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System to legally test GPS spoofing vulnerabilities in automated vehicles

Genetic testing has a data problem; New software can help

Novel software to balance data processing load in supercomputers to be presented

New 3D imaging and visualization technique provides detailed views of muscle architecture

New 3D microscope visualizes fast biological processes better than ever

Peer-to-peer 'free trade' in excess energy

Field study finds pellet-fed stoves cut air pollutant emissions 90%

As oceans warm, microbes could pump more carbon dioxide back into air, study warns

Milky Way star with strange chemistry is from dwarf galaxy

Milky Way star with strange chemistry is from dwarf galaxy

Strategy to make graphene luminescent

Nanomaterials mimicking natural enzymes with superior catalytic activity and selectivity

Human ancestors were 'grounded:' New analysis shows

The space rock that hit the moon at 61,000 kilometers an hour

Almost half of World Heritage sites could lose their glaciers by 2100

The space rock that hit the moon at 61,000 kilometers an hour

New 3D printed microscope promising for medical diagnostics in developing countries

Details of the history of inner Eurasia revealed

New polymer films conduct heat instead of trapping it

What a dying star's ashes tell us about the birth of our solar system

Ice feature on Saturn's giant moon, TItan

What a dying star's ashes tell us about the birth of our solar system

Ice feature on Saturn's giant moon, TItan

Patterns of compulsive smartphone use suggest how to kick the habit

Rapid melting of the world's largest ice shelf linked to solar heat in the ocean

Water creates traps in organic electronics

Partitioning of porous materials

Astronomers discover 2,000-year-old remnant of a nova

Magma is the key to the moon's makeup

Astronomers discover 2,000-year-old remnant of a nova

For low-income countries, climate action pays off by 2050

New charge transfer and separation process

Magma is the key to the moon's makeup

What a never-before-seen radioactive decay could tell us about neutrinos

What a never-before-seen radioactive decay could tell us about neutrinos

Filaments and fibers three times finer than a human hair

Record solar hydrogen production with concentrated sunlight

Giant planets and big data: What deep learning reveals about Saturn's storms

Record solar hydrogen production with concentrated sunlight

Giant planets and big data: What deep learning reveals about Saturn's storms

Spinning black hole sprays light-speed plasma clouds into space

Spinning black hole sprays light-speed plasma clouds into space

Inorganic perovskite absorbers for use in thin-film solar cells

Biodegradable bags can hold a full load of shopping after 3 years in the environment

Unmanned aircraft delivered kidney for transplant

Lost graves identified by new archaeology methods

Education may be key to a healthier, wealthier US

Novel method to produce purer, safer drugs

DNA folds into a smart nanocapsule for drug delivery

DNA folds into a smart nanocapsule for drug delivery

New technique could pave the way for simple color tuning of LED bulbs

Squid skin inspires creation of next-generation space blanket

Decoupled graphene thanks to potassium bromide

Graphene sponge helps lithium sulphur batteries reach new potential

New record of quantum memory efficiency

3D optical biopsies within reach thanks to advance in light field technology

Mapping industrial 'hum' in the US

The dead may outnumber the living on Facebook within 50 years

A personality test for ads

Nanoparticles take a fantastic, magnetic voyage

Nanoparticles take a fantastic, magnetic voyage

New fallout from 'the collision that changed the world'

Hubble snaps a crowded cluster

Flexible circuits for 3D printing

Studies link earthquakes to fracking in the Central and Eastern US

Chemists manipulate the quantum states of gold nanoclusters

Improving the lifetime of bioelectrodes for solar energy conversion

New method proposed for studying hydrodynamic behavior of electrons in graphene

33-year study shows increasing ocean winds and wave heights

Filling in the gaps of connected car data helps transportation planners

Surprising quantum effect in hard disk drive material

Creativity is not just for the young, study finds

Bridge over coupled waters: Scientists 3D-print all-liquid 'lab on a chip'

Bridge over coupled waters: Scientists 3D-print all-liquid 'lab on a chip'

Ice-proof coating for big structures relies on a 'beautiful demonstration of mechanics'

Unprecedented insight into two-dimensional magnets using diamond quantum sensors

Diamonds reveal how continents are stabilized, key to Earth's habitability

Tech fixes can't protect us from disinformation campaigns

Scientists discover what powers celestial phenomenon STEVE

Evidence of 6 new binary black hole mergers within LVC data

Scientists discover what powers celestial phenomenon STEVE

Mysterious eruption came from Campi Flegrei caldera

Developing a model critical in creating better devices

Caffeine gives solar cells an energy boost

New technique uses power anomalies to ID malware in embedded systems

The first laser radio transmitter

Meet Callichimaera perplexa, the platypus of crabs

The first laser radio transmitter

Magnets can help AI get closer to the efficiency of the human brain

Chemical engineers replicate feed, fight and flight responses in catalytic chemical reactions

