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A deep-learning model may help predict lung cancer survival and outcomes
(American Association for Cancer Research) A deep-learning model developed using serial image scans of tumors from patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) predicted treatment response and survival outcomes better than standard clinical param...
SpaceX Crew Dragon suffers anomaly during engine test; no injuries reported
A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule is hauled aboard a recovery ship at the end of a mission to the International Space Station in March. (SpaceX Photo)
SpaceX suffered a setback in preparations for its first crewed launch to the International Space Station...
4/20 Traffic Accidents Claim Curbed
A deeper data dive calls into question a 2018 study that found a spike in fatal traffic accidents apparently related to marijuana consumption on this date. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
From 2D to 1D: Atomically quasi '1D' wires using a carbon nanotube template
(Tokyo Metropolitan University) Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have used carbon nanotube templates to produce nanowires of transition metal monochalcogenide (TMM), which are only 3 atoms wide in diameter. These are 50 times longer tha...
Vanderbilt University to develop and test 'safe harbor' standards of care
(Vanderbilt University) A team of researchers from Vanderbilt University's schools of law, medicine and management has received a five-year research grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality of the Department of Health and Human...
Lockheed Martin joins the discussion about cloud computing services in space
Satellites could extend cloud computing to the final frontier. (Lockheed Martin Illustration)
Is the final frontier the next frontier for cloud computing?
One of the in June suggests that Lockheed Martin is putting serious thought into the idea of sp...
A universal framework combining genome annotation and undergraduate education
(Boyce Thompson Institute) On April 3, 2019, researchers from the Boyce Thompson Institute published a framework for using new genome sequences as a training resource for undergraduates interested in learning genome annotation. This strategy will bot...
Airbnb's explosive growth jolts hotel industry's bottom line
(Florida State University) New research finds Airbnb is taking an increasing share of business away from the hotel industry.
Study shows continuing impacts of Deepwater Horizon oil spill
(Virginia Institute of Marine Science) Nine years ago tomorrow -- April 20, 2010 -- crude oil began leaking from the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig into the Gulf of Mexico in what turned out to be the largest marine oil spill in history. A long-term...
Researchers report high performance solid-state sodium-ion battery
(University of Houston) Solid-state sodium-ion batteries are far safer than conventional lithium-ion batteries, which pose a risk of fire and explosions, but their performance has been too weak to offset the safety advantages. Researchers Friday repo...