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Released: 8-Sep-2020 9:55 AM EDT
Quantum light squeezes the noise out of microscopy signals
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory used quantum optics to advance state-of-the-art microscopy and illuminate a path to detecting material properties with greater sensitivity than is possible with traditional tools.

Released: 8-Sep-2020 9:50 AM EDT
High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound for Prostate Cancer: First US Study Shows Promising Outcomes
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) – a technology used to treat localized prostate cancer – has shown adequate control of prostate cancer while avoiding major side effects of surgery or radiation therapy, according to a new study in The Journal of Urology®, Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

   
Released: 8-Sep-2020 9:00 AM EDT
Rutgers Philosopher Discusses "Tenet" Movie, Direction of Time
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

With Christopher Nolan's long-awaited "Tenet" arriving in movie theaters, Rutgers University-New Brunswick philosophy Professor Jill North, an expert on the philosophy of physics, discusses "Tenet," time's arrow and other sci-fi parables that challenge what we know about past, future, causality and time travel.

Released: 8-Sep-2020 8:15 AM EDT
Design facility pushes innovation boundaries
University of Adelaide

A new design facility, located at the University of Adelaide, will offer organisations and individuals a space in which to push the boundaries of technical, industrial and business innovation.

8-Sep-2020 6:05 AM EDT
Innovative, minimally invasive treatment can help maintain prostate cancer patients’ quality of life
Keck Medicine of USC

The largest study of U.S. prostate cancer patients who have received focal HIFU ablation shows that the treatment is effective against prostate cancer while maintaining continence and sexual function.

   
1-Sep-2020 5:40 PM EDT
New Surgical Tools with Smart Sensors Can Advance Cardiac Surgery and Therapy
George Washington University

Researchers developed a new class of medical instruments equipped with an advanced soft electronics system that could dramatically improve the diagnoses and treatments of a number of cardiac diseases and conditions.

   
Released: 7-Sep-2020 9:05 AM EDT
Robotic muscles could turn back body clock by 2050
University of Bristol

Loss of strength and muscle wastage is currently an unavoidable part of getting older and has a significant impact on health and quality of life.

   
Released: 4-Sep-2020 12:55 PM EDT
Battery-free Game Boy runs forever
Northwestern University

Researchers develop first-ever battery-free, energy-harvesting, interactive device

Released: 4-Sep-2020 12:30 PM EDT
DHS S&T Seeks Explosives Trace Detectors for Market Survey Analysis
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T released a request for information on handheld, portable, and desktop explosives trace detectors (ETDs) that can analyze wipe samples collected from surfaces of packages, baggage, automobiles, or other objects.

Released: 4-Sep-2020 12:10 PM EDT
Taking Stock of Salmon Survival, Dams and Science
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

PNNL biologists have developed a more efficient way to estimate salmon survival through dams that uses solid science but saves over 42 percent of the cost.

Released: 4-Sep-2020 11:00 AM EDT
Drone survey reveals large earthwork at ancestral Wichita site in Kansas
Dartmouth College

A Dartmouth-led study using multisensor drones has revealed a large circular earthwork at what may be Etzanoa, an archaeological site near Wichita, Kansas.

Released: 4-Sep-2020 9:15 AM EDT
Missouri S&T researchers to improve shale oil recovery
Missouri University of Science and Technology

Missouri S&T researchers are working to increase the amount of shale oil produced in the United States while reducing the need to drill new wells. They hope to develop a new model to mitigate the formation of heavy organic solids found in the oil during extraction.

Released: 3-Sep-2020 10:05 PM EDT
Now you see it, now you don’t: adding chameleon-like capabilities to defence drones
University of South Australia

In conjunction with Australia's Department of Defence, University of South Australia material scientists have developed a range of lightweight panels that can change colour on demand, allowing drones to match their appearance to the background colours of the sky.

Released: 3-Sep-2020 9:05 PM EDT
University of North Dakota study points to cost-effective way to find elite athletes
University of North Dakota

A recently published study from the University of North Dakota could have lasting impacts in the fields of athletics, physical health and rehabilitation, according to its authors. That’s because the study pioneers the fast and comparatively inexpensive use of 3D body-scanning technology – technology that could, among other applications, be used to identify future champion athletes.

Released: 3-Sep-2020 3:55 PM EDT
Missouri S&T research symposium highlights state’s manufacturing capabilities
Missouri University of Science and Technology

Missouri University of Science and Technology brought together university researchers, industry experts and government leaders Thursday, Sept. 3, for a research symposium that highlighted the state’s manufacturing capabilities.

Released: 3-Sep-2020 3:30 PM EDT
Helping Teens with Type 1 Diabetes Improve Diabetes Control with MyDiaText
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Adolescence is a difficult period of development, made more complex for those with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). The challenges of managing multiple doses of daily insulin administration, blood glucose monitoring, dietary and exercise requirements, can make self-care difficult and complicate outcomes. Adolescents with T1DM often have poorer diabetes outcomes than others, indicating that glucose control is difficult for them to maintain.

   
Released: 3-Sep-2020 2:50 PM EDT
'Attack Helicopters' an online sub-culture to watch out for
Queensland University of Technology

While 'trolls' have been around almost as long as the Internet, 'Incels' are a more recent and distinctly different cyber sub-culture which warrants more study says a QUT researcher.

Released: 3-Sep-2020 12:10 PM EDT
Tulane selected for one of three $27 million U.S.-Israel Energy Centers
Tulane University

The goal of the Center is to help propel energy security and economic development, while facilitating cooperation among U.S. and Israeli companies, research institutes and universities.

27-Aug-2020 10:40 AM EDT
How screen time and green time may affect youth psychological outcomes
PLOS

Less screen time and more green time are associated with better psychological outcomes among children and adolescents, according to a study published September 2 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Tassia Oswald of the University of Adelaide, and colleagues.

   
30-Aug-2020 9:00 PM EDT
Revolutionary quantum breakthrough paves way for safer online communication
University of Bristol

The world is one step closer to having a totally secure internet and an answer to the growing threat of cyber-attacks, thanks to a team of international scientists who have created a unique prototype which could transform how we communicate online.



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