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Genomic study of ancient humans sheds light on human evolution on the Tibetan Plateau
The Tibetan Plateau, the highest and largest plateau above sea level, is one of the harshest environments settled by humans....
Researcher-community partnership uses collaborative process to yield novel insights
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Until recently, psychologist Kalina Michalska had never used community-based participatory research, or CBPR, in her work, but now she...
Researchers develop biodegradable, biorecyclable glass
Everyone is familiar with glass—from putting on eyeglasses, pushing open the window, standing in front of a mirror, to holding...
Quantum sensing in outer space: New NASA-funded research will build next-gen tech to better measure climate
Texas Engineers are leading a multi-university research team that will build technology and tools to improve measurement of important climate factors by observing atoms...
Carbon nanotube films as ultrasensitive photodetectors: progress and challenges
Semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes (s-SWCNTs) are being used to develop a third generation of optimized shortwave infrared photodetectors that will...
Tackling gambling harm among Armed Forces veterans
Research to tackle gambling harm among Armed Forces veterans has received a major boost with three awards, totalling £1 million,...
Argonne hosts conference for undergraduate women in physics
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory hosted an American Physical Society (APS) Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics...
How can we tackle the biggest challenges? Ask a plant
LOS ALAMOS, N.M., March 16, 2023 — Without plants, we’d have no air to breathe or food to eat, yet...
Breaking barriers in hepatitis C diagnosis and treatment for populations at risk
A study with people who inject drugs evaluated a minimally invasive test based on dried blood spots (DBS) for the...
Chemical scissors enable structural editing of layered materials
Researchers led by Prof. HUANG Qing at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of...
Team discovers how TKI cancer drugs cause inflammatory side effects
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors are a type of targeted cancer medicine that can attack specific types of cancer cells and prevent...
Numerical simulation of materials-oriented ultra-precision diamond cutting: Review and outlook
Publishing in the International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing (IJEM), researchers from Harbin Institute of Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Guizhou...
Breaking bonds: Double-helix unzipping reveals DNA physics
Reconstructing accurately how the parts of a complex molecular are held together knowing only how the molecule distorts and breaks...
New gene-editing technique reverses vision loss in mice
Researchers in China have successfully restored the vision of mice with retinitis pigmentosa, one of the major causes of blindness...
Machine intelligence and humanity benefit from ‘spiral’ of mutual learning, says AI researcher and proponent of ‘cognitive physics’
Deyi Li from the Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence believes that humans and machines have a mutually beneficial relationship. His...
Miracle math determines the dynamically coordinated regulation of edge velocity by Rho GTPases
Ikoma, Japan – Rho GTPases have a crucial role in the orchestration of cell movements. Cells use Rho GTPases to...
The most beautiful strongly bound dibaryon
Dibaryons are the subatomic particles made of two baryons. Their formations through baryon-baryon interactions play a fundamental role in big-bang...
Electronic skin as flexible as crocodile skin
The development of electronic skin with multiple senses is essential for various fields, including rehabilitation, healthcare, prosthetic limbs, and robotics....
Wolfgang Fink’s wins SPIE Aden and Marjorie Meinel Technology Achievement Award
Wolfgang Fink’s selection as this year’s recipient of the SPIE Aden and Marjorie Meinel Technology Achievement Award continues a distinguished legacy of...
New research suggests AI image generation using DALL-E 2 has promising future in radiology
A new paper published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research describes how generative models such as DALL-E 2, a...
