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A 3-D memristor-based circuit for brain-inspired computing
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts and the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate have recently created a 3-D computing circuit that could be used to map and implement complex machine learning algorithms, …
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A system to reproduce different animal locomotion skills in robots
Researchers at Google Research and the University of California, Berkeley, have recently developed an imitation learning system that could enable a variety of agile locomotion behaviors in robots. Their technique, presented …
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Researchers establish new timeline for ancient magnetic field on Mars
Mars had a global magnetic field much earlier—and much later—in the planet’s history than scientists have previously known.
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Researchers see path to quantum computing at room temperature
Army researchers predict quantum computer circuits that will no longer need extremely cold temperatures to function could become a reality after about …
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Window to another world: Life is bubbling up to seafloor with petroleum from deep below
The COVID-19 pandemic is a stark reminder that we move through a world shaped by unseen life. Bacteria, viruses, and other microscopic organisms regulate …
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Virgin Galactic completes first glide flight in New Mexico
Virgin Galactic’s spaceship VSS Unity landed in the New Mexico desert on Friday, marking its first glide flight from Spaceport America as the company moves toward commercial operations.
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During tough times, ancient ‘tourists’ sought solace in Florida oyster feasts
More than a thousand years ago, people from across the Southeast regularly traveled to a small island on Florida’s Gulf Coast to bond over oysters, likely as a means of coping with climate change and social upheaval.
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Looking for dark matter with the Universe’s coldest material
Scientists have been able to observe the universe and determine that about 80% of the its mass appears to be “dark matter,” which exerts a gravitational pull but does not interact with light, and thus can’t be seen with telescopes. …
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Sustainable structural material for plastic substitute
Plastic gives us a lightweight, strong and inexpensive material to use, but it has also caused the plastic apocalypse. Much of the unrecycled plastic waste ends up in the ocean, Earth’s last sink. Broken down by waves, sunlight …
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Timing of immune response to COVID-19 may contribute to disease severity
A new USC study suggests that temporarily suppressing the body’s immune system during the early stages of COVID-19 could help a patient avoid severe symptoms.
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Parkinson’s dyskinesia mechanism explained
Many people with Parkinson’s disease eventually develop debilitating movements called dyskinesia, a side effect of their much-needed dopamine replacement medication. The mechanism underlying this unwanted side effect has …
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Researchers develop ‘piggyback’ method to improve drug delivery of RNA therapeutics
A group of researchers from University of Toronto Engineering and SickKids Hospital have developed a new way to deliver molecules that target specific genes within cells. Their platform, which uses a modified form of diptheria …
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Schizophrenia drug combined with radiation shows promise in treating deadly brain tumors
Researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and colleagues have found that adding a drug once commonly used to treat schizophrenia to traditional radiation therapy helped improve overall survival in mice with …
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Medical Xpress
Timing of immune response to COVID-19 may contribute to disease severity
Parkinson’s dyskinesia mechanism explained
Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 infects cells of the intestine
Aging and diet lead to proteome changes in the intestinal epithelium
Scientists discover a novel neuroimmune pathway
Scientists reveal host- SARS-CoV-2 protein targets for drug repurposing
Seeing is conceiving
New targets for childhood brain tumors identified
New discovery explains how the prostate gland regenerates itself
Understanding the initial immune response after dengue virus infection
Hydroxychloroquine linked to increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias
FDA allows emergency use of drug for coronavirus
Coronavirus dictates an open exchange of modeling knowledge
Device tracks vaping habits to better understand use
Tech Xplore
A 3-D memristor-based circuit for brain-inspired computing
AI program writes music and lyrics
Raspberry Pi unveils $50 interchangeable-lens camera board
Artificial intelligence still lags behind humans at recognising emotions
An ultra-thin and ultra-flexible organic solar cell for advanced wearable devices
New AI enables teachers to rapidly develop intelligent tutoring systems
Warsaw hospitals eye drones to transport virus test samples
Raspberry Pi unveils $50 interchangeable-lens camera board
Raspberry Pi’s new high quality camera doesn’t sport a fancy name—it’s actually called “High Quality Camera”—but it packs some new features do-it-yourselfers are sure to enjoy, and it’s being offered at Raspberry’s typical …
First direct look at how light excites electrons to kick off a chemical reaction
The first step in many light-driven chemical reactions, like the ones that power photosynthesis and human vision, is a shift in the arrangement of a molecule’s electrons as they absorb the light’s energy. This subtle rearrangement …
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Study finds natural fires help native bees, improve food security
Native bees that boost food crops are in decline but changing fire management policies could help them.
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Long-lasting, low toxicity antimicrobial peptide fights ‘superbug’ lung infections
Through serendipity, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health considerably reduced the toxicity of a potential antibiotic against the most feared drug-resistant bacteria, while also improving …
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Green method could enable hospitals to produce hydrogen peroxide in house
A team of researchers has developed a portable, more environmentally friendly method to produce hydrogen peroxide. It could enable hospitals to make their own supply of the disinfectant on demand and at lower cost.
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Carbon dioxide emissions from dry inland waters globally underestimated
Inland waters such as rivers, lakes and reservoirs play an important role in the global carbon cycle. Calculations that scale up the carbon dioxide emissions from land and water surface areas do not take account of inland …
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AI program writes music and lyrics
The Rolling Stones summed up popular music in a simple phrase and title in their Eighties hit “It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll.”
