New flood damage framework helps planners prepare for sea-level rise
Credit: D. J. Rasmussen, Maya K. Buchanan, Robert E. Kopp, Michael Oppenheimer Scientists agree that sea levels will continue to rise this century, but projections...
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Grainger engineers voice localization techniques for smart speakers
Research team uses nearby wall reflections to improve devices like Amazon's AlexaCredit: Romit Roy Chowdhury Smart speakers - think, an Amazon Alexa or a Google...
On World Delirium Day, AGS launches AGS CoCare: HELP to turn tide for serious condition
Credit: (C) 2020, American Geriatrics Society With the launch of https://HELP.AGSCoCare.org, the online home for AGS CoCare: HELP™--a seminal program designed to prevent delirium, functional...
BIN1 deficit impairs brain cell communication, memory consolidation
Preclinical study by a University of South Florida Health-University of Chicago research team offers new insights into how neuronal protein BIN1 may boost Alzheimer's disease...
Permanent magnets stronger than those on refrigerator could be a solution for delivering fusion energy
Credit: Coaxing Zhu Permanent magnets akin to those used on refrigerators could speed the development of fusion energy - the same energy produced by the...
A graphene innovation that is music to your ears
A commercially licensed technology developed by Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley researchers could be available to consumers within the next couple of yearsCredit: Mary Theresa...
The naming of the shrew
Researchers discover the Sulawesi hairy-tailed shrewCredit: Kevin Rowe, Museums Victoria. Researchers at Louisiana State University have discovered a new species of shrew, which they have...
Bristol pioneers use of VR for designing new drugs
Credit: University of Bristol Researchers at the University of Bristol are pioneering the use of virtual reality (VR) as a tool to design the next...
Uncovering the origin of symbiosis
Credit: Research team Professor Lutz Becks Lutz Becks is a professor of limnology at the University of Konstanz's Department of Biology and director of the...
African Americans, Hispanics less likely to receive recommended lung cancer imaging
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center The use of PET-CT imaging gives doctors the best possible picture of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and this...
Artificial intelligence and family medicine: Better together
UH researchers examine benefits, challenges of AI in published commentaryCredit: University of Houston Attention all family medicine physicians: Identify a computer scientist with expertise in...
How secure are four and six-digit mobile phone PINs?
Apple and Android implement a number of measures to protect their users' devices. An international team of IT security experts has investigated how useful they...
Wireless, skin-mounted sensors monitor babies, pregnant women in the developing world
Soft, flexible devices are being tested, evaluated in Ghana, India, Kenya and ZambiaCredit: Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. -- Every year, 15 million babies are born...
Study: Layoffs lead to higher rates of violent offenses and property crimes
Displaced workers experienced a 20% increase in criminal charges the year after being laid offCredit: CWRU CLEVELAND-- Everyone knows that losing your job hurts, but...
Virtual reality shows promise for early detection of MS balance problems
The UNC School of Medicine lab of Jason Franz, Ph.D., created virtual reality experiments to show how a potentially portable and inexpensive test could reduce...
