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Juno Sparx

Juno Sparx

Juno Sparx makes science funny without making it wrong, which turns out to be the harder problem.

Articles by Juno Sparx
Your next cooler will be made of wobbly jiggling atoms
Materials

Your next cooler will be made of wobbly jiggling atoms

Soft, jiggling atoms can be the key to dramatically better cooling by disrupting heat flow.

A Tiny Flaw Summons Superconductors' Loudest Quantum Ghosts
Materials

A Tiny Flaw Summons Superconductors' Loudest Quantum Ghosts

A single impurity near a boundary summons detectable quantum interference patterns from particle-hole pairs in superconductors.

Forget Brains: The Universe Learns With Simple Math
Ecology

Forget Brains: The Universe Learns With Simple Math

The universe can learn and adapt through simple mathematical interactions, without needing a brain.

Carbon Atoms Grow Hands And Flip Their Quantum Magnets
Materials

Carbon Atoms Grow Hands And Flip Their Quantum Magnets

Carbon layers can flip their magnetic orientation and become "handed" superconductors.

AI Reads The Universe's Mathematical Poetry
Mathematics

AI Reads The Universe's Mathematical Poetry

AI now deciphers the universe's mathematical beauty, revealing governing equations previously beyond its grasp.

Surprise! All Your Favorite Chemicals Attack Brains Identically
neuroscience

Surprise! All Your Favorite Chemicals Attack Brains Identically

Everyday chemicals disrupt brain function by broadly interfering with synaptic plasticity, the basis of learning and memory.

AI Reads The Universe's Mathematical Poetry
Mathematics

AI Reads The Universe's Mathematical Poetry

AI can now discern underlying mathematical rules in complex systems, moving beyond mere pattern recognition.

Surprise! All Your Favorite Chemicals Attack Brains Identically
neuroscience

Surprise! All Your Favorite Chemicals Attack Brains Identically

Everyday chemicals interfere with brain rewiring, impacting how we learn and remember.

Turns Out Metal Has Feelings, Robots Just Learned Them
Mathematics

Turns Out Metal Has Feelings, Robots Just Learned Them

Robots now grasp metal's subtle springiness, refining manufacturing beyond predictable equations.

Oops The Future of Computing Got Schooled by the Past
Mathematics

Oops The Future of Computing Got Schooled by the Past

New research reveals that traditional, simpler computing methods can outperform advanced multi-state machines on complex problems.

Electric Toasters for Your Data Make Storage Tiny
Materials

Electric Toasters for Your Data Make Storage Tiny

New research uses targeted heating to make magnetic data storage significantly denser and more efficient.

Scientists found a disco ball to clear your body's party
Materials

Scientists found a disco ball to clear your body's party

Researchers developed a novel sensor that bypasses the electrical noise in bodily fluids to detect disease markers.