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6-Apr-2018 4:05 PM EDT
New Cardiac Imaging Technique Shortens Testing Time and Improves Patient Comfort, Potentially Increasing Diagnostic Accuracy for Heart Disease
Cedars-Sinai

EMBARGOED - A team of Cedars-Sinai investigators has developed a new technique for conducting cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tests that improves patient comfort, shortens testing time and has the potential to increase diagnostic accuracy and reliability.

Released: 9-Apr-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Collaboration Focuses on Restoring Dignity, Mobility Through Robotics
University of Notre Dame

A new project led by the University of Notre Dame is focusing on making exoskeletons more intuitive, using the fundamentals of human movement to improve rehabilitation outcomes and give patients a sense of control over their recovery.

Released: 9-Apr-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Ultra-Powerful Batteries Made Safer, More Efficient
University of Delaware

An international team of researchers is laying the foundation for more widespread use of lithium metal batteries. They developed a method to mitigate the formation of dendrites - crystal-like masses - that damage the batteries' performance.

Released: 6-Apr-2018 6:05 PM EDT
Mirror, Mirror
Argonne National Laboratory

The mirror-like physics of the superconductor-insulator transition operates exactly as expected. Scientists know this to be true following the observation of a remarkable phenomenon, the existence of which was predicted three decades ago but that had eluded experimental detection until now. The observation confirms that two fundamental quantum states, superconductivity and superinsulation, both arise in mirror-like images of each other.

Released: 6-Apr-2018 4:00 PM EDT
Sexting: A Q&A on How to Talk to Your Children About Sharing Digital Content with Others
University of Alabama at Birmingham

A UAB pediatrician offers her advice for handling tricky conversations with your children about appropriate digital device use and sexting.

Released: 6-Apr-2018 2:05 PM EDT
Smartphone ‘Scores’ Can Help Doctors Track Severity of Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms
 Johns Hopkins University

A new smartphone app allows Parkinson's disease patients and their doctors to better track the progression of symptoms, such as tremors and walking difficulties, that can vary dramatically over days, or even hours.

   
Released: 6-Apr-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Accelerating Scientific Discovery Through Code Optimization on Many-Core Processors
Brookhaven National Laboratory

During a recent weeklong coding marathon at Brookhaven Lab, scientists, code developers, and computing hardware experts achieved from 2x to 40x speedups for scientific application codes running on supercomputers powered by Intel processors for high-performance computing.

Released: 6-Apr-2018 9:05 AM EDT
Save the Date: Leading Acoustics Meeting in Minneapolis May 7-11, 2018
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

Science promises to sound more exciting than ever at this year's Acoustical Society of America meeting. Presenters will reveal the latest in acoustics research with insight into topics like how new materials could control acoustic waves, improving audio in virtual reality, acoustic levitation, and how certain insects use acoustics to attract a mate, as well as much more.

Released: 5-Apr-2018 12:40 PM EDT
Minow Debates to Focus on Whether to Preserve Net Neutrality
Northwestern University

Northwestern Law hosts second Minow Debate Series April 17 in partnership with Intelligence Squared U.S. Debate series honors Newt Minow’s contributions to public and civic life Debate to be streamed live online

Released: 5-Apr-2018 11:05 AM EDT
New Radar Maps Track and Predict Bird Migrations
Cornell University

With spring bird migration just getting underway, anyone captivated by these twice-yearly epic journeys will enjoy delving into new online maps that predict large movements of birds and show where they are occurring in near real-time.

Released: 5-Apr-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Launches Nashville Biosciences
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Officials with Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) announce today the creation of a wholly owned subsidiary, Nashville Biosciences, to harness the power of its extensive genomic and bioinformatics resources to advance drug and diagnostics discovery and development.

