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Newswise: Chaos Raman distributed optical fiber sensing
Released: 19-Oct-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Chaos Raman distributed optical fiber sensing
Chinese Academy of Sciences

The article briefly analyzes the reasons for the limitation of the development of spatial resolution performance of Raman distributed optical fiber sensors, summarizes the corresponding solutions in recent years, and proposes a high spatial resolution Raman distributed optical fiber sensing technology based on the chaotic correlation method.

Newswise: Therapeutic nanocarriers reduce lung inflammation in mice
Released: 19-Oct-2023 3:20 AM EDT
Therapeutic nanocarriers reduce lung inflammation in mice
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

There is no cure or FDA-approved therapy for acute respiratory distress syndrome, which has a high rate of mortality. Inflammation plays a major role in developing ARDS. Researchers at Ohio State University developed therapeutic nanocarriers using mice skin cells, which reduced inflammation in their lungs.

   
Newswise: UBC Okanagan researchers hope to prevent catastrophes with next-generation sensors
Released: 18-Oct-2023 5:05 PM EDT
UBC Okanagan researchers hope to prevent catastrophes with next-generation sensors
University of British Columbia's Okanagan Campus

As the wind and rain pound the blades of a wind turbine, UBC Okanagan researchers carefully monitor screens, hundreds of kilometres away analyzing if the blade’s coatings can withstand the onslaught.

Released: 18-Oct-2023 5:05 PM EDT
CHIPS and Science Act spurs NanoFab cleanroom ribbon cutting at NYU Tandon School of Engineering
NYU Tandon School of Engineering

NYU leadership - including recently inaugurated President Linda Mills and NYU Tandon School of Engineering Dean Jelena Kovačević - joined University faculty and partners on October 18th to cut the ribbon at the newly-minted NYU Nanofabrication (NanoFab) Cleanroom.

Released: 18-Oct-2023 2:00 PM EDT
Choosing exoskeleton settings like a Pandora radio station
University of Michigan

Taking inspiration from music streaming services, a team of engineers at the University of Michigan, Google and Georgia Tech has designed the simplest way for users to program their own exoskeleton assistance settings.

Released: 18-Oct-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Simplifying the generation of three-dimensional holographic displays
Chiba University

Researchers propose a novel approach that utilizes deep learning to generate three-dimensional holograms from colored two-dimensional images

Newswise: Researchers developing ‘revolutionary’ multi-material for light-based 3D printing
Released: 18-Oct-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Researchers developing ‘revolutionary’ multi-material for light-based 3D printing
Iowa State University

Researchers from Iowa State University and the University of California, Santa Barbara will work together to fundamentally change the capabilities of light-based 3D printing.

Released: 18-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Wearable device makes memories and powers up with the flex of a finger
RMIT University

Australian researchers have developed a wearable device that can generate power from a user's bending finger and store memories

Newswise: Using AI to develop hydrogen fuel cell catalysts more efficiently and economically
Released: 18-Oct-2023 12:00 AM EDT
Using AI to develop hydrogen fuel cell catalysts more efficiently and economically
National Research Council of Science and Technology

The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced that have presented a new artificial intelligence-based catalyst screening methodology and succeeded in developing a new catalytic material based on a ternary element-based alloy (Cu-Au-Pt) that is cheaper and performs more than twice as well as pure platinum catalysts.

Released: 17-Oct-2023 3:05 PM EDT
UC Irvine teams ranked high in Orange County Sustainability Decathlon results
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Oct. 17, 2023 — TeamMADE, a sustainable home design and construction crew with student members from the University of California, Irvine and Orange Coast College, placed second overall in the Orange County Sustainability Decathlon, which was held Oct.

Newswise: Harnessing Molecular Power: Electricity Generation on the Nanoscale
11-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Harnessing Molecular Power: Electricity Generation on the Nanoscale
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

In APL Materials, researchers tested a molecular energy harvesting device that captures the energy from the natural motion of molecules in a liquid. Their work showed molecular motion can be used to generate a stable electric current. To create the device, they submerged nanoarrays of piezoelectric material in liquid, allowing the movement of the liquid to move the strands like seaweed waving in the ocean, except in this case the movement is on the molecular scale, and the strands are made of zinc oxide. When the zinc oxide material waves, bends, or deforms under motion, it generates electric potential.

