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Matt Shipman

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Mar 21, 2023

Study Highlights Complicated Relationship Between AI and Law Enforcement

The study underscores the need for law enforcement officers to better understand the limitations and ethical challenges of AI technologies. 

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Mar 16, 2023

Forensic Study Sheds Light on the Remains of Infants, Children

The findings will help forensic scientists determine how long a young person’s remains were at a particular location. 

a robot with a computer brain moves brightly colored chemicals around a board

Mar 15, 2023

Self-Driven Laboratory, AlphaFlow, Speeds Chemical Discovery

The system has already found a more efficient (and previously unheard of) way to produce high-quality semiconductor nanocrystals. 

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Mar 14, 2023

Technique Offers New Insight into How Materials Respond to Stresses

The work can be used to inform the development of everything from new electronic devices to high-performance textiles. 

complex diagram showing all of the ways one can change the morphology of soft polymers

Mar 10, 2023

Some Stirring Required: Fluid Mixing Enables Scalable Manufacturing of Soft Polymer Structures

A new, scalable technique allows users to manufacture soft polymer materials in a dozen different structures, or morphologies. 

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Mar 6, 2023

COVID Fears and Long-Term Planning Play Key Roles in Vaccine Hesitancy

A key variable in vaccine hesitancy is a psychological trait called proactive coping, which refers to a person’s tendency to think about and plan for the future. 

wheeled vehicle contains a tower with multiple tiers of cameras mounted to it. The vehicle is in a corn field.

Mar 6, 2023

Wheeled Robot Measures Leaf Angles to Help Breed Better Corn Plants

The technology is more efficient than conventional techniques, providing plant breeders with useful data more quickly. 

painting shows a child in silhouette as a red lantern drifts away from her hand. The hashtag #StopAsianHate is written near the bottom

Mar 1, 2023

#StopAsianHate Study Sheds Light on Overlooked Aspect of Activism

The frameworks scholars use to understand social justice movements need to address the extent to which activists reflect on their own involvement and derive satisfaction from the process of activism itself. 

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Feb 28, 2023

Estuaries Face Higher Nutrient Loads in the Future – Particularly on the Atlantic Coast

The finding suggests estuaries, particularly on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, will face a heightened risk of experiencing harmful algal blooms. 

diagram shows how electrons travel along grain boundaries

Feb 27, 2023

Corralling Ions Improves Viability of Next Generation Solar Cells

The finding paves the way for a new generation of lighter, more flexible, and more efficient solar cell technologies suitable for practical use. 

Ankit Negi holds a PMN-PT crystal, like those used in the research. Standing with him is study co-author Hwang Pill Kim.

Feb 22, 2023

Study Offers Details on Using Electric Fields to Tune Thermal Properties of Ferroelectric Materials

The work allows engineers to manipulate the flow of heat through ferroelectric materials, which are used in many devices. 

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Feb 21, 2023

Study Finds Parents Serve as a Safety Net as Grown Kids Navigate the Workforce

The study highlights the challenges facing young adults who do not have access to parental support. 

Feb 9, 2023

Make Them Thin Enough, and Antiferroelectric Materials Become Ferroelectric

Researchers have now discovered a size threshold beyond which antiferroelectrics lose their properties, becoming ferroelectric. 

a person of indeterminate sex and race is wrapped in a U.S. flag

Feb 8, 2023

Study: Abortion Views Closely Tied to Views on Race, Religion

The study provides the first empirical evidence of the strong relationship between racial attitudes and beliefs about abortion rights. 

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Feb 7, 2023

Researchers Propose a Fourth Light on Traffic Signals – For Self-Driving Cars

The new light would enable autonomous vehicles to help control traffic flow – and let human drivers know what’s going on.