US interstate highways need overhaul, says new report
The future of the US Interstate Highway System is threatened by a persistent and growing backlog of structural and operational deficiencies and by various...
Method to transfer entire 2D circuits to any smooth surface
Engineers have developed a method to transfer complete, flexible, two-dimensional circuits from their fabrication platforms to curved and other smooth surfaces. Such circuits are...
Media coverage of disasters can have lasting effects on children’s mental health
Disaster communication experts say disaster media coverage can have lasting effects on children's mental health and suggest teachers and parents be prepared to respond...
Largest continuous oil and gas resource potential ever
USGS announces an assessment of continuous oil and gas in Texas and New Mexico's Delaware Basin, the largest USGS has ever conducted, with an...
New imaging tools that trace key breast cancer enzymes may help guide therapies
A set of emerging diagnostic tools may help identify breast cancer patients who are most likely to benefit from therapies that target important enzymes...
Scientists design way to track steps of cells’ development
Scientists have developed a new tool described as a 'flight data recorder' for developing cells, illuminating the paths cells take as they progress from...
Global carbon dioxide emissions rise even as coal wanes and renewables boom
Renewable energy capacity has hit record levels and global coal use may have already peaked. But the world's carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels...
Sea invertebrate sheds light on evolution of human blood, immune systems
Botryllus schlosseri, a marine invertebrate that lives in underwater colonies resembling fuzzy pinheads clinging to rocks, has a blood-forming system with uncanny similarities to...
Greenland ice sheet melt ‘off the charts’ compared with past four centuries
Surface melting across Greenland's mile-thick ice sheet began increasing in the mid-19th century and then ramped up dramatically during the 20th and early 21st...
Guiding the smart growth of artificial intelligence
A new article provides a comprehensive look at the development of an ethical framework, code of conduct, and value-based design methodologies for AI researchers...
