A new research center based at the University of Glasgow is setting out to develop the ‘cognitive’ cities of the future which will revolutionize urban life. The Centre for Integrated Sensing and Communication Enabling Cognitive…
Evaluating voter experience
Wait times at polls in 2016 election improved in several key states, new survey results show. [caption id="attachment_10838" align="alignnone" width="639"] Charles Stewart III, the Kenan Sahin Distinguished Professor of Political Science, found that in a…
Mobile-money services lift Kenyans out of poverty
Greater access to services raises daily spending, especially among female-headed households. [caption id="attachment_10833" align="alignnone" width="629"] A new study estimates that, since 2008, access to mobile-money services — which allow users to store and exchange monetary…
Breast Density in Quantifying Breast Cancer Risk
There is a strong connection between breast cancer and the high rate of breast density. These are cases wherein the patient has previously undergone mammography screening and been cleared as ‘normal’. A subsequent diagnosis of…
Decoding cement’s shape promises greener concrete
Rice University scientists develop 'programmable' cement particles to attain enhanced properties [caption id="attachment_10821" align="alignnone" width="614"] Rice University scientists created microscopic cubes and other shapes of cement and crushed them to test their mechanical properties. The…