Major Drop in Leatherback Sea Turtle Population off US West Coast
April 17, 2021 • ~5 min •
New tool developed to study ‘undruggable’ proteins
Researchers at Harvard have designed new, highly selective tools that can add or remove sugars from a protein with no off-target effects, to examine exactly what the sugars are doing and engineer them into new treatments for “undruggable” proteins.
April 16, 2021 • ~7 min
Video conferencing can tank collective intelligence
By reducing synchrony among speakers, video conferencing actually may make it harder to communicate effectively than non-visual ways of connecting.
April 16, 2021 • ~6 min
Muons don’t stick to the Standard Model of particle physics
Results from long-running experiment suggest fundamental particles called muons behave in a way that the Standard Model of particle physics doesn't predict.
April 16, 2021 • ~9 min
Toward deep-learning models that can reason about code more like humans
Researchers propose a method for finding and fixing weaknesses in automated programming tools.
April 15, 2021 • ~6 min
Tool detects how materials will hold up under extreme temps
A tool can quickly evaluate a material's suitability for high-temperature applications, such as turbines for jet engines and electrical power generators.
April 15, 2021 • ~8 min
Social media ‘likes’ change the way we feel about our memories – new research
In some cases, people would hold back from sharing a memory in case it didn't receive enough likes.
April 15, 2021 • ~5 min
Bitcoin Hits Record High as Digital Currency Company Goes Public
April 14, 2021 • ~5 min •
‘Snakebot’ takes a dive to go where other robots can’t
A snake-like robot can now go for a swim to inspect ships, submarines, and other underwater infrastructure.
April 14, 2021 • ~6 min
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