It's lightweight, low-cost, almost endlessly customizable, and concerningly ubiquitous: For all its benefits, plastic—and plastic waste—is a big problem. Unlike glass, which is infinitely recyclable, plastic recycling ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 24, 2023
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Sanitary landfills in Pennsylvania can accept the liquid waste byproducts of drilling and fracking for oil and gas as long as it is "immobilized," mixed with wood chips or sawdust, for example.
Earth Sciences
Jul 19, 2023
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We interact with bits and bytes everyday—whether that's through sending a text message or receiving an email.
Nanophysics
Jul 5, 2023
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AI, machine learning, and ChatGPT may be relatively new buzzwords in the public domain, but developing a computer that functions like the human brain and nervous system—both hardware and software combined—has been a decades-long ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 5, 2023
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In a paper published today in Communications Biology, auditory neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh describe a machine learning model that helps explain how the brain recognizes the meaning of communication sounds, ...
Biotechnology
May 2, 2023
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A paradigm-shifting study published today in Nature Neuroscience shows that, just like humans, monkeys are capable of complex deliberation and careful decision-making. The study is the first to show that monkeys can think ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 24, 2023
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Metal organic frameworks, or MOFs, are kind of like LEGOs.
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 13, 2023
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As antibacterial resistance continues to render obsolete the use of some antibiotics, some have turned to bacteria-killing viruses to treat acute infections as well as some chronic illnesses.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 6, 2023
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Tucked away in a small, dark room at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Brittani Schnable is on a fishing expedition.
Biotechnology
Mar 1, 2023
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Unlike humans and other mammals, which become less fertile with age, naked mole-rats can reproduce throughout their remarkably long lifespans. A new study, published today in Nature Communications, sheds light on unique processes ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 21, 2023
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