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Combining Light, Superconductors Could Boost AI Capabilities

WASHINGTON, April 20, 2021 — As artificial intelligence has attracted broad interest, researchers are focused on understanding how the brain accomplishes cognition so they can construct artificial […]

Forensics Puzzle Cracked via Fluid Mechanical Principles

WASHINGTON, April 20, 2021 — In 2009, music producer Phil Spector was convicted for the 2003 murder of actress Lana Clarkson, who was shot in the face […]

Stone Skipping Techniques Can Improve Reentry of Space Vehicles

WASHINGTON, April 20, 2021 — Skipping stones on a body of water is an age-old game, but developing a better understanding of the physics involved is crucial […]

Reversal of Blood Droplet Flight Predicted, Captured in Experiments

WASHINGTON, April 20, 2021 — Forensic science includes the analysis of blood backspatter involved in gunshot wounds, but scientific questions about the detailed role of fluids in […]

Combining Mask Wearing, Social Distancing Suppresses COVID-19 Virus Spread

WASHINGTON, April 13, 2021 — Studies show wearing masks and social distancing can contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus, but their combined effectiveness is not precisely […]

Tiny Brains Grown in 3D-Printed Bioreactor

WASHINGTON, April 6, 2021 — Scientists from MIT and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras have grown small amounts of self-organizing brain tissue, known as organoids, in […]

Plant, Animal Surfaces Inspire Infection-Proof Engineered Implants

WASHINGTON, April 6, 2021 — Dragonfly wings, lotus leaves, cicada wings — thanks to millennia of evolution, nature has optimized the ways these surfaces and others behave […]

Activated Carbon Increases Cryocooler Efficiency

WASHINGTON, April 6, 2021 — Cryocoolers are ultracold refrigeration units used in surgery and drug development, semiconductor fabrication, and spacecraft. They can be tubes, pumps, tabletop sizes, […]

Curbing Coronavirus Spread in Enclosed Spaces Means Better Masks, Adequate Ventilation

WASHINGTON, April 6, 2021 — With research increasingly showing the COVID-19 virus is transmissible via smaller droplets suspended in air, there is a growing concern current public […]