Harnessing automated program synthesis allows non-programmers to create working code Nobody said computer programming was easy. But maybe in the future, it could be. In order to simplify pro... Read more
From the kitchen to the metro, new robotic systems designed to assist the elderly, people with disabilities Many new robots look less like the metal humanoids of pop culture and more like hi... Read more
NSF early career awardee develops tools that combine human and machine intelligence to accelerate learning Crowdsourcing has brought us Wikipedia and ways to understand how HIV proteins fold... Read more
Researchers are designing artificial limbs to be more sensational, with the emphasis on sensation. They have developed a language of touch that can be “felt” by computers and hum... Read more
In 1961, with memories of Holocaust atrocities and the prosecution of Nazi officials at Nuremburg still fresh, psychologist Stanley Milgram undertook a series of now infamous experiments on... Read more
UTAH ENGINEERS CREATE FUEL CELL THAT CAN RUN WITHOUT HIGH HEAT University of Utah engineers developed the first room-temperature fuel cell that uses enzymes to help jet fuel produce electric... Read more
North Carolina State University researchers have developed technology that allows cyborg cockroaches, or biobots, to pick up sounds with small microphones and seek out the source of the soun... Read more
Supported by a NSF and DOE grant, a trial of the unit holds promise of big advance for those who rely on life-saving equipment Brooke Ellison draws her own power from will, but the ventilato... Read more
A team of researchers has discovered a way to cool electrons to -228 °C without external means and at room temperature, an advancement that could enable electronic devices to function with v... Read more
Scholars are exhilarated by the prospect of tapping into the vast troves of personal data collected by Facebook, Google, Amazon and a host of start-ups, which they say could transform social... Read more
Acoustic Bottle Beams from Berkeley Lab Hold Promise for Imaging, Cloaking, Levitation and Other Apps There’s a new wave of sound on the horizon carrying with it a broad scope of tantalizing... Read more
Kent research suggests that recent high levels of media coverage for climate change may have deflected attention and funding from biodiversity loss. In a paper published by the journal Biosc... Read more
Imagine a technology that could allow us to see through opaque surfaces without exposure to harmful x-rays, that could give us the ability to detect harmful chemicals and bio-agents from a s... Read more
Biodegradable plastics from a plentiful natural resource Wolfgang Glasser says he was hesitant at first when a start-up company asked him to be their chief scientific officer. But then the... Read more
Increasing administrative requirements waste researcher time and taxpayer money Excessive regulations are consuming scientists’ time and wasting taxpayer dollars, says a report release... Read more
