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…
How shared partisanship leads to social media connections
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- It is no secret that U.S. politics is polarized. An experiment conducted by MIT researchers now shows just how deeply political partisanship directly influences people’s behavior within online social networks. Deploying Twitter bots…
Study of Supergiant Star Betelgeuse Unveils the Cause…
Betelgeuse is normally one of the brightest, most recognizable stars of the winter sky, marking the left shoulder of the constellation Orion. But lately, it has been behaving strangely: an unprecedentedly large drop in its…
Pangolin Coronavirus Could Jump to Humans as Bats…
Michelle Taylor | Over a year into one of the deadliest global pandemics in history, and we still can’t confirm its origin. SARS-CoV-2 is widely thought to have evolved from bats, even being linked to…
Tecan and UgenTec partner to offer sample-to-result solutions…
Tecan and laboratory software specialist UgenTec have announced a collaboration to develop fully integrated, sample-to-result solutions for PCR workflows. According to press release, this newly formed partnership will combine Tecan’s liquid handling and automation expertise with UgenTec’s best-in-class FastFinder software, integrating end-to-end automation…