New test reveals AI still lacks common sense
Despite advances in natural language processing, AI still doesn't have the common sense to understand human language, finds a new ...
Small finlets on owl feathers point the way to less aircraft noise
Collaboration between between City, University of London and RWTH Aachen University researchers reveals how these micro-structures enable silent flight.Credit: Courtesy ...
SPIE announces partnership with global open-knowledge platform The Lens
In a publishing-partnership first, The Lens' unique open data will be fully integrated into the SPIE Digital Library platformCredit: SPIE ...
INCITE program awards supercomputing time to 51 computational research projects
Credit: Princeton University and Argonne National Laboratory The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science announced allocations of supercomputer ...
UIC researchers describe fundamental processes behind movement of magnetic particles
New study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesCredit: Ayankola Ayansiji and Meenesh Singh The motion of magnetic ...
3D-printed, lifelike heart models could help train tomorrow’s surgeons (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society Full-size, realistic models of human organs could help surgeons train and practice before they cut into ...
Can memory manipulation help treat alcohol addiction?
Credit: Photo courtesy of Christine Cincotta and The Ramirez Lab In the United States alone, over 14 million adults suffer ...
UCLA model ID’s neighborhoods that should have priority for vaccine, other COVID-19 help
New research shows which racial, ethnic populations in L.A. are most vulnerableCredit: UCLA CNK-BRITE To help slow the spread of ...
Two K-State studies focus on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in domestic cats, pigs
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- Two recently published studies from Kansas State University researchers and collaborators have led ...
Harvard’s Wyss Institute creates alliance with Northpond Labs
Northpond commits $12 million to create a Laboratory for Bioengineering Research and Innovation at the Wyss Institute for solutions-oriented research ...
Study confirms contribution of bioenergy to climate change mitigation
Across-border team of researchers refute arguments that carbon debt, opportunity cost and indirect land-use change prevent greenhouse gas mitigation by ...
In the mysterious Blue Ring Nebula, scientists see the fate of binary stars
Credit: Image by NASA/JPL-Caltech/M. Seibert (Carnegie Institution for Science)/K. Hoadley (Caltech)/GALEX Team In 2004, scientists with NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer ...
System can sterilize medical tools using solar heat
Device could provide pressurized steam to run autoclaves without the need for electricity in off-grid areas.Credit: Courtesy of the researchers. ...
Researchers recognize a viral protein’s M.O. by just 3% of its size
Or name that tune in three notesCredit: Maria Sokolova et al, Pavel Odinev / Skoltech Skoltech researchers and their colleagues ...
For neural research, wireless chip shines light on the brain
Credit: Yaoyao Jia, NC State University Researchers have developed a chip that is powered wirelessly and can be surgically implanted ...
Study finds health trade-offs for wildlife as urbanization expands
Research on tree swallows suggests city living may offer advantages, but not without risksCredit: Joseph Corra, Ohio State University COLUMBUS, ...
Mattress flammability standard is a lifesaver, NIST report finds
Credit: NIST/B. Hayes No matter how soft and cozy, beds that have gone up in flames are a source of ...
Scientists defy nature to make insta-bling at room temperature
Credit: Jamie Kidston, ANU An international team of scientists has defied nature to make diamonds in minutes in a laboratory ...
Scientists develop a magnetic switch with lower energy consumption
Credit: UAB Magnetic materials are ubiquitous in modern society, present in nearly all the technological devices we use every day. ...
Green chemistry: Politecnico di Milano publishes in Chem
The first solid-state synthesis of a supramolecular Borromean networkCredit: Chem The prestigious journal Chem (Cell Press, impact factor: 19.735) publishes ...
