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Newswise: Two Argonne scientists recognized for achievements in their fields
18-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Two Argonne scientists recognized for achievements in their fields
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne scientist Massimiliano Delferro and scientist emeritus Arthur Schultz elected as American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows for their pioneering work in conversion of single-use plastics and neutron diffraction science, respectively.

Newswise: Recycling CFRP waste is a challenge, but we've found a way to make it work
Released: 18-Apr-2024 12:00 AM EDT
Recycling CFRP waste is a challenge, but we've found a way to make it work
National Research Council of Science and Technology

The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced that a research team led by Yong-chae Jung, has developed a technology that recycles more than 99% of CFRP materials within tens of minutes by using water in a supercritical state, which occurs under conditions of temperature and pressure above a certain level.

Newswise: KIMM develops environment recognition technologies for off-road self-driving with improved real-time processing performance
Released: 17-Apr-2024 9:00 AM EDT
KIMM develops environment recognition technologies for off-road self-driving with improved real-time processing performance
National Research Council of Science and Technology

The research team led by Senior Researcher Han-Min Lee of the Department of Industrial Machinery DX under the Virtual Engineering Platform Research Division of the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials(KIMM) has developed off-road environment recognition technologies for driving in off-road environments such as mountainous, waterside or snowy regions, including sensor protection and cleaning technology, sensor signal correction technology, and drivable area recognition technology, and has transferred these technologies to relevant corporations.

Newswise: New Tagging Method Provides Bioadhesive Interface for Marine Sensors on Diverse, Soft, and Fragile Species
Released: 16-Apr-2024 11:00 AM EDT
New Tagging Method Provides Bioadhesive Interface for Marine Sensors on Diverse, Soft, and Fragile Species
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Newly developed bioadhesive sensors (BIMS) are effective and less invasive than traditional tagging. Scientists can attach them with a thin layer of dried-hydrogel in less than 20 seconds.

Newswise: Ultra-resilient flexible sensors break new ground in pressure detection
Released: 16-Apr-2024 9:55 AM EDT
Ultra-resilient flexible sensors break new ground in pressure detection
Chinese Academy of Sciences

In recent advancements, flexible pressure sensors have been developed to mimic human skin's sensitivity, significantly benefiting fields like interactive technologies, health monitoring, and robotics. These innovations leverage a variety of microstructural strategies, including pyramidal, dome, wrinkle, and layered structures, for enhanced sensitivity and durability. Despite their potential, current designs often involve complex manufacturing processes. Addressing these challenges, new approaches aim to simplify sensor fabrication while broadening their pressure detection capabilities and stress tolerance, pushing the boundaries of sensor technology towards more efficient and versatile applications.

Newswise: Metaphacts and Dimensions launch the Dimensions Knowledge Graph, powered by metaphactory
Released: 15-Apr-2024 11:45 AM EDT
Metaphacts and Dimensions launch the Dimensions Knowledge Graph, powered by metaphactory
Digital Science and Research Solutions Ltd

Digital Science solutions metaphacts and Dimensions announce the launch of the Dimensions Knowledge Graph, a large ready-made knowledge graph powering AI solutions in the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries.

     
Newswise: SMU Prof to Use NSF Grant to Develop Game-Based Semiconductor Curriculum for High School Students
Released: 15-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
SMU Prof to Use NSF Grant to Develop Game-Based Semiconductor Curriculum for High School Students
Southern Methodist University

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded an Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) grant to SMU professor Lin Lipsmeyer and colleagues toward developing one of the first game-based semiconductor curricula for high school students.

Newswise: Unlocking the secrets of forest heights: the role of GEDI LiDAR technology
Released: 15-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Unlocking the secrets of forest heights: the role of GEDI LiDAR technology
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A team of researchers has unveiled a novel approach to accurately characterizing tree height composition in forests using the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology.

