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New Technique Cuts AI Training Time by More Than 60 Percent

April 9, 2019

Training a deep learning network involves breaking a data sample into chunks of consecutive data points

Fish-Inspired Material Changes Color Using Nanocolumns

March 21, 2019

Neon tetra fish can control their brightly colored stripes by changing the angle of tiny platelets in their skin

New Species of Tiny Tyrannosaur Foreshadows Rise of T. Rex

February 22, 2019

A newly discovered, diminutive—by T. rex standards—relative of the tyrant king of dinosaurs reveals cru...

Bone Experts Offer How-to Video for Forensic Professionals

January 29, 2019

The bone mineral density of a human skeleton can tell forensic practitioners everything from the age of the deceased to wheth...

Research Finds Serious Problems With Forensic Software

January 15, 2019

At issue is a publicly available computer program called DXAGE, which was released in 2018

New Technique Offers Rapid Assessment of Radiation Exposure

January 10, 2019

New technique turns smartphones, thumb drives, and other electronics into "your own personal radiation detector"

New System Allows Rapid Response to Heart Attacks, Limits Cardiac Damage

August 6, 2018

A team of researchers has developed a drug-delivery system that allows rapid response to heart attacks without surgical inter...

New Technique Offers Faster, Safer Way to Optimize Industrial Chemical Reactions

July 27, 2018

The technique focuses on hydroformylation reactions, which are used to create a variety of commercial products

New Microscopy Works at Extreme Heat, Sheds Light on Alloys for Nuclear Reactors

July 10, 2018

A new microscopy technique allows researchers to track microstructural changes in real time, even when a material is exposed ...

Researchers Find Connection Between Genes, Response to Environmental Chemicals

July 2, 2018

Why do individuals respond differently to the same environment?

ChemMaps Lets Researchers Navigate the Chemical Universe

June 5, 2018

A new online service allows users to interactively navigate the chemical space of more than 8,000 drugs and 47,000 environmen...

New Tech May Make Prosthetic Hands Easier for Patients to Use

May 23, 2018

Current state-of-the-art prosthetics rely on machine learning to create a "pattern recognition" approach to prosthesis contro...

City Fish Evolve Different Body Forms Than Country Fish

April 30, 2018

Generally, urbanization produces conditions that make water in streams flow more variably and more quickly during rain storms...

Study Sheds New Light on Antibiotics Produced by Ants

February 9, 2018

To deal with the bacteria that cause diseases, some ants produce their own antibiotics

Forensic Researchers Find More Accurate Way to Estimate Age of Deceased

January 24, 2018

Researchers have found a more accurate way to assess an individual's age at death, based on the bone mineral density of the f...