Monday, February 17, 2025

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MIT Improves Spatial Prediction Validation

MIT Researchers develop improved validation method for more accurate spatial predictions

MIT Improves Spatial Prediction Validation
Technology
A woman kneels in a quiet cemetery placing flowers at a gravestone

Loneliness after losing a spouse, study

Persistent Loneliness After Spousal Loss, Despite Social Support
jupiter-citsci

A long-standing Jupiter’s cloud mystery solved

A misunderstanding about the composition of Jupiter’s clouds resolved.
offline speech recognition

Breakthrough algorithm lets you do speech recognition offline

Researchers develop offline speech recognition algorithm
dendritic spines

Using light to precisely control cold receptors

LMU researchers have developed a molecule that allows an important ion channel to be regulated.

New tool to analyze embodied carbon in more than 1 million...

First ever visual analysis tool
early agn

Early universe had more supermassive black holes than previously thought

Most distant and therefore oldest blazar ever seen.
Greek salad of fresh vegetables, feta cheese and olives

The link between Mediterranean diet and brain health

It boost brain health by shifting gut bacteria balance.
woman sitting on couch

Loneliness linked to higher risk of heart disease and stroke

Interactions with friends and family may boost our immune system.
Young woman having abdominal pain

Pelvic floor disorders and its influence sexual function

Study identified elements affecting sexual function.
New formula for glomerular filtration rate (GFR) takes age into consideration.

Enhancing kidney disorder detection

New formula for hyperfiltration and glomerular filtration rate.
worm C. elegans

How electrical synapses fine-tune sensory information for better decisions?

A configuration of electrical synapses.
Prochlorococcus

Prochlorococcus’ cross-feeding at night affects the ocean’s carbon cycle

It feeds a global network of marine microbes.
a modern technology device

Recovering gold from e-waste

Turning e-waste into gold.
hyaluronic acid tratment

Next-generation hydrogel: A game-changer in bone regeneration

With harmless visible light.
Man in protective suit and glasses on grey wall

Nanopore-based sensors to diagnose illnesses much faster

It could transform diagnostics.
Researchers found carnivore and herbivore tracks crossing over which raises questions about whether and how the two were interacting.

A huge ‘dinosaur highway’ found

UK’s biggest Dinosaur footprints discovered.
Women exercising with hula hoop circle

Scientists explain the physics of hula hooping

Hourglass body shape is ideal for hula hooping
Illustration of the atomic arrangement within a single lanthanide-doped nanocrystal. Each lanthanide ion can emit light

New nanoscale force sensors made from luminescent nanocrystals

A tour de force.
neutron star emitting a radio beam

MIT astronomers pinpointed the origins of a fast radio burst

It likely emerged from the turbulent magnetosphere.
3d representation of dna

Ancient DNA unveils migration patterns from the first millennium

Analysing ancestry with ancient DNA.
medicine calender

Are text message reminders effective for medication refills?

One of the largest and most diverse of its kind.
digital art representation of brain metastasis, featuring a close-up view of a brain with visible tumor growths and affected areas, using vibrant colors to indicate the severity of the condition, educational labels for clarity

Innovative ‘molecular lantern’ detects brain metastasis in mice

Monitoring molecular changes in the brain.
smartwatch-smoke

Could smartwatvh help people stop smoking?

The system is based on passive monitoring for detecting smoking behavior.
ants in group

Why ants outperform humans in teamwork?

Ants vs. humans.
The blacksmith manually forging the molten metal on the anvil in smithy with spark fireworks Blacksmith's workshop

China’s breakthrough transforms iron production efficiency

Faster, cheaper, and eco-friendly.
Top view of tea set

Can coffee and tea prevent head and neck cancer?

A potentially protective effect.
Abstract freezelight curves on black background

A heterojunction-gated field-effect transistor 

Breakthrough in short-wave infrared detection.
parker solar probe

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe makes closest ever pass by the sun

Record Breaking!
Artistic representation of the distribution of trans-Neptunian objects

New molecular details on trans-Neptunian objects

Best glimpse ever into the icy planetesimals.