Could wearables capture well-being?
New York, NY (May 2, 2023)—Applying machine learning models, a type of artificial intelligence (AI), to data collected passively from wearable devices can identify a...
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Single-molecule valve: a breakthrough in nanoscale control
Scientists dream of using tiny molecules as building blocks to construct things, similar to how we build things with mechanical parts. However, molecules are incredibly...
Fish thought to help reefs have poop that’s deadly to corals
HOUSTON – (May 2, 2023) – Feces from fish that are typically thought to promote healthy reefs can damage and, in some cases, kill corals,...
Do people and monkeys see colors the same way?
New findings in color vision research imply that humans can perceive a greater range of blue tones than monkeys do.Credit: Yeon Jin Kim/University of Washington...
Interactive 3D model recreates Old Man of the Mountain
Twenty years after the Old Man of the Mountain collapsed, audiences around the world will now be able to explore the iconic symbol of New...
Columbia University study finds that improved access to mental health care is associated with reductions in suicide risk
Amid historically high suicide rates and mental health care provider shortages, new research from Incite @ Columbia University suggests that interventions to alleviate mental health...
Coal trains increase air pollution in San Francisco bay area
Coal trains and terminal operations add a significant amount of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution to urban areas, more so than other freight or passenger...
A chronic wound model to investigate skin cellular senescence
“Here, we report a chronic wound healing model that can be used to decipher the paradoxical role of cellular senescence in acute versus chronic wound...
Researchers develop clever algorithm to improve our understanding of particle beams in accelerators
Whenever SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory’s linear accelerator is on, packs of around a billion electrons each travel together at nearly the speed of light through...
Internet search trends reflect concerns following Supreme Court health care decisions
Internet search trends may immediately capture how society seeks information related to reproductive health care, according to new research from Indiana University researchers.Credit: Indiana University...
More than a decade after the theory of interdependent networks was introduced, researchers establish the first physics laboratory benchmark for its manifestation
In 2010 Prof. Shlomo Havlin and collaborators published an article in the journal Nature proposing that the abrupt electricity failure causing the famous 2003 Italy...
Efficient synthesis of indole derivatives, an important component of most drugs, allows the development of new drug candidates
A research group at Nagoya University in Japan has successfully developed an ultrafast and simple synthetic method for producing indole derivatives. Their findings are expected...
Computational analysis shows how dengue virus evolved in India
A multi-institutional study on dengue led by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) shows how the virus causing the disease has evolved dramatically...
Occludin protein plays key role in spread of coronavirus throughout body’s cells
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- While the coronavirus continues to infect people around the world, researchers at the University of Missouri have identified a specific protein inside...
Towards a sustainable superconductor technology with magnesium diboride super magnets
Magnesium diboride (MgB2), a binary compound, behaves as a superconductor – a substance that offers no resistance to electric current flowing through it – at...
