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MIT Researchers Develop An AI Model That Can Detect Future Lung Cancer Risk

Deep-learning model takes a personalized approach to assessing each patient’s risk of lung cancer based on CT scans.

How To Push, Wiggle, Or Drill An Object Through Granular Material

A method for quickly predicting the forces needed to push objects through "flowable media" could help engineers drive robots or anchor ships.

Are You Aged 40 or Over? in That Case, You Need to Do Heavy Weight Training to Keep Fit

Heavy weight training can help make sure your nerves and muscles continue to work together, and it is never too late to get started. This is the conclusion of a new study from the University of Copenhagen.

Computers That Power Self-Driving Cars Could Be A Huge Driver Of Global Carbon Emissions

Study shows that if autonomous vehicles are widely adopted, hardware efficiency will need to advance rapidly to keep computing-related emissions in check.

Chengdu University of Technology team dates China's oldest dinosaur tracks

Scientists have dated dinosaur tracks in China's Sichuan Basin to 218.4 million years ago, making them the oldest known in China.

MIT researchers study genes that are 'significant contributor' to Alzheimer's

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced that a tea, of researchers published a study that showed key information pertaining to Alzheimer’s disease.

International group of scientists study quasar jets in ground breaking research

An international team of scientists has published observations about the deepest part of a quasar's plasma jet, discovering the inner workings of how the jets collimate.

Ethanol Helps Plants Better Tolerate Heat Stress

Pre-treatment with ethanol activates molecular processes that could allow crops to tolerate a warming world

Bright And Photostable Green Fluorescent Protein Derived From Japanese Jellyfish

A bright fluorescent protein that stays bright under illumination will help researchers image subcellular structures

Calculations Reveal Three Helium Nuclei Lurking Inside Carbon Nuclei

Calculations provide a glimpse inside carbon nuclei, revealing the presence of three clusters resembling helium nuclei

Walk Then Sit: A Scientific Recipe That Helps Babies Stop Crying

New research published in Current Biology on September 13 demonstrates the importance of carrying crying infants rather than simply holding them.

Smaller Eggs Enhance IVF Outcomes For Male Infertility In Mice

Using half-sized eggs provides an avenue for childbearing in mice

Terahertz Waves Hit The Bull’s Eye At An Angle

Researchers explore how terahertz waves, which are finding use in an expanding range of practical applications, interact with lenses with bull’s-eye patterns

Robobug: A Rechargeable, Remote-Controllable Cyborg Cockroach

An international team led by researchers at the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR) has engineered a system for creating remote controlled cyborg cockroaches, equipped with a tiny wireless control module that is powered by a rechargeable battery attached to a solar cell.

Researchers Demonstrate Error Correction In A Silicon Qubit System

Researchers from RIKEN in Japan have achieved a major step toward large-scale quantum computing by demonstrating error correction in a three-qubit silicon-based quantum computing system.

Pretreating Soil With Ethanol Protects Plants From Drought

Ethanol can help plants survive in times of drought says a new study conducted at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science in Japan.

Brain-Penetrating Drug Candidate Effective Against Deadly Encephalitis Viruses

A new antiviral compound designed and synthesized by researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Pharmacy is highly effective in mice against two types of devastating encephalitis viruses that are harmful to humans.

Harnessing The Heart Regeneration Ability Of Marsupials

Wataru Kimura and colleagues at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) in Japan have discovered how the hearts of newborn marsupials retain the ability to regenerate for several weeks.

Newly Described Ancient Reptile Named In Language Of First Nations Where Fossils Were Found

Beesiiwo cooowuse was a squat, herbivorous relative of modern crocodiles and birds that had a beak-like mouth and roamed the globe between 250 and 227 million years ago. Its name, pronounced “Bah-se-wa’ ja’ aw-wu sa,'” speaks to the modern-day location where its fossilized remains were unearthed: “big lizard from the Alcova area” of central Wyoming.

ChatGPT Makes Materials Research Much More Efficient

The artificial intelligence developer OpenAI promises to reshape the way people work and learn with its new chatbot called ChatGPT. At the University of Wisconsin–Madison, in fact, the large language model is already aiding materials engineers, who are harnessing its power to quickly and cost-effectively extract information from scientific literature.