Released: 15-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider Begins Run 24
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Today marks the startup of the 24th run of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science user facility for nuclear physics research at DOE's Brookhaven National Laboratory.

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Released: 15-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Green technology requires mined materials — and a workforce to meet demand
Virginia Tech

The mining industry is booming, but the industry is digging deep to find highly trained mining engineers. Across all sectors, from consumer electronics to the defense industry and from automotive manufacturing to aerospace, mineral needs are increasing. In particular, green energy technologies such as electric vehicle batteries, solar panels, grid energy storage, and wind turbines require such metals as copper, lithium, cobalt, rare earths, and manganese.

Newswise:Video Embedded improved-ai-confidence-measure-for-autonomous-vehicles
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Released: 14-Apr-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Improved AI confidence measure for autonomous vehicles
Bar-Ilan University

A new Bar-Ilan University study has achieved a milestone in the realm of artificial intelligence (AI) by addressing a fundamental question: Can deep learning architectures achieve greatly above-average confidence for a significant portion of inputs while maintaining overall average confidence?

Newswise: Utah Governor’s Medal Given to Neli Ulrich, PhD, MS, for Outstanding Research and Leadership
Released: 12-Apr-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Utah Governor’s Medal Given to Neli Ulrich, PhD, MS, for Outstanding Research and Leadership
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah

Neli Ulrich joins a select group of recipients recognized for their impactful work in science and technology in Utah.

Released: 12-Apr-2024 4:05 PM EDT
New Device Can Treat Injury from Sepsis
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Therapeutic tool used for children with kidney issues stemming from sepsis

Released: 12-Apr-2024 2:05 PM EDT
ASA Invites Media to Acoustics Meeting in Ottawa, May 13-17
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

The Acoustical Society of America and the Canadian Acoustical Association are co-hosting a joint meeting May 13-17 at the Shaw Centre/Westin Ottawa Hotel.

Newswise: Researchers study effects of solvation and ion valency on metallopolymers
Released: 12-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Researchers study effects of solvation and ion valency on metallopolymers
University Of Illinois Grainger College Of Engineering

In a new paper published in JACS AU, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign analyzed the effects of solvation and ion valency on metallopolymers, with implications for critical materials recovery and recycling, and environmental remediation.

Newswise: Argonne and RIKEN  sign a memorandum of understanding in support of AI  for science
Released: 12-Apr-2024 11:30 AM EDT
Argonne and RIKEN sign a memorandum of understanding in support of AI for science
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne National Laboratory and RIKEN, leaders in high performance computing in the U.S. and Japan, have established a cooperative relationship in support of artificial intelligence computing projects.

Newswise: NASA science chief to visit the University of Delaware
Released: 12-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
NASA science chief to visit the University of Delaware
University of Delaware

The University of Delaware will host a visit and thought leader presentation by NASA’s head of science Dr. Nicola (Nicky) Fox on Thursday, April 18. Fox directs about 100 NASA missions to explore the universe, laying the foundation for the robotic and human expeditions of the future.

Newswise: Quantum Systems Accelerator Leads First “You Belong in Quantum” Webinar
Released: 12-Apr-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Quantum Systems Accelerator Leads First “You Belong in Quantum” Webinar
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

The Quantum Systems Accelerator (QSA), recently launched the “You Belong in Quantum Series!” in collaboration with the four other U.S. Department of Energy National QIS Research Centers. The initiative’s January 2024 webinar featured distinguished leaders in the field.

Newswise: Smart nanoprobe illuminates prostate cancer cells
Released: 11-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Smart nanoprobe illuminates prostate cancer cells
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

NIBIB-supported researchers have developed a smart nanoprobe designed to infiltrate prostate tumors and send back a signal using an optical imaging technique known as Raman spectroscopy.

