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Testing how well water disinfectants damage antibiotic resistance genes
(University of Washington) A UW team tested how well current water and wastewater disinfecting methods affect antibiotic resistance genes in bacterial DNA. While these methods work well to deter bacterial growth, they had varied success in either deg...
NASA-NOAA satellite finds a more circular Tropical Cyclone Wallace
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Southern Indian Ocean and captured a visible image of what appeared to be a more organized Tropical Cyclone Wallace, off the coast of Western Australia.
SwRI develops robotic machine vision solution for shiny objects
(Southwest Research Institute) Southwest Research Institute and ROS-Industrial developed a solution that enables industrial robots to scan and manipulate metallic objects that had previously been too 'shiny' for machine vision to process.
Coal's Days in Navajo Country Are Numbered
The Navajo Nation’s shift away from coal and toward renewables is a test case for a wider U.S. transition-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Deadly Volcanic Flows Glide on Their Own Cushion of Air
The discovery helps explain why pyroclastic flows can travel so far, so fast-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Using artificial intelligence to understand collective behavior
(University of Konstanz) A machine learning model can reproduce the swarming behaviour of locusts -- collaborative research project between the Universities of Konstanz and Innsbruck
Novel tool gauges rural, older adults' knowledge of Alzheimer's
(Florida Atlantic University) Nursing researchers have developed a novel tool called the "Basic Knowledge of Alzheimer's Disease," to measure and assess Alzheimer's knowledge in rural and underserved communities, in a way that matches their...
CIFAR announces new research programs and AI Chairs
(CIFAR) Top scientists and scholars from around the world have new opportunities for collaboration today with the announcement of CIFAR's new research portfolio and the expansion of the Canada CIFAR AI Chairs program.
IOF awards prestigious IOF CNS Medal to Varta Babalyan, Armenian bone health advocate
(International Osteoporosis Foundation) Dr Varta Babalyon, President of the Armenian Osteoporosis Association, an IOF member society, has been awarded the 2019 IOF Committee of National Societies (CNS) Medal. The Medal was presented on April 5, 2019...
Spying on cells eating habits could aid cancer diagnosis
(University of Edinburgh) Scientists at the University of Edinburgh have developed a new imaging technology to visualize what cells eat, which could aid the diagnosis and treatment of diseases such as cancer.