U scientists develop AI-powered tool to forecast wildfire smoke
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Trace AQ, a university startup company commercializing the technology, makes the pioneering tool available to the public through Wilkes Center.
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A physicist tackles machine learning black box
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Despite its omnipresence in society, we’re just beginning to understand the mechanisms driving machine learning. U scientist shows how physicists can play an important role in unraveling its mysteries.
Read MoreUtah Games fuels ‘City of Success’ multibillion-dollar industry
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With hundreds of alums working at Utah-based companies, Utah Games supplies visionaries and a skilled workforce for the growing local sector.
Read MoreCarbon ‘offsets’ aren’t working. Here’s a way to fix nature-based climate solutions
U-led research results in roadmap for harnessing Earth’s natural processes to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide.
Read MoreWelcome to the National Laboratories & Security Office
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The new National Labs & Security Office will work with labs and agencies for coordinating collaboration and strategy.
Read MoreU engineers develop novel material that efficiently removes ‘forever chemicals’
This metal-organic framework both fluoresces in the presence of certain PFAS chemicals and absorbs these environmental contaminants that are widely used in consumer products.
Read MoreWhere inquiry meets impact
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The new L. S. Skaggs Applied Science Building completes the 275,000-square-foot Crocker Science Complex, a celebration of science and our shared belief in a better future.
Read MoreIs there a place for AI in placing medical needles?
Review of scientific literature explores how artificial intelligence can best advance robotic deployment of needles inside the body.
Read MoreAstronomers celebrate images decades in the making
U astronomers celebrate the release of the first images from the Rubin Observatory, which captures the largest field of view of any telescope in operation.
Read More‘The elephant in the room’ for science communication
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Science organizations are ill-prepared to leverage current media landscapes most effectively to communicate with the public partly due to social media platforms preventing meaningful research.
Read MoreUtah Asia Campus students document lifesaving dental work in the Philippines
A new student-produced documentary titled “Davao Smiles” follows a two-day outreach event in Davao City that provides free dental care to underserved children and families.
Read MoreWorld UFO Day
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Enthusiasts celebrate World UFO Day on July 2, but Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena are a national security problem. U geographers discuss their efforts to distinguish which are legitimate threats
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