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How schools of ‘microswimmers’ can increase their cargo capacity

Posted: 20 Aug 2021 09:01 AM PDT

In a new study, researchers found that, when a school of microscopic, self-propelled droplets known as 'microswimmers' moves in the same direction inside a narrow channel, they can increase the cargo capacity -- the number of particles they can carry -- by 10-fold. Their findings have broad implications, from drug delivery systems to materials with active coatings.

Novel resilient state estimation method for process control in cyber-physical systems

Posted: 20 Aug 2021 06:34 AM PDT

A new process control method uses a special mathematical structure to accurately estimate the internal process variables of a system, even when external sensors are damaged.

Novel AI blood testing technology can ID lung cancers with high accuracy

Posted: 20 Aug 2021 06:34 AM PDT

A novel artificial intelligence blood testing technology was found to detect over 90% of lung cancers in samples from nearly 800 individuals with and without cancer.

Online product displays can shape your buying behavior

Posted: 20 Aug 2021 06:33 AM PDT

One of the biggest marketing trends in the online shopping industry is personalization through curated product recommendations; however, it can change whether people buy a product they had been considering, according to new research.

Study reveals existing drugs that kill SARS-CoV2 in cells

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 04:34 PM PDT

A new study reveals several drug contenders already in use for other purposes that have been shown to block or reduce SARS-CoV2 infection in cells. The study uses artificial intelligence-powered image analysis of human cell lines during infection with the novel coronavirus.

Partition function zeros are ‘shortcut’ to thermodynamic calculations on quantum computers

Posted: 19 Aug 2021 11:23 AM PDT

A study has developed a new method that enables quantum computers to measure the thermodynamic properties of systems by calculating the zeros of the partition function.

Water-driven soft actuator developed

Posted: 18 Aug 2021 10:05 AM PDT

A research team has developed a soft robot based on a water-driven hydrogel actuator.