When robots commit wrongdoing, people may incorrectly assign the blame
Last year, a self-driven car struck and killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona. The woman's family is now suing Arizona...
Prototype in precision
Researchers develop high-resolution, high-sensitivity proximity capacitance imaging sensorCredit: Shigetoshi Sugawa, Tohoku University A finger print can serve as identification to...
Moffitt researchers develop tool to estimate genetic diversity and ancestry of cell lines
New article in Cancer Research shows cancer cell lines lack genetic diversity TAMPA, Fla. - Cancer is a highly varied...
Autism brings qualities which help at home and at work, study shows
Autism enhances characteristics such as loyalty and focus which help those with the condition at work and in their relationships...
SUTD uncovers the power of dynamically rewiring swarm robotic systems
Credit: SUTD Our world is filled with hopelessly complicated systems: transportation systems, financial systems, biological systems, etc. These so-called complex...
High-dose stereotactic body radiotherapy well-tolerated by patients with centrally located lung tumors
Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT), a high-dose, precisely delivered radiotherapy, is considered the standard treatment for patients with medically inoperable, node-negative,...
Changes in gun purchases after mass shootings
Bottom Line: For this analysis, researchers examined monthly data on U.S. background checks for gun purchases and permits from November...
What are the costs of continued smoking among patients with cancer?
Bottom Line: This study was an economic evaluation and it used a model to examine the costs of subsequent cancer...
New discovery provides key to side effects caused by erectile dysfunction drugs
Credit: UCI School of Medicine In a study published in Science Advances magazine, researchers from the University of California, Irvine...
Evolutionary changes played a crucial role in industrialization, study finds
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A recent study of centuries-old French-Canadian genealogical data by a Brown University economist revealed evidence that supports...
Australian research uncovers link between dietary fiber and lung disease
Dietary fiber found to protect against COPD Dietary fibre may be a new tool in the prevention of progressive lung...
32 million funding boost for Smart Cities research in Tallinn and Helsinki
Smart Cities Centre of Excellence to be establishedCredit: Mikko Raskinen Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) and Aalto University, along with...
Cathinone color test is now on the market
A color test developed at University of Technology Sydney that can accurately detect the presence of all cathinones has been...
Parental behaviour affects the involvement of children in cyberbullying
Andalusian researchers demand the involvement of families and training in prevention programmes Experts from the Universities of Seville and Cordoba...
TTI heat map shows relationship between traffic-related air pollution and childhood asthma
Asthma cases attributable to traffic-related air pollution dramatically decreased between 2000 and 2010Credit: Texas A&M Transportation Institute April 5, 2019...
DFG to fund 6 new Research Units
Topics range from resilience in religion and spirituality to adaptive polymer gels and cytomegalovirus; approximately €18 million for first funding...
Mutation stands in the way of healthy blood cell maturation
In the veins, stem cells constantly mature and develop into different blood cells that are necessary for the body to...
Experts call for strategies to address public health crisis of opioid, ID epidemics
Citing the spread of infections linked to rising rates of opioid use across the country including HIV, viral hepatitis, skin...
Scientists develop methods to validate gene regulation networks
Findings reveal how plants respond to key nutrient in fertilizer A team of biologists and computer scientists has mapped out...
Research identifies genetic causes of poor sleep
The international collaboration, led by the University of Exeter and published in Nature Communications, has found 47 links between our...