New Hubble measurements confirm universe is expanding faster than expected

New Hubble measurements confirm universe is expanding faster than expected

Magnets can help AI get closer to the efficiency of the human brain

Tracking charge carriers in the molecular crystal at organic pn junction

Battery research: New breakthroughs in research on super-batteries

Extracting something from nothing: A bright glow from empty space

Engineers make injectable tissues a reality

Left or right handed biomolecules

An army of micro-robots can wipe out dental plaque

New lens system for brighter, sharper diffraction images

Engineers make injectable tissues a reality

An army of micro-robots can wipe out dental plaque

'Catastrophic' breeding failure at one of world's largest emperor penguin colonies

Machine-learning system used to diagnose genetic diseases

Veritable powerhouses -- even without DNA

A first in medical robotics: Autonomous navigation inside the body

NASA, FEMA, international partners plan asteroid impact exercise

A close look at lithium batteries

Chemists invent new Lewis acidity test using fluorescence

Imaging system helps surgeons remove tiny ovarian tumors

A video game aids in research on Alzheimer's disease

High-efficiency thermoelectric materials: New insights into tin selenide

A breakthrough in the study of laser/plasma interactions

A new way to 'freeze' cells promises to transform the common cell-freezing practice

Coal could yield treatment for traumatic injuries

Minerals in mountain rivers tell the story of landslide activity upstream

Elemental old-timer makes the universe look like a toddler

New robust device may scale up quantum tech

Eclogitic diamonds formed from oceanic crust

Major deep carbon sink linked to microbes found near volcano chains

Elemental old-timer makes the universe look like a toddler

Changes in rainfall and temperatures have already impacted water quality

Reinforced concrete wall damage may be larger than expected in major Seattle earthquake

Classroom crowdscience: Students challenged to detect schizophrenia genes

Photoacoustic endoscopy could improve Crohn's disease treatment

Information technology can support antimicrobial stewardship programs

Frustrated materials under high pressure

Synthetic speech generated from brain recordings

Global warming hits sea creatures hardest

Synthetic speech generated from brain recordings

Cleaner, cheaper ammonia: Cheaper fertilizer

No assembly required: Researchers automate microrobotic designs

Cleaner, cheaper ammonia: Cheaper fertilizer

No assembly required: Researchers automate microrobotic designs

Modern analysis of ancient hearths reveals Neanderthal settlement patterns

Despite health warnings, Americans still sit too much

Welding with stem cells for next-generation surgical glues

Quality of laser beam shaping can be enhanced at no extra cost

New nanomedicine slips through the cracks, reaches brain

Energy-saving new LED phosphor

Scientists develop swallowable self-inflating capsule to help tackle obesity

Polymers to give early warning signs

Advances in cryo-EM materials may aid cancer and biomedical research

Nanosized container with photoswitches: Release of cargo upon irradiation in water

Rapid destruction of Earth-like atmospheres by young stars

Atom interaction discovery valuable for future quantum technologies

NASA's InSight detects first likely 'quake' on Mars

NASA's InSight detects first likely 'quake' on Mars

Artificial mother-of-pearl created using bacteria

Smelling with your tongue

Artificial mother-of-pearl created using bacteria

Simple sea anemones not so simple after all

Bacteria reveal strong individuality when navigating a maze

Why unique finches keep their heads of many colors

Nanocomponent is a quantum leap

Water walking: The new mode of rock skipping

Controlling instabilities gives closer look at chemistry from hypersonic vehicles

New sensor detects rare metals used in smartphones

New way to 'see' objects accelerates the future of self-driving cars

Working out makes hydrogels perform more like muscle

Proofreading the book of life: Gene editing made safer

Largest collection of coral reef maps ever made

Atomic beams shoot straighter via cascading silicon peashooters

The buzz about bumble bees isn't good

Quantum gas turns supersolid

Quantum gas turns supersolid

Playing video games generally not harmful to boys' social development

Devil rays may have unknown birthing zone

Arctic warming will accelerate climate change and impact global economy

Auroral 'speed bumps' are more complicated, scientists find

How slippery surfaces allow sticky pastes and gels to slide

Defying the laws of physics? Engineers demonstrate bubbles of sand

Defying the laws of physics? Engineers demonstrate bubbles of sand

New genomics tool ECCITE-seq expands multimodal single cell analysis

A deep learning tool for personalized workout recommendations from fitness tracking data

How humans reduce uncertainty in social situations

Brains of blind people adapt to sharpen sense of hearing, study shows

Snake-inspired robot slithers even better than predecessor

Snake-inspired robot slithers even better than predecessor

Wristband samplers show similar chemical exposure across three continents

From coal to gas: How the shift can help stabilize climate change

New technique produces longer-lasting lithium batteries

Geomagnetic jerks finally reproduced and explained

Island lizards are expert sunbathers, and researchers find it's slowing their evolution

