deepai Gravity feels reliable — stable and consistent enough to count on. But reality is far stranger than our intuition. In truth, the strength of gravity varies over the Earth’s surface. And it is weakest…
Gentle sensors for diagnosing brain disorders
New sensor design paves the way for safer and more effective brain monitoring. [caption id="attachment_10180" align="alignright" width="300"] Through Polymer Vias based 3D integration simplifies the path towards high-resolution brain machine interfaces. © 2016 KAUST[/caption] Flexible,…
Researchers find explanation for interacting giant, hidden ocean…
Better simulations of internal tides may benefit sonar communications, protect offshore structures, and more. [caption id="attachment_10177" align="alignnone" width="608"] Ocean engineers from MIT, the University of Minnesota at Duluth, and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have…
How to be a male without the Y…
Hokkaido University researchers have revealed that key sex-determining genes continue to operate in a mammalian species that lacks the Y chromosome, taking us a step further toward understanding sex differentiation. [caption id="attachment_10173" align="alignnone" width="586"] The…
Random DNA + high-tech math = ‘universal microbial…
Rice University researchers find way to ID many pathogens with few DNA probes HOUSTON– Rice University scientists have invented a technology that could potentially identify hundreds of bacterial pathogens simply, quickly and at low cost using…