How to train a robot (using AI and supercomputers)
UT Arlington computer scientists use TACC systems to generate synthetic objects for robot trainingCredit: Before he joined the University of Texas at Arlington as an...
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NASA explores solar wind with new view of small sun structures
Credit: NASA/SDO/Uritsky, et al. Scientists have combined NASA data and cutting-edge image processing to gain new insight into the solar structures that create the Sun's...
Astronomers dissect the anatomy of planetary nebulae using Hubble Space Telescope images
Researchers from RIT and Green Bank Observatory shed new light on nebula formation processesCredit: STScI, Alyssa Pagan Images of two iconic planetary nebulae taken by...
Unlocking ‘the shape of water’ in mechanisms of antibiotic resistance
New images first to show water molecule present in drug-resistant bacteria modelsCredit: Jenny Fontaine/UIC New high-resolution structures of the bacterial ribosome determined by researchers at...
Individual and organizational capacity to change can reduce health care workforce burnout
New George Mason University Study is one of first to explore the effects of individual and organizational capacity for change on burnout among health care...
Heart attack patients in England ‘fearful’ of seeking medical help amid COVID crisis
Credit: University of Leeds Data analysis is revealing a second sharp drop in the number of people admitted to hospital in England with acute heart...
Fastener with microscopic mushroom design holds promise
The design could be a quieter version of velcro with uses ranging from diapers to roboticsCredit: Preeti Sharma WASHINGTON, January 19, 2021 -- A Velcro-like...
Light-controlled Higgs modes found in superconductors; potential sensor, computing uses
Credit: Illustration courtesy of Jigang Wang/Iowa State University AMES, Iowa - Even if you weren't a physics major, you've probably heard something about the Higgs...
Brain cell network supplies neurons with energy
Researchers identify important function of the so-called oligodendrocytesCredit: © Group Steinhäuser; from: Cerebral Cortex, January 2018;28: 213-222; doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhw368 The human brain has about as...
Disease threatens to decimate western bats
White-nose syndrome predicted to drastically impact hibernating bat species in the WestCredit: Kim Raff BOZEMAN, Montana (January 19, 2021) - A four-year study recently published...
Butterfly anti-aphrodisiac and floral scent
Animals and plants take different evolutionary routes to the same chemicalCredit: Kelsey JRP Byers, 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ A novel family of enzymes in butterflies produces as...
5G doesn’t cause COVID-19, but the rumor it does spread like a virus
Credit: Photo by Frederik Lipfert on Unsplash People's fear of 5G technology is rational. Such technology does emit radiation, even if it's at low levels....
Dawn Wright Selected as fellow of The Oceanography Society
For outstanding and sustained contributions to the field of oceanographyCredit: Eric Laycock The Oceanography Society (TOS) congratulates Dr. Dawn Wright for being selected as a...
Counting elephants from space
Satellite images processed with the help of computer algorithms are a promising new tool for surveying endangered wildlife.Credit: Satellite image (c) 2020 Maxar Technologies For...
Claudia Benitez-Nelson selected for TOS Mentoring Award
Presented for excellence and/or innovation in mentoring the next generation of ocean scientistsCredit: Julia Benitez-Nelson The Oceanography Society (TOS) congratulates Dr. Claudia Benitez-Nelson for being...
