Machine learning guarantees robots' performance in unknown territory
Machine learning guarantees robots' performance in unknown territory
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As engineers increasingly turn to machine learning methods to develop adaptable robots, new work makes progress on safety and performance guarantees for robots operating in novel environments with diverse types of obstacles and constraints.
Retinas: New potential clues in diagnosing, treating Alzheimer's
Retinas: New potential clues in diagnosing, treating Alzheimer's
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A study has identified certain regions in the retina - the lining found in the back of the eye - that are more affected by Alzheimer's disease than other areas. The findings may help physicians predict changes in the brain as well as cognitive deterioration,
Algorithm-driven digital program helped lower patients' cholesterol, blood pressure
Algorithm-driven digital program helped lower patients' cholesterol, blood pressure
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Researchers enrolled 5,000 patients in a remote, cholesterol and blood pressure management program utilizing care navigators and pharmacists, supported by specialists and using specialist-designed algorithms to initiate and adjust medications. Participants wh
AI tool may predict movies' future ratings
AI tool may predict movies' future ratings
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Researchers, armed with artificial intelligence tools, can rate a movie's content in a matter of seconds, based on the movie script and before a single scene is shot.
Driver behavior influences traffic patterns as much as roadway design
Driver behavior influences traffic patterns as much as roadway design
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Urban planners may soon have a new way to measure traffic congestion. By capturing the different routes by which vehicles can travel between locations, researchers have developed a new computer algorithm that helps quantify regions of congestion in urban area
Sensor experts invent supercool mini thermometer
Sensor experts invent supercool mini thermometer
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Researchers have invented a miniature thermometer with big potential applications such as monitoring the temperature of processor chips in superconductor-based quantum computers, which must stay cold to work properly.
Learning a new language changes the brain's division of labor
Learning a new language changes the brain's division of labor
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Learning a language later in life changes how the two halves of the brain contribute. As skills improve, language comprehension changes hemisphere specialization, but production does not, according to new research.
Carbyne: An unusual form of carbon
Carbyne: An unusual form of carbon
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Which photophysical properties does carbyne have? New research has led to a greater understanding of the properties of this unusual form of carbon.
Researcher examines benefits of supportive communities for older adults
Researcher examines benefits of supportive communities for older adults
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To find out just how well the aging-in-community strategy is working, a University of Central Florida health management and informatics researcher examined three aging-in-community programs in Florida. Her study is among the first to examine some key variable
Metal-organic frameworks become flexible
Metal-organic frameworks become flexible
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Materials consisting of inorganic and organic components can combine the best of two worlds: under certain circumstances, the so-called MOFs - short for metal-organic frameworks - are structured in the same order as crystals and are at the same time porous an
NASA model reveals how much COVID-related pollution levels deviated from the norm
NASA model reveals how much COVID-related pollution levels deviated from the norm
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Using computer models to generate a COVID-free 2020 for comparison, NASA researchers found that since February, pandemic restrictions have reduced global nitrogen dioxide concentrations by nearly 20 percent.
Holes in Greenland ice sheet are larger than previously thought
Holes in Greenland ice sheet are larger than previously thought
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An expedition finds that holes in the Greenland ice sheet, called moulins, are much larger than previously thought.
Study highlights sex-specific variability in mouse features
Study highlights sex-specific variability in mouse features
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Scientists have shown that sex-specific differences in variability depend on individual physical and physiological features in mice, debunking competing theories that either males or females are more variable.
