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Putting Clear Bounds On Uncertainty

Putting clear bounds on uncertainty. Computer scientists want to know the exact limits in our ability to clean up, and reconstruct, partly blurred images.

Webb Space Telescope Reveals Previously Shrouded Newborn Stars

Webb’s infrared camera peers through dust clouds, enabling discovery

How Huntington’s Disease Affects Different Neurons

A new study identifies cells that are the most vulnerable within a brain structure involved in mood and movement.

Can You Trust Your Quantum Simulator?

A new technique helps verify the accuracy of experiments that probe the strange behavior of atomic-scale systems.

Parasite Common in Cats Causes Abortion in Bighorn Sheep

A parasite believed to be present in more than 40 million people in the United States and often spread by domestic and wild cats could hamper ongoing conservation efforts in bighorn sheep.

Holding Information In Mind May Mean Storing It Among Synapses

Comparing models of working memory with real-world data, MIT researchers find information resides not in persistent neural activity, but in the pattern of its connections.

Low-Impact Human Recreation Changes Wildlife Behavior

Even without hunting rifles, humans appear to have a strong negative influence on the movement of wildlife. A study of Glacier National Park hiking trails during and after a COVID-19 closure adds evidence to the theory that humans can create a “landscape of fear” like other apex predators, changing how species use an area simply with their presence.

Enzyme “Atlas” Helps Researchers Decipher Cellular Pathways

Biologists have mapped out more than 300 protein kinases and their targets, which they hope could yield new leads for cancer drugs.

Screen-Printing Method Can Make Wearable Electronics Less Expensive

The glittering, serpentine structures that power wearable electronics can be created with the same technology used to print rock concert t-shirts, new research shows.

New Study Suggests Mayas Utilized Market-Based Economics

More than 500 years ago in the midwestern Guatemalan highlands, Maya people bought and sold goods with far less oversight from their rulers than many archeologists previously thought.

Moving Water And Earth

A new understanding of how particle shape controls grain flow could help engineers manage river restoration and coastal erosion.

New ‘Semi-Sub’ Shows Spy Potential of Sailing at Waterline

An unmanned semi-submersible vehicle developed at Washington State University may prove that the best way to travel in water undetected and efficiently is not on top, or below, but in-between.

New Quantum Computing Architecture Could Be Used To Connect Large-Scale Devices

Researchers have demonstrated directional photon emission, the first step toward extensible quantum interconnects.

Strengthening Electron-Triggered Light Emission

A new method can produce a hundredfold increase in light emissions from a type of electron-photon coupling, which is key to electron microscopes and other technologies.

Cognitive Scientists Develop New Model Explaining Difficulty In Language Comprehension

Built on recent advances in machine learning, the model predicts how well individuals will produce and comprehend sentences.

New Tool Can Assist With Identifying Carbohydrate-Binding Proteins

Groundbreaking research can help alleviate the challenges affiliated with studying carbohydrates.

New Sensor Uses MRI To Detect Light Deep In The Brain

Using this approach, researchers can map how light spreads in opaque environments.

This Is Your Brain. This Is Your Brain On Code

MIT researchers are discovering which parts of the brain are engaged when a person evaluates a computer program.

A New Concept For Low-Cost Batteries

Made from inexpensive, abundant materials, an aluminum-sulfur battery could provide low-cost backup storage for renewable energy sources.

Springing People From The Poverty Trap

Field experiment in Bangladesh shows the poor simply lack opportunities to gain wealth — but a one-time boost can make a major difference.