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Can science writing be automated?
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) A neural network developed at MIT and elsewhere can "read" scientific research papers and generate plain-English summaries of their contents.
New book on next-generation sequencing in medicine from CSHL Press
(Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press) Written and edited by experts in the field, 'Next-Generation Sequencing in Medicine' from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press examines next-generation sequencing technologies and their use, particularly...
Data mining digs up hidden clues to major California earthquake triggers
(DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory) A powerful computational study of southern California seismic records has revealed detailed information about a plethora of previously undetected small earthquakes, giving a more precise picture about stress in th...
The Problem Isn't Sharing Misinformation Online; It's Believing It
To counter spurious ideas such as those of the antivaccine movement, consider what drives people to accept them-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Giant tortoises migrate unpredictably in the face of climate change
(Ecological Society of America) Researchers use GPS to track the timing and patterns of giant tortoise migration over multiple years. The tortoises often take the same migration routes over many years in order to find optimal food quality and tempera...
Antimicrobial paints have a blind spot
(Northwestern University) In a new study, Northwestern University researchers tested bacteria commonly found inside homes on samples of drywall coated with antimicrobial, synthetic latex paints. Within 24 hours, all bacteria died except for Bacillus...
It's A Match: Satellite and Ground Measurements Agree on Warming
The consenus gives confidence to satellite estimates of temperature rise in remote areas with few weather stations-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
What Is the Point of a Period?
Age-old taboos against menstruation have led to a lack of research on how women's cycles work, with serious consequences for their health-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Future hypersonics could be artificially intelligent
(DOE/Sandia National Laboratories) Sandia announced today the formation of Autonomy New Mexico, a national academic research coalition whose mission is to create artificially intelligent aerospace systems.
Tiny, fast, accurate technology on the radar
(King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST)) A tiny, portable radar device could allow visually impaired people, or unmanned moving devices to detect objects in real time.