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Released: 12-Oct-2020 11:10 AM EDT
Earphone tracks facial expressions, even with a face mask
Cornell University

Cornell University researchers have invented an earphone that can continuously track full facial expressions by observing the contour of the cheeks – and can then translate expressions into emojis or silent speech commands.

Released: 8-Oct-2020 11:25 AM EDT
Airdropping sensors from moths: Researchers use flying insects to drop sensors from air, land them safely on the ground
University of Washington

University of Washington researchers have developed a tiny sensor that can ride aboard a small drone or an insect, such as a moth, until it gets to its destination. Then the sensor can fall up to 72 feet and land on the ground without breaking.

Released: 6-Oct-2020 8:00 AM EDT
Crop Biotechnology, physiology and translational genomics to feed and fuel the world
American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

Symposium will highlight the development of cutting-edge strategies to enable precision breeding of the next generation of high-yielding and stress-resilient crops.

Released: 24-Sep-2020 6:00 AM EDT
5G Wireless May Lead to Inaccurate Weather Forecasts
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Upcoming 5G wireless networks that will provide faster cell phone service may lead to inaccurate weather forecasts, according to a Rutgers study on a controversial issue that has created anxiety among meteorologists.

Released: 4-Sep-2020 12:55 PM EDT
Battery-free Game Boy runs forever
Northwestern University

Researchers develop first-ever battery-free, energy-harvesting, interactive device

Released: 28-Aug-2020 12:20 PM EDT
APL and the Intelligence Community Tackle Malware in the Age of AI
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

APL scientists are working with the intelligence community to develop fundamentally new methods to inspect artificial intelligence for Trojans — vulnerabilities that deep networks are exposed to during the AI training process.

Released: 26-Aug-2020 10:00 AM EDT
Scientists use reinforcement learning to train quantum algorithm
Argonne National Laboratory

Scientists are investigating how to equip quantum computers with artificial intelligence and machine learning approaches.

Released: 25-Aug-2020 11:55 AM EDT
UAH professors get $500,000 NSF grant to better protect privacy of solid-state drive data
University of Alabama Huntsville

The National Science Foundation has awarded a pair of professors at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, a nearly $500,000, three-year grant to develop a better way to wipe data from the solid-state drives (SSDs).

Released: 20-Aug-2020 5:05 AM EDT
Live Press Conference: 3D printing ‘greener’ buildings using local soil
American Chemical Society (ACS)

A press conference on this topic will be held Tuesday, Aug. 20, at 10 a.m. Eastern time online at www.acs.org/fall2020pressconferences.

19-Aug-2020 8:55 AM EDT
Live Press Conference: Studying viral outbreaks in single cells could reveal new ways to defeat them (video)
American Chemical Society (ACS)

A press conference on this topic will be held Tuesday, Aug. 20, at 9 a.m. Eastern time online at www.acs.org/fall2020pressconferences.

Released: 19-Aug-2020 9:05 AM EDT
Live Press Conference: How sour beer gets so… sour (video)
American Chemical Society (ACS)

A press conference on this topic will be held Tuesday, Aug. 20, at 1 p.m. Eastern time online at www.acs.org/fall2020pressconferences.

Released: 19-Aug-2020 9:05 AM EDT
Live Press Conference: Safer, more comfortable soldier uniforms are in the works
American Chemical Society (ACS)

A press conference on this topic will be held Tuesday, Aug. 20, at 12 p.m. Eastern time online at www.acs.org/fall2020pressconferences.

Released: 18-Aug-2020 9:20 AM EDT
Study Debunks Robocall Myths, Lays Groundwork For Stopping Them
North Carolina State University

New research finds that the number of robocalls isn’t going up, and that answering a robocall doesn’t make you more likely to get additional robocalls. However, stories you’ve heard about individuals getting hundreds of back-to-back unsolicited calls? Those are true.

Released: 18-Aug-2020 9:05 AM EDT
Live Press Conference: Targeting iron uptake to create a new class of antibiotics against UTIs
American Chemical Society (ACS)

A press conference on this topic will be held Tuesday, Aug. 19, at 1 p.m. Eastern time online at www.acs.org/fall2020pressconferences.

