Hyeyeun Jeon

  • It’s Time to Start Eating Popcorn with Chopsticks

    It’s Time to Start Eating Popcorn with Chopsticks

    If you’re sick of your campus food, try them in unconventional ways to enjoy them all over again like the first day of your freshman orientation, a new study suggests. In the study, a pair of researchers from the Ohio State University (OSU) and the University of Chicago wondered if changing the way we consume… Read More

  • Why Robots Might Pack Your Next Amazon Order

    Why Robots Might Pack Your Next Amazon Order

    A team of three roboticists from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has developed a faster and more accurate way for robots to grasp objects in real-time, opening doors for applications in both industrial and domestic settings. Their paper was presented at the Carnegie Mellon University’s international robotics conference, Robotics: Science and Systems, last week.… Read More

  • New Algorithm Makes Analyzing Brain Scans 1,000 Times Faster

    New Algorithm Makes Analyzing Brain Scans 1,000 Times Faster

    MIT researchers have built a machine-learning algorithm that can register MRI scans and other 3D images, and compare and analyze them in a matter of seconds. This reduces the traditional runtime of two hours or more down to just a second. Medical imaging, including MRI and CT scans, is not only a medical breakthrough, allowing… Read More

  • Can Carbon Dioxide Get Rid of Belly Fat?

    Can Carbon Dioxide Get Rid of Belly Fat?

    Carboxytherapy, or carbon dioxide therapy, is a non-invasive treatment in which carbon dioxide is injected into the body. When injected into the body’s fat pockets, it is supposed to kill fat cells. But, does it reduce belly fat? Researchers from Northwestern University set out to find the answer. They conducted the first randomized, controlled trial… Read More

  • Study Helps Hawaii Ban Sunscreen Ingredient Killing Coral Reefs

    Study Helps Hawaii Ban Sunscreen Ingredient Killing Coral Reefs

    Finally, lawmakers are listening to scientists. A University of Central Florida study recently helped bring Hawaiian legislators to the table to ban an ingredient in sunscreen that can kill coral reefs. Known as the underwater jewels, coral reefs house one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. “Coral reefs truly are spectacular and they… Read More

  • Study Reveals How Brain Works During Speech

    Study Reveals How Brain Works During Speech

    Everytime we speak, we are engaging nearly 100 different muscles in our lips, jaw, tongue and throat. Now, a new UC San Francisco study shows how the brain works during speech and suggests promising results to help create prosthetic devices for those who are unable to speak. The new study is published in Neuron. More… Read More

  • Are You Feeling Hangry?

    Are You Feeling Hangry?

    When you’re hungry, it’s not only low blood sugar level, but also context and self-awareness of your emotion that can make you either more or less angry, a new study suggests. The study is published in the journal Emotion. Becoming “hangry” Everyone knows what it feels to be hungry. Some may also know what it… Read More

  • New Method Can Permanently Correct Vision Without Surgery

    New Method Can Permanently Correct Vision Without Surgery

    Researchers at Columbia University have developed a non-invasive technique to permanently correct nearsightedness, a common vision problem already affecting nearly half of the U.S. population. The study is published in Nature Photonics. The problem Although we don’t know what causes it yet, nearsightedness, or myopia, is an increasing problem around the globe. According to the… Read More

  • Researchers Grow Human Tissue Cells in Origami Papers

    Researchers Grow Human Tissue Cells in Origami Papers

    Dating back to the sixth century, the Japanese paper art of origami is making its modern comeback, not in arts and crafts, but in an engineering lab. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Lowell are using origami papers to develop biomaterials that could be used to repair, replace or regenerate human body tissues and organs.… Read More

  • Researchers Develop Electronic Skin for Soft Robots

    Researchers Develop Electronic Skin for Soft Robots

    A team of engineers from Seoul National University has developed a skin-like electronic system for soft robots to move with more flexibility, making them safer around humans. Soft robotics is a subfield of robotics that aims to copy the way living organisms, such as human hands, move and adapt to their surroundings and tasks. Unlike… Read More

  • Facebook Helps Young Adults Quit Smoking

    Facebook Helps Young Adults Quit Smoking

    Social media may be the most effective smoking quitline for young adults, a new study suggests. Led by Danielle Ramo, an associate professor of psychiatry at UC San Francisco and member of its Weill Institute for Neurosciences, the researchers found that young adult smokers are 2.5 times more likely to quit smoking with programs conducted… Read More

  • The Rise of Collegiate Gaming and Esports Scholarships

    The Rise of Collegiate Gaming and Esports Scholarships

    Avid gamers whose parents nag at them for playing video games too much can now plead: “I’m playing to improve my game and get an esports scholarship for college.” Esports is a form of organized, multiplayer video game competition played for spectators. People who hear about esports for the first time might scoff. But the… Read More

  • Smartphone Reader Takes Guessing Out of Infection Diagnosis

    Smartphone Reader Takes Guessing Out of Infection Diagnosis

    Researchers at Washington State University have developed a low-cost, pocket-sized laboratory that works nearly as well as clinical laboratories to detect common viral and bacterial infections. “This smartphone reader has the potential to improve access and speed up healthcare delivery,” Lei Li, assistant professor in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at WSU and… Read More

  • Device Decodes Body Language Using Infrared Light

    Device Decodes Body Language Using Infrared Light

    A team of researchers from the University of Cambridge and Dartmouth College has developed a new device that uses infrared light to monitor how body language impacts social interactions. Because body language influences many aspects of people’s lives, including job interviews, doctor-patient conversations and group projects, many people have tried to study them through video… Read More

  • MIT Engineers Figure Out How to Turn Plastic Into Heat Conductor

    MIT Engineers Figure Out How to Turn Plastic Into Heat Conductor

    It may sound counterintuitive, but researchers at MIT have used plastic, commonly known as a material for heat insulator, to develop the next-generation heat conductor. “Nowadays heat dissipation is an increasingly critical challenge for integrated devices that continue to miniaturize towards nanoscale,” said Yanfei Xu, postdoc in MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering and co-lead author… Read More

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