   
2-Apr-2018 3:05 AM EDT
Automated Preparation of MS-Sensitive Fluorescently-Labeled N-Glycans with a Commercial Pipetting Robot
SLAS

A new original research report available ahead-of-print at SLAS Technology demonstrates the semi-automation of a GlycoWorks RapiFluor-MS (RFMS) Kit using a pipetting robot to improve life sciences research productivity.

Released: 4-Apr-2018 2:05 PM EDT
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Connected Systems Institute Collaborates with ANSYS for Digital Prototyping Innovation
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

ANSYS will provide the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's new Connected Systems Institute with engineering simulation software to enhance its research and educational efforts related to the "industrial internet of things."

Released: 4-Apr-2018 1:05 PM EDT
Tompkins County Energy Smart project puts power in the hands of people
Cornell University

An energy revolution that will put power into the hands of the people is moving forward in Tompkins County, thanks to a collaboration between Cornell University researchers and energy industry partners. Their goal: A future in which households measure and manage their own electricity use, achieving lower electric bills, reduced emissions and a more equitable pricing system.

Released: 4-Apr-2018 11:05 AM EDT
Greenville Man Fitted for Robotic Arm Controlled by Thought
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

The first memory David Scott has following his traffic accident July 31, 2017, is a paramedic leaning over trying to help release him from underneath his 18-wheeler.

Released: 4-Apr-2018 11:05 AM EDT
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professor Meng Wang Receives Army Young Investigator Program Award
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Meng Wang, assistant professor of electrical, computer, and systems engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has won a Young Investigator Program (YIP) award from the Army Research Office (ARO). Wang will use the three-year, $360,000 grant to develop methods to extract useful information from complex data that could lead to improved image classification and object identification in modern surveillance systems.

Released: 4-Apr-2018 11:05 AM EDT
Freedom and Flexibility: Thinking Outside the Cell for Functional Genomics
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

JGI has developed capabilities to move beyond generating a DNA sequence to understanding gene functions. Through the JGI’s Emerging Technologies Opportunity Program, researchers aim to develop an optimized cell-free platform to help speed up the design-build-test-analyze cycle in synthetic biology.

Released: 4-Apr-2018 11:05 AM EDT
Breakthrough Made in Atomically Thin Magnets
Cornell University

Cornell researchers have become the first to control atomically thin magnets with an electric field, a breakthrough that provides a blueprint for producing exceptionally powerful and efficient data storage in computer chips, among other applications.

Released: 4-Apr-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Crowdfunding: Beyond Financing
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

UVA Darden Professor Ting Xu delves into the unique benefits of crowdfunding, namely the value of feedback, and some of its drawbacks.

Released: 4-Apr-2018 10:05 AM EDT
The Dark Secrets of Social Media Dark Patterns
Michigan State University

Tweeting praise or criticism gives you more power - and can pose a greater potential threat - than you may know, according to Michigan State University research. Researchers looked at the "GamerGate" controversy to uncover how one angry social media user inspired thousands to join its movement, amplify its messages, cyberbully innocent users and ultimately get thousands more to participate … without the users even knowing it.

Released: 4-Apr-2018 9:00 AM EDT
Sophisticated Iranian Hack of University Accounts Offers Lessons
University of Notre Dame

Mike Chapple, associate teaching professor of IT, analytics and operations in Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, says the hacking was sophisticated, clever and carefully designed to appeal to specific professors.

   
Released: 3-Apr-2018 12:05 PM EDT
Students’ bus stop sign design becomes TCAT roadside reality
Cornell University

Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit – or TCAT – is installing nearly 560 bus stop signs, redesigned in partnership with Cornell University systems engineering students and the Cornell University Sustainability Design (CUSD) group.

   
Released: 3-Apr-2018 10:05 AM EDT
A New Metasurface Model Shows Potential to Control Acoustic Wave Reflection
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Typically, when a soundwave strikes a surface, it reflects back at the same fundamental frequency with a different amplitude. A new model, reported in the Journal of Applied Physics, shows that when a sound wave hits a nonlinear elastic metasurface, the incident fundamental frequency does not bounce back. Instead, the metasurface converts that energy into the wave’s second harmonic resonance. Developing this metasurface could help architects reduce noise from performance halls to cityscapes.

