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Newswise: AI accurately predicts cancer outcomes from tissue samples
Released: 11-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
AI accurately predicts cancer outcomes from tissue samples
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have developed a novel artificial intelligence (AI) model that analyzes the spatial arrangement of cells in tissue samples. This innovative approach, detailed in Nature Communications, accurately predicted outcomes for cancer patients, marking a significant advancement in utilizing AI for cancer prognosis and personalized treatment strategies.

Released: 8-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
MIT engineers design a robotic replica of the heart’s right chamber
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

MIT engineers have developed a robotic replica of the heart’s right ventricle, which mimics the beating and blood-pumping action of live hearts.

Newswise: Veins of bacteria could form a self-healing system for concrete infrastructure
Released: 8-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
Veins of bacteria could form a self-healing system for concrete infrastructure
Drexel University

In hopes of producing concrete structures that can repair their cracks, researchers from Drexel University’s College of Engineering are putting a new twist on an old trick for improving the durability of concrete.

Newswise: AI Doctor Keeps a Mile-Long Particle Accelerator Healthy
Released: 8-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
AI Doctor Keeps a Mile-Long Particle Accelerator Healthy
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Particle accelerators are incredibly complex. Operators must continuously monitor performance and sensors to identify problems in the devices.

Released: 8-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Biases in large image-text AI model favor wealthier, Western perspectives
University of Michigan

In a study evaluating the bias in OpenAI's CLIP, a model that pairs text and images and operates behind the scenes in the popular DALL-E image generator, University of Michigan researchers found that CLIP performs poorly on images that portray low-income and non-Western lifestyles.

Newswise: Professor Jean Salençon explored Coulomb's revolutionary study in soil mechanics
Released: 7-Dec-2023 9:30 PM EST
Professor Jean Salençon explored Coulomb's revolutionary study in soil mechanics
Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study, City University of Hong Kong

Professor Jean Salençon, Professor Emeritus at the École Polytechnique, delivered a HKIAS Distinguished Lecture, entitled “1773 About Coulomb’s Seminal Contribution to Soil Mechanics”, on 22 November.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
MIT engineers develop a way to determine how the surfaces of materials behave
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Designing new compounds or alloys whose surfaces can be used as catalysts in chemical reactions can be a complex process relying heavily on the intuition of experienced chemists. A team of researchers at MIT has devised a new approach using machine learning, that removes the need for intuition and provides more detailed information than conventional methods can practically achieve.

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Released: 7-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Virginia Tech faculty inducted as Biomedical Engineering Society fellows
Virginia Tech

Two Virginia Tech biomedical engineers have been named as fellows of Biomedical Engineering Society for their impactful achievements and contributions.

Newswise: Less ice on the road leads to more salt in the soil, air, and water
Released: 7-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Less ice on the road leads to more salt in the soil, air, and water
Virginia Tech

When temperatures drop and roads get slick, rock salt is an important safety precaution used by individuals, businesses, and local and state governments to keep walkers, cyclists, and drivers safe.

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Released: 6-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
School of Architecture to design a smart city in Guyana
University of Miami

A six-month agreement with the University of Miami challenges experts to create a master plan for a technologically modern area that is a model of sustainability, resilience and health care.

Released: 6-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Huge benefits of merging hydropower and desalination
Cornell University

Cornell University engineers have refined a concept for desalinating ocean water for large, drought-stricken coastal populations, while cultivating green energy in the process.

Newswise: Making Table Tennis Accessible for Blind Players #Acoustics23
29-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST
Making Table Tennis Accessible for Blind Players #Acoustics23
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

Phoebe Peng, an Engineering Honours student at the University of Sydney, is researching ways to allow people with low vision and blindness to play pingpong using sound. The process uses neuromorphic cameras and an array of loudspeakers, designed to allow players to track the ball and movements based on sound. Using two perfectly positioned cameras, Peng could identify and track a ball in 3D in real time. She then fed that data into an algorithm controlling loudspeakers along the sides of the table, which created a sound field matching the position of the ball.

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Released: 5-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
Researchers secure $2 million grant to develop airborne pathogen-monitoring technology
Virginia Tech

Bahareh Behkam and collaborators have received a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to continue their fight against airborne pathogens. An associate professor of mechanical engineering, Behkam and her team will use the funding to further develop engineered living systems for indoor air monitoring. Currently, there is a lack of sensitive, specific, affordable, and easy-to-use airborne pathogen monitoring technology and an overwhelming need for innovative approaches to address this challenge.

Released: 5-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
MSU joins Indy Autonomous Challenge, partners with Milan team
Michigan State University

Michigan State University is racing into the future by entering into a two-year agreement with Politecnico di Milano in Italy, and the University of Alabama to participate in the Indy Autonomous Challenge.

Newswise: Saint Louis University Creates Oliver L. Parks Endowed Deanship for the School of Science and Engineering
Released: 5-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Saint Louis University Creates Oliver L. Parks Endowed Deanship for the School of Science and Engineering
Saint Louis University

With a $2 million commitment, Saint Louis University will establish an endowed deanship for the School of Science and Engineering (SSE). Gregory E. Triplett Jr., Ph.D., who has served as the school's dean since July, has been named as the inaugural holder of the Oliver L. Parks Endowed Deanship.

Released: 5-Dec-2023 8:05 AM EST
We need a global policy to encourage low-carbon construction
Aalto University

Expert calls for coordinated climate regulation within a decade to decarbonize construction

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Released: 4-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
Boiled bubbles jump to carry more heat
Virginia Tech

Water is often the go-to resource for heat transfer, being used in large-scale cooling operations like data centers that power the internet and nuclear power plants that power cities. Discovering dynamic phenomena to make water-based heat transfer more energy and cost efficient is the ongoing work of Jonathan Boreyko, associate professor and John R.

Released: 4-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Tracking undetectable space junk
University of Michigan

Satellite and spacecraft operators may finally be able to detect small pieces of debris orbiting Earth using an approach proposed by researchers from the University of Michigan.

Newswise: Construction apprenticeship builds better workforce
Released: 4-Dec-2023 9:05 AM EST
Construction apprenticeship builds better workforce
University of Miami

The College of Engineering is a partner in a new workforce development and training program that combines on-the-job experience at construction sites with classroom instruction to help fast-track workers into managerial positions, helping to fill a critical gap in the industry.

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30-Nov-2023 9:45 AM EST
Video and Transcript: Scientists create tiny biological robot "healers" assembled from human cells
Newswise

Scientists have created tiny moving biological robots from human tracheal cells that can encourage the growth of neurons across artificial ‘wounds’ in the lab. Using patients’ own cells could permit growth of Anthrobots that assist healing and regeneration in the future with no need for immune suppression. Lead researchers Prof Michael Levin and Gizem Gumuskaya from Tufts University will provide a brief commentary on the science and potential impact of this discovery, followed by Q&A with reporters.



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