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Machine Learning Facilitates “Turbulence Tracking” In Fusion Reactors

A new approach sheds light on the behavior of turbulent structures that can affect the energy generated during fusion reactions, with implications for reactor design.

As Climate Shifts, Species Will Need To Relocate, And People May Have To Help Them

A new survey summarizes scientific recommendations for conservationists and land managers tasked with managing biodiversity in a changing climate

New Findings Enable Monitoring For Harmful Toxin In Freshwater Environments

Researchers have identified the genes involved in biosynthesis of guanitoxin, a potent neurotoxin produced by some freshwater harmful algal blooms

Using Sound To Model The World

This machine-learning system can simulate how a listener would hear a sound from any point in a room.

Hunting In Darkness, Elephant Seals Use Sensitive Whiskers To Find Prey

Researchers used miniature video cameras to study how free-ranging elephant seals use their whiskers to track down prey in the darkness of the deep ocean

100,000-Year-Old Polar Bear Genome Reveals Ancient Hybridization With Brown Bears

Study finds all brown bears today have some polar bear ancestry due to genetic admixture that occurred during a warm interglacial period more than 100,000 years ago

Polar Bears In Southeast Greenland Shed Light On The Species’ Future In A Warming Arctic

The most genetically isolated population of polar bears on the planet, they have limited access to sea ice and use ice from Greenland’s glaciers to survive

Building With Nanoparticles, From The Bottom Up

Researchers develop a technique for precisely arranging nanoscale particles on a surface, such as a silicon chip, that doesn’t damage the material.

Study Shows Mangrove And Reef Restoration Yield Positive Returns On Investment For Flood Protection

A robust analysis demonstrates that nature-based solutions to reduce the damage caused by coastal flooding are cost-effective

A Faster Experiment To Find And Study Topological Materials

Using machine learning and simple X-ray spectra, researchers can uncover compounds that might enable next-generation computer chips or quantum devices.

Risk of Heart Problems Makes Danes Get Flu Vaccination

More Danes got vaccinated for the seasonal flu if they received a nudging letter from the health authorities, which linked the flu and the risk of subsequent heart problems, study concludes. The study is published in The Lancet and is the largest of its kind.

Deep Learning With Light

A new method uses optics to accelerate machine-learning computations on smart speakers and other low-power connected devices.

Reprogrammable Materials Selectively Self-Assemble

Researchers create a method for magnetically programming materials to make cubes that are very picky about what they connect with, enabling more-scalable self-assembly.

Researchers discover DNA repair scheme could help better treat cancer

A team of researchers from Rice University and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee have discovered an enzyme called DNA polymerase theta, or Pol theta, that can be used as a promising way to treat cancer.

Gao: 'to me, the fungal genome is a treasure'

Researchers at Rice University's Brown School of Engineering have developed a new way to mine fungal genomes for use in what's considered medically useful compounds.

Researchers discover new dye that could differentiate tumors from healthy tissue in the brain

Researchers, from both Rice and Stanford Universities, have found a new way to capture brain images, without an invasive procedure, that can distinguish healthy brain tissue from a glioblastoma tumor in mice.

Scientists find nanoparticles make it easier to create solvated electrons from light

Researchers from Rice University, Stanford University, and the University of Texas at Austin have discovered a new way to produce solvated electrons through interactions between light and metal.

Glendening: 'Accounting matters, and manipulated accounting information can negatively impact the economy'

Researchers at the University of Missouri and Indiana University believe an early warning sign of a recession in the U.S. economy could come from companies' manipulated financial statements.

MU associate professor Haselswerdt: 'The real public health trends are still getting through to people'

A study, conducted by the University of Missouri, suggests that individuals' political leanings, despite being present at the local level, don't appear to overshadow how they perceive the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their own communities

MIT System “Sees” The Inner Structure Of The Body During Physical Rehab

A system for monitoring motion and muscle engagement could aid the elderly and athletes during unsupervised physical rehabilitation for injuries or impaired mobility.