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News Researchers at UBC Okanagan's School of Engineering have developed a low-cost sensor that can be interlaced into textiles and composite materials. The researchers believe such a sensor could lead to the development ...

News Neuroscientists have discovered an area of the brain, the insular cortex, that processes painful experiences and thereby drives learning from aversive events... Contributed Author: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de ...

News Investigators at the University of British Columbia (UBC)/Centre for Molecular Medicine & Therapeutics (CMMT) and BC Children's Hospital have examined more than 25 years of data to reveal new insights into predictin...

News NASA has selected 11 companies to conduct studies and produce prototypes of human landers for its Artemis lunar exploration program. This effort will help put American astronauts -- the first woman and next man... C...

News Agricultural researchers have long used small-plot trials to test a myriad of practices, such as selecting the best seeds, fertilizer and crop-control products, and depending on their eyes and opinions to determine....

News As major technology firms race to roll out augmented reality products, Stanford researchers are learning how it affects people's behavior - in both the physical world and a digitally enhanced one. In a new study led...

News Many parents express concerns about privacy and online safety in technology designed for their children. But we know much less about what children themselves find concerning in emerging technologies... Contributed A...

News Plasmonics and photonics have been drawing attention in both academia and industry due to their use in an extensive range of applications, one of which includes optical sensing. The development of optical... Contrib...

News In 2017, I had the unique opportunity to deploy with my state's Army National Guard combat aviation brigade in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. They required a tactical unmanned aircraft systems warrant... Con...

News Siemens introduced the PAVE360 pre-silicon autonomous validation environment--a program established to enable and accelerate the development of innovative autonomous vehicle platforms... Contributed Author: Siemens ...

News Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and partners have demonstrated an experimental, next-generation atomic clock--ticking at high "optical" frequencies--that is much smaller... Co...

News SpaceX postponed a launch of 60 satellites into low-Earth orbit that was scheduled for Thursday night, possibly until next week, citing a need for software updates. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch... Contributed A...

News Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg, speaking Thursday at the JPMorgan Global Technology Media And Communications Conference, touted the fast speeds and form factor of the Galaxy S10 5G, Staff Author: Bevin Fletcher Topics: D...

News Scientists have demonstrated a new bio-inspired material for an eco-friendly and cost-effective approach to recovering uranium from seawater... Contributed Author: Ashley C Huff, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Topics...

Article Clinician burnout is bad for everyone--patients and healthcare organizations included. Here is how technology is changing the future of healthcare... Contributed Author: Michelle Davey, CEO and co-founder of Enzy...

News A study conducted in part at the Canadian Light Source at the University of Saskatchewan suggests reformulating lubricating oils for internal combustion engines could significantly improve not only the life... Contr...

News European aerospace giant Airbus and Paris underground operator RATP will study the viability of adding flying vehicles to the city's urban transport network, the companies said Wednesday... Contributed Author: AFP T...

News According to clinical studies, about a third of patients with atrial fibrillation will suffer a stroke during their lifetime. Between 70 and 90 percent of these strokes are caused by a thrombus formed in the left at...

News Students have teamed up as part of their senior design project to create a device to monitor the pediatric tracheostomy patients and alert caregivers of respiratory distress... Contributed Author: Stevens Institute ...

News Blood tests that track the amount of tumor DNA can--after only one month of drug therapy--detect how well treatment is working in patients with skin cancer, a new study finds... Contributed Author: NYU Langone Healt...

News Placing a loved one in a nursing home can be a traumatic experience for the entire family with concerns about the care and attention they will receive. Imagine if those concerns were eased, simply by some changes in...

News Fitness apps could be prescribed by clinicians to help patients recovering from cancer increase their physical activity levels, new research in the Journal of Cancer Survivorship reports... Contributed Author: Unive...