Making AI systems that see the world as humans do
Credit: Ken Forbus A Northwestern University team developed a new computational model that performs at human levels on a standard intelligence test. This work is...
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USDA announces $18.9 million available to support agricultural education at 1890s land-grant institutions
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced $18.9 million in funding for...
NIFA announces $1.85 million for potato breeding research
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced the availability of $1.85 million...
Climate change prompts Alaska fish to change breeding behavior
Credit: Jason Ching/University of Washington One of Alaska's most abundant freshwater fish species is altering its breeding patterns in response to climate change. This could...
New study will help find the best locations for thermal power stations in Iceland
Credit: Erik Sturkell A new research article, with lead authors from the University of Gothenburg, gives indications of the best places in Iceland to build...
Quality control inside the cell
The ability to dispose of proteins that are either aberrant or (in the worst case) toxic is fundamental to a cell's survival. Researchers from Charité...
Great differences in the view of withdrawing futile intensive care
(Umea University) The views among physicians and the general public when it comes to deciding whether to withhold or withdraw treatment of terminally ill patients...
One in 5 adults secretly access their friends’ Facebook accounts
Most people are concerned about the prospect of their social media accounts being hacked, but a new study finds that it's actually people we know...
Motors matter: From DVD players to robotic surgeons
The same mechanical principles underlie whether the DVD player skips and whether the most advanced surgical robot will rotate its scalpel arm to the wrong...
CRISPR meets single-cell sequencing in new screening method
Credit: Wolfgang Däuble / CeMM (Vienna, 19 January 2017) Genome editing using CRISPR/Cas9 "gene scissors" is a powerful tool for biological discovery and for identifying...
Accelerating fuel-efficient car production with disruptive 3-D print process
Credit: University of Nottingham Engineers at The University of Nottingham are developing lightweight automotive components using new additive manufacturing processes to boost vehicle fuel efficien..
The speed limit for intra-chip communications in microprocessors of the future
Credit: MIPT's Press Office Researchers at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have developed a theory that gives the possibility to precisely predict the...
‘Marine repairmen’ — new research shows limpets are construction workers of the seashore
New research from a beach-roaming biomechanics engineer paints a surprisingly industrious picture of limpets -- the marine snails that are abundantly plastered on rocks at...
Advanced cookstoves provide environmental benefits, but less than expected
Credit: Andrew Grieshop Researchers from North Carolina State University and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine have found that while advanced wood-burning cookstoves can provide...
Magnetic moment of a single antiproton determined with greatest precision ever
Credit: photo/©: Georg Schneider, JGU As self-evident as it is that matter exists, its origins are just as mysterious. According to the principles of particle...
