Technology and Engineering

Novel 3D computational study links observable forest characteristics with fire behavior and reveals how forest structure propagates fireCredit: Courtesy of National Park Service LOS ALAMOS, N.M., January 27, 2021--A new 3D analysis…

An image of Venus compiled using data from the Mariner 10 spacecraft in 1974. In September, a team led by astronomers in the United Kingdom announced that they had detected the chemical phosphine in the thick clouds of Venus. The…

Credit: (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.) A massive simulation of the cosmos and a nod to the next generation of computing A team of physicists and computer scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne…

Credit: Paul Ohodnicki When you stub your toe, a chain of nerves sends a signal from your toe to your brain--ouch!--to let you know that there might be damage. The human body is great at monitoring its own condition. Why not apply…

Credit: Airika Harrik/ERR Researchers of the University of Tartu (UT) and the start-up GScan received 7.5 million euros from the European Commission to create the world's first large-scale prototype of a cosmic ray tomography device in…

Lero study shows children can bypass apps' age verification measures by lyingCredit: Photo by Piquant Children of all ages can completely bypass age verification measures to sign-up to the world's most popular social media apps…

Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) complement theory and experiment as a critical component of scientific discovery. CSE is indispensable for leading edge investigation and engineering design in a vast number of industrial…

Researchers develop machine learning tool to analyze brain scans, identify risk for earlier diagnosis and treatment.Credit: University of Alberta (taken pre-COVID-19) University of Alberta researchers have taken another step forward…

COLUMBIA, SC - January 26, 2021 - University of South Carolina (UofSC) Distinguished Professor Michael Sutton was awarded the Society of Engineering Science's (SES) Engineering Science Medal for his "pioneering contributions" to the…

Certain Facebook activities linked to feelings of competence, relatedness and autonomy UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The actions that older adults take on Facebook may be more important to their user experience and well-being than their overall…

Effort intensifies to identify novel mechanisms and targets for future Alzheimer's therapeuticsCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. -- A new grant from the National Institute On Aging at the National Institutes of…

KIT researchers develop biodegradable printed display -- publication in the Journal of Materials ChemistryCredit: Manuel Pietsch, KIT In the next years, increasing use of electronic devices in consumables and new technologies for the…

A new database will collect information from clinicians about COVID-19-related neurological symptoms, complications, and outcomes as well as COVID-19 effects on pre-existing neurological conditions. The COVID-19 Neuro Databank/Biobank…

Experiencing Artificial Intelligence through humanoid robots: Focus on exchange between society and researchCredit: KIT Artificial intelligence, AI for short, is subject of imagination, films, and stories, but it also is reality.…

Researchers have invented a smartphone-controlled soft brain implant that can be recharged wirelessly from outside the bodyCredit: KAIST A group of KAIST researchers and collaborators have engineered a tiny brain implant that can be…

Credit: MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology Skokie, IL--The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) will award the Dr. Susan Lim Award for Outstanding Young Investigator to Madeline Lancaster, PhD, The Medical Research…

Credit: Gairdner Foundation Skokie, IL--The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) will award its 2021 Achievement Award to Janet Rossant, PhD, FRS, FRSC, President and Scientific Director of Gairdner Foundation, Chief of…

Credit: Rasmus Kjeldsen Jensen, Aarhus University Although the protein ITIH4 is found in large amounts in the blood, its function has so far been unknown. By combining many different techniques, researchers from Aarhus University have…

New research documents troubling trend that could affect population health A new paper from UC Santa Cruz researchers, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows that fear of humans causes mountain lions to…

Credit: UEF / Raija Törrönen A new neural network developed by researchers at the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital enables an easy and accurate assessment of sleep apnoea severity in patients with…