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UMD geologists uncovered evidence of a section of seafloor that sank into the Earth's mantle when dinosaurs roamed the Earth; it's located off the west coast of South America in a zone known as the East Pacific Rise.
Novel research supported by NCI could lead to more specific predictive disease models
A new University of Kansas study reveals parents seeking health care information for their children trust AI more than health care professionals when the author is unknown, and parents rate AI generated text as credible, moral and trustworthy.
Hypertension and amyloid plaques can separately cause dementia. Having both increases a person’s odds of developing cognitive decline, a new study finds
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Interdisciplinary research team at UCLA discovers a game-changing technology to capture and repurpose carbon dioxide.
University of California, Los Angeles | Energy Conservation/Efficiency | Research to Secure Our Energy Future
Michigan State University researcher Cheryl Kerfeld and her team apply engineering approaches to living systems to create new sources of energy that could power the world in a healthy, sustainable way.
Vitaly Shmatikov thinks computer security experts and pranksters have a lot in common. “The nice thing about being a security researcher,” he says, “is that you’re sort of paid to be a troublemaker. You are kind of paid to do things that other people don’t want to do and don’t want to think about. For a certain type of personality, this is a very good match.”
Can unpredictability protect computers against malware? We want our computers to perform the way we expect. But what if the key to defeating malware is introducing a bit of chaos? We want our computers to perform the way we expect. But what if the key to defeating malware is introducing a bit of chaos?
University of Florida | Protecting Individual Data | Protecting Systems | Safeguarding the Connected World
O.C. firm with UCI roots makes strides toward fusion energy production