New approach may open up speech recognition to more languages
Speech recognition systems, such as those that convert speech to text on cellphones, are generally the result of machine learning. ...
NASA sees Tropical Cyclone 05B form
Credit: Credits: NASA/NOAA/Goddard Rapid Response Team NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite captured an image of newly formed Tropical Cyclone 05B in ...
Big data approach to water quality applied at shale drilling sites
A computer program is diving deep into water quality data from Pennsylvania, helping scientists detect potential environmental impacts of Marcellus ...
Sandia Labs, Singapore join forces to develop energy storage
Credit: (Photo by Jacquelynne Hernandez) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Sandia National Laboratories has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) ...
High-resolution brain scans could improve concussion detection
Simon Fraser University researchers have found that high-resolution brain scans, coupled with computational analysis, could play a critical role in ...
PIoneering medical geneticist, John M. Opitz, M.D., honored by Republic of Germany
(SALT LAKE CITY) -- As a teenager just moved to Iowa from war-ravaged Germany in 1950, John M. Opitz, M.D., ...
Stamping technique creates tiny circuits with electronic ink
The next time you place your coffee order, imagine slapping onto your to-go cup a sticker that acts as an ...
Atlas of the RNA universe takes shape
microRNAs (miRNA) are recently discovered, short segments of RNA, which play vital roles in health and disease. microRNA over- or ...
New discovery may lead to the development of super premium gasoline
Credit: University of Illinois In contradicting a theory that's been the standard for over eighty years, researchers at the University ...
Researchers reveal 3-D structure of cell’s inflammation sensor and its inhibitors
Credit: Irina Kufareva, PhD, UC San Diego Inflammation is a good thing when it's fighting off infection, but too much ...
Mount Sinai researchers find signs of secondhand marijuana smoke exposure in children
Children exposed to secondhand marijuana smoke show measurable amounts of the drug in their bodies, a researcher at the Icahn ...
Despite evolutionary inexperience, northern sockeye manage heat stress
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Sockeye salmon that evolved in the generally colder waters of the far north still know how to ...
Stem cell-based test predicts leukemia patients’ response to therapy to tailor treatment
(TORONTO, Canada - Dec. 7, 2016) - Leukemia researchers at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have developed a 17-gene signature derived ...
Unique visual stimulation may be new treatment for Alzheimer’s
Credit: Bryce Vickmark CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Using LED lights flickering at a specific frequency, MIT researchers have shown that they ...
Tumor cells are dependent on fat to start metastasis
Credit: M. Minocri (IRB Barcelona A study headed by Salvador Aznar Benitah, ICREA researcher at the Institute for Research in ...
Intimate and social relationships important for older adults in assisted living, study finds
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Intimate and social relationships remain important for older adults residing in assisted-living facilities, according to a ...
Fishy Caribbean ‘juveniles’ to be recognized as a new species, the Hourglass basslet
Credit: D. R. Robertson and C. C. Baldwin Living in deep reefs in the Atlantic Ocean, the banded basslet, a ...
Critical zone, critical research
Credit: Photo courtesy of the Laramie Mural Project (bhp imaging photo). The Earth's critical zone isn't called critical for nothing. ...
Conservation effort spreads seeds of destruction across the Midwest
Credit: Graphic by Julie McMahon, University of Illinois CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Weed scientists in at least two Midwestern states have ...
Novel label-free microscopy enables dynamic, high-resolution imaging of cell interactions
Credit: Yue Zhuo, University of Illinois Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have invented a novel live-cell imaging ...