   
Newswise: Danforth Center Selected as Project of a New Partnership Between NSF and NobleReach Emerge
Released: 11-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Danforth Center Selected as Project of a New Partnership Between NSF and NobleReach Emerge
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

In an exciting endorsement of the work being conducted at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, it was recently announced that technology developed by Keith Slotkin, PhD, member, and his laboratory, and funded in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), was chosen as one of the very first projects of the new NSF/NobleReach Emerge partnership.

Newswise: Sholl selected as UT-ORII executive director
Released: 11-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Sholl selected as UT-ORII executive director
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

David Sholl has been named the executive director of the University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute, or UT-ORII, and vice provost of University of Tennessee, Knoxville, after serving as the institute’s interim leader since June 2023.

Newswise:Video Embedded enhanced-ai-tool-texgpt-powers-up-academic-writing
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Released: 11-Apr-2024 10:30 AM EDT
Enhanced AI tool TeXGPT powers up academic writing
Digital Science and Research Solutions Ltd

Digital Science is further broadening its range of AI innovations in a major new release from AI-based academic language service Writefull, which is to be used in the collaborative authoring tool Overleaf.

     
Newswise: Metasurface-based miniaturized spectroscopic ellipsometer
Released: 11-Apr-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Metasurface-based miniaturized spectroscopic ellipsometer
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Spectroscopic ellipsometry has been widely adopted for the measurement of thin film thickness as well as its optical constant. However, conventional ellipsometers are rather bulky.

Newswise: Smart droplets: elevating tiny tech with liquid metal magic
Released: 11-Apr-2024 8:00 AM EDT
Smart droplets: elevating tiny tech with liquid metal magic
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Advancements in the miniaturization of sensors and actuators have significantly pushed the integration of these components onto single chips, imbuing them with multifunctional capabilities.

Newswise:Video Embedded a-pulse-of-innovation-ai-at-the-service-of-heart-research
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Released: 10-Apr-2024 4:05 PM EDT
A Pulse of Innovation: AI at the Service of Heart Research
Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science

Columbia Engineers unveiled BeatProfiler, a groundbreaking new tool-- a comprehensive software that automates the analysis of heart cell function from video data. It's the first system to integrate the analysis of different heart function indicators into one tool, speeding up the process significantly and reducing the chance for errors.

Newswise: NYCST Now Accepting Applications for Space Technology Projects
Released: 10-Apr-2024 3:05 PM EDT
NYCST Now Accepting Applications for Space Technology Projects
Cornell University

The New York Consortium for Space Technology Innovation and Development (NYCST) today announced that the application window is now open for the consortium’s funding program.

Released: 10-Apr-2024 3:05 PM EDT
New 3D-printing method makes printing objects more affordable and eco-friendly
University of Florida

A team of scientists led by UF engineering researchers has unveiled a method for 3D printing that allows manufacturers to create custom-made objects more economically and sustainably.

Newswise: U.S. Department of Energy’s INCITE program seeks proposals for 2025 to advance science and engineering at U.S. leadership computing facilities
Released: 10-Apr-2024 2:05 PM EDT
U.S. Department of Energy’s INCITE program seeks proposals for 2025 to advance science and engineering at U.S. leadership computing facilities
Argonne National Laboratory

The INCITE program is aimed at large-scale scientific computing projects that require the power and scale of the nation’s fastest supercomputers.

Newswise:Video Embedded scientists-pioneer-autonomous-robotic-method-for-studying-liquids-suspended-in-air
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Released: 10-Apr-2024 10:15 AM EDT
Scientists pioneer autonomous robotic method for studying liquids suspended in air
Argonne National Laboratory

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have used robots and artificial intelligence to dramatically speed up data collection and analysis in X-ray studies of liquids.

Newswise: AI-assisted breast-cancer screening may reduce unnecessary testing
Released: 10-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
AI-assisted breast-cancer screening may reduce unnecessary testing
Washington University in St. Louis

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Whiterabbit.ai showed that AI assistance potentially could improve breast-cancer screening by reducing the number of false positives without missing true positives.

