Technology and Engineering
UCLA study: Concrete’s carbon absorption barely offsets cement production emissions
Concrete may absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, but the process is far too slow and limited to counteract the...
Dryland dumpsites could be overlooked hotspots of microplastic pollution
Dryland dumpsites may be doing far more than storing discarded plastic. A new review suggests that the intense sunlight, dramatic...
UVA Faculty Join Inaugural ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Academy
Three University of Virginia computer science professors have been selected among the inaugural 80 members of the Software Engineering Academy,...
Aging microplastics may increase fluorinated pesticide retention in farmland soils
A hidden partnership between aging plastic waste and agricultural pesticides could be changing how long chemical pollutants remain in soil....
New technique assesses reliability of imaging measurements guiding medical decisions
Medical imaging is entering a new era in which scans are no longer used only to produce pictures for physicians...
Hidden survival strategy emerges for California’s most endangered salmon
Sacramento River winter-run Chinook salmon are facing a hidden survival crisis during the first days of life, when tiny embryos...
Data Sharing and Public Legitimacy: What’s Wrong and How Can It Improve?
A growing push to share health and research data is running into a problem that cannot be solved by technology...
Noah Golowich Wins Hertz Thesis Prize for Explaining AI’s Stable Outcomes
When an artificial intelligence system defeated some of the world’s strongest professional poker players in 2017, the breakthrough was not...
Ultra-stretchable piezoelectric sensor monitors aircraft impacts across wide temperature ranges
Aircraft could soon gain a far more sensitive sense of touch. A new study by Zhou, Wei, Xu and colleagues...
Apophis Flyby in 2029 Offers Rare Opportunity for Planetary Science and Defense
Apophis, a near-Earth asteroid roughly 340 meters wide, will sweep past Earth on April 13, 2029, in one of the...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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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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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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