American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

No difference in core temperature or thermal sensation in male and female scuba divers using wetsuits or semi-drysuits in 22.6°C sea water

Introduction: Scuba diving in water below thermoneutral temperature (< 30°C) can reduce core temperature and impair comfort and performance. Semi-drysuits are presumed superior to wetsuits because they presumably limit water entry into the suits, but changes in core temperature a...

Peptides adopt stable omega-loop structures in concentrated sulfuric acid

The search for life beyond Earth has focused on planets and moons with liquid water, reflecting the assumption that complex biomolecules require aqueous environments to remain stable and functional. Such a view excludes a wide class of planetary settings, including the concentrat...

Explainable deep learning improves human mental models of self-driving cars

Abstract Self-driving cars increasingly rely on deep neural networks to achieve human-like driving 1–3 . The opacity of these black-box planners makes it challenging to accurately anticipate when they will fail 4–6 , with potentially catastrophic consequences 7–9 . Although resea...