has a Profound Effect on How You Experience Time
Do you ever get that feeling that there aren’t enough hours in the day? That time is somehow racing away from you, and it is impossible to fit everything in. But then, you step outside into the countryside and suddenly everything seems slower, more relaxed, like time has somehow changed. It’s not just you –…
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Being in Nature Has a Profound Effect on How You Experience Time
Do you ever get that feeling that there aren’t enough hours in the day? That time is somehow racing away from you, and it is impossible to fit everything in. But then, you step outside into the countryside and suddenly everything seems slower, more relaxed, like time has somehow changed. It’s not just you –…
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The role of computational science in digital twins
Digital twins hold immense promise in accelerating scientific discovery, but the publicity currently outweighs the evidence base of success. We summarize key research opportunities in the computational sciences to enable digital twin technologies, as identified by a recent National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine consensus study report. Download PDF The National Academies of Sciences,…
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The increasing potential and challenges of digital twins
This issue of Nature Computational Science includes a Focus that highlights recent advancements, challenges, and opportunities in the development and use of digital twins across different domains. More than 50 years ago, as part of the Apollo 13 mission, NASA used high-fidelity simulators controlled by a network of digital computers to train astronauts and mission…
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Digital twins in mechanical and aerospace engineering
Abstract Digital twins bring value to mechanical and aerospace systems by speeding up development, reducing risk, predicting issues and reducing sustainment costs. Realizing these benefits at scale requires a structured and intentional approach to digital twin conception, design, development, operation and sustainment. To bring maximal value, a digital twin does not need to be an…