Newswise: Carson Center offers game-changing expertise to research, industry
Released: 10-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Carson Center offers game-changing expertise to research, industry
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Edgeworks, a new research and service facility launched by the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, is helping scientists, inventors and entrepreneurs transform cutting-edge concepts into game-changing reality.

Newswise: Smart vest turns fish into underwater spies: a glimpse into aquatic life like never before
Released: 10-Apr-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Smart vest turns fish into underwater spies: a glimpse into aquatic life like never before
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Researchers have introduced an innovative underwater vest equipped with an antioxidant MXene hydrogel for the sensitive recognition of fish locomotion. This novel device aims to deepen our understanding of aquatic life by enabling precise monitoring of fish behavior in their natural habitats.

Newswise: St. Jude survivorship portal brings researchers ‘one-click’ away from discovery
Released: 9-Apr-2024 3:05 PM EDT
St. Jude survivorship portal brings researchers ‘one-click’ away from discovery
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital today announces the survivorship portal, part of the St. Jude Cloud ecosystem, for unparalleled data analysis and visualization.

   
Newswise: This device gathers, stores electricity in remote settings
Released: 9-Apr-2024 3:05 PM EDT
This device gathers, stores electricity in remote settings
University of Utah

Wirelessly connected devices perform an expanding array of applications, such as monitoring the condition of machinery and remote sensing in agricultural settings. These applications hold much potential for improving the efficiency, but how do you power these devices where reliable electrical sources are not available?

Released: 9-Apr-2024 3:05 PM EDT
A Dentist’s Tool for Tackling the Unexpected
Tufts University

A Tufts University School of Dental Medicine faculty member was part of a team from the Anesthesia Research Foundation of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology that developed a free app called 10 Minutes Saves a Life for use by dentists and other members of the dental team.

Newswise: UCSF’s Pelter Named AACN 2024 Distinguished Research Lecturer
Released: 9-Apr-2024 2:05 PM EDT
UCSF’s Pelter Named AACN 2024 Distinguished Research Lecturer
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)

Michele Pelter is director of the ECG Monitoring Research Lab at UC San Francisco, which has built an international reputation for research that has improved cardiac monitoring and clinical practice and influenced the development of monitoring technology.

Newswise: Electro-optic 3D snapshot of a laser wakefield accelerated kilo-ampere electron bunch
Released: 9-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Electro-optic 3D snapshot of a laser wakefield accelerated kilo-ampere electron bunch
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Laser wakefield acceleration has garnered widespread attention for its ability to achieve ultrahigh acceleration gradients and generate high-brightness electron bunches.

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Released: 9-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Factor Bioscience Expands Translational Science Team, Appoints Kyle Garland, Ph.D., as Director of Translational Science
Factor Bioscience

Factor Bioscience Inc. ("Factor"), a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based biotechnology company developing advanced mRNA and cell-engineering technologies, today announced the addition of three members to its translational science team, which will be led by Kyle Garland, Ph.D., who joins Factor as Director of Translational Science.

Released: 9-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Pair of Digital Health Research Papers Coauthored by Analysis Group Demonstrate Promises of Wearables to Generate Reliable Site-Less Patient-Reported Outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Analysis Group

Investigators from Analysis Group, a global leader in health economics and outcomes research (HEOR), the University of Oxford, and GSK have coauthored a pair of research papers that show that digital health technologies can continuously assess the symptoms of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in a remote setting.

Newswise: Innovative project brings the universe to UWF and beyond
Released: 9-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Innovative project brings the universe to UWF and beyond
University of West Florida

UWF LEAD unveiled Stargo, an EVSCOPE 2 immersive smart telescope with enhanced vision technology, perfectly timed for yesterday afternoon's solar eclipse.

Released: 9-Apr-2024 5:00 AM EDT
Better battery manufacturing: Robotic lab vets new reaction design strategy
University of Michigan

New chemistries for batteries, semiconductors and more could be easier to manufacture, thanks to a new approach to making chemically complex materials that researchers at the University of Michigan and Samsung's Advanced Materials Lab have demonstrated.

