Smart irrigation model predicts rainfall to conserve water
Fresh water isn't unlimited. Rainfall isn't predictable. And plants aren't always thirsty.
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First complete wiring diagram of an animal's nervous system
In a study published online today in Nature, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine describe the first complete wiring diagram of the nervous system of an animal, the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans, used by ...
Biotechnology
Jul 3, 2019
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Physicists develop model that describes length growth in biological systems
"Grandmother, why do you have such big ears?" is one of the most well-known questions in literature, posed of course by Red Riding Hood as she hesitantly observes the wolf dressed in her Grandmother's clothes. Had Red Riding ...
General Physics
Jul 3, 2019
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How NASA prepares spacecraft for the harsh radiation of space
In a small, square room walled by four feet of concrete, the air smells as if a lightning storm just passed through—crisp and acrid, like cleaning supplies. Outside, that's the smell of lightning ripping apart oxygen in ...
Space Exploration
Jun 11, 2019
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Inhibitory neurons have two types of impact on brain oscillations
Studying the brain involves measuring the activity of billions of individual brain cells called neurons. Consequently, many brain measurement techniques produce data that is averaged to reflect the activity of large populations ...
General Physics
May 28, 2019
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Making the best of sparse information
New findings reported by LMU researchers challenge a generally accepted model of echolocation in bats. They demonstrate that bats require far less spatial information than previously thought to navigate effectively.
Plants & Animals
May 17, 2019
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Vaccine design can dramatically improve cancer immunotherapies
When it comes to the effectiveness of nanotherapeutic vaccines, shape matters.
Biochemistry
May 6, 2019
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Using 60% less water in paper production
An EPFL researcher has developed a mathematical model for optimizing heat transfer in factories and dramatically reducing water and energy consumption. The model could, in theory, cut water use by 60 percent at a Canadian ...
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 29, 2019
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Scientists advance a way to track changes in a person's cardiovascular system
Every heart beat sends blood flowing throughout the human body. While an electrocardiogram uses a contact approach to measure the electrical activity of the heart, a ballistocardiogram is a non-contact way of measuring the ...
Engineering
Apr 17, 2019
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The new digital divide is between people who opt out of algorithms and people who don't
Every aspect of life can be guided by artificial intelligence algorithms – from choosing what route to take for your morning commute, to deciding whom to take on a date, to complex legal and judicial matters such as predictive ...
Internet
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