News & Articles
Below are links to selected news articles, interviews and features...
Geisel Professor Harnesses AI to Act Like a Patient
Medical students can hone diagnostic skills using an app created by a Dartmouth team.
Glucose Data Reveals Seasonal Patterns in Diabetes Care
People with diabetes manage sugar levels better in the summer and during workdays.
Defining Participation Bias in Social Media
Study cautions that opinions drawn from social media are skewed by vocal minorities.
Computer Science Researcher Creates Flexible Robots
The soft robotic blocks can transform to perform a versatile array of functions.
Geisel Professor Gives Microscopes a Digital Makeover
DALI Lab helps combine the brains of a computer with the design of a microscope.
Reality and Robotics Lab Looks to the Sea
Custom-made robots could build concrete structures underwater.
Chemistry Students Take a Virtual Dive Into Materials
DALI Lab uses VR technology to bring chemistry lessons to life.
ChatGPT Gets Dartmouth Talking
Advances in artificial intelligence spark enthusiasm, and some caution.
As AI Talks, People Are Beginning to Listen
And Dartmouth researchers want to make sure chatbots don’t turn toxic.
What Killed Dinosaurs and Other Life on Earth?
Dartmouth-led study fortifies link between mega volcanoes and mass extinctions.
Researchers build drones that can track underwater robots.
Putting Soil Under the Microscope
Scientist Bala Chaudhary studies fungi that forge relationships with plants.
Making Complex Physics Pop On Screen
Computer scientist Bo Zhu wins NSF funding for his work in fluid animation.
Capturing the Eyes of the Beholder
Dartmouth's DALI Lab undertakes eye-tracking of digital images.
AI Model Detects Mental Disorders Based on Web Posts
The model maps changes in users’ emotions rather than the specific content of texts.
Study Finds Road Salt Threatens Lake Ecosystems
Water quality guidelines don’t protect aquatic life from effects of salt pollution.
Is Your Home Crawling With Gadgets?
Dartmouth researchers use radar technology to discover obscure electronic devices.
Computer Scientist’s Work on ‘Information Complexity’ Recognized
Computer Science Professor Amit Chakrabarti’s work receives Test of Time award at top conference.
Novel Chemical Design Makes Hard Crystals Stretchy
Researchers hope to use them to selectively filter molecules.
Dartmouth News, December 2021
See through the Glasswing Butterfly’s Fascinating Wings
New research shows how these transparent wings develop
Scientific American, October 2021
What you need to know about US vaccine proof on your phone
How and where you may need to show digital vaccine proof—and what the bigger picture looks like for covid credentials and apps
MIT Technology Review, September 2021
New Encryption Technique Better Protects Photographs in the Cloud
Users can display images as usual, but neither attackers nor tech platforms can see them
Scientific American, September 2021
New Tool Shows Geology behind Kidney Stone Crystallization
Rather than crystallizing all at once, kidney stones dissolve and re-form over and over
Scientific American, September 2021
What’s happening with covid vaccine apps in the US
The world is debating apps that prove you've been vaccinated. We're keeping track of what you really need to know.
MIT Technology Review, August 2021
Virus or Bacterium? Rapid Test Pinpoints Infection’s Cause
A generation of new tests could lessen overuse of antibiotics
Scientific American, August 2021
The Animal Viruses Most Likely to Jump into Humans
The SpillOver tool catalogs viruses that could cause a new pandemic
Scientific American, June 2021
First results from Fermilab's muon g-2 experiment hint at new physics, but the jury is still out on the final findings
Shaastra, May-June 2021
New Blood Analyzer Tells Human from Animal Samples on the Spot
The system could someday provide fast results at a crime scene
Scientific American, May 2021
Blood Test Gives Early Warning of Failing Heart Transplant
The new DNA-based test predicts transplant rejection
Scientific American, May 2021
Artificial Intelligence Develops an Ear for Birdsong
Machine-learning algorithms can quickly process thousands of hours of natural soundscapes
Scientific American, April 2021
Surfing the winds would make future jet travel greener
Using such assistance from the winds would burn less fuel and spew less pollution
Science News for Students, April 2021
Q&A: “Talk to a Scientist” Webinar Series for Kids
An interactive online forum keeps Indian kids busy with science while they are stuck indoors during the pandemic
The Scientist, March 2021
Snakes’ Flexible, Heat-Sensing Organs Explained
Scientists decode how some snakes “see” in the dark
Scientific American, February 2021
Lizards may be protecting people from Lyme disease in the southeastern United States
Science, February 2021
‘Nanolites’ Can Trigger Dangerous Volcanic Explosions
Tiny crystals play a big role in unexpectedly violent eruptions
Scientific American, January 2021
Diving Deep with Plankton from the Comfort of the Lab
A new device gives scientists a better way to study the migrations of microscopic plankton.
