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MIT Engineers Test An Idea For A New Hovering Rover

A levitating vehicle might someday explore the moon, asteroids, and other airless planetary surfaces.

Recovery from Muscle Loss Injuries Hindered by Immune Cell Conflicts

Studies in mice show how the two of the body's natural injury responders conflict following traumatic muscle injuries

Experimental Gene Therapy Reverses Sickle Cell Disease For Years

A study of an investigational gene therapy for sickle cell disease has found that a single dose restored blood cells to their normal shape and eliminated the most serious complication of the disease for at least three years in some patients.

Sensor Based On Quantum Physics Could Detect SARS-Cov-2 Virus

Mathematical simulations show the new approach may offer faster, cheaper, and more accurate detection, including identifying new variants.

Selective Separation Could Help Alleviate Critical Metals Shortage

A new way of processing rare-earth and other key metals to separate them from other materials could reduce environmental impact and cost.

Study: Juggling Multiple Young Children Hinders Vigorous Physical Activity for Parents

Adults with Multiple Kids Get 50-80 Fewer Minutes of Vigorous Physical Activity Each Week

Q&A: Cathy Wu On Developing Algorithms To Safely Integrate Robots Into Our World

Assistant professor of civil engineering describes her career in robotics as well as challenges and promises of human-robot interactions.

Texas A&M Researchers Discover Energy Drinks’ Harmful Effects On Heart

Popular energy drinks may give you a boost, but they may also contribute to possible serious heart conditions, findings show.

Giving Bug-Like Bots A Boost

A new fabrication technique produces low-voltage, power-dense artificial muscles that improve the performance of flying microrobots.

New Study Adds More Evidence For Omicron Immune Evasion

(This article was updated on Dec. 23 when the study was published in Nature).

Passing The Torch: Students Continue Mentor’s Fish Research

Two students from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources’ (CTAHR) Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences are furthering the research of their mentor.

Hammerhead Sharks Hold Their Breath On Deep Water Hunts To Stay Warm

Scalloped hammerhead sharks hold their breath to keep their bodies warm during deep dives into cold water where they hunt prey such as deep sea squids.

New AI Reef Conservation Tool Monitors, Measures From Space

A new coral reef conservation tool has been developed by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers using cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) technology

Nonsense Can Make Sense To Machine-Learning Models

Deep-learning methods confidently recognize images that are nonsense, a potential problem for medical and autonomous-driving decisions.

Systems Scientists Find Clues To Why False News Snowballs On Social Media

A new model shows that the more polarized and hyperconnected a social network is, the more likely misinformation will spread.

Texas A&M Researchers Report Fastest Purification Of Cancer Therapy Isotope

Astatine-211, a candidate for targeted alpha-particle therapy, decays in hours. Researchers have delineated a purification process that can extract it in minutes, increasing the amount of the element available for use.

Texas A&M-UTMB Team Identifies Potential Drug To Treat SARS-CoV-2

In a newly published study, researchers call for clinical trials of an FDA-approved heart medication.

Fine Art and Fine Wine: UH Study Reveals Impact of Quality Wine Program on Museum Restaurant Success

From declining attendance to dwindling donations, many museums are still struggling to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Machine Learning Speeds Up Vehicle Routing

Strategy accelerates the best algorithmic solvers for large sets of cities.