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News A test launch for a hypersonic weapon -- a long-range missile that flies a mile per second and faster -- takes weeks of planning. So, while the U.S. and other states are racing to deploy hypersonic technologies... C...

(Vanderbilt University Medical Center) Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions in Asia and has dramatically increased the risk of premature death, especially among women and middle-aged people, a multinational study le...

This is a guest post from Mark R. O'Brien, University at Buffalo, State University of New York. This piece reflects the views of the author. People eat animals that eat plants. If we just eliminate that middle step and e...

News A group of U.S. senators including Maine independent Sen. Angus King is introducing legislation designed to narrow the "digital divide" in the U.S. Contributed Author: Associated Press Topics: Broadband

Blog Just as 5G finally gears up, we're starting to see a backlash. The early hype is beginning to be replaced by criticism that early 5G deployments won't offer any significant benefits over 4G. While there's some valid...

News The Samsung Galaxy Fold was supposed to hit U.S. stores this Friday, but that release date has been pushed back until at least next month following screen problems on some review devices, according to The Wall Stree...

(American Heart Association) Children who were reclassified as having elevated blood pressure under new American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines are more likely to develop high blood pressure, thickening of the heart mu...

News 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 measur...

News Imagine a world in which half of our electricity is generated renewably by offshore wind farms. Now imagine a powerful hurricane hitting the coast where that farm is located. If developers, engineers, and policy mak...

News Most diabetes apps miss opportunities to improve care and health outcomes by not providing real-time decision support or situation-specific education on blood glucose self-management, according to a research letter....

News Researchers have created ink for an inkjet printer from a highly conductive type of two-dimensional material called MXene. Recent findings suggest that the ink can be used to print flexible energy storage components...

News French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has announced plans to launch an international architecture competition to replace the Notre-Dame de Paris spire... Staff Author: Tierney King Topics: Design and Prototyping

Blog Australian politicians, including Prime Minister Scott Morrison, have raised the question of electric vehicles' capacity for "grunt." Now I'm by no means a "grunt" expert, but when it comes to performance, electric ...

Videos A prototype electric bike with smart steering assistance is in the works, thanks to a collaboration between TU Delft and bicycle manufacturer Koninklijke Gazelle. If the cyclists is in danger of tipping over, the....

News Our sweat, despite a portrayal of hard work, which emits a sometimes-potent smell, offers a plethora of information of what's happening inside our body. However, collecting this sweat in a clean fashion is time-cons...

News Researchers have developed an innovative way to automatically and reliably detect and monitor medication ON and OFF states in PD patients. They have combined an algorithm and sensor-based system that detects ON and ...

Article In remote, rural corners of Malawi, hospitals are often faced with life-and-death decisions. Now, Mwapasa, moderator of an invite-only WhatsApp group, allows health workers to ask specialists for advice before - ...

News Researchers in Korea have designed an ultrathin display that can project dynamic, multi-colored, 3D holographic images, according to a study published in Nature Communications. The system's critical component... Con...

News In the early morning hours of Apr. 19, 1775, British troops crossed Boston Harbor intent on seizing military supplies stored by Patriot militiamen in the town of Concord, Mass. It was there, at the Old North Bridge....

News The Army is working on additional authentication measures to provide more options to access Army online resources while maintaining the security of information-technology systems. Army CIO/G-6 officials... Contribut...

News It is still unclear what exactly happens when lightning develops. Based on high-resolution data of the LOFAR radio telescope, an international team of researchers has now discovered needle-shaped structures... Contr...

News An arsenal of new technology is being put to the test fighting floods this year as rivers inundate towns and farm fields across the central United States. Drones, supercomputers and sonar that scans deep under... Co...