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Newswise: Dilling named associate laboratory director for neutron sciences at ORNL
Released: 2-Apr-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Dilling named associate laboratory director for neutron sciences at ORNL
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

.Jens Dilling has been named associate laboratory director for the Neutron Sciences Directorate at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, effective April 1.

   
Newswise: Create cooperative exciton-polariton condensate
Released: 2-Apr-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Create cooperative exciton-polariton condensate
Chinese Academy of Sciences

The superfluorescence effect has garnered attention for its significance in quantum correlation in dipole gases and its applications in intense radiation fields. In this study, Chinese scientists have identified a novel quasi-particle called cooperative exciton-polariton (CEP) in a hybrid structure consisting of a perovskite QDs film on a mirror.

Newswise: Single Photon Emitter Deterministically Coupled to a Topological Corner State
Released: 2-Apr-2024 7:45 AM EDT
Single Photon Emitter Deterministically Coupled to a Topological Corner State
Chinese Academy of Sciences

The endeavor to create a quantum light source endowed with inherent topological robustness is gaining heightened significance in the realm of quantum photonics. In pursuit of this objective, we demonstrate the deterministic coupling of a single InAs quantum dot to a topological second-order corner state.

Newswise: Lightweight head-mounted microscope unveils brain oxygenation in freely moving mice
Released: 2-Apr-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Lightweight head-mounted microscope unveils brain oxygenation in freely moving mice
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Scientists developed a new imaging device that enables high-resolution brain imaging in freely moving mice. The featherweight probe, tipping the scale at a mere 4.5 grams, is capable of continuously monitoring cerebral oxygenation and hemodynamic responses with single-vessel resolution.

Newswise: DNA Reveals What 6th Century Emperor Wu Looked Like
Released: 1-Apr-2024 7:05 PM EDT
DNA Reveals What 6th Century Emperor Wu Looked Like
Newswise Review

A team of researchers used DNA to reconstruct the appearance of Chinese Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou, who lived 1,500 years ago.

Newswise: North to Alaska: Project Tests Electrification Concepts
Released: 1-Apr-2024 4:05 PM EDT
North to Alaska: Project Tests Electrification Concepts
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Researchers from PNNL have been assessing installation and use of electric heat pumps in an Alaskan community that relies on fuel oil for heat. The resulting information could advance electrification in cold rural areas across the nation.

Newswise: Understanding Charged-Particle Bound States in Periodic Boxes
Released: 1-Apr-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Understanding Charged-Particle Bound States in Periodic Boxes
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Physicists use methods called finite-volume simulations with periodic boundary conditions to model the nuclei protons and neutrons can form. This new work solves a long-standing and fundamental problem for electrically charged systems in these “periodic boxes.” It derives the mathematical equation that describes how the properties of these electrically charged systems depend on the size of the simulation volume.

Released: 1-Apr-2024 4:05 PM EDT
From Economics to Electrocardiograms, Data Science Projects Get a Boost From New Seed Grants
University of Utah Health

The seven funded projects range from an investigation of the potential benefits of virtual reality-based “nature” experiences for hospital patients, to tools that allow scientists to make full use of huge databases of biomedical information.

   
Released: 1-Apr-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Texas Tech Researcher Part of Breakthrough Findings
Texas Tech University

Tom Maccarone in Physics and Astronomy is among authors whose groundbreaking work will soon be published in Nature magazine.

Newswise: Computational tools fuel reconstruction of new and improved bird family tree
28-Mar-2024 6:05 PM EDT
Computational tools fuel reconstruction of new and improved bird family tree
University of California San Diego

Using cutting-edge computational methods and supercomputing infrastructure at UC San Diego, researchers have built the largest and most detailed bird family tree to date—an intricate chart delineating 93 million years of evolutionary relationships between 363 bird species, representing 92% of all bird families.

Newswise: We’ve Had Bird Evolution All Wrong
27-Mar-2024 2:00 PM EDT
We’ve Had Bird Evolution All Wrong
University of Florida

A pair of research papers reveals that genomic anomalies misled scientists about the true evolutionary history of birds.

Newswise: Hunting an Underground Epidemic
Released: 1-Apr-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Hunting an Underground Epidemic
University of Utah Health

Valley fever is a fungal respiratory infection that’s stealthily spreading through the soil and dust throughout the American West. An interdisciplinary research team is trying to map where the disease-causing fungus can survive and where it’ll spread as the climate changes.

   
Newswise: Stellar Explosions and Cosmic Chemistry
Released: 1-Apr-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Stellar Explosions and Cosmic Chemistry
National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Astronomers have discovered the secrets of a starburst galaxy producing new stars at a rate much faster than our Milk Way. This research revealed many different molecules, more than ever seen before in a galaxy like this.

