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Advances in technology have allowed us to interact with others across the globe, and a new study of adults who engage with "sex tech"—innovative technologies used to enhance sexuality—announced by the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University reveals that technology increasingly connects people at their most intimate moments.

Channels: Apps, Internet Trends, Psychology and Psychiatry, Sex and Relationships, Technology, Staff Picks,

Keywords: Sex, Technology, Sexuality, Research, survey data, Emotion, Intimacy, Erotic, Behavior, Social Science, Science, Health, Pornography, relationships and health

Zoubeida Ounaies, professor and associate head for administration in the Penn State Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been awarded a $1.7 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to conduct fundamental research into a new class of soft responsive materials, in collaboration with the University of Illinois.

Channels: Engineering, Materials Science,

Keywords: elastomer composites, Mechanical Engineering, smart materials , soft robotics, Zoubeida Ounaies

What do nutrients do for plants?

Channels: Agriculture, Environmental Science, Nutrition, Plants, All Journal News,

Keywords: Sustainable, Plants, Plant Science, Crop Science, Agriculture, Agronomy, Fertilizer, Nutrition, Physiology, Farming, Environment, Nutrients, Biology

LLNL will host a briefing to unveil the new report “Getting to Neutral: Options for Negative Carbon Emissions in California,” which identifies a robust suite of technologies to help California clear the last hurdle and become carbon neutral by 2045.

Channels: Climate Science, Environmental Health, Environmental Science, Local - California,

Keywords: Carbon Emissions, Carbon Neutrality, negative carbon emissions, Climate Change, Carbon Capture, Biomass

Channels: Agriculture, Climate Science, Environmental Health, Pollution, Public Health, Natural Disasters, Volcanoes, Southeast Asia News,

Keywords: Volcanoes, Philippines, Sustainability, Environment

Channels: Apps, Technology, Cybersecurity,

Keywords: Malware, cyber attack, Hacking, mobile app

To design better assistive exoskeletons, a wearable device that helps those with disabilities walk, researchers need to further understand the complexities of walking. The National Science Foundation recently awarded Anne Martin, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Penn State, a $500,000 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant to study how both healthy and post-stroke individuals walk.

Channels: Engineering, Neuro, Physics,

Keywords: Anne Martin, Computational Modeling, human gait, Mechanical Engineering, NSF Career, Walking

Four experts in diverse aspects of artificial intelligence have joined Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as part of the Artificial Intelligence Research Collaboration (AIRC), a recently formed joint initiative of Rensselaer and IBM Research.

Channels: Artificial Intelligence, Education, Technology,