Engineering
If you were ever to see sewage sludge up close, you might be hard-pressed to find any redeemable value; however, researchers at UBC's Bioreactor Technology Group see it another way.
Jul 25, 2023
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Robotics
Hormones released by the stomach, such as ghrelin, play a key role in stimulating appetite. These hormones are produced by endocrine cells that are part of the enteric nervous system, which controls hunger, nausea, and feelings ...
Apr 26, 2023
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Scientists at the University of Sussex have successfully trialed new biodegradable health sensors that could change the way we experience personal health care and fitness monitoring technology.
Mar 2, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
A team of researchers from Brown University's School of Public Health, Brown's School of Engineering and Silent Spring Institute found that simple air filtration devices called Corsi-Rosenthal boxes are effective at reducing ...
Dec 23, 2022
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Internet
Searching the internet can reveal information a user would rather keep private. For instance, when someone looks up medical symptoms online, they could reveal their health conditions to Google, an online medical database ...
Dec 7, 2022
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Engineering
Wood as a building material has deep roots in the cultural memory of many regions. A study by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) now shows how much future building with wood opens up. Considering the cultural, technical, ...
Jul 8, 2022
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Computer Sciences
While working toward her dissertation in computer science at MIT, Marzyeh Ghassemi wrote several papers on how machine-learning techniques from artificial intelligence could be applied to clinical data in order to predict ...
Feb 2, 2022
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Machine learning & AI
New technology could help reduce malnutrition and improve overall health in long-term care homes by automatically recording and tracking how much food residents consume.
Jan 31, 2022
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Computer Sciences
It starts with a superspreader, and winds its way through a network of interactions, eventually leaving no one untouched. Those who have been exposed previously may experience little effect when exposed to a different variant.
Jan 11, 2022
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Internet
In 2021, an investigation revealed that home loan algorithms systematically discriminate against qualified minority applicants. Unfortunately, stories of dubious profit-driven data uses like this are all too common.
Aug 30, 2021
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