How to render AI linguistically more intelligent
Dirk Hovy, Bocconi University, has won a 1.5 million euro ERC Starting Grant. His project introduces demographic factors into language ...
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ERC starting grants 2020: 677 million awarded to unravel scientific mysteries
Credit: ERC What can be done to improve the efficacy of vaccines? How can we predict our future climate? What ...
Wearable, portable invention offers options for treating antibiotic-resistant infections
Credit: Purdue University/Rahim Rahimi WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The rapid increase of life-threatening antibiotic-resistant infections has resulted in challenging wound ...
NASA’s Webb ‘powerhouse’ solar array reconnects to the telescope
Credit: Image Credit: NASA/Chris Gunn One kilowatt is about what it takes to heat up some leftovers in a microwave ...
NASA analyzes typhoon Haishen’s water vapor concentration
Credit: Credits: NASA/NRL When NASA's Terra satellite passed over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean, it gathered water vapor data on recently ...
Purdue 2-dimensional nanomaterial shows promise
May help with high-speed electronics, quantum devices and defense toolsCredit: Wenzhuo Wu/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University researchers ...
NASA-NOAA satellite tracking Typhoon Maysak’s approach to landfall
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Typhoon Maysak was moving north through the East China Sea early on Sept. 2 when NASA-NOAA's Suomi ...
NASA finds new Tropical Storm Nana strengthening in the Caribbean
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL The storm was a potential tropical depression on Sept. 1, but by Sept. 2, the area of ...
Continuous and stable lasing achieved from low-cost perovskites at room temperature
Suppression of long-lived energetic states called triplet excitons shown to be key for preventing the "lasing death" that has been ...
New anode material could lead to safer fast-charging batteries
Credit: Ping Liu lab Scientists at UC San Diego have discovered a new anode material that enables lithium-ion batteries to ...
NASA catches formation of Atlantic’s record-breaking 15th tropical storm
Credit: Courtesy: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). Tropical Depression 15 strengthened into a tropical storm ...
A molecular approach to quantum computing
New research demonstrates how the use of molecules in quantum computing leads to fewer errorsCredit: Caltech The technology behind the ...
Development of next-generation zinc ion battery without the risk of explosion or fire
Development of zinc metal surface treatment technology to overcome the limitations of existing zinc ion batteries. Can be manufactured in ...
NASA-NOAA satellite provides a nighttime view of new Atlantic tropical depression
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided a nighttime view ...
Miniature antenna enables robotic teaming in complex environments
Credit: U.S. Army photo ADELPHI, Md. -- A new, miniature, low-frequency antenna with enhanced bandwidth will enable robust networking among ...
Decorating windows for optimal sound transmission
Optically transparent glass material allows sound to propagate efficiently without any airflow.Credit: Xihan Tan WASHINGTON, September 1, 2020 -- Glass ...
How dangerous are burning electric cars?
Fire experiments in test tunnelCredit: Amstein+ Walthert Progress AG / Empa There' s a loud bang, and then it starts: ...
Story tips: Cool smart walls, magnetism twist, fuel cost savings and polymers’ impact
Credit: ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Buildings - Cool smart walls Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers used additive manufacturing to ...
Spacing Singapore to improve social distancing
Credit: Singapore Management University SMU Office of Research & Tech Transfer - Four days before Singapore implemented its 'circuit breaker' ...
Securing the internet
Credit: Singapore Management University SMU Office of Research & Tech Transfer - While many people can name an Internet Service ...
