App attempts to break barriers to bankruptcy for those in medical debt
An unplanned and complicated pregnancy pushed Carlazjion Constant of Smyrna, Tennessee, to the financial brink.
Jan 12, 2022
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Our casual use of facial analysis tools can lead to more sinister applications
On Dec. 14, the governments of British Columbia, Alberta and Québec ordered facial recognition company Clearview AI to stop collecting—and to delete—images of people obtained without their consent. Discussions about ...
Dec 20, 2021
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Computer Sciences
AI points the way to better doctor-patient communication
A computer analysis of hundreds of thousands of secure email messages between doctors and patients found that most doctors use language that is too complex for their patients to understand. The study also uncovered strategies ...
Dec 17, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
New technique advances the way researchers measure and analyze battery materials
A popular adage in data analysis is that you can only control what you can measure. For researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), precise and accurate measurement is crucial to understand and optimize ...
Dec 16, 2021
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Internet
Why false news snowballs on social media
The spread of misinformation on social media is a pressing societal problem that tech companies and policymakers continue to grapple with, yet those who study this issue still don't have a deep understanding of why and how ...
Dec 15, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
A new super-cooled microwave source boosts the scale-up of quantum computers
Researchers in Finland have developed a circuit that produces the high-quality microwave signals required to control quantum computers while operating at temperatures near absolute zero. This is a key step towards moving ...
Dec 09, 2021
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Computer Sciences
New method gives rapid, objective insight into how cells are changed by disease
A new "image analysis pipeline" is giving scientists rapid new insight into how disease or injury have changed the body, down to the individual cell.
Nov 23, 2021
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Engineering
What caused the collapse of the condominium building in Florida?
On June 24, 2021, at approximately 1:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, Champlain Towers South Condominium, a 12-story 40-year-old reinforced concrete flat plate structure building in the Miami suburb of Surfside, Florida, United ...
Nov 09, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Diablo Canyon nuclear plant could provide benefits for California, including desalinated water and clean hydrogen
The Diablo Canyon nuclear plant in California, the only one still operating in the state, is set to close in 2025. A team of researchers at MIT's Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems, Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food ...
Nov 09, 2021
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Can electric cars help strengthen electrical grids?
American homeowners with solar panels can sell the surplus electricity they generate back to their local grids. Should electric vehicle (EV) owners be able to do the same thing?
Nov 08, 2021
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