Does Visual Feedback of Our Tongues Help in Speech Motor Learning?
WASHINGTON, August 3, 2021 — When we speak, although we may not be aware of it, we use our auditory and somatosensory systems to monitor the results […]
Experimental Model of Ovarian Cancer Shows Effect of Healthy Cell Arrangement in Metastasis
WASHINGTON, August 3, 2021 — Ovarian cancer devastates more than 20,000 women in the U.S. every year, due in part to its tendency to evade detection and […]
Bioprinted 3D Cardiac Patches Could Reverse Scar Formation, Promote Myocardial Regeneration After Heart Attacks
WASHINGTON, July 27, 2021 — Cardiovascular diseases account for 32% of global deaths. Myocardial infarction, or heart attacks, play a large part in heart diseases and the […]
Rounding Errors Could Make Certain Stopwatches Pick Wrong Race Winners
WASHINGTON, July 21, 2021 — As the Summer Olympics draw near, the world will shift its focus to photo finishes and races determined by mere fractions of […]
Sensor Data Identifies Turbine Wake Clustering, Improves Wind Farm Productivity Via Yaw Control
WASHINGTON, July 20, 2021 — In the wind power industry, optimization of yaw, the alignment of a wind turbine’s angle relative to the horizonal plane, has long […]
Bleak Cyborg Future from Brain-Computer Interfaces if We’re Not Careful
WASHINGTON, July 20, 2021 — Surpassing the biological limitations of the brain and using one’s mind to interact with and control external electronic devices may sound like […]
Electric Signals Between Individual Cardiac Cells Regulate Heartbeat
WASHINGTON, July 13, 2021 — The rhythm in a working heart is regulated by electrical impulses. Disturbances of this bioelectrical process can result in cardiac arrhythmias, or […]
Something in the Air: Embedded Gas Sensing Device Promises Simple, Accurate Volatile Organic Compounds Detection
WASHINGTON, July 6, 2021 — Emitted as gases from certain solids or liquids, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) include a variety of chemicals. Many of these chemicals are […]
Polymers in Meteorites Provide Clues to Early Solar System
WASHINGTON, June 29, 2021 — Many meteorites, which are small pieces from asteroids, do not experience high temperatures at any point in their existence. Because of this, […]