Making AI systems that see the world as humans do
Credit: Ken Forbus A Northwestern University team developed a new computational model that performs at human levels on a standard...
USDA announces $18.9 million available to support agricultural education at 1890s land-grant institutions
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced...
NIFA announces $1.85 million for potato breeding research
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced...
Climate change prompts Alaska fish to change breeding behavior
Credit: Jason Ching/University of Washington One of Alaska's most abundant freshwater fish species is altering its breeding patterns in response...
New study will help find the best locations for thermal power stations in Iceland
Credit: Erik Sturkell A new research article, with lead authors from the University of Gothenburg, gives indications of the best...
Quality control inside the cell
The ability to dispose of proteins that are either aberrant or (in the worst case) toxic is fundamental to a...
Great differences in the view of withdrawing futile intensive care
(Umea University) The views among physicians and the general public when it comes to deciding whether to withhold or withdraw...
One in 5 adults secretly access their friends’ Facebook accounts
Most people are concerned about the prospect of their social media accounts being hacked, but a new study finds that...
Motors matter: From DVD players to robotic surgeons
The same mechanical principles underlie whether the DVD player skips and whether the most advanced surgical robot will rotate its...
CRISPR meets single-cell sequencing in new screening method
Credit: Wolfgang Däuble / CeMM (Vienna, 19 January 2017) Genome editing using CRISPR/Cas9 "gene scissors" is a powerful tool for...
Accelerating fuel-efficient car production with disruptive 3-D print process
Credit: University of Nottingham Engineers at The University of Nottingham are developing lightweight automotive components using new additive manufacturing processes...
The speed limit for intra-chip communications in microprocessors of the future
Credit: MIPT's Press Office Researchers at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have developed a theory that gives the...
‘Marine repairmen’ — new research shows limpets are construction workers of the seashore
New research from a beach-roaming biomechanics engineer paints a surprisingly industrious picture of limpets -- the marine snails that are...
Advanced cookstoves provide environmental benefits, but less than expected
Credit: Andrew Grieshop Researchers from North Carolina State University and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine have found that while...
Magnetic moment of a single antiproton determined with greatest precision ever
Credit: photo/©: Georg Schneider, JGU As self-evident as it is that matter exists, its origins are just as mysterious. According...
Molecule flash mob
The membrane of a cell is composed of a lipid bilayer. Lipids are good chemical and electrical insulators, which are...
Tough aqua material for water purification
Water purification processes usually make use of robust membranes for filtering off contaminants while working at high pressures. Can materials...
Plan A is to get patients to stick to their blood pressure pills
There is value in starting off patients with high blood pressure on an all-in-one pill. In the long run, it...
New research helps to meet the challenges of nanotechnology
Credit: Scienta Omicron Research by scientists at Swansea University is helping to meet the challenge of incorporating nanoscale structures into...
Herbaria prove valuable in demonstrating long-term changes in plant populations
Credit: Claude Lavoie A new study published today in Botany demonstrates how herbaria can be valuable resources for studying the...