Study traces an infectious language epidemic
“Sticks and stones may break my bones,” the old adage goes. “But words will never hurt me.” Credit: Photo by Peter Means for Virginia Tech. “Sticks...
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INRS Publications: A significant work for understanding coded optical imaging
Credit: Gaëtan Jargot, PhD, Research Associate, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
A retrospective look at Human Computer Interaction – free public lecture by Professor Manolya Kavakli
The latest inaugural lecture at Aston University will look at the complex relationship between humans, computers and technology. Professor Manolya Kavakli will discuss progress so far...
UCF student’s comparative analysis of primitive asteroids provides context for further research, future NASA missions
By Eddy Duryea ’13Credit: Antoine Hart, University of Central Florida By Eddy Duryea ’13 ORLANDO, May 9, 2024 – The primitive asteroids that UCF...
Designer peptoids mimic nature’s helices
RICHLAND, Wash.—Nature is filled with extraordinarily precise molecular shapes that fit together like a hand in glove. Proteins, for example, can assemble into a wide...
Scientists convert chicken fat into energy storage devices
The global move toward more sustainable, green energy has increased power reserves and the demand for energy storage devices. Unfortunately, some materials for these devices...
AI systems are already skilled at deceiving and manipulating humans
Many artificial intelligence (AI) systems have already learned how to deceive humans, even systems that have been trained to be helpful and honest. In a...
“What was that?” — How brains convert sounds to actions
You hear a phone ring or a dog bark. Is it yours or someone else’s? You hear footsteps in the night — is it your...
First detection of hepatitis E virus from urban Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) in the Republic of Korea
A team of researchers from Korea University College of Medicine, including Professor Jin-Won Song from the Department of Microbiology, Professor Ji Hoon Kim from the...
A study reveals the need to review temperature control measures in hospitals to manage legionella
A work of the Clinical and Environmental Infectious Diseases Study Group (CEID) at Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), led by Dr. Laura Gavaldà from the...
Rolling with the punches: How mantis shrimp defend against high-speed strikes
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) — Mantis shrimp are small creatures known for their superlatives. Their eyes have 12 to 16 different color receptors, versus our own...
Learning the imperfections: a new approach to using neural networks for low-power digital pre-distortion (DPD) in mmWave systems
In the world around us, a quiet but very important evolution has been taking place in engineering over the last decades. As technology evolves, it...
Worker rights are one of the least protected human rights, new research reveals
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- Worker rights are among the least protected human rights in the world, according to new research from faculty at Binghamton University, State...
Good vibrations: New tech may lead to smaller, more powerful wireless devices
What if your earbuds could do everything your smartphone can do already, except better? What sounds a bit like science fiction may actually not be...
NSF awards $630,000 to study teeth of non-human primates
The National Science Foundation awarded $630,444 to Kathleen Paul, an assistant professor of anthropology at the U of A, to provide a comprehensive outline of...