Ocean acidification prediction now possible years in advance
CU Boulder researchers have developed a method that could enable scientists to accurately forecast ocean acidity up to five years in advance. This would enable fisheries and communities that depend on seafood negatively affected …
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Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 infects cells of the intestine
Researchers from the Hubrecht Institute in Utrecht, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, and Maastricht University in the Netherlands have found that the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, can infect …
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Researchers identify unique glucose-sensing neurons that regulate blood sugar
Low blood sugar levels, known as hypoglycemia, can be a life-threatening situation, especially for people with type 1 diabetes who rely on intensive insulin therapy to prevent blood sugar from going too high. Solutions to …
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NASA begs spectators for astronaut launch: Please stay home!
NASA and SpaceX on Friday urged spectators to stay home for the first home launch of astronauts in nearly a decade because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Researchers study transit, bike and e-scooter share during pandemic in Portland, Nashville
The rapid spread of COVID-19 has changed the way most of the world moves through daily life, with many businesses having to temporarily close and students of all levels forced to transition to online courses.
With virus, US higher education may face existential moment
When Jamie Bolker started teaching composition at MacMurray College in January, she felt she’d won the lottery. After sending out more than 140 resumes, she had a tenure-track position in English.
Rubies on sapphire: Recipe for making crystals in flux
Crystals can be made artificially but a lot of energy is used to melt the ingredients together, and this can make them expensive. This problem can be overcome by using appropriate solvents. Called the flux method, crystals …
Quake with 4.5 magnitude felt in Bulgaria’s capital
An 4.5-magnitude earthquake shook central Bulgaria on Friday but there were no reports of any injuries or damage.
Stopping deforestation: lessons from Colombia
A study of deforestation in Colombia by researchers from The University of Queensland has revealed some valuable insights which could be used to help slow deforestation in areas around the globe.
The impulse to garden in hard times has deep roots
The coronavirus pandemic has set off a global gardening boom.
Why offering businesses immunity from coronavirus liability is a bad idea
Governors around the country are attempting to restart the economy by easing restrictions put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The prospect of returning to “normal” amid a pandemic has businesses lobbying Congress …
Researchers identify the binding model of Congo Red dye to amyloid fibrils
The aggregation of proteins in amyloid structure, a process described in mammals and fungus and bacteria, is implied in about 36 human diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and type 2 diabetes. Most …
How narcissistic leaders destroy from within
When the person at the top is malignant and self-serving, unethical behavior cascades through the organization and becomes legitimized.
Mathematicians use machine intelligence to map gene interactions
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have developed a new mathematical machine-intelligence-based technique that spatially delineates highly complicated cell-to-cell and gene-gene interactions. The powerful …
New route of infection found for bacterium that spreads from horses to humans
Research has made it possible to detail for the first time the spreading of a bacterium through lymph vessels and not just blood vessels, thus being able to invade the digestive system of infected animals through this new …
Escaping the fly room: We must adopt a broader perspective to tackle the complex problems humanity faces
Biology is riven with philosophical dichotomies. The naturalist-reductionist rivalry is probably chief among theses. The naturalist tradition encompasses an observational comparative approach to biology, and reflects the …
DNA damage and faulty repair jointly cause mutations
Researchers at EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), the University of Dundee and the Wellcome Sanger Institute analysed over 2700 genomes from C. elegans worms in order to better understand the causes of mutations. …
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Study discovers how primordial bacteria adapted to arsenic
If you could borrow H.G. Wells’ time machine and travel back three billion years, it would take your breath away, literally. There was no oxygen in the air. You wouldn’t be able to breathe.
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Scientists uncover structural basis for SARS-CoV-2 inhibition by Remdesivir
A team of Chinese scientists have reported the high-resolution cryo-EM structure of Remdesivir-bound RNA replicase complex from SARS-CoV-2, the infective virus of COVID-19.
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New study examines which galaxies are best for intelligent life
Giant elliptical galaxies are not as likely as previously thought to be cradles of technological civilizations such as our own, according to a recent paper by a University of Arkansas astrophysicist.
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Nanostimulators boost stem cells for muscle repair
In regenerative medicine, an ideal treatment for patients whose muscles are damaged from lack of oxygen would be to invigorate them with an injection of their own stem cells.
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New self-forming membrane to protect our environment
A new class of self-forming membrane to separate carbon dioxide from a mixture of gases has been developed by Newcastle University researchers.
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Red light for stress: A color-changing organic crystal
Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, part of The University of Tokyo, and Yokohama City University have introduced novel color-changing organic crystals that spontaneously return to their original shape and …
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Researchers find space station’s surface microbial profile resembles skin of its crew members
A study conducted by a team of national laboratory and NASA researchers has found that the environment of the International Space Station is affected by the microbial composition of the astronauts themselves.
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Boosting levels of good fats with an experimental drug that acts on two newly characterized genes
Salk and Scripps Research Institute scientists, along with collaborators at the pharmaceutical company Lundbeck, identified two genes that can regulate levels of healthy fats, called FAHFAs, in mice. The team found that the …
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Risky business: Courtship movements put katydids in danger
Reproduction can be risky. In the case of katydids, some hunting bats eavesdrop on male mating calls to locate the insects, but little is known about the risk to mates as they move toward each other. A recent study by scientists …
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