Hakai magazine, January 2021
Researchers reveal the secret to the perfect football throw
The path taken by the ball’s nose is not what scientists had expected
Science News for Students, December 2020
‘Its body looked like a warzone.’ Air pollution could kill off critical honey bees in India
Study is first to detail impacts of dirty air on insect health
Science, August 2020
How to Transport Crucial Vaccines without Cooling
Unlike vials, flexible films could preserve medicines for long periods, with no refrigeration needed
Scientific American, June 2020
‘It’s a competitive advantage.’ Scientists tout benefits of hiring remote postdocs
Remote job opportunities, especially for temporary positions like postdocs, can make academia more inclusive
Science, May 2020
Insect virtual reality: What it’s really like to be the fly on the wall
Apple flies zoom around in a VR-arena custom-made to study insect flight
NCBS News, May 2020
New test uses DNA trap to detect dengue
Star-shaped genetic scaffold bonds strongly with the dengue virus’s spherical surface
Scientific American, April 2020
Venomous Menace: Snakebite Treatments are failing in India
The most widely used antivenom is not effective against the venom of several common snakes
Scientific American, January 2020
Synopsis: Three-Body Interactions, Not So Universal After All
Precision measurements with ultracold gases provide evidence that three-body bound states depend on atom-specific two-body interactions
Physics, December 2019
Indian initiatives aim to break science’s language barrier
Drive for accessibility sees research relayed in regional tongues instead of English
Nature, June 2019
New Pacemaker Harvests Energy from the Heart
A device that converts the heart’s mechanical energy into electrical energy has been successfully tested in pigs
Scientific American, June 2019
Entrepreneurs Propose to Remake Agricultural Waste Into 'Cooling' Screens
Design research, data analysis, needs assessment and engineering have gone into making a zero-electricity panel that promises to mitigate the harmful effects of air pollution and extreme heat
The Wire, January 2019
The lives of female scientists in India are being chronicled online
More than 100 researchers describe their work and the struggles they face, including gender bias and achieving a positive work–life balance
Nature, June 2018
How Cities Are Literally Keeping Animals From Making It Big
A device that converts the heart’s mechanical energy into electrical energy has been successfully tested in pigs
The Wire, June 2018
A Journey to the Centre of the Cell
Scientists from Bengaluru have designed tiny motors that can be steered through living cells
The Wire, April 2018
Through the lens: using photography to tell science stories
Sixteen researchers, eight days, four stories, two instructors; Shoot for Science, aimed to enable scientists to tell the story of their science to a wide audience using photography
10 women, 10 questions: Gagandeep Kang
On international women’s day, IndiaBioscience chatted with Gagandeep Kang about her experiences as a women researcher
Curiosity, crystals, cockroaches
Cutting-edge technologies help identify mysterious crystals in a cockroach's gut
New role for retinoic acid in chick forebrain development discovered
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, discovered that retinoic acid was being synthesized in an unusual location in the developing brains of chicks. Their investigations reveal a new function of retinoic acid in the development of the chick forebrain.
Six academic couples talk about their joint journeys in Indian academia
Boom time for citizen science
Travelling through blood: science fiction comes to life
Scientists from IISc Bangalore successfully steer artificial nanostructures through undiluted human blood