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Live Science - 18 Oct 2017 12:49UTSA launches five innovative projects to support clean energy and climate action
EurekAlert! - 18 Oct 2017 06:00
(University of Texas at San Antonio) Researchers at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) have begun work on five new research initiatives to enhance clean energy production/integration, improve air quality and r...
Nice ice, maybe: Study finds water-repelling surfaces ease ice removal
Phys.org - 18 Oct 2017 08:37
Water-repellent surfaces and coatings could make ice removal a literal breeze by forcing ice to grow up rather than just skate by, says a new study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and several Chinese institutions...
Physics boosts artificial intelligence methods
Phys.org - 18 Oct 2017 22:18
Researchers from Caltech and the University of Southern California (USC) report the first application of quantum computing to a physics problem. By employing quantum-compatible machine learning techniques, they developed...
Individual receptors caught at work
Science Daily - 18 Oct 2017 21:18
Using a revolutionary live-cell microscopy technique, an international team of scientist has observed for the first time individual receptors for hormones and widely used drugs at work in intact cells.
Genetic testing recommended for children considered at risk for most common eye cancer
Science Daily - 18 Oct 2017 21:18
Children who are considered to be at risk of developing eye cancer should receive genetic counseling and testing as soon as possible to clarify risk for the disease. This is the consensus of leading ophthalmologists, pat...
Obesity: Engineered proteins lower body weight in mice, rats and primates
Science Daily - 18 Oct 2017 21:18
Researchers have created engineered proteins that lowered body weight, bloodstream insulin, and cholesterol levels in obese mice, rats, and primates.
A common herbal medicine may cause liver cancer mutations
New Scientist - 18 Oct 2017 21:00
A compound found in some plants used in traditional medicine has been linked to a 78 per cent of cases of liver cancer in hospitals in Taiwan
Hunger-blocking injection lets fat monkeys quickly lose weight
New Scientist - 18 Oct 2017 21:00
A protein injection that decreases appetite has been found to help obese monkeys slim down fast, and to cut their risk of developing diabetes
Police body cams were meant to keep us safer. Are they working?
New Scientist - 18 Oct 2017 20:00
Equipping police officers with body-worn cameras was intended to defuse tense situations, but footage of brutal incidents keeps going viral
Huge Piccadilly Circus screen will target ads at certain cars
New Scientist - 18 Oct 2017 20:00
A vast electronic display in London's Piccadilly Circus will use cameras to watch nearby cars and target certain models with certain ads
AlphaGo's AI upgrade gets round the need for human input
New Scientist - 18 Oct 2017 20:00
AlphaGo Zero, Google DeepMind's artificially intelligent Go player, dominates humans and other AIs by learning itself - without any human training
Duplications of noncoding DNA may have affected evolution of human-specific traits
Science Daily - 18 Oct 2017 19:32
Duplications of large segments of noncoding DNA in the human genome may have contributed to the emergence of differences between humans and nonhuman primates, according to new results. Identifying these duplications, whi...
Inflammation trains the skin to heal faster
Science Daily - 18 Oct 2017 19:28
Stem cells in the skin remember an injury, helping them close recurring wounds faster, researchers have found. The discovery could advance research and treatment of psoriasis and other inflammatory diseases.
The latest AI can work things out without being taught
The Economist - 18 Oct 2017 19:16
IN 2016 Lee Sedol, one of the world's best players of Go, lost a match in Seoul to a computer program called AlphaGo by four games to one. It was a big event, both in the history of Go and in the history of artificial in...
Riddle of matter remains unsolved: Proton and antiproton share fundamental properties
Phys.org - 18 Oct 2017 19:00
The search goes on. No difference in protons and antiprotons have yet been found which would help to potentially explain the existence of matter in our universe. However, physicists in the BASE collaboration at the CERN ...
Cancer Linked to Breast Implants Is on the Rise
Live Science - 18 Oct 2017 18:40New findings explain how UV rays trigger skin cancer
Science Daily - 18 Oct 2017 18:16
Melanoma, a cancer of skin pigment cells called melanocytes, will strike an estimated 87,110 people in the US in 2017, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A fraction of those melanomas come from ...
Online game will spot if you have hidden cybersecurity talents
New Scientist - 18 Oct 2017 18:16
A music major or law student might have native cybersecurity skills a trained IT student doesn't - and this online game will identify you