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Using Google might spark your creativity, or it might stifle it, but this depends on the circumstances, according to a new study. We know the internet isn’t going anywhere, but we may need to hold on to our humanity to use technology more effectively.

Whether we've watched athletes do it or experienced it ourselves, 'choking' in a high-stakes moment comes down to more than composure. For the first time, scientists have uncovered a set of neurons that fail to do their job when the payoff is greatest.

While it's important for dermatologists to know how itchy a person's skin is, patients' self-assessments are quite subjective. A new wearable sensor could help, by objectively measuring the frequency and intensity of its user's scratching sessions.

Stroke can be tricky to diagnose as patients don’t always present with classic symptoms, and other conditions can mimic it. Researchers have now developed a machine-learning model that accurately predicts stroke and may make diagnosis easier.

Using drones for aerial seeding may seem like a good idea, but … the seeds could easily just blow away if left on the surface of the soil. A bio-inspired seed carrier has been designed to help, by corkscrewing its seed load down into the ground.

For decades surgeons have been using deep brain stimulation to treat severe Parkinson's disease. Now researchers have found a way to deliver it more precisely, resulting in the benefits lasting four times longer in animal models.

Typically, motion capture systems are confined to one studio containing multiple cameras, and they require subjects to wear sensor-equipped body suits. A new setup, however, is based around a single chest-mounted camera.

Last year, NASA awarded a contract to Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and its spinoff Astrobotic to build an autonomous Moon rover as a technology demonstrator and water prospector. The rover has now completed its preliminary design review.

Ordinarily, if you want to create a lifelike 3D digital model of someone's face, a 3D scanner and/or multiple cameras are required. Now, however, scientists from Carnegie Mellon University have created a system that lets a smartphone do the job.

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are working on a smart space habitat for deep space missions that's monitored by artificial intelligence.

The distant scientific objective of 3D printed human organs has now grown a little bit closer, with researchers at Carnegie Mellon University reporting a breakthrough that enabled the printing of full-scale heart components that in some cases functioned similarly to the real thing.

NASA has awarded Carnegie Mellon University and Astrobotic a US$5.6 million contract to build a new suitcase-sized robotic lunar rover that could land on the Moon as soon as 2021. The 24-lb MoonRanger rover is designed to operate autonomously on week-long missions within 0.6 mi of its lander.