Adding human touch to unchatty chatbots may lead to bigger letdown
Sorry, Siri, but just giving a chatbot a human name or adding humanlike features to its avatar might not be enough to win over a...
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Hubble celebrates its 29th birthday with unrivaled view of the Southern Crab Nebula
Credit: NASA, ESA, and STScI This incredible image of the hourglass-shaped Southern Crab Nebula was taken to mark the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope's 29th anniversary...
Rare genetic change provides clues to pancreas development
Understanding pancreas formation could aid research into type 1 diabetes treatments Researchers have discovered a key clue into the development of the pancreas and brain...
Training data for autonomous driving
Startup with roots at KIT accelerates precise annotation of objects in image and video filesCredit: Graphics: understand.ai Autonomous cars must perceive their environment true to...
Multistep self-assembly opens door to new reconfigurable materials
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Self-assembling synthetic materials come together when tiny, uniform building blocks interact and form a structure. However,...
Low use of hearing aids among older Hispanic/Latino adults in US
Bottom Line: This study examined how common hearing aids were and the factors associated with their use among a group of nearly 1,900 adults (average...
Is it really ‘dry clean only’? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, April 18, 2019 -- Knowing the do's and don'ts of washing your clothes can be difficult, but chemistry has...
Cutting-edge discovery points to potential treatment for NEC in preemies
Scientists discover how to prevent disease in an animal model, offer a new direction toward treatment strategy Cutting-edge discovery in the lab of Catherine Hunter,...
KIT tests sector coupling in real-world lab
SEKO project tests strategies and technologies for climate-friendly interconnection of energy systems on the real-world lab scale -- BMBF funding of EUR 6.5 millionCredit: Sebastian...
Certain strains of bacteria associated with diabetic wounds that do not heal
Penn study implicates microbes in impaired wound healing that can lead to amputationCredit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Whether a wound--such as a diabetic foot ulcer--heals...
From nata de coco to computer screens: Cellulose gets a chance to shine
Researchers at Osaka University meticulously measured the optical birefringence of highly aligned cellulose nanofibers, paving the way for sharper television, computer, and smartphone screensCredit: Osaka...
Engineering researcher uses network science to understand how materials work
Credit: Courtesy of Florida State University TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Network science is how mathematicians and software designers construct complicated social networks like Facebook. But a...
Growing a cerebral tract in a microscale brain model
Tokyo - It takes a lot of connections to create human intelligence. Brain function depends on contacts between multiple regions within the brain. To study...
Timing of steroid shots before rotator cuff surgery affects infection risk
April 18, 2019 - For patients undergoing arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff, previous steroid injections into the shoulder don't increase the risk...
How to break up with a dentist: New dental technology which doubles the life of seals
Credit: © NUST MISIS Scientists from NUST MISIS have presented innovative antibacterial compositions for materials used in permanent dental fillings - pickling gel, washing fluid...