Catalyst renders nerve agents harmless

Repelling charges prevent Cooper pairs from 'island hopping' in insulating state

Photonics: The curious case of the disappearing cylinders

Artificial intelligence can diagnose PTSD by analyzing voices

From 2D to 1D: Atomically quasi '1D' wires using a carbon nanotube template

Biomimetics: Artificial receptor distinguishes between male and female hormones

High performance solid-state sodium-ion battery

Thermodynamic magic enables cooling without energy consumption

Thermodynamic magic enables cooling without energy consumption

A universal framework combining genome annotation and undergraduate education

Light and peptides: New method diversifies natural building blocks of life

Triplet superconductivity demonstrated under high pressure

New method to detect off-target effects of CRISPR

Through thick and thin: Neutrons track lithium ions in battery electrodes

Coincidence helps with quantum measurements

Using the physics of airflows to locate gaseous leaks more quickly in complex scenarios

Exploring what happens inside fires and explosions

From nata de coco to computer screens: Cellulose gets a chance to shine

Living room conservation: Gaming and virtual reality for insect and ecosystem conservation

The secret to a stable society? A steady supply of beer doesn't hurt

New concept for novel fire extinguisher in space

How bacteria build an enzyme that destroys climate-changing laughing gas

Making digital tissue imaging better

New automated biological-sample analysis systems to accelerate disease detection

Better method to recycle and renew used cathodes from lithium-ion batteries

New automated biological-sample analysis systems to accelerate disease detection

Bioengineers program cells as digital signal processors

Antimicrobial paints have a blind spot

Engineering researcher uses network science to understand how materials work

Lasers make magnets behave like fluids

Green material for refrigeration identified

Researchers use gene editing with CRISPR to treat lethal lung diseases before birth

Forecasting contagious ideas: 'Infectivity' models accurately predict tweet lifespan

Artificial intelligence speeds efforts to develop clean, virtually limitless fusion energy

Three-dimensional imaging identifies nutrient exchange in the human placenta

Morphing origami takes a new shape, expanding use possibilities

New software aims to reduce variability in ELISA biomarker tests

Infamous 'death roll' almost universal among crocodile species

These beetles have successfully freeloaded for 100 million years

How superstitions spread

'Induced' driving miles could overwhelm potential energy-saving benefits of self-driving

Flies smell through a Gore-Tex system

Data mining digs up hidden clues to major California earthquake triggers

Brain's imperfect execution of mathematically optimal perception

Adding human touch to unchatty chatbots may lead to bigger letdown

Giant tortoises migrate unpredictably in the face of climate change

Hubble celebrates its 29th birthday with unrivaled view of the Southern Crab Nebula

Electric skyrmions charge ahead for next-generation data storage

Hubble celebrates its 29th birthday with unrivaled view of the Southern Crab Nebula

Decline in measles vaccination is causing a preventable global resurgence of the disease

Disappearing bumblebee species under threat of extinction

A history of the Crusades, as told by crusaders' DNA

Researchers use 3D printer to print glass

Researchers use 3D printer to print glass

Why language technology can't handle Game of Thrones (yet)

Fossils found in museum drawer in Kenya belong to gigantic carnivore

Can science writing be automated?

Novel antibody may suppress HIV for up to four months

Ocean circulation likely to blame for severity of 2018 red tide around Florida

Switch from hunting to herding recorded in ancient urine

Gene therapy restores immunity in infants with rare immunodeficiency disease

Giving robots a better feel for object manipulation

Plants and microbes shape global biomes through local underground alliances

Decoding the movement patterns of tsunami-like solitary waves

New deep-learning approach predicts protein structure from amino acid sequence

Scientists restore some functions in a pig's brain hours after death

Coelacanth reveals new insights into skull evolution

Why lightning often strikes twice

Why lightning often strikes twice

Mercury has a solid inner core: New evidence

Mercury has a solid inner core: New evidence

Explosion on Jupiter-sized star 10 times more powerful than ever seen on our Sun

Powerful particles and tugging tides may affect extraterrestrial life

Green plastic production made easy

World-record quantum computing

Solar panel demand causing spike in worldwide silver prices

Five planets revealed after 20 years of observation

Biosensor 'bandage' collects and analyzes sweat

New way to improve cybersecurity

Lessons learnt from the drift analysis of MH370 plane crash debris

How to defend the Earth from asteroids

Need more energy storage? Just hit 'print'

How to defend the Earth from asteroids

Need more energy storage? Just hit 'print'

New software tool could provide answers to some of life's most intriguing questions

New algorithm allows for faster, animal-free chemical toxicity testing

Want black women students to stay in STEM? Help them find role models who look like them

Engineers tap DNA to create 'lifelike' machines

Smart antioxidant-containing polymer responds to body chemistry, environment

Sleep Apnea: Oral appliance could help you (and your partner) sleep better

Potential effects of large-scale projects designed to offset Earth's changing climate

A novel data-compression technique for faster computer programs

New form of laser for sound

New form of laser for sound

NASA's Cassini reveals surprises with Titan's lakes

CubeSats prove their worth for scientific missions

Roadmap for AI in medical imaging

NASA's Cassini reveals surprises with Titan's lakes

Climate change to blame for Hurricane Maria's extreme rainfall

Astronomers discover third planet in the Kepler-47 circumbinary system

Bacteria harness viruses to distinguish friend from foe

Astronomers discover third planet in the Kepler-47 circumbinary system

New discovery makes fast-charging, better performing lithium-ion batteries possible