Tara DiMaio
Reporter, Technology and Mind & Behavior
@tara_dimaioTara DiMaio is based in Los Angeles, CA, and covers Technology and Mind & Behavior for The Academic Times. Prior to that, Tara worked on the communications team at The Good Food Institute and was a news and lifestyle reporter for PETA. She published a series on alternative protein that now promotes a research program with over $8 million awarded in grants. Tara has a degree in environmental studies and marketing from The George Washington University.
A new type of cooling system invented in India replaces water with biodegradable material to lower costs, save energy and, perhaps most importantly, limit the transmission of waterborne and airborne diseases, including dengue fever and COVID-19.
Instead of letting sewage and runoff water go down the drain, researchers from Stanford University and major universities in Australia have used wastewater to predict the community prevalence of COVID-19 and provide cities with an early warning system if a potential second wave is detected after the peak of an outbreak.
Researchers have developed a novel approach based on machine learning to project the likely progression of disability from multiple sclerosis, relying on the most complete patient history of any prior strategy, by utilizing information from more than 6,600 MS patients across five continents. The team can generate more precise predictions within milliseconds, potentially enabling better therapeutics for a serious and incurable disease.
When gender minority adolescents, including transgender teens, are exposed to transphobia and other gender-related stressors, they are more likely to use alcohol to cope, but family and social support, as well as gender-related pride, can moderate the use of substances, according to trailblazing longitudinal research from Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Researchers funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 program have created a new type of lightweight concrete made from recycled glass that is significantly lighter than traditional mixtures and can be 3D printed into structurally sound buildings.
Researchers have invented a natural bioreactor system to remove organophosphate pesticides and nitrate from groundwater, using algae to filter well water before it can enter a treatment facility and contaminate an area's water supply.
In the proper conditions, space gardens could benefit from their extraterrestrial setting: The first study examining both radiation and light quality in the context of sprout growth has revealed that certain wavelengths of light can counteract the harmful ionizing radiation found in the cosmos, yielding mung bean sprouts with high levels of antioxidants.
A new study on the earliest flickerings of consciousness in humans suggests fetuses may be able to process complex stimuli from outside the womb at 35 weeks of gestation.
High-risk drivers can now be rapidly identified while they're still endangering the rest of us on the road, thanks to new technology that predicts aggressive driving based on the risk level of drivers and keeps passengers safer from the dangerous effects of road rage.
Bisexual men are perceived to be more attracted to men than to women, an opinion that remained consistent whether the person judging sexuality was heterosexual, lesbian or gay, according to a new study that highlights the social bias bisexual people face.
Researchers have invented a new, self-powered smart window system, made up of solar cells and a three-layered film, that can be easily installed on top of any existing glass window to block both ultraviolet and visible light.
Young adults were substantially more likely to abstain from smoking e-cigarettes, or vaping, after participating in a free text-message intervention program designed by Truth Initiative, according to a new double-blind, individually randomized clinical trial of the program.