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Matt Shipman

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Apr 20, 2026

Study Finds Each Protein in the Epigenome Produces a Different Pattern of Gene Expression

A new study finds the proteins responsible for controlling which genes are expressed in a genome do more than simply turn a gene on or off. 
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Apr 20, 2026

New Material Makes Heart Monitoring Tech More Comfortable

Researchers have created heart monitoring sensors that conform to the skin, are comfortable, and can be worn while people are moving. 
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Apr 16, 2026

How a New Technique Will Help Us Mine Rare-Earth Metals…With Plants

Researchers have developed a technique for detecting and measuring the concentration of rare-earth elements in plants. 
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Apr 15, 2026

AI-Powered Tool Helps Computer Architects Boost Processor Performance

The tool helps computer architects boost processor performance by improving memory management. 
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Apr 14, 2026

Too Dark? Too Bright? Scientists Need Your Help to Make Reading Easier

Scientists are recruiting people around the world to take part in a participatory science project to help answer research questions about physical challenges that can affect our ability to read in different settings, such as glare and font size. 
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Apr 13, 2026

New Technique Improves Accuracy of Graph Neural Networks

Researchers have demonstrated a new training technique that significantly improves the accuracy of graph neural networks – AI systems used in applications from drug discovery to weather forecasting. 
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Apr 7, 2026

Teachers Tend to Help the Same Kids Repeatedly When Using AI-Powered Tutoring Tools

A new study finds teachers tend to provide assistance to similar subsets of students when using AI-powered educational tools, rather than touching base regularly with everyone in their classes. 
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Apr 7, 2026

How to Improve Collaboration Between Scientists and Tribal Nations

A team of university and Tribal researchers has developed a blueprint for creating research agreements that enable respectful research with Tribes and on Tribal lands. 
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Apr 3, 2026

How an Injectable Particle Could Make Surgery Safer for Infants

Researchers have designed an injectable microgel to reduce bleeding in infants who require surgical care. In an animal model, the microgel reduced bleeding by at least 50%. 
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Apr 2, 2026

New Sensors Lower the Cost of Studying Genetic Disorders

Researchers have demonstrated a new class of low-cost, scalable sensors that can be used to monitor electrical activity in human cerebral organoids. 
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Mar 24, 2026

Overconfident CEOs Are Less Likely to Delegate Responsibility – Particularly When It May Help the Most

A new study finds overconfident CEOs are less likely to delegate responsibilities to underlings, particularly in settings that involve complex transactions – such as hammering out the details of high-stakes deals. 
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Mar 24, 2026

New Approach Finds Privacy Vulnerability and Performance Are Intertwined in AI Neural Networks

The researchers used this new information to develop a technique that better balances performance and privacy protection in AI neural networks. 
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Mar 23, 2026

Researchers Pioneer New Technique to Stop LLMs from Giving Users Unsafe Responses

Researchers have identified key components in large language models (LLMs) that play a critical role in ensuring these AI systems provide safe responses to user queries. 
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Mar 20, 2026

Researchers Demonstrate How Magnets Influence Behavior of Metamaterials

Cutting patterns into elastic materials allows you to unfold those materials into new shapes, and researchers have now demonstrated the ability to control the sequence in which that unfolding happens by magnetizing the materials. 
a charging cable is plugged into the port of an electric car

Mar 19, 2026

Electric Cars Can Make Power Grids More Reliable (and Earn Owners Money) – So Why Aren’t We Doing That?

A new study details the barriers to adopting the vehicle-to-grid model and outlines possible paths forward for this technology.