Computer Sciences
MeInGame: A deep learning method to create videogame characters that look like real people
In recent years, videogame developers and computer scientists have been trying to devise techniques that can make gaming experiences increasingly immersive, engaging and realistic. These include methods to automatically create ...
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General Physics
Twistoptics—A new way to control optical nonlinearity
Nonlinear optics, a study of how light interacts with matter, is critical to many photonic applications, from the green laser pointers we're all familiar with to intense broadband (white) light sources for quantum photonics ...
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Hubble solves mystery of monster star's dimming
Last year, astronomers were puzzled when Betelguese, the bright red supergiant star in the constellation Orion, dramatically faded, but then recovered. The dimming lasted for weeks. Now, astronomers have turned their sights ...
Astronomy
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Nuclear engineering researchers develop new resilient oxide dispersion strengthened alloy
Texas A&M University researchers have recently shown superior performance of a new oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) alloy they developed for use in both fission and fusion reactors.
Materials Science
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Super-Earth discovered: Data will characterize planetary atmosphere models
During the past 25 years astronomers have discovered a wide variety of exoplanets, made of rock, ice and gas, thanks to the construction of astronomical instruments designed specifically for planet searches. Also, using a ...
Astronomy
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Species evolve heat tolerance more slowly than cold tolerance
Many species might be left vulnerable in the face of climate change, unable to adapt their physiologies to respond to rapid global warming. According to a team of international researchers, species evolve heat tolerance more ...
Ecology
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Team of bioethicists and scientists suggests revisiting 14-day limit on human embryo
An international team of bioethicists and scientists, led by a researcher at Case Western Reserve University, contends it may be justified to go beyond the standing 14-day limit that restricts how long researchers can study ...
Medical research
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Can't solve a riddle? The answer might lie in knowing what doesn't work
Ever get stuck trying to solve a puzzle?
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Field study shows icing can cost wind turbines up to 80% of power production
Wind turbine blades spinning through cold, wet conditions can collect ice nearly a foot thick on the yard-wide tips of their blades.
Energy & Green Tech
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New evidence COVID-19 antibodies, vaccines less effective against variants
New research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates that three new, fast-spreading variants of the virus that cause COVID-19 can evade antibodies that work against the original form of the virus ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Medical Xpress
Why we're so bad at daydreaming, and how to fix it
Can't solve a riddle? The answer might lie in knowing what doesn't work
New evidence COVID-19 antibodies, vaccines less effective against variants
A new strategy for pooling COVID-19 tests to detect outbreaks early
Research uncovers new potential target for ovarian cancer therapies
SARS-CoV-2 mutations can complicate immune surveillance of human T-killer cells
Artificial intelligence reveals current drugs that may help combat Alzheimer's disease
Assessing patients' kidney health may help predict their risk of cardiovascular disease
When does a cancer first arise?
Collagen plays protective role during pancreatic cancer development
Astrocytes derived from patients with bipolar disorder malfunction
The (robotic) doctor will see you now
Tech Xplore
Field study shows icing can cost wind turbines up to 80% of power production
Study reveals extent of privacy vulnerabilities with Amazon's Alexa
The 2021 AI Index: Major growth despite the pandemic
This is how we create the age-friendly smart city
Assessing the costs of major power outages
Decade after Fukushima, Japan's nuclear industry stalled
Azure Percept helps Microsoft users make the most of edge AI
Animal aggression depends on rank within social hierarchies
Humans and animals alike constantly size up one another. In the workplace, a new employee quickly learns which coworkers are the most respected—and therefore hold more power. Big brothers boss around little brothers. In ...
Plants & Animals
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Cancer 'guardian' breaks bad with one switch
A mutation that replaces a single amino acid in a potent tumor-suppressing protein turns it from saint to sinister. A new study by a coalition of Texas institutions shows why that is more damaging than previously known.
Genetics
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Easy-to-deliver mRNA treatment shows promise for stopping flu and COVID-19 viruses
With a relatively minor genetic change, a new treatment developed by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University appears to stop replication of both flu viruses and the virus that causes COVID-19. ...
Medical research
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By detecting genetic material, fast sensor has potential use as a clinical tool
In less than a second, a small sensor used in brain chemistry research can detect the key molecules that provide the genetic instructions for life, RNA and DNA, a new study from American University shows.
Biochemistry
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High strength through hierarchy: Researchers develop new process for building ultralight materials
As light as possible and as strong as possible at the same time: These are the requirements for modern lightweight materials, such as those used in aircraft construction and the automotive industry. A research team from Helmholtz-Zentrum ...
Nanomaterials
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Key factor identified that makes worms feel full after a good meal
In nematode worms, a key controller allows the worm to sense when it needs food and when it feels full, and then changes its behavior accordingly. Jennifer Tullet of the University of Kent and colleagues report these new ...
Molecular & Computational biology
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World War II and urbanization leave their mark on Finnish genetics
A team of researchers led by Matti Pirinen of the University of Finland used more than 18,000 Finnish samples to take an incredibly detailed look at how Finnish genetics have shifted, year by year, from the 1920s to the 1980s. ...
