First AI system for contactless monitoring of heart rhythm using smart speakers
Credit: Mark Stone/University of Washington Smart speakers, such as Amazon Echo and Google Home, have proven adept at monitoring certain ...
Engineering platform offers collaborative cloud options for sustainable manufacturing
Credit: Purdue University/Shweta Singh WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University engineering innovator has developed a cloud-based platform aimed at ...
Research pinpoints unique drug target in antibiotic resistant bacteria
Credit: Shutterstock Researchers have identified a critical mechanism that allows deadly bacteria to gain resistance to antibiotics. The findings offer ...
How fast is the universe expanding? Galaxies provide one answer.
New measure of Hubble constant highlights discrepancy between estimates of our cosmic fateCredit: Photo courtesy of the Carnegie-Irvine Galaxy Survey ...
Young white-tailed deer that disperse survive the same as those that stay home
Risky movements that benefit species do not result in added mortality, study findsCredit: Diefenbach Lab, Penn State Juvenile white-tailed deer ...
Complement inhibition reverses mental losses in preclinical traumatic brain injury models
Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina provide preclinical evidence that mental losses after traumatic brain injury can be ...
A plant’s place in history can predict susceptibility to pathogens
Credit: Michael Bradshaw Found around the world, powdery mildew is a fungal disease especially harmful to plants within the sunflower ...
Time needed to sequence key molecules could be reduced from years to minutes
Research demonstrates potential for rapid, accurate glycan sequencingCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. -- Using a nanopore, researchers have demonstrated ...
Membrane around tumors may be key to preventing metastasis
Tough as plastic wrap but elastic like a balloon, the lining could be a target for therapies to limit cancer ...
Greater tobacco use linked to higher levels of inflammation in HIV-positive people
UMass Amherst study points to health benefits from reducing cigarette smokingCredit: UMass Amherst Inflammation in the body has been linked ...
Lights on for silicon photonics
The demonstration of electroluminescence at terahertz frequencies from a silicon-germanium device marks a key step towards the long-sought goal of ...
Cheap, nontoxic carbon nanodots poised to be quantum dots of the future
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Tiny fluorescent semiconductor dots, called quantum dots, are useful in a ...
A better way to measure acceleration
NIST researchers rely on a light touch.Credit: F. Zhou/NIST You're going at the speed limit down a two-lane road when ...
Water temperature key to schistosomiasis risk and prevention strategies
Climate change will increase schistosomiasis risk in regions where surface water moves closer to 21.7 degrees centigradeCredit: Rachel Hartman About ...
Sea otters maintain remnants of healthy kelp forest amid sea urchin barrens
While kelp forests have declined dramatically along the California coast, sea otters in Monterey Bay are maintaining patches of healthy ...
Canadian innovators use video games to help children with neurodevelopment disabilities
Dino Island improves attention and executive function in children with neurodevelopmental disabilitiesCredit: http://uvicdinoisland.cogtrain.ca/ Dino Island Intervention Program Video Trailer: https://youtu.be/IB8p14momvo ...
Speeding treatment for urinary tract infections in children
Guidelines on white blood cell counts could help doctors prescribe antibiotics earlierCredit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - March 8, ...
New technique brings the study of molecular configuration into the microscopic domain
Credit: Courtesy Analytical Chemistry Researchers have developed a spectroscopic microscope to enable optical measurements of molecular conformations and orientations in ...
Rise of marine predators reshaped ocean life as dramatically as sudden mass extinctions
Credit: Jeff Gage/Florida Museum of Natural History GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Evolutionary arms races between marine animals overhauled ocean ecosystems on ...
Assessing regulatory fairness through machine learning
Credit: Benami, et al. The perils of machine learning - using computers to identify and analyze data patterns, such as ...
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