SAN FRANCISCO – The way parents use and manage screens at home may influence how teenagers play video games over time, according to a new study published in the World Journal of Pediatrics. Researchers from…
Water ‘s Uniqueness: Tetrahedral structures shows Surprising liquid–liquid…
Scientists use two-state model based on the formation of tetrahedral structures to explain water’s anomalous properties and the surprising liquid–liquid transition of water. Tokyo- Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science at The University of…
Why bats excel as viral reservoirs without getting…
Zhu Feng, Duke-NUS Medical School Singapore (Researchsea)– Bats act as reservoirs of numerous zoonotic viruses, including SARS-CoV, MERS CoV, Ebola virus, and—most likely—SARS-CoV-2, the pathogen behind the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. However, the molecular mechanisms bats deploy…
“What to Expect When You’re Expecting Robots”
Book co-authored by Associate Professor Julie Shah and Laura Major SM ’05 explores a future populated with robot helpers. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- As Covid-19 has made it necessary for people to keep their distance from each…
Wearable sensor to help ALS patients communicate
Researchers have designed a skin-like device that can measure small facial movements in patients who have lost the ability to speak. CAMBRIDGE, MA (MIT News Office)-- People with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) suffer from a…