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PE, PP and PS: The most abundant type of microplastics in Mediterranean coastal waters
Effects of the plastic civilizationCredit: GRC Marine Geosciences - University of Barcelona Polyethylene, polypropylene and polystyrene are the most abundant...
UMMS scientists develop technology to give night vision to mammals
WORCESTER--Scientists at UMass Medical School have developed technology to give night vision to mammals with a simple injection that contains...
ETRI develops thermoelectric device that generates electricity using human body heat
Researchers in South Korea have developed a thermoelectric module that can generate electricity using human body temperature, and power wearable...
Wutip now a depression, spotted on NASA-NOAA satellite imagery
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Once a super typhoon, Tropical Cyclone Wutip weakened to...
Open-source software tracks neural activity in real time
The tool, called CaImAn, replaces the process of manually tracking the location and activity of neuronsCredit: Giovannucci et al./eLife 2019...
Nanotechnology makes it possible for mice to see in infrared
Credit: Ma et al./Cell Mice with vision enhanced by nanotechnology were able to see infrared light as well as visible...
Understanding complex systems among engineering students, professionals
Credit: Virginia Tech According to a report by the National Academy of Engineering, engineers often lack the understanding of systems...
G-ray Nanotech and IKZ join forces to develop detector-grade gallium arsenide wafers
New platform for very high performance X-ray detectorsCredit: Matthias Kern, IKZ G-ray Nanotech and IKZ have entered into a research...
Home insurance buyers lack access to public flood data
Canadian homeowners do not have the information they need to know if they should buy flood insurance leaving them exposed...
Zips on the nanoscale
New method of synthesising nanographene on metal oxide surfaces Nanostructures based on carbon are promising materials for nanoelectronics. However, to...
A trap for positrons
Interview with Dr. Eve Stenson on the delicate antiparticles of electronsCredit: Axel Griesch / IPP For the first time, scientists...
Code used to reduce quantum error in logic gates for first time
Error detection in logic gates opens path to further improvements in quantum computersCredit: University of Sydney Scientists at the University...
Goethe University co-ordinates mega-project on cybersecurity and data protection
European Commission signs CyberSec4Europe Grant AgreementCredit: Dettmar/Goethe University With a total grant amount of € 16 million, 'mega' is hardly...
Interactive surfaces enter a whole new dimension of flexibility
Researchers have developed a display that utilizes a flexible tube and liquid droplets inside it as a display materialCredit: Osaka...
Cell atlas of the aging lung
Credit: ©Helmholtz Zentrum München The lung is a highly complex organ in which a great number of very different cells...
Clues to Martian life found in Chilean desert
A trial NASA rover mission in the Mars-like Atacama desert has successfully recovered subterranean organisms -- strange, scattered, salt-resistant bacteria...
Lehigh University computer science researcher earns NSF CAREER Award
Five-year grant will support work in safeguarding complex machine learning models that piggyback on less-than-trustworthy technologyCredit: Douglas Benedict for Lehigh...
Researchers safeguard hardware from cyberattack
Engineers are addressing a vulnerability in hardware that some thieves have exploited to steal dataCredit: Corrie Stookey/UC College of Engineering...
Facial recognition software to identify Civil War soldiers
Credit: Ken Turner Collection Kurt Luther, Virginia Tech assistant professor of computer science, has developed a free software platform that...
Sandia spiking tool improves artificially intelligent devices
Technique to benefit smart phones, self-driving cars, automated image interpretationCredit: Randy Montoya, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Whetstone, a...