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The Sweet Spot: Taste Center in Brain Located

March 15, 2019

Researchers located the taste center using functional magnetic resonance imagingand a new method of statistical analysis...

To Conserve Energy, AI Clears up Cloudy Forecasts

February 5, 2019

A case study shows that a new approach to smart temperature control can reduce energy usage by up to 10 percent

Computer Program Aids Food Safety Experts with Pathogen Testing

January 25, 2019

The system helps prevent food contamination and human exposure to pathogens through tainted food

Scientists Tackle Breeding Challenges of Land Mine-Finding Rats

January 25, 2019

There is a surprising champion of land mine detection: the African giant pouched rat

Shape-Shifting Robots Perceive Surroundings, Make Decisions for First Time

November 1, 2018

This is the first time modular robots have been demonstrated with autonomous reconfiguration and behavior that is perception-...

New Test Measures Men's Fertility

October 25, 2018

This test marks a major improvement over semen analysis, the standard diagnostic tool for male infertility

New Study Finds Harmful Pesticides Lurking in NYS Homes

October 24, 2018

Once inside a home, pesticide residues accumulate in dust and degrade at a lower rate than they do outdoors

Eating with Your Eyes: Virtual Reality Can Alter Taste

October 16, 2018

Virtual reality shows how people's perception of real food can be altered by their surroundings

Marker May Help Target Treatments for Crohn's Patients

October 16, 2018

Researchers report that levels of a single molecule predict whether a patient has subtype 1 or subtype 2 of the disease...

Viruses Discern, Destroy E. Coli in Drinking Water

September 28, 2018

Rather than sending water samples to laboratories and waiting days for results, this new test can be administered locally to ...

New Radiocarbon Cycle Research May Alter History

June 6, 2018

Archaeologists revealed variations in the radiocarbon cycle at certain periods of time, affecting frequently cited standards&...

Coloring That Can't Be Beet: New Food Process Replaces Synthetic Dyes

April 16, 2018

A team of Cornell food scientists has discovered a way to process natural beet juice so that it maintains its bright red colo...

Breakthrough Made in Atomically Thin Magnets

April 6, 2018

Discovery is an important one for the future of electronics

Spider's Web Inspires Removable Implant That May Control Type 1 Diabetes

January 3, 2018

New method for implanting insulin-producing pancreatic cell clusters into a patient was inspired by the way water beads on a ...

Engineers Program Tiny Robots to Move, Think Like Insects

December 15, 2017

While engineers have had success building tiny, insect-like robots, programming them to behave autonomously like real insects...