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Tiny biodegradable circuits for releasing painkillers inside the body
Patients fitted with an orthopedic prosthetic commonly experience a period of intense pain after surgery. In an effort to control the pain, surgeons inject painkillers into the tissue during the operation. When that wears …
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ALMA dives into black hole’s ‘sphere of influence’
What happens inside a black hole stays inside a black hole, but what happens inside a black hole’s “sphere of influence”—the innermost region of a galaxy where a black hole’s gravity is the dominant force—is of intense …
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Direct detection of circulating tumor cells in blood samples
Tumor cells circulating in blood are markers for the early detection and prognosis of cancer. However, detection of these cells is challenging because …
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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Fear of predators causes PTSD-like changes in brains of wild animals
Fear can be measured in the brain and fearful life-threatening events can leave quantifiable long-lasting traces in the neural circuitry of the brain …
PLANTS & ANIMALS
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Air pollution cuts are saving lives in New York state
Lower air pollution levels saved an estimated 5,660 lives in New York State in 2012, compared to 2002 levels, according to a new study.
ENVIRONMENT
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A hybrid material that switches reversibly between two stable solid states
Solid matter typically contains a single, stable solid state for a specific set of conditions. Materials scientists envision that new materials with interchangeable solid states will be advantageous for diverse technical …
Astronomers identify dozens of new Beta Cephei stars
Using the Kilodegree Extremely Little Telescope (KELT), astronomers have detected 86 new Beta Cephei (β Cep) stars in the Milky Way galaxy. The discovery, detailed in a paper published July 26 on the arXiv pre-print repository, …
Astrophysical shock phenomena reproduced in the laboratory
Vast interstellar events where clouds of charged matter hurtle into each other and spew out high-energy particles have now been reproduced in the lab with high fidelity. The work, by MIT researchers and an international team …
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Hordes of Earth’s toughest creatures may now be living on Moon
There might be life on the Moon after all: thousands of virtually indestructible creatures that can withstand extreme radiation, sizzling heat, the coldest temperatures of the universe, and decades without food.
SPACE EXPLORATION
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Study finds workers would rather be replaced by a robot than another person
A trio of researchers with the Technical University of Munich and Erasmus University Rotterdam has found evidence that suggests workers would rather be replaced by a robot rather than another human being. In their paper published …
Optimistic people sleep better, longer, study finds
People who are the most optimistic tend to be better sleepers, a study of young and middle-aged adults found.
PSYCHOLOGY & PSYCHIATRY
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Natural gas storage research could combat global warming
To help combat global warming, a team led by Dr. Mert Atilhan from Texas A&M University and Dr. Cafer Yavuz at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), is working on a new porous polymer that can store …
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How much energy storage costs must fall to reach renewable energy’s full potential
The cost of energy storage will be critical in determining how much renewable energy can contribute to the decarbonization of electricity. But how far must energy storage costs fall? In a study published August 7 in the journal …
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Medical Xpress
Optimistic people sleep better, longer, study finds
Gene mutation combo linked to common cancer in women
Brain stimulation for PTSD patients
New test to snare those lying about a person’s identity
Lung lining fluid key to elderly susceptibility to tuberculosis disease
New quantitative method standardizes phage virulence determination
Virtual patients and in silico clinical studies improve blue light treatment for psoriasis
Persistent inflammation in sepsis survivors linked to higher mortality rates
Nanosecond pulsed electric fields activate immune cells
Blood clotting proteins in urine discovered as biomarkers of lupus nephritis
Cancer in the oldest old: The fastest growing age group in the US
Most seniors with dementia live at home, despite pain, anxiety, poor health
Providing veterans with video-enabled tablets leads to improved mental health care access
Tech Xplore
Natural gas storage research could combat global warming
Orlando publisher adopts realistic voice technology
With AI and other tech, Anat Caspi focuses on helping people with disabilities
Computer-aided knitting: Machine learning for customized clothing
Engineers work on warning system for urban flooding using traffic cameras
Ultrathin solar cells achieve a record of nearly 20 percent efficiency
Researchers explore natural language processing to assess chess moves
How can robots land like birds?
Automating artificial intelligence for medical decision-making
Hackers get stuck in an evolving honeypot
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