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COVID-19 may cause permanent changes in the higher education system

Universities and colleges across the United States closed their doors and moved to the Internet in March 2019.

UCLA scientists able to study mitochondrial respiration with new method

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), researchers developed a new technique for measuring mitochondrial respiration in frozen tissue.

Study analyzes attitudes of electric vehicle owners to vouch for nationwide system of charging stations

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology conducted a study to analyze the attitudes of electric vehicle drivers during a time with few charging stations.

MIT-led study attempts to shed light on classic visual illusion

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology conducted a study that looks into what is considered a classic visual illusion.

MIT: A focused approach to imaging neural activity in the brain

New molecule for imaging calcium in neurons reduces crosstalk from neighboring neurons.

UCLA: How conspiracy theories emerge – and how their storylines fall apart

UCLA research uses artificial intelligence to analyze differences between a true story and a completely fabricated one

Researchers in England, Wales and Scotland name potential risk factors for contracting COVID-19

A cohort study of individuals from England, Wales and Scotland has revealed a few potential risk factors for individuals who could contract the respiratory condition caused by the novel coronavirus.

Volcanoes spewed mercury that spurred The Great Dying 300,000 years ago

More than 250 million years ago, the biggest extinction event ever occurred – it’s called The Great Dying.

Stanford researchers create inexpensive electrolyte for lithium metal batteries

As lithium-ion batteries reach their limits for improvements, Stanford researchers looked to new electrolyte design to improve lithium metal battery performance with some success.

Researchers draw connections between microbiome and human traits from study involving groups from Israel and the U.S.

Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science explored the connections between elements of the microbiome and biomarkers of human traits through a cohort study including populations from Israel and the United States.

New radiocarbon dating tool coming in the next few months

Scientists will recalibrate a key tool in determining how old a preshistoric sample is in the coming months.

Ioannidis responds to criticism over Neeleman funding the controversial coronavirus antibody study

The lead researcher, John Ioannidis, of the controversial study of antibodies has responded to his critics who complained about a conflict of interest after David Neeleman was found to have provided funding for the study. An anonymous complaint was filed with Stanford University in early May.

Astronauts make history with SpaceX launch

In a historic moment, SpaceX launched two American astronauts into orbit on May 30.

New screen technology takes cue from butterflies in using ambient light to to light up displays

A new screen that gets brighter from environmental light could soon be in the works due to research funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) at the University of Central Florida.

Denver-based team develops photopolymer with properties akin to spinal cartilage

A University of Colorado Denver team of researchers have discovered a new way to form liquid crystal elastomers into material that has the potential to match the properties of tissues such as cartilage.

MIT neuroscientist use lab-engineered blood-brain barrier to make breakthrough in understanding Alzheimer's

Neuroscientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) may have made a breakthrough in understanding Alzheimer’s, involving a molecular pathway for which there are already medicines approved by the Food and Drug Administration that can suppress it.

One small step for neural interfaces: Stanford researchers show artificial synapse can communicate with living cell

Stanford University researchers have demonstrated the ability of their engineered, artificial synapsis to communicate with living cells, a potential step in creating computers that can interface directly with the human brain.

UCLA: Adhesive film turns smartwatch into biochemical health monitoring system

UCLA engineers have designed a thin adhesive film that could upgrade a consumer smartwatch into a powerful health monitoring system.

MIT: Engineers design a device that operates like a brain synapse

Ion-based technology may enable energy-efficient simulations of the brain’s learning process, for neural network AI systems.

Swiss physicist says intuitionist mathematics can clear up questions of physics and time

Quanta Magazine has published on the question of how time works, highlighting Swiss physicist Nikolas Gisin’s papers which have been said to clear up the “fog around physics,” according to an April 7 report.