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Boundaries no barrier for thermoelectricity
Study of ‘shrink-smart’ towns expanding to include curriculum, big data
NSF grant to fund economists’ active learning study
Biggest fish so far caught in gravitational waves
NSF funds effort to support home health aides through tech
Alice Li links Cornell innovation to industry, startups
A ‘bang’ in LIGO detectors signals most massive gravitational-wave source yet
NSF grant funds purchase of atomic force microscope at Penn State Behrend
Managing Data Flow to Boost Cyber-Physical System Performance
Warning witnesses of possibility of misinformation helps protect their memory accuracy
NSF backs first community platform for smarter wireless
Revised tree ring data confirms ancient Mediterranean dates
Laser jolts microscopic electronic robots into motion
Plant scientists study interaction of heat stress responses in corn
Terms in Seattle-area rental ads reinforce neighborhood segregation, study says
Protein ‘chameleon’ colors long-term memory
Nanotech facility gets 5-year, $7.5M renewal from NSF
Locust swarm could improve collision avoidance
Small quake clusters can’t hide from AI
Graphene sensors find subtleties in magnetic fields
Researchers create nanoclusters that mimic biomolecules
Foulden Maar research points to a future global greening
Invasive shrubs in Northeast forests grow leaves earlier and keep them longer
Study Debunks Robocall Myths, Lays Groundwork For Stopping Them
Algorithm improves fairness of search results
Where lions operate, grazers congregate … provided food is great
Systemic racism has consequences for all life in cities
Engineer developing out-of-this-world solutions for COVID-19 challenges
Research helps explain source of pathogen that causes bitter rot disease
Tropical fisheries projected to decline 40 per cent by 2050s
Tropical fisheries projected to decline 40 per cent by 2050s
In 3D simulation, shoppers prefer stores with more distancing
NSF renews Rice biological physics center
Rare ‘boomerang’ earthquake observed along Atlantic Ocean fault line
Highly sensitive dopamine detector uses 2D materials
A young sub-Neptune-sized planet sheds light onto how planets form and evolve
Baltimore, Bullock’s orioles will retain separate identities
Unequal neutron-star mergers create unique ‘bang’ in simulations
New studies show how to save parasites and why it’s important
Perovskite mineral supports solar-energy sustainability
Engineers developing mail-in, no-touch, fast-scan test for COVID-19, other outbreaks
Deep-sea anglerfishes have evolved a new type of immune system
Cosmic tango between very small and very large
Seismic waves help scientists ‘see’ chemical changes beneath a watershed
Controlling Streams of Liquid Metal at Room Temperature
Pristine air over Southern Ocean suggests early industrial era’s clouds not so different from today’s
Randomness theory could hold key to internet security
Rice receives NSF grant to boost STEM education