Newswise: Superlensing without a super lens: physicists boost microscopes beyond limits
16-Oct-2023 1:45 PM EDT
Superlensing without a super lens: physicists boost microscopes beyond limits
University of Sydney

New technique could be used in medical diagnostics and advanced manufacturing.

Newswise: Ushering in the era of light-powered 'multi-level memories'
Released: 17-Oct-2023 12:00 AM EDT
Ushering in the era of light-powered 'multi-level memories'
National Research Council of Science and Technology

The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced that has developed a new zero-dimensional and two-dimensional (2D-0D) semiconductor artificial junction material and observed the effect of a next-generation memory powered by light.

Newswise: Argonne to receive new funding to develop quantum networks
Released: 16-Oct-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Argonne to receive new funding to develop quantum networks
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne National Laboratory to receive $9 million in funding from the Department of Energy for addressing challenges with scaling up quantum networks to national scales.

Newswise: U of I researchers develop organic nanozymes suitable for agricultural use
Released: 16-Oct-2023 4:05 PM EDT
U of I researchers develop organic nanozymes suitable for agricultural use
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Nanozymes are synthetic materials that mimic the properties of natural enzymes for applications in biomedicine and chemical engineering. They are generally considered too toxic and expensive for use in agriculture and food science.

Newswise: Scientists Find the Potential Key to Longer-Lasting Sodium Batteries for Electric Vehicles
Released: 16-Oct-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Scientists Find the Potential Key to Longer-Lasting Sodium Batteries for Electric Vehicles
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Lithium-ion batteries are useful for electric vehicles but use raw materials that are costly and face potential supply chain issues. The performance of one alternative, sodium-ion batteries, declines rapidly with repeated charges and discharges.

Newswise: Engineers to build cyborg locusts, study odor-guided navigation
Released: 16-Oct-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Engineers to build cyborg locusts, study odor-guided navigation
Washington University in St. Louis

Researchers have long sought to understand locusts and their power of sensing, computing and locomotory capabilities. WashU engineers will study how the locust brain transforms sensory input into behavior with a four-year $4.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

Newswise: Helping robots follow a new path
Released: 16-Oct-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Helping robots follow a new path
Arizona State University (ASU)

Reservoir computing, a type of machine learning, to program a robot to move two arms on a 2D plane in a computer simulation, allows the robot to change trajectory between predefined paths with only partial knowledge of the surrounding environment.

Newswise: Focus on Perovskite Emitters in Blue Light-emitting Diodes
Released: 16-Oct-2023 10:50 AM EDT
Focus on Perovskite Emitters in Blue Light-emitting Diodes
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Perovskite light-emitting diodes (PeLEDs) are one of the most promising new display technologies, while the performance of their blue devices is a key obstacle to practical applications. Scientists in China comprehensively summarized three main technical routes (compositional engineering, dimensional control, size confinement) towards blue perovskites and the latest progress of blue PeLED.

Released: 16-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Department of Energy awards Argonne National Laboratory and partners up to $1 billion to launch clean hydrogen hub in the Midwest
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne has partnered in the Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen (MachH2) to ramp up clean hydrogen production in the Midwest. The DOE recently awarded up to $1 billion in funding to the initiative to launch a regional clean hydrogen hub in the Midwest.

Newswise: On-chip Infrared Circular Polarization Detector with Ultrahigh Discrimination
Released: 16-Oct-2023 7:45 AM EDT
On-chip Infrared Circular Polarization Detector with Ultrahigh Discrimination
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Filterless light-ellipticity-sensitive optoelectronic response generally has low discrimination, thus severely hindering the development of monolithic polarization detectors.

