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Discovery & Innovation
News in Brief: Want To Buy a Humanlike ‘Soft Robot’? UVA Shares Manufacturing Secret
A new manufacturing process may result in more realistic robots and a host of other internet-based flexible products.
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Discovery & Innovation
What’s Eating You? 5 Fascinating Facts About Parasites
A UVA biologist shares some trivia about parasites, which are anything but trivial ecologically.
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Discovery & Innovation
What Is a ‘Flash Drought’? And How Did It Contribute to the Deadly Maui Fires?
An expert UVA hydrologist foresees even greater risks as climate change persists.
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Discovery & Innovation
Can Ultrasound Waves Help People Quit Cocaine?
UVA Health researchers received an NIH grant to test low-intensity focused ultrasound on brain cells to reduce the desire for cocaine.
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Discovery & Innovation
New Process May Reduce Negative Impacts of Making Plastics, Other Products
UVA research shows the promise for cleaner conversion of ethylene for use in high-demand products, such as plastic beverage bottles.
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Discovery & Innovation
Is Social Media Hijacking Your Brain? Spontaneity May Be the Antidote
Philosophy professor Zachary Irving says allowing our minds to wander could help make social media less toxic.
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Discovery & Innovation
Coronary Artery Disease Discovery Offers Answers About Nation’s No. 1 Killer
UVA researchers say the findings may help development of new life-saving treatments for heart patients.
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Discovery & Innovation
Study: A Social Workplace Keeps Scammers at Bay
UVA researchers found that building relationships within your company goes a long way toward foiling phishing scams.

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