Using Overpasses as Shelter From Tornado?
WASHINGTON, October 26, 2021 — Meteorologists and emergency workers continue to contest the popular thinking that waiting out a tornado under an overpass is safe. According to […]
Teaching Robots to Think Like Us
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 26, 2021 — Can intelligence be taught to robots? Advances in physical reservoir computing, a technology that makes sense of brain signals, could contribute […]
Modeling Improvements Promise Increased Accuracy for Epidemic Forecasting
WASHINGTON, October 26, 2021 — Accurate forecasting of epidemic scenarios is critical to implementing effective public health intervention policies. While much progress has been made in predicting […]
To Better Understand Speech, Focus on Who Is Talking
WASHINGTON, October 26, 2021 — Seeing a person’s face as we are talking to them greatly improves our ability to understand their speech. While previous studies indicate […]
Targeted Interventions To Contain Pandemics, Minimize Societal Disruption
WASHINGTON, October 19, 2021 — The COVID-19 pandemic has led to more than 218 million infections and over 4.5 million deaths as of Sept. 3, 2021. Nonpharmaceutical […]
Amount of Information in Visible Universe Quantified
WASHINGTON, October 19, 2021 — Researchers have long suspected a connection between information and the physical universe, with various paradoxes and thought experiments used to explore how […]
COVID-19 Vaccination Strategies: When Is One Dose Better Than Two?
WASHINGTON, October 19, 2021 — In many parts of the world, the supply of COVID-19 vaccines continues to lag behind the demand. While most vaccines are designed […]
Simulation Illustrates How COVID-19 Social Distancing Creates Pedestrian ‘Traffic Jams’
WASHINGTON, October 19, 2021 — Along with the use of face masks, social distancing in public remains one of the most practiced front-line defenses against the spread […]
Attention-Based Deep Neural Network Increases Detection Capability in Sonar Systems
WASHINGTON, October 12, 2021 — In underwater acoustics, deep learning is gaining traction in improving sonar systems to detect ships and submarines in distress or in restricted […]