Students who used immersive virtual reality (VR) did not learn significantly better than those who used two more traditional forms…
Solving a 50-year-old puzzle in signal processing
The same engineers, who announced the solution to a 50-year-old puzzle in signal processing last fall, have followed up with…
An aspirin a day does not keep dementia at bay
Taking a low-dose aspirin once a day does not reduce the risk of thinking and memory problems caused by mild…
Becoming a Man, Virtually
We couldn’t have guests, but the bar mitzvah ceremony would go on.
Engineers find ankle exoskeleton aids running
Researchers find that a motorized device that attaches around the ankle and foot can drastically reduce the energy cost of…
Class of compounds capable of killing candida auris identified
Researchers have discovered that rocaglate compounds are capable of killing Candida auris. The study offers hope of finding a treatment…
‘What Are the Symptoms?’ ‘Is There a Cure?’ and Other Coronavirus Questions
Here’s what to do if you feel sick and are worried it may be the coronavirus.
Ultrasound solves an important clinical problem in diagnosing arrhythmia
Researchers have used an ultrasound technique they pioneered a decade ago — electromechanical wave imaging (EWI) — to accurately localize…
COVID-19: Low risk of coronavirus spreading through tears
A new study found no virus in tears of COVID-19 infected patients.
Computational human cell reveals new insight on genetic information processing
Researchers have developed the first computational model of a human cell and simulated its behavior for 15 minutes — the…