A new study co-authored by Prof. Song Ma finds that allocating research funding to certain scientific fields can have long-term ripple effects across sectors and countries. The results suggest that the United States should invest more in semiconductors and green technology.
Imagine a world with precision medicine, where a swarm of microrobots delivers a payload of medicine directly to ailing cells.
Social scientist and synthetic biologist collaborate to tackle a global challenge
Any writer can tell you that who is narrating a story makes a significant difference to the audience.
Wright Lab associate professor of physics David Moore and his collaborators Daniel Carney have proposed mechanical quantum sensor technologies to make ultra-sensitive measurements that can detect elusive particles known as neutrinos.
At a traffic light, red means stop and green means go. But transportation engineers at North Carolina State University are now proposing a “white light,” which would enable autonomous vehicles to help control traffic flow –
Researchers at Texas A&M are looking at how multisensory virtual reality can support astronauts during future long-duration missions.
The majority of people support robust action being taken to control the spread of harmful misinformation via social media, a major new study reveals.
The majority of people support robust action being taken to control the spread of harmful misinformation via social media, a major new study reveals.
Native speakers often dominate the discussion in multilingual online meetings, but adding an automated participant that periodically interrupts the conversation can help nonnative speakers get a word in edgewise, according to new research at Cornell.
Yale researchers’ machine learning model identifies contributors to physician departure, which could help improve job satisfaction and stem costly turnover.
Evaluating terms Americans use to refer to ‘carbon emissions
Humans are less forgiving of robots after multiple mistakes—and the trust is difficult to get back, according to a new University of Michigan study.
A new study finds that the majority of images related to health topics on stock photography sites are of light-skinned people within a fairly narrow age range, making it more difficult – and expensive –
It was believed that running more propellant through a Hall thruster would wreck its efficiency, but new experiments suggest they might power a crewed mission to Mars
More than 90% of vehicle-owning households in the United States would see a reduction in the percentage of income spent on transportation energy—the gasoline or electricity that powers their cars, SUVs and pickups—if they switched to electric vehicles.
Withstanding high temperatures and the light of 160 suns, a new catalyst is 10 times more efficient than previous sun-powered water-splitting devices of its kind
The ability to accurately detect where X-rays land and in what dose could reduce the collateral damage from radiation therapy
New techniques for welding very different materials could enable better cars
Researchers have developed a new tool and technique that uses “vortex ultrasound” – a sort of ultrasonic tornado – to break down blood clots in the brain.