Science

July 25, 2019

Believing machines can out-do people may fuel acceptance of self-driving cars

GLASGOW, Scotland -- In order for self-driving cars to hit the streets, more people may need to concede that machines...

A dance of two: Tailoring interactions between remote fluids of excitons

Credit: Paulo V. Santos, Mikhail Lemeshko, and Ronen Rapaport An international collaboration involving European, Israeli, and US scientists realize for...

A metal sheet stamping simulation promises improved car part production

Kanazawa University-led researchers simulate the industrial process of stamping features into metal sheets without causing the sheets to tear, twist,...

Eat or be eaten: Street food vendors resist and adapt to changing society

Kanazawa University study of Indonesian street vendors finds them continually grappling with aggressive urbanization, but resisting by forging relationships, engaging...

New efficient way to engineer nanostructures mimicking natural immune response complexes

Novel method to engineer large multi-antibody-like nanostructures using DNA nanotechnology; the results demonstrate the potential for assembly of multiple proteins...

Study finds Wi-Fi location affects online privacy behavior

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Does sitting in a coffee shop versus at home influence a person's willingness to disclose private...

Location and brand affect people’s trust in cloud services

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- People's stereotypes regarding different locations around the world influence whether they feel secure in storing their...

Inspired by a soft body of a leech — a wall-climbing robot

180 degree rotation from one side of the wall to the otherCredit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS...

First international blockchain for science: Bloxberg

Max Planck Digital Library initiates global research projectCredit: MPDL Securing scientific information online and worldwide with no risk of manipulation:...

New method developed to detect and trace homemade bombs

Researchers at King's College London, in collaboration with Northumbria University, have developed a new way of detecting homemade explosives which...

Precise temperature measurements with invisible light

Novel infrared thermometer offers dramatically improved performanceCredit: NIST Ordinarily, you won't encounter a radiation thermometer until somebody puts one in...

NASA-NOAA satellite catches formation of Tropical Cyclone Lili

Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS)/NOAA NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Southern...

VA-led study of combat personnel with brain injuries pinpoints abnormal brain waves

Finding could help target brain-stimulation therapiesCredit: Kevin Walsh A new study funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and...

Plants and the art of microbial maintenance