Science
Cambridge spin-out starts producing graphene at commercial scale
Credit: Paragraf A recent University of Cambridge spin-out company, Paragraf, has started producing graphene - a sheet of carbon just...
Speaking with a robot is not as pleasant as talking to a human
Researchers from the CNRS and Aix-Marseille University have used a novel approach to demonstrate that interactions with humans activate the...
Researchers improve description of defective oxides with first principles calculation
Team develops site-dependent +U correction parametersCredit: Ulrich Aschauer Some perovskite oxides, for example, have shown a wide spectrum of technologically...
How intelligent is artificial intelligence?
Credit: Nature Communications Copyright und CC BY Lizenz Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning algorithms such as Deep Learning have...
Autonomous vehicles could be an environmental boon or disaster, depending on public policy
Widespread use of autonomous vehicles (AVs) could either massively increase or drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions depending, in large part,...
Elucidation of structural property in Li-ion batteries that deliver ultra-fast charging
Improving Li-ion batteries by coating their cathode with BaTiO3 nanodotsCredit: Nano Letters Scientists at Tokyo Tech and Okayama University found...
Faster robots demoralize co-workers
ITHACA, N.Y. - It's not whether you win or lose; it's how hard the robot is working. A Cornell University-led...
When coyote parents get used to humans, their offspring become bolder, too
Credit: Steve Guymon/National Wildlife Research Center Across North America, coyotes are moving into urban environments, and regardless of how they...
When green ‘fixes’ actually increase the carbon footprint
New research shows that when tech companies move in, they often encourage a sustainability mindset, but can lead to gentrification...
For infection-fighting cells, a guideline for expanding the troops
Researchers at Princeton look into the mathematical relationship that describes how T cells expand in response to infection T cells...
Portland State receives $2 million federal grant to study ocean electrical generation
Credit: Portland State University The U.S. Department of Energy has approved a $2 million, three-year grant to Portland State University...
NASA’s Aqua Satellite finds Tropical Cyclone Idai in Mozambique Channel
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Visible imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite revealed the center...
Controlling thermal conductivity of polymers with light
Credit: University of Illinois Materials Research Lab Polymers are regularly used as thermal insulators for everything from keeping beverages hot...
Integral Molecular’s MAbs against CB1 to treat NASH enter new development phase following $1.4 million award
CB1 MAbs enter new development phaseCredit: Integral Molecular Integral Molecular, the industry leader in antibody discovery against multipass membrane proteins,...
A robotic leg, born without prior knowledge, learns to walk
New AI algorithms could allow robots to learn to move by themselves, imitating animalsCredit: Matthew Lin For a newborn giraffe...
The largest ever catalog of bacteria in the human body contain over 150 thousands genomes
A large number of previously uncharacterized bacteria living in and on humans was discovered and analyzed by scientists at the...
How online neighborhood reviews could aid urban planning
Online data can tell us a lot about the places where we live -- if we can develop ways to...
Mobile devices don’t reduce shared family time, study finds
New research shows that mobile device use is now embedded into family life Researchers at Oxford and Warwick have carried...
Hannover Messe 2019: Smart software systems, new sensors, and efficient energy technologies
KIT presents innovations at two stands: At the trade show 'Research & Technology' in Hall 2 and at 'Integrated Energy'...
How susceptible are hospital employees to phishing attacks?
Multicenter study finds high click rate for simulated phishing emails, potential benefit in phishing awareness trainingCredit: Brigham and Women's Hospital/JAMA...