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Using the motion of aerosol particles through a system in flux, researchers from the McKelvey School of Engineering devised a new model, based on a deep learning method, that can help predict the behavior of chaotic systems, whether those systems are in the lab, in the pasture or anywhere else. Read more
A new analysis suggests that if it could be extracted with complete efficiency, lithium from the wastewater of Marcellus shale gas wells in Pennsylvania could supply up to 40% of the country’s demand. Read more
A new platform using generative AI, similar to the technology underpinning ChatGPT, creates never-before-seen metamaterials using a process resembling evolution by natural selection.
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis incorporated data from multiple satellites and ground monitors with computer modeling to compile a comprehensive, consistent map of pollution across the globe, from 1998-2018. Read more
Sometimes, when you hit what appears to be an impenetrable roadblock, you just have to turn to quantum physics and tunnel through it. That’s what researchers at the McKelvey School of Engineering did in service of developing self-powered sensors.
There's a new drug for Multiple Sclerosis. Should patients abandon their current therapy for this "wonder drug?"
Can fasting change the microbiome and help with the symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis? There's only one way to find out.
What is the microbiome, anyway? And how is intermittent fasting while on vacation in Mexico supposed to help my Multiple Sclerosis?
How do you control a study when you have to rely on people to be honest about what they eat? Can I be trusted?
Photo credit | Brandie Jefferson
Photo credit | Brandie Jefferson
An independent chemist couldn't convince people that a methane capture project at a local landfill would be safe. Read more
Members of a community bound by roots in slavery say it has been bamboozled by the county once before. They worry it's happening again as homes are readied for demolition. Read more
There are two kinds of people who get excited about Pi Day: People who like pie, and people who may have somewhat nerdy predispositions. Read more