Genetics
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A new strategy for pooling COVID-19 tests to detect outbreaks early
Researchers have proposed a new quantitative strategy for pooling COVID-19 tests in order to monitor spread and detect outbreaks early within closed communities, such as nursing homes or universities. Vincent Brault of Université ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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'Egg carton' quantum dot array could lead to ultralow power devices
A new path toward sending and receiving information with single photons of light has been discovered by an international team of researchers led by the University of Michigan.
Quantum Physics
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Soft robot swims in the Mariana Trench
A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in China has developed a soft robot that can successfully swim in the Mariana Trench. In their paper published in the journal Nature,, the group describes their ...
Federal investment in small businesses could revive economy after the pandemic
Recent efforts to support businesses reeling from revenues lost during the pandemic, such as grants and loan programs, have been criticized for favoring larger companies. New research finds that federal agencies get more ...
Study aims to help governments maximize profits from oil and gas auctions
Federal and state governments auction leases to oil and gas companies to extract natural resources from public land. A revamp of the auction system—utilizing a new model developed by a Rice University economist—could ...
COVID-19 pandemic has increased loneliness and other social issues, especially for women
Social distancing guidelines have reduced the spread of COVID-19, but lockdowns and isolation also have created or aggravated other well-being concerns, reports new research. Mayo Clinic investigators found a significant ...
A parental paradox for Black girls in the justice system
For Black girls in the juvenile justice system, attention from a caregiver might amount to too much of a bad thing, a recent study suggests.
Latinos, Blacks less swayed by college-bound friends
Close friends are important drivers of adolescent behavior, including college attendance, according to Steven Alvarado, assistant professor of sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Galapagos island gets 36 endangered giant tortoises
Three dozen endangered giant tortoises, born and raised in captivity, have been released into the wild on one of the Galapagos islands, where their kind is from.
Recommended for you: Role, impact of tools behind automated product picks explored
As you scroll through Amazon looking for the perfect product, or flip through titles on Netflix searching for a movie to fit your mood, auto-generated recommendations can help you find exactly what you're looking for among ...
Factoring in gravitomagnetism could do away with dark matter
Observations of galactic rotation curves give one of the strongest lines of evidence pointing towards the existence of dark matter, a non-baryonic form of matter that makes up an estimated 85% of the matter in the observable ...
Meet the latest member of Hokie Nation, a newly discovered millipede that lives at Virginia Tech
Hearing the words "new species discovered" may conjure images of deep caves, uncharted rainforests, or hidden oases in the desert.
Breaking the patrisharky: Scientists reexamine gender biases in shark, ray mating research
Shark scientists at Georgia Aquarium, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, and Dalhousie University are challenging the status quo in shark and ray mating research in a new study that looks at biological drivers ...
Citizen science study captures 2.2M wildlife images in NC
You didn't need a Ph.D. to contribute to research into wildlife abundance and behavior in North Carolina, thanks to a large-scale citizen science project led by North Carolina State University researchers.
Rapid new automated genomics screening stamps out crop disease
Researchers at the Earlham Institute (EI) have created a new automated workflow using liquid handling robots to identify the genetic basis to prevent plant pathogens, which can be used on a much larger and rapid scale than ...
ICESat-2 satellite reveals shape, depth of Antarctic ice shelf fractures
When a block of ice the size of Houston, Texas, broke off from East Antarctica's Amery Ice Shelf in 2019, scientists had anticipated the calving event, but not exactly where it would happen. Now, satellite data can help scientists ...
Want to cut emissions that cause climate change? Tax carbon
Putting a price on producing carbon is the cheapest, most efficient policy change legislators can make to reduce emissions that cause climate change, new research suggests.
Female gannets go the extra mile to feed chicks
Female gannets travel further than male gannets to find fish for their chicks in some years but not others, new research shows.
Limiting invasive species may be a better goal than eliminating them
Managing invasive species—not eliminating them altogether—is a better use of time and conservation resources in many cases, according to a study led by a University of Alberta biologist.
Misinformation, polarization impeding environmental protection efforts
A group of researchers, spanning six universities and three continents, are sounding the alarm on a topic not often discussed in the context of conservation—misinformation.
Scientists discover how microorganisms evolve cooperative behaviors
Interspecies interactions are the foundation of ecosystems, from soil to ocean to human gut. Among the many different types of interactions, syntrophy is a particularly important and mutually beneficial interspecies interaction ...
Legal wildlife trade needs monitoring to reduce risk of a new pandemic
With three out of four newly emerging infectious human diseases originating in animals, there is an urgent need to monitor the legal trade in wildlife, according to new research by Vincent Nijman, Professor in Anthropology ...
Microplastics found in 100% of sampled Pennsylvania waterways, study shows
Studies released this week suggest microplastics—tiny polymer fragments—are ubiquitous in local waterways, even finding their way into the guts and digestive tracts of the prized blue crabs that populate the Delaware ...