Released: 18-Aug-2020 9:05 AM EDT
Live Press Conference: Mixing silk with polymers could lead to better biomedical implants
American Chemical Society (ACS)

A press conference on this topic will be held Tuesday, Aug. 20, at 9 a.m. Eastern time online at www.acs.org/fall2020pressconferences.

Released: 18-Aug-2020 9:05 AM EDT
Live Press Conference: ‘Cyborg’ technology could enable new diagnostics, merger of humans and AI
American Chemical Society (ACS)

A press conference on this topic will be held Tuesday, Aug. 19, at 10 a.m. Eastern time online at www.acs.org/fall2020pressconferences.

Released: 18-Aug-2020 6:00 AM EDT
Live Press Conference: Pothole repair made eco-friendly using grit from wastewater treatment
American Chemical Society (ACS)

A press conference on this topic will be held Tuesday, Aug. 18, at 12 p.m. Eastern time online at www.acs.org/fall2020pressconferences.

Released: 17-Aug-2020 9:05 AM EDT
Live Press Conference: More healthful milk chocolate by adding peanut, coffee waste
American Chemical Society (ACS)

A press conference on this topic will be held Tuesday, Aug. 18, at 1 p.m. Eastern time online at www.acs.org/fall2020pressconferences.

Released: 17-Aug-2020 9:05 AM EDT
Live Press Conference: Stopping tooth decay before it starts — without killing bacteria
American Chemical Society (ACS)

A press conference on this topic will be held Tuesday, Aug. 18, at 1 p.m. Eastern time online at www.acs.org/fall2020pressconferences.

Released: 17-Aug-2020 9:05 AM EDT
Live Press Conference: Bio-based communication networks could control cells in the body to treat conditions
American Chemical Society (ACS)

A press conference on this topic will be held Tuesday, Aug. 18, at 1 p.m. Eastern time online at www.acs.org/fall2020pressconferences.

Released: 17-Aug-2020 6:00 AM EDT
Live Press Conference: Ocean microbes could interact with pollution to influence climate
American Chemical Society (ACS)

A press conference on this topic will be held Tuesday, Aug. 17, at 1 p.m. Eastern time online at www.acs.org/fall2020pressconferences.

Released: 17-Aug-2020 6:00 AM EDT
Live Press Conference: Immunotherapy extends survival in mouse model of hard-to-treat breast cancer (video)
American Chemical Society (ACS)

A press conference on this topic will be held Tuesday, Aug. 17, at 10 a.m. Eastern time online at www.acs.org/fall2020pressconferences.

Released: 17-Aug-2020 6:00 AM EDT
Live Press Conference: Micro- and nanoplastics detectable in human tissues
American Chemical Society (ACS)

A press conference on this topic will be held Tuesday, Aug. 17, at 12 p.m. Eastern time online at www.acs.org/fall2020pressconferences.

16-Aug-2020 8:55 AM EDT
Live Press Conference: Negative side effects of opioids could be coming from users’ own immune systems (video)
American Chemical Society (ACS)

A press conference on this topic will be held Tuesday, Aug. 17, at 9 a.m. Eastern time online at www.acs.org/fall2020pressconferences.

11-Aug-2020 8:00 AM EDT
Methods for microplastics, nanoplastics and plastic monomer detection and reporting in human tissues
American Chemical Society (ACS)

When plastic breaks down, tiny fragments can get into the environment. Scientists now report that they are among the first to examine micro- and nanoplastics in human organs and tissues. They will present their results today at the American Chemical Society Fall 2020 Virtual Meeting & Expo.

11-Aug-2020 8:00 AM EDT
Ocean microbes could interact with pollution to influence climate
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Little is known about how ocean microbes affect climate. Now, scientists report that pollution can change molecules released to the atmosphere by ocean microbes. They present their results today at the American Chemical Society Fall 2020 Virtual Meeting & Expo.

11-Aug-2020 8:00 AM EDT
Safer, more comfortable soldier uniforms are in the works
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Scientists have developed a novel way of making a fabric used in U.S. Army uniforms flame-retardant and insect repellent, all with nontoxic substances. They will present their results today at the American Chemical Society Fall 2020 Virtual Meeting & Expo.

