[ad_1] IMAGE: A new study examines how airflow patterns within a car’s passenger compartment could affect the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and other airborne pathogens. Using computer simulations, the study … visualizes More Credit: Breuer lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, RI [Brown University] – A new study on airflow patterns inside …
Read More »Scientific snapshots from Berkeley Lab
[ad_1] IMAGE: Controlling light-matter interactions is critical for a variety of important applications, such as quantum dots, which can be used as light emitters and sensors. View More Credit: PlasmaChem A machine learning solution for designing materials with desired optical properties The Berkeley Lab researchers’ method can also quickly calculate …
Read More »Because spending a lot of time on the phone isn’t bad for your mental health
[ad_1] General smartphone use is a bad predictor of anxiety, depression or stress, say the researchers, who advise caution when it comes to digital detoxes. The study published in Technology, mind and behavior it was led by Heather Shaw and Kristoffer Geyer of Lancaster University with Dr David Ellis and …
Read More »AI’s solution to a 50-year-old scientific challenge could “revolutionize” medical research
[ad_1] Within each cell, thousands of different proteins form the machinery that keeps all living things, from humans and plants to microscopic bacteria, alive and well. Almost all diseases, including cancer, dementia, and even infectious diseases such as COVID-19, are related to how these proteins work. Because the function of …
Read More »A study revealing the secret behind a key cellular process refutes biology textbooks
[ad_1] COLUMBUS, Ohio – New research has identified and described a cellular process that, despite what the textbooks say, has remained elusive to scientists until now – precisely as the copy of genetic material that, once initiated, is conveniently deactivated. . The discovery concerns a key process essential to life: …
Read More »Worm-like robots that swim in the soil to explore the underworld of crops
[ad_1] ITHACA, NY – Harvest scientists over the years have learned a lot about how plants grow from soil, but much less is known about roots and their interactions with the soil. Now, a Cornell University project will develop worm-like robots that swim in soil to detect and record the …
Read More »Misinformation or artifact: a new way of thinking about machine learning
[ad_1] Deep neural networks, multilayered systems built to process images and other data through the use of mathematical models, are a cornerstone of artificial intelligence. They are capable of seemingly sophisticated results, but can also be fooled in ways ranging from relatively harmless – misidentifying one animal as another – …
Read More »A pressure sensor at your fingertips
[ad_1] IMAGE: The polyurethane and gold sensor can resist shear forces and rubbing. View More Credit: © 2020 Someya et al. Researchers have developed an ultra-thin pressure sensor that can be attached directly to the skin. It can measure how fingers interact with objects to produce useful data for medical …
Read More »For neural research, the wireless chip lights up the brain
[ad_1] IMAGE: The new chip is completely wireless. Researchers can power the 5 × 3 mm2 chip, which has an integrated power receiver coil, by applying an electromagnetic field. The chip is also capable … sight More Credit: Yaoyao Jia, NC State University Researchers have developed a chip that is …
Read More »Complex teaching and tools ‘evolved together’
[ad_1] IMAGE: Ten versions of instruments that develop (from left to right) in the different study conditions. View More Credit: University of Exeter The human ability to teach and our use of complex tools may have evolved together, according to new research. The improvement of technologies across generations, known as …
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