🤖 Computer Science

SLKIR: A framework for extracting key information from air traffic control instructions using small sample learning

In air traffic control (ATC), Key Information Recognition (KIR) is crucial for automation, yet there's limited research and a gap in industry advancements. To address this, a novel deep learning framework called Small Sample Learning for Key Information Recognition (SLKIR) is introduced to enhance KIR in ATC instructions.

Hallucination of Multimodal Large Language Models: A Survey

The survey offers a thorough examination of hallucination in multimodal large language models (MLLMs), also referred to as Large Vision-Language Models (LVLMs), showcasing their notable advancements and capabilities in multimodal tasks.

➕ Math

A mathematical bridge between the huge and the tiny

A young mathematician has developed a mathematical link between two key equations—one that deals with the very big and the other, the very small.

⚛️ Physics and Chemistry

Superconductivity hunt gets boost from China's $220 million physics 'playground'

Located on the outskirts of Beijing are nondescript buildings labeled 'X' for 'extreme', housing the Synergetic Extreme Condition User Facility (SECUF). Here, researchers globally are subjecting matter to extreme conditions of magnetic fields, pressures, and temperatures, while scrutinizing it with unparalleled temporal precision.

First regular molecular fractal in nature

Scientists have identified a protein that has a fractal structure and find that it was simply an evolutionary accident.

Laser excitation of Th-229 nucleus: New findings suggest classical quantum physics and nuclear physics can be combined

Physicists have eagerly awaited the discovery of a specific state of thorium atomic nuclei with vast technological potential, including the creation of a nuclear clock for more accurate time measurement and the exploration of fundamental physics questions. Finally, this hope has been realized: the elusive thorium transition has been identified, allowing precise energy determination through laser-induced state manipulation and monitoring.

🧬 Biology & Medicine

Cats suffer H5N1 brain infections, blindness, death after drinking raw milk

Mammal-to-mammal transmission raises new concerns about the virus's ability to spread.

How Smart Were Tyrannosaurus rex and Other Large Theropod Dinosaurs?

Large theropods were as smart as reptiles but not as intelligent as monkeys, according to new research led by University of Bristol paleontologists.

🔭 Space & Astronomy

How a NASA Probe Solved a Scorching Solar Mystery

The outer layers of the sun’s atmosphere are a blistering million degrees hotter than its surface. The cause seems to be magnetic activity.

Evidence for Planet 9 found in icy bodies sneaking past Neptune

Something is throwing icy bodies past Neptune, and scientists have an interesting idea about what it might be.

China ready to launch lunar far side sample return mission

China rolled out the rocket to launch its Chang’e-6 mission early Saturday, with the aim of collecting the first lunar far side samples.

🌐 Others

Deepest blue hole in the world discovered, with hidden caves and tunnels believed to be inside

Scientists have yet to reach the bottom of the Taam Ja' Blue Hole in Mexico's Chetumal Bay, which new measurements hint could be connected to a labyrinth of submarine caves and tunnels.

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