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Calculating the Best Shapes for Things to Come

A new algorithm efficiently determines optimal shapes for structures

It’s Complicated: People Emotionally Tied to Robots Can Undermine Relationships with Co-Workers

Robots have helped humans in countless work environments to a point that the latter—in some cases—developed strong emotional bonds with them.

Twisted Vibrations Enable Quality Control for Chiral Drugs and Supplements

Terahertz light creates twisting vibrations in biomolecules such as proteins, confirming whether their compositions and structures are safe and effective.

Immune to Hacks: Inoculating Deep Neural Networks to Thwart Attacks

The adaptive immune system serves as a template for defending neural nets from confusion-sowing attacks

Smarter 3D Printing Makes Better Parts Faster

Software for powder bed fusion printers optimizes laser's printing path

How Can I Pay for That? U-M Researchers Find Technology Solutions to Health Care Costs

New developments in technology may provide tools to help patients and health care providers make cost-informed decisions and connect patients to additional resources if they cannot afford their prescribed medications, say University of Michigan researchers.

Eye-opening Origin Story: Scientists Trace Key Innovation in Our Camera-like Vision to Bacteria

Discovery comes to light with evidence that vertebrates acquired a special protein from bacteria more than 500 million years ago

Introducing Nikola, the Emotional Android Kid

Researchers from the RIKEN Guardian Robot Project in Japan have made an android child named Nikola that successfully conveys six basic emotions.

Robotic Exoskeleton Uses Machine Learning to Help Users Stand Up

Researchers from the RIKEN Guardian Robot Project and collaborators have used a combination of lightweight material engineering and artificial intelligence to create an exoskeleton robot that could help people with mobility impairments

New Tool Predicts Crop Yields in the Southeast

Researchers have developed a computer model that forecasts yield for four key crops in the southeastern United States: cotton, corn, sorghum, and soybeans.

Maunakea Telescopes Help Uncover Source Of Puzzling Gamma-Ray Bursts

Mysteries surrounding the origins of castaway gamma-ray bursts or flashes of intense energy may be unlocked thanks to data collected from some of the most powerful telescopes on Earth including two observatories on Maunakea

New Tool Maps South Florida Fire Risk Pixel by Pixel

North Carolina State University researchers have designed and tested a new computer model to allow fire managers to map current fire risk in Everglades National Park and across South Florida daily.

New Method Improves Efficiency of ‘Vision Transformer’ AI Systems

Vision transformers (ViTs) are powerful artificial intelligence (AI) technologies that can identify or categorize objects in images – however, there are significant challenges related to both computing power requirements and decision-making transparency.

You Can Make Carbon Dioxide Filters With a 3D Printer

In a new study, North Carolina State University researchers demonstrated that it’s possible to make carbon dioxide capture filters using 3D printing.

How the Military Could Speed Helicopter Operations on the Battlefield

North Carolina State University researchers have developed a computational model that allows the military to make more efficient use of helicopters,

Wearable Monitor Detects Stress Hormone Levels Across a Full 24-Hour Day

Early warning signs of diseases caused by dysfunctional levels of stress hormones could be spotted more easily thanks to a new wearable device developed by endocrine researchers.

Propellers Are Louder Over Ground, Researchers Find

The effects of the ground on propeller noise have been measured experimentally for the very first time by researchers in the Aeroacoustics research team at the University of Bristol.

Lose Weight Now with a New Miracle Drug!

Ever clicked on a link because of a sensationalist headline or image? Or worse, shared it on social media without even reading it?

Defence Lawyers Face Challenges Accessing and Reviewing Digital Evidence, Study Shows

Defence lawyers face numerous challenges accessing and reviewing evidence from phones and computers, a new study shows.

Jay Narayan: 'Material defects can be a nuisance, but if you engineer them correctly you can make them an advantage.'

A new study publish earlier this year and conducted by researchers at North Carolina State University and the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has revealed a groundbreaking technique that can improve the performance of lithium-ion batteries, according to a news release. The research opens up possibilities for enhancing the efficiency of lithium-ion batteries, which have significant implications for portable electronic devices, electric vehicles, and renewable energy storage.