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Black Girls Benefit Most When STEM Teachers Train Up

Rice study: Students benefits when teachers pursue professional development

A Smarter Way To Develop New Drugs

A new artificial intelligence technique only proposes candidate molecules that can actually be produced in a lab.

Could We Make Cars Out Of Petroleum Residue?

A new way to make carbon fiber could turn refinery byproducts into high-value, ultralight structural materials for cars, aircraft, and spacecraft.

Soil Temperature Can Predict Pest Spread in Crops

A new study from North Carolina State University shows soil temperature can be used to effectively monitor and predict the spread of the corn earworm (Helicoverpa zea), an important pest that ravages corn, cotton, soybeans, peppers, tomatoes and other vegetable crops.

MIT Engineers Grow “Perfect” Atom-Thin Materials On Industrial Silicon Wafers

Their technique could allow chip manufacturers to produce next-generation transistors based on materials other than silicon.

School Of Engineering Welcomes New Faculty

Eleven new faculty members join six of the school's academic departments and institutes.

Resilient Bug-Sized Robots Keep Flying Even After Wing Damage

New repair techniques enable microscale robots to recover flight performance after suffering severe damage to the artificial muscles that power their wings.

Python-Based Compiler Achieves Orders-Of-Magnitude Speedups

Codon compiles Python code to run more efficiently and effectively while allowing for customization and adaptation to various domains.

Researchers Propose New Framework for Regulating Engineered Crops

A Policy Forum article published today in Science calls for a new approach to regulating genetically engineered (GE) crops, arguing that current approaches for triggering safety testing vary dramatically among countries and generally lack scientific merit –

Computational Model Could Speed Development of Semiconductors Useful in Quantum Applications

Researchers from North Carolina State University used computational analysis to predict how optical properties of semiconductor material zinc selenide (ZnSe) change when doped with halogen elements, and found the predictions were confirmed by experimental results.

Mindful Employees Find Their Jobs Less Boring And Are Less Likely To Quit

Employees who practise mindfulness are less bored at work and less likely to quit, according to a new study.

Climate Change: Potential To End Humanity ‘Dangerously Underexplored’

Global heating could become “catastrophic” for humanity if temperature rises are worse than many predict or cause cascades of events we have yet to consider, or indeed both.

Cloud Study Demystifies Impact Of Aerosols

Aerosol particles in the atmosphere have a bigger impact on cloud cover – but less effect on cloud brightness – than previously thought, new research shows.

How Measuring Blood Pressure In Both Arms Can Help Reduce Cardiovascular Risk And Hypertension

Blood pressure should be measured in both arms and the higher reading should be adopted to improve hypertension diagnosis and management, according to a new study.

Safeguarding Indigenous Peoples’ Lands Could Save Primates

Safeguarding Indigenous Peoples' lands offers the best chance of preventing the extinction of the world's primates, researchers say.

Study Achieves Longest Continuous Tracking Of Migrating Insects

Insects are the world’s smallest flying migrants, but they can maintain perfectly straight flight paths even in unfavorable wind conditions, according to a new study from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (MPI-AB) and the University of Konstanz in Germany, and the University of Exeter in the UK.

Humour Used In English-Language Terrorist Propaganda Magazines To Reinforce Identity, Study Shows

Humour is used in English-language jihadi terrorist magazines to reinforce identity and help groups bond, research suggests.

Considering Genetic Risk In Prostate Cancer Referrals Could Lead To Earlier Diagnosis

Men at the highest risk for prostate cancer could be fast-tracked for investigation if their genetic risk was considered in general practice, new research has concluded.

Scientists Stunned By Vast Insect Migration

Tens of millions of migratory insects cross at least 100km of open sea to reach Cyprus on the way to mainland Europe, new research shows.

Breakthrough In Understanding Why We Struggle To Recognise The Faces Of People From Different Racial Backgrounds

Cognitive Psychologists at the University of Exeter believe they have discovered the answer to a 60-year-old question as to why people find it more difficult to recognise faces from visually distinct racial backgrounds than they do their own.