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Credit: Issey Takahashi The imminent environmental crisis calls for an urgent transition to a green economy. A team of scientists...

Smaller than ever–exploring the unusual properties of quantum-sized materials

Credit: Tokyo Tech The development of functional nanomaterials has been a major landmark in the history of materials science. Nanoparticles...

Dopamine surge reveals how even for mice, ‘there’s no place like home’

Study demonstrates how 'coming home' produces a signal of comfort in miceCredit: Florida Atlantic University By monitoring a well-replicated biomarker...

New approach to circuit compression could deliver real-world quantum computers years ahead of schedu

Credit: © National Institute of Informatics A major technical challenge for any practical, real-world quantum computer comes from the need...

Physics can assist with key challenges in artificial intelligence

A physical mechanism a priori reveals how many examples in deep learning are required to achieve a desired test accuracy....

Study of nearly 2,000 Marine recruits reveals asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 transmission

Credit: Mount Sinai Health System A study of nearly 2,000 Marine recruits who went through supervised quarantine before starting basic...

Life after COVID hospitalization: Study shows major lasting effects on health, work & more

Death, rehospitalization, and problems with basic activities, jobs, mental health and finances seen in many patients treated at 38 Michigan...

MTU, UMass researchers preserve viral vaccines without refrigeration

Credit: Sarah Atkinson/Michigan Tech Ever receive a vaccination that seemed to burn a lot while it was injected? The vaccine...

Sensor for smart textiles survives washing machine, cars and hammers

Slinky-like sensor is ultra-sensitive and resilientCredit: (Image courtesy of Oluwaseun Araromi/Harvard SEAS) Think about your favorite t-shirt, the one you've...

Treatments for people with early COVID-19 infection is an urgent research focus

Effective, early interventions would benefit individual patients and healthcare systemCredit: NIAID WHAT: COVID-19 treatments for people with early infection are...

On the way to lifelike robots

PAI: Physical Artificial IntelligenceCredit: Image: Robert Stürmer / Empa Artificial intelligence is supposed to make machines perform at ever more...

Attosecond boost for electron microscopy

Credit: (left) Andrey Ryabov, LMU Munich; (right) Mikhail Volkov, University of Konstanz Electron microscopes provide deep insight into the smallest...

New editor-in-chief appointed for Journal of Electronic Imaging

Zeev Zalevsky will lead the IS&T-SPIE co-published journal beginning in January 2021Credit: SPIE BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA - On 1 January,...

Making a case for organic Rankine cycles in waste heat recovery

In a recent research paper published in the Energy journal, City, University of London's Dr Martin White says cascaded organic...

USRDS releases 2020 Interactive Annual Data Report

Credit: © Chronic Disease Research Group The Chronic Disease Research Group (CDRG), in partnership with the National Institute of Diabetes...

Building soft robots to lend a helping hand (or four)

Researchers net grant to develop next-generation machines to help humans in orchards and operating roomsCredit: Courtesy of Changyong Cao. Smarter....

Folding proteins feel the heat, and cold

Atom-scale models could help refine established theories on how proteins interact with solutionsCredit: Illustration by Dilip Asthagiri HOUSTON - (Nov....

Balance dysfunction after traumatic brain injury linked to diminished sensory acuity