Released: 13-Oct-2023 12:05 PM EDT
The University of Utah launches Utah Network for Integrated Computing and Semiconductor Research and Education
University of Utah

The organization, which consists of state-wide partnerships between institutions of higher education, governmental bodies, and members of private industry, will help develop Utah’s semiconductor workforce and increase its access to key technological infrastructure.

Newswise: Nadine Aubry Elected to Royal Academy of Engineering
Released: 13-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Nadine Aubry Elected to Royal Academy of Engineering
Tufts University

Nadine Aubry, a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, was recently elected as an international fellow of the United Kingdom’s Royal Academy of Engineering. This prestigious honor recognizes engineers who have made significant contributions to their respective fields.

Newswise: The Urban Future Prize Competition Awards 2 Prizes to Cadence OneFive and Carbon Collective to Accelerate Market Ready Climate Tech Solutions
Released: 13-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
The Urban Future Prize Competition Awards 2 Prizes to Cadence OneFive and Carbon Collective to Accelerate Market Ready Climate Tech Solutions
NYU Tandon School of Engineering

The Urban Future Summit, now in its 7th year, is hosted by the Urban Future Lab (UFL) at NYU Tandon School of Engineering and sponsored by The New York Community Trust, MUFG Bank, and Keyframe Capital. It was held on October 12, 2023 at Dock 72. After an afternoon of pitches and panel discussions, the jury, comprised of industry experts from Fifth Wall, Energy Impact Partners, RA Capital Management, Aligned Climate Capital, and UFL, chose two winners that were awarded a $50,000 cash prize each and admission into the ACRE incubator.

Released: 13-Oct-2023 9:05 AM EDT
The Urban Future Prize Competition Awards 2 Prizes to Cadence OneFive and Carbon Collective to Accelerate Market Ready Climate Tech Solutions
NYU Tandon School of Engineering

The Urban Future Summit, now in its 7th year, is hosted by the Urban Future Lab (UFL) at NYU Tandon School of Engineering and sponsored by The New York Community Trust, MUFG Bank, and Keyframe Capital. It was held on October 12, 2023 at Dock 72. After an afternoon of pitches and panel discussions, the jury, comprised of industry experts from Fifth Wall, Energy Impact Partners, RA Capital Management, Aligned Climate Capital, and UFL, chose two winners that were awarded a $50,000 cash prize each and admission into the ACRE incubator.

Newswise: RUDN Scientists Propose Optimal Approach to Map Urban Density by Satellite Data
Released: 13-Oct-2023 5:05 AM EDT
RUDN Scientists Propose Optimal Approach to Map Urban Density by Satellite Data
Scientific Project Lomonosov

RUDN University scientists have found the most accurate way to determine the spatial structure of urban confinement using satellite images. It will help create precise maps and monitor the microclimate of the urban environment, support sustainable development and even make weather forecasts.

Newswise: A cheaper, safer alternative to lithium-ion batteries: aqueous rechargeable batteries
Released: 13-Oct-2023 12:00 AM EDT
A cheaper, safer alternative to lithium-ion batteries: aqueous rechargeable batteries
National Research Council of Science and Technology

A research team led by Dr. Oh, Si Hyoung of the Energy Storage Research Center at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has developed a highly safe aqueous rechargeable battery that can offer a timely substitute that meets the cost and safety needs.

Newswise: A cheaper, safer alternative to lithium-ion batteries: aqueous rechargeable batteries
Released: 13-Oct-2023 12:00 AM EDT
A cheaper, safer alternative to lithium-ion batteries: aqueous rechargeable batteries
National Research Council of Science and Technology

A research team led by Dr. Oh, Si Hyoung of the Energy Storage Research Center at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has developed a highly safe aqueous rechargeable battery that can offer a timely substitute that meets the cost and safety needs.

Newswise: An electrical switch to control chemical reactions
Released: 12-Oct-2023 6:05 PM EDT
An electrical switch to control chemical reactions
Université de Genève (University of Geneva)

New pharmaceuticals, cleaner fuels, biodegradable plastics: in order to meet society’s needs, chemists have to develop new synthesis methods to obtain new products that do not exist in their natural state.

