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…
Winds of change?
China could go big on wind power — if it adjusts its grid operations. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- China has an opportunity to massively increase its use of wind power — if it properly integrates wind into…
Lawmakers might introduce ‘anti-evolution’ legislation to appease religious…
HOUSTON – New research from Rice University theorizes that "anti-evolution" education legislation continues to be introduced because lawmakers want to appease religious constituents, not because they expect the bills to be made into laws. David Johnson,…
Treating diseases at their origin
Hokkaido University scientists are getting closer to understanding the function of a protein involved in vital cellular processes. This may lead to the discovery of drugs that can treat some cancers and autoimmune disorders. [caption…
Parallel programming made easy
New chip design makes parallel programs run many times faster and requires one-tenth the code. [caption id="attachment_9076" align="alignnone" width="639"] assistant professor in MIT’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. “You have to explicitly divide…