Released: 14-Aug-2020 10:40 AM EDT
Sounds of action: Using ears, not just eyes, improves robot perception
Carnegie Mellon University

People rarely use just one sense to understand the world, but robots usually only rely on vision and, increasingly, touch. Carnegie Mellon University researchers find that robot perception could improve markedly by adding another sense: hearing.

28-Jul-2020 9:50 AM EDT
Coronavirus Drug for Cats Has Potential Use for COVID-19 Virus in Humans
American Crystallographic Association (ACA)

Researchers at the University of Alberta say a protease in SARS-CoV-2 can be targeted with a drug that is also used to treat feline infectious peritonitis, a fatal infection in cats caused by a coronavirus. The drugs, dipeptide-based protein inhibitors, could be used to slow or stop replication of the COVID-19 virus in humans. During the 70th annual meeting of the American Crystallographic Association, Joanne Lemieux will outline how the drugs are strong candidates for the treatment of human coronavirus infections.

Released: 27-Jul-2020 3:45 PM EDT
Randomness theory could hold key to internet security
Cornell University

In a new paper, Cornell Tech researchers identified a problem that holds the key to whether all encryption can be broken – as well as a surprising connection to a mathematical concept that aims to define and measure randomness.

Released: 23-Jul-2020 4:05 PM EDT
Meet Cosmo, a bull calf designed to produce 75% male offspring
University of California, Davis

Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have successfully produced a bull calf, named Cosmo, who was genome-edited as an embryo so that he'll produce more male offspring.

Released: 20-Jul-2020 6:10 PM EDT
Which way to the fridge? Common sense helps robots navigate
Carnegie Mellon University

A robot travelling from point A to point B is more efficient if it understands that point A is the living room couch and point B is a refrigerator, even if it's in an unfamiliar place.

Released: 15-Jul-2020 12:10 PM EDT
Annual cell bio meeting moves online
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

After careful consideration, the ASCB Council unanimously voted to cancel the in-person meeting scheduled to be held in Philadelphia in December and instead hold Cell Bio Virtual 2020-An Online ASCB|EMBO Meeting.

Released: 13-Jul-2020 2:25 PM EDT
More than 3,000 neutrino scientists gather online for Neutrino 2020
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)

A dash of virtual reality helps replicate the serendipitous interactions of an in-person conference when participants are scattered across the globe.

Released: 8-Jul-2020 10:35 AM EDT
ACAAI Announces Virtual 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting
American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI)

Due to COVID-19, this year's ACAAI Annual Scientific Meeting will be held virtually.

Released: 6-Jul-2020 2:35 PM EDT
New Research Reveals Privacy Risks of Home Security Cameras
Queen Mary University of London

An international study has used data from a major home Internet Protocol (IP) security camera provider to evaluate potential privacy risks for users.

Released: 23-Jun-2020 1:05 PM EDT
Getting real with immersive sword fights
University of Bath

Sword fights are often the weak link in virtual reality (VR) fighting games, with digital avatars engaging in battle using imprecise, pre-recorded movements that barely reflect the player's actions or intentions.

Released: 17-Jun-2020 1:05 PM EDT
Digitize your dog into a computer game
University of Bath

Researchers from the University of Bath have developed motion capture technology that enables you to digitise your dog without a motion capture suit and using only one camera.

Released: 4-Jun-2020 3:05 PM EDT
Technology for cloud efficiency for databases during data-intensive COVID-19 pandemic
Purdue University

A Purdue University data science and machine learning innovator wants to help organizations and users get the most for their money when it comes to cloud-based databases.

2-Jun-2020 11:15 AM EDT
Intense Flash from Milky Way's Black Hole Illuminated Gas Far Outside of Our Galaxy
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

Not long ago, the center of our galaxy exploded. Our primitive ancestors, already afoot in Africa, probably saw the resulting flare. Now Hubble detects that flash's signature in a huge tail of gas orbiting the galaxy some 200,000 light-years away.

Released: 29-May-2020 4:10 PM EDT
Algorithm quickly simulates a roll of loaded dice
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

The fast and efficient generation of random numbers has long been an important challenge. For centuries, games of chance have relied on the roll of a die, the flip of a coin, or the shuffling of cards to bring some randomness into the proceedings.



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