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- Facial expression software confirms bronze medalists happier than silver https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/facial-expression-software-knows-which-olympic-medal-makes-you-happier-and-why 129 comments
- Do images of the brain make us more likely to believe what we read? https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/research-brief-do-images-brain-make-us-more-likely-believe-what-we-read 11 comments
- Upcoming Reddit blackout and the future of third-party applications https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/upcoming-reddit-blackout-and-future-third-party-applications 41 comments technology
- Individuals experiencing food insecurity likely to binge eat when food is available, study finds https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/individuals-experiencing-food-insecurity-likely-binge-eat-when-food-available 855 comments science
- At-home medical diagnostic testing. Researchers developed a new microfluidic chip with broad applications for detecting viruses, pathogens, bacteria and other biomarkers in liquid samples. The innovation opens the door for faster and more affordable at-home medical testing. https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/researchers-develop-smartphone-powered-microchip-home-medical-diagnostic-testing 7 comments science
- "Highway death toll messages cause more crashes" https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/highway-death-toll-messages-cause-more-crashes 4 comments nottheonion
- "Highway death toll messages cause more crashes" https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/highway-death-toll-messages-cause-more-crashes 4 comments nottheonion
- Brain studies show thousands of participants are needed for accurate results: most published brain-wide association studies are performed with too few participants to yield reliable findings https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/brain-studies-show-thousands-participants-are-needed-accurate-results 25 comments science
- Racist policies and practices that restrict Black workers from employment may drive racial inequities in birth outcomes among workers. New research examines association between structural racism in labor markets and infant birth weight. The study finds that racism—not race—is the risk factor in US. https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/new-research-examines-association-between-structural-racism-labor-markets-and-infant 59 comments science
- Inflation pains compounded by ‘exhaustion multiplier’ https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/inflation-exhaustion-multiplier 2 comments economics
- Pro-worker ideas in political manifestos linked to more votes. Focusing on pro-worker ideas—such as improving work conditions or increasing jobs—could be a winning move, according to new research. https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/pro-worker-ideas-political-manifestos-linked-more-votes 42 comments science
- Beavers support freshwater conservation and ecosystem stability. Beavers are major drivers of water retention in ecosystems, suggesting that restoring beaver populations to ecosystems they no longer inhabit may be a valuable method that managers could use for freshwater conservation objectives. https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/beavers-support-freshwater-conservation-and-ecosystem-stability 73 comments science
- Exploding and weeping ceramics provide path to new shape-shifting material https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/exploding-and-weeping-ceramics-provide-path-new-shape-shifting-material 4 comments science
- Lab-created heart valves can grow with the recipient. When implanted in lambs, researchers showed that the tri-tube valves worked better than current animal-derived valves with almost none of the calcification or blood clotting that the other valves showed. https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/lab-created-heart-valves-can-grow-recipient 5 comments science
- Atmospheric drying will lead to lower crop yields, shorter trees across the globe. A global observation of an ongoing atmospheric drying -- known by scientists as a rise in vapor pressure deficit -- has been observed worldwide since the early 2000s. https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/atmospheric-drying-will-lead-lower-crop-yields-shorter-trees-across-globe 11 comments science
- In groundbreaking new research, an international team of researchers has developed a unique process for producing a quantum state that is part light and part matter. This provides new insights for more efficiently developing the next generation of quantum-based optical and electronic devices. https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/researchers-develop-unique-process-producing-light-matter-mixture 4 comments science
- New research could help millions who suffer from ringing in the ears. https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/new-research-could-help-millions-who-suffer-ringing-ears 15 comments army
- New Research Could Help Millions Who Suffer From 'Ringing In The Ears' https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/new-research-could-help-millions-who-suffer-ringing-ears 11 comments technology
- New research could help millions who suffer from ‘ringing in the ears’: Researchers show that combining sound and electrical stimulation of the tongue can significantly reduce tinnitus, commonly described as “ringing in the ears”; therapeutic effects can sustain for up to 12 months post-treatment https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/new-research-could-help-millions-who-suffer-ringing-ears 90 comments worldnews