Released: 12-Oct-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Self-correcting quantum computers within reach?
Harvard University

Quantum computers promise to reach speeds and efficiencies impossible for even the fastest supercomputers of today. Yet the technology hasn’t seen much scale-up and commercialization largely due to its inability to self-correct.

Newswise: Engineered bacteria paint targets on tumors for cancer-killing T cells to see
12-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Engineered bacteria paint targets on tumors for cancer-killing T cells to see
Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science

Synthetic biologists at Columbia Engineering report today a new approach to attacking tumors. They have engineered tumor-colonizing bacteria (probiotics) to produce synthetic targets in tumors that direct CAR-T cells to destroy the newly highlighted cancer cells.

   
Released: 12-Oct-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Plastic production via advanced recycling lowers GHG emissions
Argonne National Laboratory

Research by the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory reveals that recycling post-use plastic through pyrolysis can reduce GHG emissions by 18-23%. Approach can potentially enhance sustainability by minimizing waste and fossil resource reliance.

Newswise: New technology for customized air purification of toxic gases
Released: 12-Oct-2023 12:00 AM EDT
New technology for customized air purification of toxic gases
National Research Council of Science and Technology

The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced that Dr. Jiwon Lee and Dr. Youngtak Oh from the Center for Sustainable Environment Research have developed a new adsorbent technology that can efficiently adsorb amphiphilic VOCs, which have both hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties and are difficult to remove with existing activated carbon technology.

Newswise: Rubin Observatory Will Help Unravel Mysteries of Dark Matter and Dark Energy
Released: 11-Oct-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Rubin Observatory Will Help Unravel Mysteries of Dark Matter and Dark Energy
NSF's NOIRLab

Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time will help scientists map the large-scale structure of the Universe with finer precision than ever before. With Rubin’s wide field of view and high resolution, the subtle distortions of galaxy shapes caused by dark matter will be detectable, allowing scientists to map dark matter and explore its cosmic tug of war with dark energy.

Newswise: Researchers Develop a Novel Method to Study Nuclear Reactions on Short-Lived Isotopes Involved in Explosions of Stars
Released: 11-Oct-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Researchers Develop a Novel Method to Study Nuclear Reactions on Short-Lived Isotopes Involved in Explosions of Stars
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The nuclear reactions that power stellar explosions involve short-lived nuclei that are hard to study in the laboratory. Researchers used a combination of methods to measure a reaction where a neutron from a deuterium target is exchanged with a proton from a radioactive projectile, a reaction equivalent to a process in exploding stars.

Newswise: Fueling the Future of Fusion Energy
Released: 11-Oct-2023 4:00 PM EDT
Fueling the Future of Fusion Energy
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab joins four other scientific research institutions in a collaborative research project that aims to measure the lifetime of spin polarization in particles used to fuel nuclear fusion. Here’s a look at Jefferson Lab’s role in the joint venture.

Newswise: Floating Offshore Wind Could Bring Billions in Value to the West Coast, Report Shows
Released: 11-Oct-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Floating Offshore Wind Could Bring Billions in Value to the West Coast, Report Shows
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Researchers modeled the performance of hypothetical floating wind farms off the coast of southern Oregon and northern California, showing multiple futures in which the benefits outweigh the cost of development.

Newswise:Video Embedded making-rad-maps-with-robot-dogs
VIDEO
Released: 11-Oct-2023 2:15 PM EDT
Making Rad Maps with Robot Dogs
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Scientists at Berkeley Lab have created multi-sensor systems that can map nuclear radiation in 3D in real-time. Researchers are now testing how to integrate their system with robots that can autonomously investigate radiation areas.

Newswise: Quantum Dots: FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Professor Collaborated on Early Work That Led to Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Released: 11-Oct-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Quantum Dots: FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Professor Collaborated on Early Work That Led to Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Florida State University

By: Tisha Keller | Published: October 11, 2023 | 2:41 pm | SHARE: The 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was recently awarded to three renowned scientists for the development of quantum dots — nanoparticles so small that their properties are determined by quantum phenomena. Quantum dots are used to illuminate televisions and computer screens, LED lamps, and help guide surgeons in removal of tumor tissue.

