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Neural radiance fields (NeRFs) are advanced machine learning techniques that can generate three-dimensional (3D) representations of objects or environments from two-dimensional (2D) images. As these techniques can model complex real-world environments realistically and in detail, they could greatly support robotics research. Most existing datasets and platforms for training NeRFs, however, are designed to be used […]

An international team of health experts, hygienists, pollution specialists and biostatisticians has found, via systematic review of almost 200 studies on air pollution, a strong positive association between long-term exposure to traffic pollution and an increase in death rates. In their paper published in the journal Environment International, the group describes how they approached their […]

An international team of oceanologists, chemists and microbiologists has announced the discovery of several new viruses that infect plankton in all of the world’s oceans. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the group describes how they found evidence of the viruses from water samples collected during the Tara Ocean expedition and what they […]

During the early days of the pandemic, consumers faced shortages and abrupt price increases on common goods ranging from toilet paper and coffee to bicycles and lumber. While the complexity of supply chains may contribute to the problem in some cases, Penn State researchers found that complex and diverse supply chains may actually protect cities […]

A team of UCR electrical engineers and material scientists demonstrated a research breakthrough that may result in wide-ranging advancements in electrical, optical, and computer technologies. The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering research group, led by distinguished professor Alexander Balandin, has shown in the laboratory the unique and practical function of newly created materials, […]

Some materials convert photons into more free charges than would be expected. Using an ultrafast film, researchers have now been able to get a picture of this process. Researchers at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, the Technical University of Berlin, and the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg have used ultrafast film to capture the […]

Researchers found that a derivative of the natural compound indirubin offers a new approach to treating glioblastoma in mice, which will inform future research in humans. Scientists have discovered that a drug derived from the natural compound indirubin shows promise in treating malignant brain tumors in mice. The study, involving collaboration between institutions like Brown […]

Using a new detection method, UC Riverside scientists found a massive amount of methane, a super-potent greenhouse gas, coming from wildfires—a source not currently being accounted for by state air quality managers. Methane warms the planet 86 times more powerfully than carbon dioxide over the course of 20 years, and it will be difficult for […]

PCB has been banned in most countries since the 1970s, but that doesn’t mean it no longer exists. Now, deep-sea researchers report that they have found PCB at the bottom of the Atacama Trench in the Pacific Ocean. During their expedition to the deep-sea trench, the research team retrieved sediment cores and analyzed them for […]

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope observed the Hubble Ultra Deep Field, providing high-resolution images and valuable data on the early universe’s galaxies. This information aids in understanding galaxy reionization and was made public for diverse analysis and refining data analysis techniques. On October 11, 2022, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope spent over 20 hours observing […]