Pressure is key to embryonic cell ‘organizer’ mystery

Pressure determines which embryonic cells become "organizers" that tell other cells where to go and what to do, researchers report.

Sonia Fernandez-UCSB • futurity
April 3, 2024 ~5 min

‘Recipe book’ could make AI less power hungry

New research digs into how to create climate-friendly artificial intelligence systems that work well but require less energy.

Maria Hornbek-Copenhagen • futurity
April 3, 2024 ~9 min


Medieval people had surprising ideas about eclipses

In medieval and Renaissance times, eclipses they were omens, predictors of the future, and windows into the workings of the universe.

Sandra Knispel-U. Rochester • futurity
April 3, 2024 ~13 min

Window coating blocks heat, not the view

Windows can bring in unwanted heat. A new window coating blocks heat-generating light but doesn't block the outside view.

Karla Cruise - Notre Dame • futurity
April 3, 2024 ~4 min

Even hands-free, phones and their apps cause dangerously distracted driving

Technology has made driving safer in many ways, but also provided more opportunities for drivers to distract themselves.

Shannon Roberts, Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering, UMass Amherst • conversation
April 3, 2024 ~6 min

A new computational technique could make it easier to engineer useful proteins

MIT researchers plan to search for proteins that could be used to measure electrical activity in the brain.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
April 3, 2024 ~8 min

Scientists Learn More about Black Hole at Center of Our Galaxy

VOA Learning English • voa
April 2, 2024 ~5 min

Astronomers snap magnetic fields swirling around black hole

"...there are strong, twisted, and organized magnetic fields near the black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy."

U. Arizona • futurity
April 2, 2024 ~9 min


Gmail Launched 20 Years Ago on April Fools’ Day

VOA Learning English • voa
April 1, 2024 ~5 min

How Well Does Your Dog Understand You?

VOA Learning English • voa
April 1, 2024 ~4 min

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