Newswise: ISPOR Global Panel Proposes New Structure to Improve Definitions of Digital Health Interventions
Released: 9-Apr-2024 4:05 AM EDT
ISPOR Global Panel Proposes New Structure to Improve Definitions of Digital Health Interventions
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research announced the publication of a report from the ISPOR Digital Health Special Interest Group that proposes a new framework to help standardize and clarify definitions used for digital health interventions.

Newswise: New study shows renewable energy could work as power source at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
Released: 8-Apr-2024 4:30 PM EDT
New study shows renewable energy could work as power source at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
Argonne National Laboratory

A recent analysis shows that renewable energy could be a viable option to diesel fuel for science at the South Pole. The analysis deeply explores the feasibility of replacing part of the energy production at the South Pole with renewable sources.

Newswise: Mountainside Medical Center Recognized for Excellence with ACC Cardiac Cath Lab Accreditation with PCI
Released: 8-Apr-2024 4:20 PM EDT
Mountainside Medical Center Recognized for Excellence with ACC Cardiac Cath Lab Accreditation with PCI
Hackensack Meridian Health (Mountainside Medical Center)

The American College of Cardiology has recognized Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients who come to a cardiac cath lab for care, including diagnostic catheterizations and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures

Released: 8-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
DOE Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Management and Operating Contract Competition
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has an ongoing competition for the management and operating contract for the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF).

Newswise: Chemically bonded Mn0.5Cd0.5S/BiOBr S-scheme photocatalyst with rich oxygen vacancies for improved photocatalytic decontamination performance
Released: 8-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Chemically bonded Mn0.5Cd0.5S/BiOBr S-scheme photocatalyst with rich oxygen vacancies for improved photocatalytic decontamination performance
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Devising novel heterojunction photocatalysts applied in annihilating pharmaceuticals and chromium contamination is significant for addressing the problem of global water pollution and it's quite challenging to devise a facile approach to modulate the interfacial chemical bonds of the heterojunction.

Newswise: Microprinting millions in the blink of an eye
Released: 8-Apr-2024 10:45 AM EDT
Microprinting millions in the blink of an eye
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Multi-photon 3D laser printing has been sped up tenfold by using a 7x7 focus array and faster scan speeds. This new approach allows high-resolution printing of complex structures like chiral metamaterials and microparticles, opening doors for advanced materials and pharmaceutical applications.

Newswise: NIBIB-led program has helped innovators pursue commercialization for a decade
Released: 8-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
NIBIB-led program has helped innovators pursue commercialization for a decade
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

To mark the 10-year anniversary of the NIBIB-led Concept to Clinic: Commercializing Innovation (C3i) program, we feature three innovators who participated in the program at the early stages of their biomedical technologies.

Newswise: Novel Tech Captures Disease Markers in a Snap: The Future of Early Diagnosis
Released: 8-Apr-2024 9:15 AM EDT
Novel Tech Captures Disease Markers in a Snap: The Future of Early Diagnosis
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as promising biomarkers for non-invasive disease diagnostics, offering an alternative to conventional biopsies. However, the challenge has been the efficient and pure isolation of EVs from biological fluids, as current methods yield variable results. Recognizing this gap, researchers have focused on developing advanced techniques that can isolate EVs with high efficiency and purity, crucial for the accurate detection and monitoring of diseases.

Newswise: First MySpine Cervical Surgery in the U.S. Successfully Performed at MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Released: 8-Apr-2024 9:00 AM EDT
First MySpine Cervical Surgery in the U.S. Successfully Performed at MedStar Washington Hospital Center
MedStar Washington Hospital Center

MedStar Washington Hospital Center has been perfecting ways to perform complex cervical spine surgery, and recently performed the first MySpine® Cervical surgery in the country.



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