Northwestern University engineers have developed the first full, three-dimensional (3D), dynamic simulation of a rat's complete whisker system, offering rare, realistic insight into how rats obtain tactile information.
Biotechnology
Jul 15, 2021
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A football is not a quantum particle. There are crucial differences between the things we know from everyday life and tiny quantum objects. Quantum phenomena are usually very fragile. To study them, one normally uses only ...
Quantum Physics
Jul 14, 2021
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Before Millennials were over laugh-cry emojis, they were the most used emojis across the world, according to researchers at USC. The emoji was more popular than smiley faces say researchers who categorized millions of tweets ...
Social Sciences
Jul 14, 2021
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Research led by Kansas State University's Suprem Das, assistant professor of industrial and manufacturing systems engineering, in collaboration with Christopher Sorensen, university distinguished professor of physics, shows ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 2, 2021
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A team of computer scientists at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering set out to develop new tools automate and organize social science data. What did they use as their data sets? Twitter posts from the coastal capitals, ...
Social Sciences
Jun 28, 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic made it clear technological innovations were urgently needed to detect, treat, and prevent the SARS-CoV-2 virus. A year and a half into this epidemic, waves of successive outbreaks and the dire need ...
Analytical Chemistry
May 18, 2021
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Whether wastewater is full of "waste" is a matter of perspective.
Earth Sciences
May 10, 2021
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NASA completed an engine test firing of its moon rocket Thursday, after the first attempt in January ended prematurely.
Space Exploration
Mar 19, 2021
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A team of Hebrew University researchers have successfully used genetic engineering as a first step to what one day may allow scientists to genetically repair damaged brain circuits. The process, which was performed in tiny ...
Biotechnology
Feb 5, 2021
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This summer, when bars and restaurants and stores began to reopen across the United States, people headed out despite the continuing threat of COVID-19.
Economics & Business
Dec 24, 2020
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