Batting blight with big data
As Midwestern Rust Belt cities grapple with painful economic transitions, housing blight threatens to choke out once-thriving urban centers.
Economics & Business
May 9, 2017
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What you see: Scientists use human perception to define bumble bee mimicry
"Where should we go for lunch today?" "I dunno. What sounds good?" "You pick this time."
Plants & Animals
Oct 31, 2022
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Exploring cell-to-cell signals in plants that trigger photosynthesis and defense mechanisms
Traffic lights signal to cars and buses when to stop, slow and go. Much like traffic lights, plant cells send signals to each other to perform photosynthesis to grow or fight off destructive viruses and pathogens.
Plants & Animals
Oct 25, 2023
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Designing plastic to break down in the ocean is possible, but is it practical?
Creating plastic containers that easily degrade in sea water would be a dream solution to the growing problem of plastic waste in the ocean, but a team of Penn State New Kensington researchers suggest that, at least for now, ...
Environment
Mar 3, 2020
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U.S. soybean, corn yields could be increased through use of machine learning
Research guided by a plant pathologist in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences suggests that machine-learning algorithms that are programmed to recognize changing weather patterns could show producers and agricultural ...
Agriculture
Sep 29, 2021
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Researchers develop a non-invasive test for smoke contamination in vineyards
Researchers from the universities of Melbourne and Adelaide have trialled a non-invasive model for detecting smoke contamination in grapevines, helping farmers to ensure quality production in increasingly challenging environments.
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 30, 2019
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New method to predict stress at atomic scale
The amount of stress a material can withstand before it cracks is critical information when designing aircraft, spacecraft, and other structures. Aerospace engineers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign used machine ...
Materials Science
Nov 4, 2021
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Catching nuclear smugglers: Fast algorithm could enable cost-effective detectors at borders
A new algorithm could enable faster, less expensive detection of weapons-grade nuclear materials at borders, quickly differentiating between benign and illicit radiation signatures in the same cargo.
General Physics
Apr 29, 2020
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Can voice recognition technology identify a masked jihadi?
The latest video of a masked Islamic State jihadist apparently speaking with a British accent led to him being tentatively identified as Muslim convert Siddhartha Dhar from East London. Voice recognition experts were reportedly ...
Other
Jan 7, 2016
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Price-optimization method to increase online retailers' revenue, market share, and profit
How can online businesses leverage vast historical data, computational power, and sophisticated machine-learning techniques to quickly analyze and forecast demand, and to optimize pricing and increase revenue?
Economics & Business
Sep 19, 2017
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