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55 trillion kilograms of carbon to fill the atmosphere
55 trillion kilograms: that's how much carbon could be released into the atmosphere from the soil by mid-century if…
Computer learns to recognize sounds through video
Think of the dictation software on most cellphones, or the algorithms that automatically identify people in photos…
AR advances learning in an informal context
The aim of this research project was to analyse learning using Augmented Reality (AR) technology and the…
Virtual liver model reduces risk of overdose
A virtual model of the human liver has been developed by researchers at Indiana University's Biocomplexity…
Highly efficient solar cells inspired by plants
To make a key discovery that could help make solar cells more efficient, a University of California, Riverside…
The inventor of science fiction, and VR goggles?
Science fiction as we know it would not exist without Hugo Gernsback. He coined the term 'science fiction' as the…
Drug delivery and tumor imaging through ‘nanocarriers’
A conundrum of cancer is the tumor's ability to use our bodies as human shields to deflect treatment. Tumors grow…
Hydrogen produced at much lower temperature with less energy
A new method for producing hydrogen, which is fast, irreversible, and takes place at much lower temperature using…
Earth’s ‘technosphere’ weighs 30 trillion tons
An international team led by University of Leicester geologists has made the first estimate of the sheer size of…
Atmospheric scientists think inside the box with cloud chambers
Atmospheric physicists at Michigan Tech use a turbulence-generating cloud chamber to better understand the details…