Abundance of prey species is key to bird diversity in cities
Abundance of prey species is key to bird diversity in cities
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A team of scientists collaborated to analyze breeding bird data gathered by citizen scientists. They found that the abundance of invertebrates such as insects or spiders as prey is a key factor affecting bird diversity in the city. The more prey is available
The long road to dementia
The long road to dementia
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Alzheimer's disease develops over decades. It begins with a fatal chain reaction in which masses of misfolded beta-amyloid proteins are produced that in the end literally flood the brain. Researchers now show that this chain reaction starts much earlier in mi
Ancient zircon minerals from Mars reveal the elusive internal structure of the red planet
Ancient zircon minerals from Mars reveal the elusive internal structure of the red planet
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Analysis of an ancient meteorite from Mars suggests that the mineral zircon may be abundant on the surface of the red planet. By determining the age and hafnium isotope composition of these zircons, researchers have shown that a population of these crystals w
Extremely rare parasitic crustacean discovered in museum shark collection
Extremely rare parasitic crustacean discovered in museum shark collection
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Scientists have discovered an extremely rare species of cymothoid from the mouth of a museum specimen of a deep-sea shark caught from the East China Sea, suggesting its wide distribution around the globe.
Sharp rise in sedentary time among newly retired women evident 2 plus years later
Sharp rise in sedentary time among newly retired women evident 2 plus years later
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The sharp rise of more than 20 minutes a day in average sedentary time among newly retired women seems to be maintained 2 or more years later, reveals new research.
Reducing aerosol pollution without cutting carbon dioxide could make the planet hotter
Reducing aerosol pollution without cutting carbon dioxide could make the planet hotter
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Humans must reduce carbon dioxide and aerosol pollution simultaneously to avoid weakening the ocean's ability to keep the planet cool, new research shows.
Existing antidepressant helps to inhibit growth of cancer cells in lab animals
Existing antidepressant helps to inhibit growth of cancer cells in lab animals
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New research has shown that the antidepressant sertraline helps to inhibit the growth of cancer cells. The substance acts on a metabolic addiction that allows different types of cancer to grow. This is shown by a study on cell cultures and lab animals.
New study could help predict which individuals are more susceptible to cancer-causing agent
New study could help predict which individuals are more susceptible to cancer-causing agent
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New insights into the mechanisms behind how cancer-causing agents in the environment activate genetic recombination in DNA could help to explain some of the effects of exposure as well as predicting which individuals may be more susceptible to developing the
Pesticides commonly used as flea treatments for pets are contaminating English rivers
Pesticides commonly used as flea treatments for pets are contaminating English rivers
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Researchers have found widespread contamination of English rivers with two neurotoxic pesticides commonly used in veterinary flea products: fipronil and the neonicotinoid imidacloprid.
Henderson island fossils reveal new Polynesian sandpiper species
Henderson island fossils reveal new Polynesian sandpiper species
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Fossil bones collected in the early 1990s on Henderson Island, part of the Pitcairn Group, have revealed a new species of Polynesian sandpiper. The Henderson Sandpiper, a small wading bird that has been extinct for centuries, is formally named Prosobonia saul
A change of heart: New drug for HCM reduces heart mass
A change of heart: New drug for HCM reduces heart mass
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For the first time, a medication has impacted heart muscle thickness and function for patients with the most common inherited heart condition, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, rather than simply addressing their symptoms.
Changes to the brain's reward system may drive overeating in mice
Changes to the brain's reward system may drive overeating in mice
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A combination of innate differences and diet-induced changes to the reward system may predispose some mice to overeat, according to research recently published in JNeurosci.
Quantum tunneling pushes the limits of self-powered sensors
Quantum tunneling pushes the limits of self-powered sensors
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Using quantum tunneling, scientists have developed self-powered sensors that can run for more than a year.
Making the best decision: Math shows diverse thinkers equal better results
Making the best decision: Math shows diverse thinkers equal better results
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A researcher found that networks that consisted of both impulsive and deliberate individuals made, on average, quicker and better decisions than a group with homogenous thinkers.
