Antenna system developed at Lincoln Laboratory aims to improve wireless communications

In-band full-duplex techniques applied to a phased-array antenna may provide a tenfold speedup in data transmit and receive rates while supporting a rapidly increasing number of wireless devices.

Dorothy Ryan | Lincoln Laboratory • mit
Oct. 21, 2019 ~7 min

Right whales ‘whisper’ to their kids to avoid predators

To steer clear of predators like orcas, right whales tone down their vocalizations, which "can be thought of almost like a human whisper."

Tim Lucas-Duke • futurity
Oct. 11, 2019 ~3 min


How we can avoid escalating arguments

When we get escalate arguments, it's not usually based on strategy. Here's how slowing down can help us avoid making conflicts worse.

Jack Wang- U. Chicago • futurity
Sept. 26, 2019 ~4 min

Device offers a way to communicate during disasters

A tool called "Panacea's Cloud" will help first responders communicate in natural or human-made disasters when cell phones or other devices are unavailable.

Eric Stann-Missouri • futurity
Sept. 11, 2019 ~3 min

Bird call ‘building blocks’ mirror human language

The building blocks of bird calls from the chestnut-crowned babbler mirror the meaningless sounds that add up to form words in our languages.

U. Zurich • futurity
Sept. 9, 2019 ~4 min

Many doctors hold back health advice for cancer survivors

"Even though oncologists clearly believe that cancer survivors should adopt a healthy lifestyle, they said they don't have the time..."

Kristin Samuelson-Northwestern • futurity
Sept. 3, 2019 ~3 min

Pregnant women of color say doctors and nurses mislead them

Pregnant women of color say doctors and nurses are packaging health information in a way that limits their options and even misleads them.

U. Washington • futurity
Aug. 29, 2019 ~6 min

Harvard panel on mental health in the workplace

Faculty of Arts and Sciences Diversity Summer Panel focuses on the impacts of mental illness in the workplace and what can be done about it.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
Aug. 23, 2019 ~6 min


How to fight mental illness stigma at college with fun

Getting college students to engage in fun activities centered around honesty about mental health can help cut mental illness stigma.

Kevin Fryling-Indiana • futurity
Aug. 14, 2019 ~6 min

‘Teach back’ communication can keep you out of hospital

Physicians should initiate teach-back interactions with each patient they see, but if they don't, patients can bring it up first.

Alisson Clark-Florida • futurity
Aug. 5, 2019 ~4 min

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