A study at NYU revealed how plants add new cell layers that help them resist climate issues like drought or flooding. The research focuses on corn – a critically important crop around the world. It […]
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A wearable robotic neck brace has been designed to characterize the full head and neck range of motion that can help analyze cancer treatment impacts.
Researchers at Columbia University help doctors analyze the impact of cancer treatments on the neck mobility of patients and guide their recovery. In 2018, head and neck cancer was the seventh most common cancer. To develop […]
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AI tool could become part of diagnostic protocol as it may reduce false positives in breast cancer screening
The researchers at NYU are working on an initiative to train AI to identify breast cancer using data obtained from previously conducted ultrasounds. The AI tool significantly increased accurate diagnoses but the researchers intend to […]
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Researchers studying planets’ atmospheres reveal new information about exoplanet WASP-76b
A team of international researchers at Cornell University discovered that the fiery exoplanet is known as WASP-76B, approximately 640 light-years from Earth, is even hotter than previously known. This exoplanet’s sun is hotter than the earth’s sun. […]
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A crystallized form of a common insecticide is more effective
The chemists at NYU have developed crystal forms of widely used insecticide imidacloprid. This active form of imidacloprid has the potential for commercial use because of its stability. The new forms of insecticide are more […]
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Could climate change have an impact on the marine food web?
According to researchers at Stony Brook University, this phenomenon affects where large marine mammals are distributed relative to their prey, which could have serious implications for marine food web dynamics. Marine biologists from the University of North Carolina analyzed trends in water temperatures […]
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Researchers use iron to generate new three-component cross-coupling catalytic reaction
Researchers at the University of Rochester, a NYSERNet member and the University of Maryland, partially funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, developed a three-component cross-coupling reaction that produces less expensive synthetics of hard to […]
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Glucose is converted by biochemists into hydrocarbons found in gasoline. Sugar-fueled microbes could be used in the production of biofuels.
Scientists at the University at Buffalo and the University of California, Berkeley, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation said that the novel technology represents a significant advancement in the development and production of sustainable […]
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Deep learning networks may prefer the human voice – as we do
Researchers at Columbia University have found that artificial intelligence systems reach higher levels of performance if they are programmed with sound files of human language. The researchers speculated that neural networks might learn faster and […]
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10 New York State teachers awarded distance learning scholarships from Internet2’s Community Anchor Program (CAP)
NYSERNet would like to congratulate 10 New York State teachers who were awarded the Distance Learning Scholarship from Internet2’s Community Anchor Program (CAP). These scholarship winners receive free, one-on-one, distance learning programs for their classes through […]
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