X-ray study explores potential of hepatitis C drugs to treat COVID-19
X-ray study explores potential of hepatitis C drugs to treat COVID-19
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Researchers investigated the binding properties of several hepatitis C drugs to determine how well they inhibit the SARS-CoV-2 main protease, a crucial protein enzyme that enables the novel coronavirus to reproduce. Inhibiting, or blocking, the protease from
Novel analytic approach enhances nuclear magnetic resonance signal detection in previously 'invisible' regions
Novel analytic approach enhances nuclear magnetic resonance signal detection in previously 'invisible' regions
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First introduced into wide use in the middle of the 20th century, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) has since become an indispensable technique for examining materials down to their atoms, revealing molecular structure and other details without interfering wit
Biochar from agricultural waste products can adsorb contaminants in wastewater
Biochar from agricultural waste products can adsorb contaminants in wastewater
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Biochar -- a charcoal-like substance made primarily from agricultural waste products -- holds promise for removing emerging contaminants such as pharmaceuticals from treated wastewater. That's the conclusion of a team of researchers that conducted a novel stu
Fish carcasses deliver toxic mercury pollution to the deepest ocean trenches
Fish carcasses deliver toxic mercury pollution to the deepest ocean trenches
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The sinking carcasses of fish from near-surface waters deliver toxic mercury pollution to the most remote and inaccessible parts of the world's oceans, including the deepest spot of them all: the 36,000-foot-deep Mariana Trench in the northwest Pacific.
Researchers quantify carbon changes in Sierra Nevada meadow soils
Researchers quantify carbon changes in Sierra Nevada meadow soils
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Meadows in the Sierra Nevada mountains are critical components of watersheds. In addition to supplying water to over 25 million people in California and Nevada, meadows contain large quantities of carbon belowground. While it has been known for some time tha
New fiber optic sensors transmit data up to 100 times faster
New fiber optic sensors transmit data up to 100 times faster
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Fiber optic sensors - used in critical applications like detecting fires in tunnels, pinpointing leaks in pipelines and predicting landslides - are about to get even faster and more accurate.
Chronic alcohol use reshapes the brain's immune landscape, driving anxiety and addiction
Chronic alcohol use reshapes the brain's immune landscape, driving anxiety and addiction
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Deep within the brain, a small almond-shaped region called the amygdala plays a vital role in how we exhibit emotion, behavior and motivation; it's also strongly implicated in alcohol abuse. Now, for the first time, a team has identified important changes to
Liver condition identified in patients using urine samples
Liver condition identified in patients using urine samples
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Fifty fragments of proteins, termed peptides, have been identified in the urine of liver fibrosis patients in a new study that could pave the way for a potential diagnostic urine test for the condition if further validated.
Cellular powerplant recycles waste gases
Cellular powerplant recycles waste gases
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Carbon monoxide is a very poisonous gas. Humans die within minutes when they inhale it. However, some microorganisms tolerate carbon monoxide. Knowledge about how these bacteria survive opens a window into the primeval times of the earth and the origin of lif
Paleontologists uncover three new species of extinct walruses in Orange County, California
Paleontologists uncover three new species of extinct walruses in Orange County, California
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Millions of years ago, in the warm Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California, walrus species without tusks lived abundantly. But in a new study, paleontologists have identified three new walrus species discovered in Orange County and one of the new s
Study reconstructs ancient storms to help predict changes in tropical cyclone hotspot
Study reconstructs ancient storms to help predict changes in tropical cyclone hotspot
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New research reveals that tropical cyclones were actually more frequent in the southern Marshall Islands during the Little Ice Age, when temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere were cooler than they are today. This means that changes in atmospheric circulatio
Simple method to produce high performing lithium selenium batteries
Simple method to produce high performing lithium selenium batteries
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Engineers have developed a simple and elegant method of producing high-powered lithium-selenium (Li-Se) batteries.
Children with a migration background often misdiagnosed as having an 'impairment of language acquisition'
Children with a migration background often misdiagnosed as having an 'impairment of language acquisition'
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Around 45% of children in Austrian day nurseries have a first language other than German. Those who our experiencing difficulty in learning the second language are often diagnosed as having a suspected 'impairment of language acquisition'. In fact, this ofte
