U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) air quality monitors are disproportionally located in predominately white neighborhoods, according to University of Utah research. The EPA’s network consistently failed to capture air quality in…
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Blood pressure patterns during pregnancy predict later hypertension risk, study finds
Women with blood pressure levels in a range considered clinically normal during pregnancy but no mid-pregnancy drop in blood pressure face an increased risk of developing hypertension in the five years after giving birth. These women — about 12%…
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‘Democratizing chemical analysis’:Chemists use machine learning and robotics to identify chemical compositions from images
Florida State University chemists have created a machine learning tool that can identify the chemical composition of dried salt solutions from an image with 99% accuracy.
By using robotics to prepare thousands of samples and artificial…
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Modern Humans Descended from Two Ancestral Populations, New Study Suggests
For the last two decades, the prevailing view in human evolutionary genetics has been that Homo sapiens first appeared in Africa around 200,000 to 300,000 years ago, and descended from a single lineage. However, according to new research from…
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“Structurally sound” historic vessels discovered beneath fishpond
Two preserved wooden vessels have been discovered in Thuận Thành, a town in the Vietnamese province of Bắc Ninh.
According to a press statement issued by the Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism of Bac Ninh Province, local residents…
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Neanderthals Faced a Catastrophic Population Crash 110,000 Years Ago
An analysis of the semicircular canals in Neanderthal ears reveals evidence of a ‘bottleneck’ event, leading to a reduction in physical and genetic diversity. A new study conducted by an international team of researchers, including faculty from…
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Overcoming multiplex challenges in molecular research assays
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Turner Construction Launches Turner Ventures, an In-House Venture Capital Arm
Turner Construction Co. on March 17 unveiled Turner Ventures, an internal program to support early-stage startups transforming construction with a focus on entities centered on decarbonization and digitalization of the construction…
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“An AI future that honors dignity for everyone” | MIT News
Ben Vinson III, president of Howard University, made a compelling call for artificial intelligence to be “developed with wisdom,” as he delivered MIT’s annual Karl Taylor Compton Lecture on campus Monday.
The…
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There’s a cheap, easy way to supercharge America’s power grid
America’s electricity demand is soaring. The rise of data centers, electric vehicles (EVs), and a rebounding manufacturing industry has pushed the power grid to its limits. To keep up, the U.S. needs to add power plants and expand…
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