Released: 3-Apr-2018 10:00 AM EDT
What Lies Beneath: “Cognitive” Ground Penetrating Radar Could Vastly Speed Construction Site Inspection in Cities
University of Vermont

A “cognitive” ground-penetrating radar system could radically change the construction inspection process in cities, saving big money in the process. Using augmented reality goggles, a construction or utility worker will be able to peer six to 12 feet down on a dig site to see the welter of obstructions underneath – water, sewer and gas pipes, electric lines and electric generators – some dating to the 19th century, radically speeding the permitting process, which can 18 month or more now.

Released: 2-Apr-2018 8:05 PM EDT
Physicist Contributes to New Optomechanical Theory with Potential Application in Quantum Computing
Northern Arizona University

By Kerry Bennett Office of the Vice President for ResearchA new study published in Nature Physics describes how a team of scientists used a laser beam to gain access to long-lived sound waves in crystalline solids as the basis for a potentially new approach to information processing and storage. One of Northern Arizona University’s newest physicists, assistant professor Ryan Behunin, is a co-author of the study.

Released: 2-Apr-2018 12:05 PM EDT
Building Lithium-Sulfur Batteries With Paper Biomass
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

A major byproduct in the papermaking industry is lignosulfonate, a sulfonated carbon waste material, which is typically combusted on site, releasing CO2 into the atmosphere after sulfur has been captured for reuse.

Released: 2-Apr-2018 12:05 PM EDT
Robot Designed to Defend Factories Against Cyberthreats
Georgia Institute of Technology

Developed by a team of researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, the HoneyBot is designed to lure in digital troublemakers who have set their sights on industrial facilities. HoneyBot will then trick the bad actors into giving up valuable information to cybersecurity professionals.

Released: 2-Apr-2018 11:05 AM EDT
University Teams to Compete in Department of Energy’s 2018 National Cyber Defense Competition
Argonne National Laboratory

The U.S. Department of Energy is proud to announce the 29 university teams selected to compete in the third annual Cyber Defense Competition (CDC), taking place April 6–7, 2018.

28-Mar-2018 2:05 PM EDT
How Could a Trade War Affect Your Community and Your Wallet?
Northern Arizona University

The NSF-funded FEWSION Project maps the U.S. economy's food, energy and water systems. In light of the proposed tariffs, the researchers looked at how Americans could be affected differently.

Released: 29-Mar-2018 2:05 PM EDT
Now You See It: Invisibility Material Created by UCI Engineers
University of California, Irvine

Materials inspired by disappearing Hollywood dinosaurs and real-life shy squid have been invented by UCI engineers, according to new findings in Science this Friday.

Released: 29-Mar-2018 2:05 PM EDT
The Heat Is On: Temperature Heals Lithium Dendrites
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Rechargeable lithium-ion, the dominant battery technology for portable electronics, is increasingly becoming the battery of choice for electric-vehicle and electric-grid energy-storage applications.

Released: 29-Mar-2018 2:05 PM EDT
Nanoscale Alloys From Elements Thought to Be Incapable of Mixing
University of Illinois Chicago

A multi-institutional team of scientists describes a new technique that can meld ions from up to eight different elements to form what are known as high entropy alloyed nanoparticles.

Released: 29-Mar-2018 1:05 PM EDT
Study Reveals Key Cause of Treatment Failure in Chagas Disease
University of Georgia

Researchers at the University of Georgia have discovered that dormancy of the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi prevents effective drug treatment for Chagas disease, which kills more than 50,000 people each year in Central and South America and is a growing threat in the United States and Europe.

