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UC Riverside researchers are combining connected vehicle technology and evolutionary algorithms to make PHEVs more efficient Engineers at the University of California, Riverside have taken inspiration from biological evolution and the energy savings garnered by birds flying in formation to improve the efficiency of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) by more than 30 percent. Titled

By playing carefully constructed melodies, the scientists can simultaneously move multiple objects on the plate towards desired targets. Researchers of Aalto University have made a breakthrough in controlling the motion of multiple objects on a vibrating plate with a single acoustic source. By playing carefully constructed melodies, the scientists can simultaneously and independently move multiple

New data shows patients maintaining vision after a single intravitreal injection of gene therapy   Gene therapy is showing promise for one of the most common causes of blindness. Data presented today shows that six patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) have, so far, an average of eight months without the need for continued injections to control a

Carbon dioxide conversion process may be adapted for biofuel synthesis Using a novel approach involving a key enzyme that helps regulate global nitrogen, University of California, Irvine molecular biologists have discovered an effective way to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) to carbon monoxide (CO) that can be adapted for commercial applications like biofuel synthesis. Led by

Using sound vibrations and pulses of near-infrared light, a Rutgers University scientist has developed a new “virtual biopsy” device that can quickly determine a skin lesion’s depth and potential malignancy without using a scalpel. The ability to analyze a skin tumor non-invasively could make biopsies much less risky and distressing to patients, according to a report in

Green tea is said to have many putative positive effects on health. Now, researchers at the University of Basel are reporting first evidence that green tea extract enhances the cognitive functions, in particular the working memory. The Swiss findings suggest promising clinical implications for the treatment of cognitive impairments in psychiatric disorders such as dementia.

Researchers from the Yokohama National University have teleported quantum information securely within the confines of a diamond. The study has big implications for quantum information technology – the future of how sensitive information is shared and stored. The researchers published their results on June 28, 2019 in Communications Physics. “Quantum teleportation permits the transfer of quantum

Regenerating Damaged Nerves with “Pac-Man” Cells Biomedical engineers have found an unlikely ally in the struggle to regrow damaged nerves—the foot soldiers of the body’s immune system. Macrophages are known as the Pac-Man of the immune system and form the body’s first line of defense against invasion—they indiscriminately engulf and eat most anything deemed a

The new HorseFly octocopter–a small drone with eight rotors–is designed to live on the back of a electric delivery truck. As the truck makes its rounds, the HorseFly splits off to make more deliveries in the area. every detail matters for saving fuel and reducing pollution: UPS drivers, for example, rarely turn left, which has