Future autonomous machines may build trust through emotion
Credit: (U.S. Army) ADELPHI, Md -- Army research has extended the state-of-the-art in autonomy by providing a more complete picture of how actions and nonverbal...
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A new research tool, NYU Ad Observatory, tracks political advertising on Facebook
NYU Ad Observatory, developed at NYU Tandon in association with GW's Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics, will increase social media ad transparency ahead of...
uOttawa Ph.D. student receives Fire Researcher of the Year Award
Credit: University of Ottawa Jennifer Keir, a uOttawa PhD student and Research Associate whose research investigates firefighters' health and their occupational exposure to hazardous substances,...
UTEP partnership receives federal grant to combat opioid abuse in West Texas counties
Credit: Ivan Pierre Aguirre, UTEP Communications. EL PASO, Texas - The University of Texas at El Paso's Minority AIDS Research Center (MARC) is the subrecipient...
Theoretically, two layers are better than one for solar-cell efficiency
Credit: Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Penn State Solar cells have come a long way, but inexpensive, thin film solar cells are still far behind more expensive, crystalline...
Fish oil without the fishy smell or taste
Sustainable processing delivers highest quality, minimizing odor and taste, says UC researcherCredit: University of Cincinnati A new study, co-led by University of Cincinnati researchers, describes...
A NASA-NOAA nighttime view finds a slightly better organized tropical storm Karina
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided an infrared look at Tropical Storm Karina in...
Water vapor imagery reveals hurricane Paulette’s strongest side, dry air
Credit: Credits: NASA/NRL NASA's Aqua satellite analyzed Hurricane Paulette's water vapor content as it continued to move away from Bermuda and found structural changes, the...
COVID-19 virus uses heparan sulfate to get inside cells
Discovery opens new possibilities for treating COVID-19 by disrupting virus' ability to bind the carbohydrate, potentially by using a repurposed drugCredit: UC San Diego Health...
Storing information and designing uncrackable codes with DNA
Credit: The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State university For billions of years, Nature has used DNA like a molecular bank vault; a place to store...
Cigarette smoking associated with worse outcomes for bladder cancer patients after surgery
Study from Keck Medicine of USC links smoking with a higher risk of death and cancer recurrence, and less responsiveness to chemotherapyCredit: Ricardo Carrasco III...
New dopamine sensors could help unlock the mysteries of brain chemistry
Researchers develop a wider spectrum for dLight1 sensor, allowing multiplex imaging of neurotransmittersCredit: UC Regents Sacramento, CA-- In 2018, Lin Tian and her team at...
Going small for big solutions: sub-nanoparticle catalysts made from coinage elements as effective c
Credit: Tokyo Tech Due to their small size, nanoparticles find varied applications in fields ranging from medicine to electronics. Their small size allows them a...
NASA satellite imagery shows Teddy consolidating
Credit: NASA/NRL When a tropical cyclone consolidates, it means that it is getting more organized and its circulation is improving. An improved circulation helps make...
Real neurons are noisy. Can neural implants figure that out?
The brain has adaptive noise filters that change with conditions, making signals 20 - 100 percent more accurateCredit: Marija Rudzite, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -...