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New instrument extends LIGO’s reach: Technology “squeezes” out quantum noise so more gravitational wave signals…
Long-lasting capsule can remain in the stomach and release contraceptive drugs over several weeks. Oral…
Study shows that people can boost attention by manipulating their own alpha brain waves. Having…
Muscle relaxants delivered to the ureter can reduce contractions that cause pain when passing a…
Model registers “surprise” when objects in a scene do something unexpected, which could be used…
The field of magnetic fusion research has mysteries to spare. How to confine turbulent plasma…
Researchers develop a method to isolate and sequence the RNA of T cells that react…
Circuit design offers a path to “spintronic” devices that use little electricity and generate practically…
Producing better guides for medical-image analysis: Model quickly generates brain scan templates that represent a…
A specialized silk covering could protect seeds from salinity while also providing fertilizer-generating microbes. Providing…
New material should be relatively easy to produce at an industrial scale, researchers say. MIT…
Optimizing soft robots to perform specific tasks is a huge computational problem, but a new…
Using deductive reasoning, the bot identifies friend or foe to ensure victory over humans in…
New control system may enable humanoid robots to do heavy lifting and other physically demanding…
Researchers generate terahertz laser with laughing gas: Device may enable “T-ray vision” and better wireless…
New strategy for encapsulating nutrients makes it easier to fortify foods with iron and vitamin…
Materials could be useful for delivering drugs or imaging agents in the body; may offer…