Newswise: Scientists Discover ‘Flipping’ Layers in Heterostructures to Cause Changes in Their Properties
Released: 11-Oct-2023 1:55 PM EDT
Scientists Discover ‘Flipping’ Layers in Heterostructures to Cause Changes in Their Properties
Institute for Basic Science

Transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) semiconductors are special materials that have long fascinated researchers with their unique properties.

Newswise: Rice-engineered material can reconnect severed nerves
Released: 11-Oct-2023 7:05 AM EDT
Rice-engineered material can reconnect severed nerves
Rice University

Researchers have long recognized the therapeutic potential of using magnetoelectrics ⎯ materials that can turn magnetic fields into electric fields ⎯ to stimulate neural tissue in a minimally invasive way and help treat neurological disorders or nerve damage.

Newswise: Pingpong Balls Score Big as Sound Absorbers
6-Oct-2023 9:30 AM EDT
Pingpong Balls Score Big as Sound Absorbers
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

In Journal of Applied Physics, researchers describe an acoustic metasurface that uses pingpong balls, with small holes punctured in each, as Helmholtz resonators to create inexpensive but effective low-frequency sound insulation. The coupling between two resonators led to two resonance frequencies, and more resonant frequencies meant the device was able to absorb more sound. At the success of two coupled resonators, the researchers added more, until their device resembled a square sheet of punctured pingpong balls, multiplying the number of resonant frequencies that could be absorbed.

Released: 10-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT
X-rays reveal microstructural fingerprints of 3D-printed alloy
Cornell University

Cornell researchers took a novel approach to explore the way microstructure emerges in a 3D-printed metal alloy: They bombarded it with X-rays while the material was being printed.

Released: 10-Oct-2023 8:00 AM EDT
Wireless, battery-free electronic ‘stickers’ gauge forces between touching objects
University of California San Diego

UC San Diego engineers developed electronic “stickers” that measure the force exerted by one object upon another. The force stickers are wireless, run without batteries and fit in tight spaces, making them versatile for a wide range of applications, from surgical robots to smart implants and inventory tracking.

Newswise: Scientists illuminate the mechanics of solid-state batteries
Released: 7-Oct-2023 9:05 AM EDT
Scientists illuminate the mechanics of solid-state batteries
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A team led by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a framework for designing solid-state batteries, or SSBs, with mechanics in mind. Their paper, published in Science, reviewed how these factors change SSBs during their cycling.

Newswise: Researchers 3D print moon rover wheel prototype with NASA
Released: 6-Oct-2023 12:00 PM EDT
Researchers 3D print moon rover wheel prototype with NASA
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in collaboration with NASA, are taking additive manufacturing to the final frontier by 3D printing the same kind of wheel as the design used by NASA for its robotic lunar rover, demonstrating the technology for specialized parts needed for space exploration.

Newswise:Video Embedded this-new-robot-is-taking-its-first-intuitive-steps
VIDEO
Released: 6-Oct-2023 9:35 AM EDT
This new robot is taking its first intuitive steps
University of Pittsburgh

Borrowing from neuroscience, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh will engineer neural networks for robots, giving them the ability to learn and improve their ability to navigate different terrains.

Newswise: Plot thickens in hunt for ninth planet
Released: 5-Oct-2023 12:10 PM EDT
Plot thickens in hunt for ninth planet
Case Western Reserve University

A pair of theoretical physicists are reporting that the same observations inspiring the hunt for a ninth planet might instead be evidence within the solar system of a modified law of gravity originally developed to understand the rotation of galaxies.

Newswise:Video Embedded new-energy-storing-material-could-also-be-used-to-build-electronic-gadgets
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Released: 5-Oct-2023 10:30 AM EDT
New energy-storing material could also be used to build electronic gadgets
University of California San Diego

Gadgets and vehicles powered by the very materials they’re built from may soon be possible, thanks to a new structural supercapacitor developed by UC San Diego engineers. The device doubles as structural support and energy storage, potentially adding more energy capacity without adding weight.



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