Believing machines can out-do people may fuel acceptance of self-driving cars
GLASGOW, Scotland -- In order for self-driving cars to hit the streets, more people may need to concede that machines can outperform humans, at least...
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Cancer screening rates decline when patients see doctors later in day
Compared to patients who see their primary care doctor earlier in the day, cancer screening rates decline significantly as the day goes on, according to...
A dance of two: Tailoring interactions between remote fluids of excitons
Credit: Paulo V. Santos, Mikhail Lemeshko, and Ronen Rapaport An international collaboration involving European, Israeli, and US scientists realize for the first time strong and...
A metal sheet stamping simulation promises improved car part production
Kanazawa University-led researchers simulate the industrial process of stamping features into metal sheets without causing the sheets to tear, twist, or bend to aid fabrication...
Increased risk of post-traumatic stress disorder among children with immigrant father
Children born in Finland who had an immigrant father were two times more likely to be diagnosed with PTSD than those with two Finnish parents,...
Eat or be eaten: Street food vendors resist and adapt to changing society
Kanazawa University study of Indonesian street vendors finds them continually grappling with aggressive urbanization, but resisting by forging relationships, engaging in local politics, and even...
Making a meal of it: Mosquito spit protein controls blood feeding
Kanazawa University-led researchers show that inactivation of the mosquito salivary protein AAPP affects feeding on host blood, thus significantly reducing mosquito fitness characteristicsCredit: Kanazawa University...
New efficient way to engineer nanostructures mimicking natural immune response complexes
Novel method to engineer large multi-antibody-like nanostructures using DNA nanotechnology; the results demonstrate the potential for assembly of multiple proteins and also other materials to...
HIV prevention drug can curb the epidemic for high-risk groups in India
Making pre-exposure prophylaxis available in India would be a cost-effective way to reduce the spread of HIV and increase survival Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a combination...
Study finds Wi-Fi location affects online privacy behavior
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Does sitting in a coffee shop versus at home influence a person's willingness to disclose private information online? Does the on-screen...
999 trial shows value of live video streaming
Using live video streaming from the scene of accidents and medical emergencies to the dispatch team of a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) has public...
Location and brand affect people’s trust in cloud services
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- People's stereotypes regarding different locations around the world influence whether they feel secure in storing their data in cloud service centers...
Statins’ potential to treat MS unrelated to lowering cholesterol
Peer reviewed | modelling and randomised controlled trials | people The widely prescribed statin, simvastatin, can medically help patients with secondary progressive Multiple Sclerosis (SPMS)...
Inspired by a soft body of a leech — a wall-climbing robot
180 degree rotation from one side of the wall to the otherCredit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. A research team of...
A new system for treating type 1 diabetes mellitus
A piece of research by the UPV/EHU-CIBER BBN reduces the technical problems in microencapsulating pancreatic islets when treating type 1 diabetes mellitusCredit: Albert Espona-Noguera. UPV/EHU...