- New research could help millions who suffer from ‘ringing in the ears’: Researchers show that combining sound and electrical stimulation of the tongue can significantly reduce tinnitus, commonly described as “ringing in the ears”; therapeutic effects can sustain for up to 12 months post-treatment https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/new-research-could-help-millions-who-suffer-ringing-ears 1977 comments science
- Adding to mounting evidence of COVID-19's disproportionate impact on some US communities, a new analysis of hospitalization rates shows Black, Hispanic, American Indian and Alaskan Native populations in the United States are significantly more likely to be hospitalized due to COVID-19 than whites. https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/research-brief-covid-19-hospitalizations-analysis-shows-significant-disparities-diseases 11 comments science
- Research Brief: ‘Fool’s gold’ may be valuable after all https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/research-brief-fools-gold-may-be-valuable-after-all 4 comments science
- This is the first time scientists have ever electrically transformed an entirely non-magnetic material pyrite into a magnetic one, and it could be the first step in creating valuable new magnetic materials for more energy-efficient computer memory devices. https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/research-brief-fools-gold-may-be-valuable-after-all 41 comments science
- In a groundbreaking new study, researchers have 3D printed a functioning centimeter-scale human heart pump in the lab. The discovery could have major implications for studying heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States killing more than 600,000 people a year. https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/research-brief-researchers-3d-print-working-heart-pump-real-human-cells 15 comments science
- Black and Native American youth experience more family deaths, may reduce likelihood of graduating college https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/research-brief-black-and-native-american-youth-experience-more-family-deaths-may-reduce 4 comments science
- Energy researchers invent a new class of error-free catalysts: When the applied wave's frequency and amplitude are correct, catalyzed reaction becomes 1,000+x faster than all side reactions https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/research-brief-energy-researchers-invent-error-free-catalysts 4 comments science
- Customer service is frustrating by design https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/research-brief-customer-service-frustrating-design 21 comments science
- Researchers have found that a common, non-disease-causing bacteria found in the environment, called Shewanella oneidensis MR-1, developed rapid resistance when repeatedly exposed to nanoparticles used in making lithium ion batteries https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/research-brief-nanoparticles-may-have-bigger-impact-environment-previously-thought 6 comments science
- Research Brief: The happiest mode of transportation? That would be cycling. https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/research-brief-happiest-mode-transportation-would-be-cycling 3 comments bicycling
- Rates of social isolation vary by rurality and demographics, and researchers are pursuing this loneliness as a health risk on the order of cigarette smoking. https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/research-brief-rates-social-isolation-vary-rurality-and-demographics 9 comments science
- Researchers 3D print prototype for ‘bionic eye’ - A team of researchers have, for the first time, fully 3D printed an array of light receptors on a hemispherical surface, a significant step toward creating a “bionic eye” that could someday help blind people see or sighted people see better. https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/research-brief-researchers-3d-print-prototype-bionic-eye 8 comments science
- Guideline lowers age to start colon cancer screening to 45 https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/research-brief-new-guideline-lowers-age-start-colon-cancer-screening-45 4 comments science
- A new experimental discovery demonstrates that the chemical element ruthenium (Ru) is the fourth single element to have unique magnetic properties at room temperature https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/scientists-discover-new-magnetic-element 220 comments science
- In a new study, researchers used a customized, low-cost 3D printer to print electronics on a real hand for the first time. Soldiers on the battlefield could use this to print temporary sensors on their bodies to detect chemical or biological agents or solar cells to charge essential electronics. https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/researchers-3d-print-electronics-and-cells-directly-skin 55 comments science
- 3D-printed patch can help mend a broken heart https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/3d-printed-patch-can-help-mend-broken-heart 3 comments science
- New technology rewarms large-scale tissues preserved at low temperatures https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/new-technology-rewarms-large-scale-tissues-preserved-low-temperatures 16 comments science
- Dream of energy-collecting windows is one step closer to reality - Researchers are bringing the dream of windows that can efficiently collect solar energy one step closer to reality thanks to high-tech silicon nanoparticles. https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/dream-energy-collecting-windows-one-step-closer-reality 3 comments technology
- Researchers demonstrate the operation of a robotic arm to reach and grasp objects in a complex 3D environment using only their thoughts without a brain implant. http://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/umn-research-shows-people-can-control-robotic-arm-their-minds 3 comments science