Science
Virtual reality faces: animating precise, lifelike avatars for VR in real-time
Researchers to present their work at SIGGRAPH 2019Credit: Image courtesy of Facebook Computer scientists are focused on adding enhanced functionality...
Salk Institute’s Patrick Hsu named an MIT Technology Review 2019 Innovator Under 35
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(June 25, 2019) The Salk Institute announced that Helmsley-Salk Fellow Patrick Hsu has been named to...
First in vivo proof-of-concept in Steinert’s myotonic dystrophy
Ana Buj Bello's team, a researcher in an Inserm unit at Genethon, the AFM-Telethon laboratory, has made the proof-of-concept of...
Laser light detects tumors
Jena researchers present device for rapid tissue analysisCredit: Leibniz-IPHT // René Hiepen It can take up to four weeks before...
Dung beetles get wind
Insects use different environmental cues to find their way in African bushCredit: Chris Collinridge/Wits University Researchers have shown for the...
Artificial intelligence improves heart attack risk assessment
OAK BROOK, Ill. - When used with a common heart scan, machine learning (ML), a type of artificial intelligence, does...
Wearable robot ‘WalkON Suit’ off to Cybathlon 2020
Credit: KAIST Standing upright and walking alone are very simple but noble motions that separate humans from many other creatures....
Graphene goes to space!
The Graphene Flagship participates in a sounding-rocket launch in collaboration with the European Space Agency to test the printing of...
Singapore: the CNRS opens CNRS@CREATE, its first overseas subsidiary
Credit: © CREATE The French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) strengthens its presence in Singapore by partnering the Campus...
Protecting emergency personnel: Platform shows potential of AI in hazardous environments
Rapid assistance in rescue operations and moving autonomously under water Plattform Lernende Systeme identifies conditions and action plans for these...
Fake news ‘vaccine’ works: ‘Pre-bunking’ game reduces susceptibility to disinformation
Credit: DROG An online game in which people play the role of propaganda producers to help them identify real world...
A new theory for trapping light particles aims to advance development of quantum computers
The proposed protocol can be used to realize 'optical memories' and achieve on-demand storing and releasing of single photons NEW...
Big city growth escalates the urban-rural divide
Microdata from Swedish population registers provide new insights into cities' economic growth paths. The data reveal a surge in regional...
Engineering enzymes to turn plant waste into sustainable products
Credit: Stefan Venter, UPIX Photography A new family of enzymes has been engineered to perform one of the most important...
Stanford researchers teach robots what humans want
Credit: Andy Palan and Gleb Shevchuk Told to optimize for speed while racing down a track in a computer game,...
Speeding up single-cell genomics research
Improved single-cell ATAC-seq method scales up research into how genes are controlled Scientists at Harvard University, collaborating with researchers at...
Hate speech on Twitter predicts frequency of real-life hate crimes
NYU researchers turn to artificial intelligence to show the links between online hate and offline violence in 100 cities NEW...
Safeguarding Australia’s Great Barrier Reef takes a cultural shift
The deployment of a novel, low cost device to rapidly propagate coral demonstrates a 'cultural shift' in the way science...
SLAS Discovery announces its July feature article, ‘3D Cell-Based Assays for Drug Screens: Challenges in Imaging, Image Analysis, and High-Content Analysis’
Credit: David James Group Oak Brook, IL - In July's SLAS Discovery feature article, "3D Cell-Based Assays for Drug Screens:...
Play games with no latency
Credit: © KAIST One of the most challenging issues for game players looks to be resolved soon with the introduction...