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Apr 23, 2017
Advocates fan out in global show of support for science
The world saw brain power take a different form Saturday.
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Energy & Green Tech
Apr 21, 2017
GM plans to launch 10 electric cars in China by 2020
General Motors Co. plans to launch 10 electric and gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles in China by 2020, an executive said Friday, as automakers speed up the rollout of alternative vehicles under pressure from Beijing to promote ...
Computer Sciences
Apr 17, 2017
Neural networks explained
In the past 10 years, the best-performing artificial-intelligence systems—such as the speech recognizers on smartphones or Google's latest automatic translator—have resulted from a technique called "deep learning."
General Physics
Apr 14, 2017
Pulsed ion beams reveal nonlinearity of radiation defect dynamics in silicon carbide
Materials scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) got a step closer to understanding defect interaction dynamics in silicon carbide.
Earth Sciences
Apr 10, 2017
Evolutionary methodology produces more accurate long-term weather forecasts
Paul Roebber sat on the New Jersey beach, looked out at the ocean and let his mind wander. "I started thinking about sharks hunting for prey," the meteorologist says, "and about predicting dynamic systems in nature."
Mathematics
Mar 31, 2017
Fractal patterns in nature and art are aesthetically pleasing and stress-reducing
Humans are visual creatures. Objects we call "beautiful" or "aesthetic" are a crucial part of our humanity. Even the oldest known examples of rock and cave art served aesthetic rather than utilitarian roles. Although aesthetics ...
Robotics
Mar 30, 2017
To really help U.S. workers, we should invest in robots
America's manufacturing heyday is gone, and so are millions of jobs, lost to modernization. Despite what Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin might think, the National Bureau of Economic Research and Silicon Valley executives, ...
Mathematics
Mar 27, 2017
Momentum isn't magic – vindicating the hot hand with the mathematics of streaks
It's NCAA basketball tournament season, known for its magical moments and the "March Madness" it can produce. Many fans remember Stephen Curry's superhuman 2008 performance where he led underdog Davidson College to victory ...
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 21, 2017
New study calls for U.S. solar policy reform
The rapidly expanding solar energy industry could meaningfully contribute to curbing climate change only if governments and the private sector approach it more economically and efficiently, according to a new Stanford study.
Ecology
Mar 21, 2017
How to stop the thieves when all we want to capture is wildlife in action
Many Australian field scientists, including myself, have been swayed in recent years by the attraction of using camera traps to survey wildlife.
