Technology and Engineering
VENUS rising: A new dawn for AI-powered atomic-scale 3D imaging
The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory added a new neutron scattering instrument to its powerhouse of discovery at...
uOttawa’s Faculty of Engineering expands online programs in AI and digital transformation
The University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Engineering is embracing the digital future by launching two brand new online master’s programs:...
Wearable “smart mask” monitors disease by capturing and analyzing exhaled breaths
A person’s exhaled breath – which provides information that could unveil diverse health insights – has been hard to analyze....
Atomic force microscopy upgrade captures 3D images of calcite dissolving
Researchers at Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, implement modifications to their high-speed atomic force microscopy that simultaneously improve...
Terasaki Institute scientist awarded 2024 NARSAD Young Investigator Grant
LOS ANGELES, August 29, 2024 — Yangzhi Zhu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI), has...
A bacterial defense with potential application in genome editing
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Scientists who have described in a new study the step-by-step details of a bacterial defense strategy see...
Gene therapy gets a turbo boost from University of Hawaii researchers
For decades, scientists have dreamt of a future where genetic diseases, such as the blood clotting disorder hemophilia, could be...
Can fungi turn food waste into the next culinary sensation?
Chef-turned-chemist Vayu Hill-Maini has a passion: to turn food waste into culinary treats using fungi.Credit: Vayu Hill-Maini, UC Berkeley Chef-turned-chemist...
Gria: An efficient deterministic concurrency control protocol
The concurrency control in deterministic databases, i.e., deterministic concurrency control, ensures that each transaction batch produces a unique result. In...
UC Santa Barbara to lead $22M NSF-funded center on exceptional microbes
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) — This week, the National Science Foundation announced the award of a six-year, $22M grant to UC...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Warm seawater speeding up melting of ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ scientists warn
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Probiotics during pregnancy shown to help moms and babies