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Study revisits Texas seismic activity occurring before 2017, confirming connection to wastewater injection

There’s an important dividing line in the history of recent Texas earthquakes – those occurring before and after 2017, when the establishment of the Texas Seismological Network (TexNet) introduced the ability to monitor seismic events to much...
6-Aug-2024 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Does transparency help or hurt business dominated by one-time transactions?

For business owners that don’t regularly get repeat customers, such as contract workers or real estate agents, does being transparent about past business make them more or less likely to make a sale that benefits both them and the buyer?...
5-Aug-2024 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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SMU researchers to present new tool for enhancing AI transparency and accuracy at IEEE Conference

While large language models have demonstrated remarkable capabilities in extracting data and generating connected responses, there are real questions about how these artificial intelligence (AI) models reach their answers. That’s why SMU...
30-Jul-2024 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Ground surface conditions impact speed and distance of leaking natural gas

When natural gas leaks from a subsurface pipeline, a ground cover of water/snow saturation, asphalt paving or a combination of these can cause the gas to migrate away from the leak site up to three to four times farther than through dry soil, a new...
16-Jul-2024 6:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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SMU, U of Rhode Island patent inexpensive method to improve creation of solid-state nanopores

SMU and the University of Rhode Island have patented an inexpensive, easy-to-use method to create solid-state nanopores (SSNs), while also making it possible to self-clean blocked nanopores.
2-Jul-2024 6:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

SMU Team Taps Unused Fiber Cables for Earthquake Detection and Urban Monitoring

After a devastating childhood earthquake in the Gujarat region of her home country of India, Jyoti Sharma often thought about creating an early earthquake warning system.
17-Jun-2024 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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New tool to detect protein-protein interactions could lead to promising avenues for gene therapy and other treatments

SMU nanotechnology expert MinJun Kim and his team have developed a faster, more precise way to detect the properties and interactions of individual proteins crucial in rapid, accurate, and real-time monitoring of virus-cell interactions.
13-Jun-2024 6:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Combining joyful activities with ‘savoring’ therapy shows positive mental health results among young people

Amidst rising depression rates on college campuses, SMU researchers discovered combining behavioral activation (BA) therapy with savoring (S) enhanced students' mental health. This approach improved both positive and negative moods significantly.
15-May-2024 8:30 AM EDT Add to Favorites


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AI Could Make Cyber Threats Harder to Detect

Gone are the days when the tell-tale signs of a ‘phishing’ scam were fairly easy to spot, SMU cybersecurity experts warn: Hackers are increasingly using generative AI (artificial intelligence) to write more convincing emails and bogus...
18-Jan-2024 6:05 AM EST

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Cultivating Prosperity in South Dallas Through Innovative Urban Farming

When you hear about urban farming, SMU faculty members Doric Earle and Owen Lynch want your next thought to be about entrepreneurship.
8-Jan-2024 9:30 AM EST

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