Released: 29-Mar-2018 12:05 PM EDT
New Technology Cleans Solar Panels to Enhance Efficiency
Stony Brook University

A technology in development that uses electric fields to sweep dust from solar panels has promise as a new self-cleaning solar panel system designed to enhance energy efficiency and reduce costs. The technology was created in the laboratory of Stony Brook University Professor Alex Orlov.

Released: 29-Mar-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Queen’s University Porous Liquid Discovery Leads to New Spin Out Company
Queen's University Belfast

Scientists at Queen’s University Belfast who invented a liquid that can dissolve remarkably large amounts of gas, have launched a new spin out company Porous Liquid Technologies Ltd.

Released: 28-Mar-2018 4:55 PM EDT
UTEP Leads Team to Implement Nation’s First Countywide Area Operational Unmanned Traffic Management System
University of Texas at El Paso

Unmanned aerial systems experts from UTEP are leading a team made up of leaders from El Paso County, the City of El Paso, El Paso International Airport and other local government entities that will install the country’s first countywide-area operational low-altitude UAS Traffic Management system.

Released: 28-Mar-2018 1:05 PM EDT
Loyola Medicine Performs 500th Cochlear Implant
Loyola Medicine

Loyola Medicine's hearing center reached another milestone recently by performing its 500th cochlear implant.

Released: 28-Mar-2018 9:05 AM EDT
NASA Awards Research Grant to Develop More Efficient Water Management Systems for Space Exploration
Wichita State University

Efficient and compact cooling and water management systems are critical to human exploration of space. Two mechanical engineers at Wichita State University are researching ways to improve cooling efficiency and water recycling systems by developing a new device that affects water liquid-to-vapor changes.

27-Mar-2018 4:55 PM EDT
Fleet of Automated Electric Taxis Could Deliver Environmental and Energy Benefits
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and UC Berkeley decided to analyze the cost, energy, and environmental implications of a fleet of self-driving electric vehicles operating in Manhattan. They found that shared automated electric vehicles, or SAEVs, could get the job done at a lower cost – by an order of magnitude – than present-day taxis while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption.

Released: 27-Mar-2018 4:45 PM EDT
Future Electric Cars Could Recharge Wirelessly While You Drive
University of Colorado Boulder

Electric vehicles may one day be able to recharge while driving down the highway, drawing wireless power directly from plates installed in the road that would make it possible to drive hundreds—if not thousands—of miles without having to plug in.

Released: 27-Mar-2018 2:40 PM EDT
Putting Quantum Scientists in the Driver’s Seat
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

An interdisciplinary, interdepartmental group of scientists at ORNL conducted fundamental physics studies at the nanoscale to support development of experimental platforms that will control dissipation in quantum systems and materials.

Released: 27-Mar-2018 2:05 PM EDT
Technology Innovator to Deliver Keynote Address at Focused Ultrasound Symposium
Focused Ultrasound Foundation

Gary Shapiro, President and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™, which annually produces CES®, the largest technology and innovation show in the world, will deliver a keynote address at the 6th International Symposium on Focused Ultrasound on Tuesday, October 23, 2018, in Reston, Virginia.

Released: 27-Mar-2018 1:05 PM EDT
Champions in Science: Profile of Jora Jacobi, National Science Bowl® Competitor
Department of Energy, Office of Science

This is the first in series of five planned profiles on past National Science Bowl competitors.

Released: 27-Mar-2018 11:05 AM EDT
New Technology Reveals Secrets of Famous Neandertal Skeleton La Ferrassie 1
Binghamton University, State University of New York

An international team of researchers, led by Dr. Asier Gomez-Olivencia of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) and including Binghamton University anthropologist Rolf Quam, has provided new insights on one of the most famous Neandertal skeletons, discovered over 100 years ago: La Ferrassie 1.

Released: 27-Mar-2018 11:05 AM EDT
How Modeling Cyber Insurance Could Protect the Power Grid
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Actuarial math and computer science come together in a new study that aims to convince policymakers to invest in infrastructure cybersecurity.



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