Released: 1-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
UIC Engineers 'Symphonize' Cleaner Ammonia Production
University of Illinois Chicago

Low temperature, regenerative process saves energy and efficiently produces common chemical

Released: 1-Apr-2024 9:45 AM EDT
Facing a Potentially Warmer, Drier Washington State, Argonne Develops Plans to be Sure Nuclear Power Plants Stay Cool
Argonne National Laboratory

Nuclear science and environmental science experts at Argonne look beyond climate changes to model the design of tomorrow’s nuclear systems in the state of Washington.

Newswise: Prioritizing Tiger Conservation: Tiger Conservation Coalition Holds Virtual Press Briefing on Purpose and Goals 
Of The Sustainable Finance for Tiger Landscapes Conference in Bhutan
Released: 1-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Prioritizing Tiger Conservation: Tiger Conservation Coalition Holds Virtual Press Briefing on Purpose and Goals Of The Sustainable Finance for Tiger Landscapes Conference in Bhutan
Wildlife Conservation Society

Panelists will announce a new funding target for tigers; focus on the goals of the Bhutan summit; and discuss why the conservation of tigers is key to addressing a wide range of conservation and environmental issues.

Newswise: Revolutionizing Spectrometry with Ultra-Simplicity: Disrupting Conventional Designs through Novel Diffraction Computing
Released: 1-Apr-2024 8:15 AM EDT
Revolutionizing Spectrometry with Ultra-Simplicity: Disrupting Conventional Designs through Novel Diffraction Computing
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Miniaturizing spectrometers for compact and cost-effective mobile platforms is a significant challenge in current spectroscopy research.

Newswise: Powering the future: a game-changer for loT devices through advanced energy harvesting
Released: 1-Apr-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Powering the future: a game-changer for loT devices through advanced energy harvesting
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Researchers have developed a high-performance energy management unit (EMU) that significantly boosts the efficiency of electrostatic generators for Internet of Things (IoT) applications.

Newswise: OptiDrop: a leap in single-cell analysis
Released: 1-Apr-2024 7:05 AM EDT
OptiDrop: a leap in single-cell analysis
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A recent study introduces the OptiDrop platform, revolutionizing droplet microfluidics by integrating innovative optical fibers into microfluidic chips. This breakthrough enhances sensitivity for detecting scatter and fluorescence signals, offering rapid and cost-effective insights into genetics, proteins, and metabolites.

Newswise: Enhancing Plant Growth Tracking with Satellite Image Fusion Techniques
Released: 1-Apr-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Enhancing Plant Growth Tracking with Satellite Image Fusion Techniques
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Recent research employs spatiotemporal data fusion techniques, specifically Spatial and Temporal Adaptive Reflectance Fusion Model (STARFM) and Simultaneously generate Full-length normalized difference vegetation Index Time series (SSFIT) algorithms, to address cloud cover challenges in satellite imagery, significantly improving the accuracy of land surface phenology (LSP) monitoring.

Newswise: New Satellite Dataset Sheds Light on Earth's Plant Growth
Released: 1-Apr-2024 12:05 AM EDT
New Satellite Dataset Sheds Light on Earth's Plant Growth
Chinese Academy of Sciences

In the field of environmental and climate science, researchers have developed the Comprehensive Mechanistic Light Response (CMLR) gross primary production (GPP) dataset.

Released: 31-Mar-2024 11:00 PM EDT
Globus Announces New Endochronic Communication Capability
Globus

Today we announce work by the Globus team that overcomes that limitation so that data transfers can start—and in some cases even complete—before a user makes a transfer request.

26-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EDT
The Timing and Patterns of Drinking During Pregnancy, Not Just Amounts Consumed, are Linked to Varying Effects on Fetal and Child Development
Research Society on Alcoholism

When and how mothers drink alcohol during pregnancy has major implications for fetal and child development, according to two new studies in Alcohol: Clinical & Experimental Research. The effects of prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) include stillbirth, preterm delivery, and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).

     
Newswise: Physics of Complex Fluids: Ring Polymers Show Unexpected Motion Patterns Under Shear
Released: 30-Mar-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Physics of Complex Fluids: Ring Polymers Show Unexpected Motion Patterns Under Shear
University of Vienna

An international research team is attracting the attention of experts in the field with computational results on the behavior of ring polymers under shear forces: Reyhaneh Farimani, University of Vienna, and her colleagues showed that for the simplest case of connected ring pairs, the type of linkage – chemically bonded vs. mechanically linked – has profound effects on the dynamic properties under continuous shear. In these cases novel rheological patterns emerge. In addition to being recently published in the prestigious journal Physical Review Letters, the study received an "Editors' Suggestion" for its particular novelty.

Released: 29-Mar-2024 5:35 PM EDT
During National CP Awareness Month, a voice recognition project recruits U.S., Puerto Rican adults with cerebral palsy.
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Speech Accessibility Project, which aims to train voice recognition technologies to understand people with diverse speech patterns and disabilities, is recruiting U.S. and Puerto Rican adults with cerebral palsy.

     
Newswise: Creating Quiet Cables for Rare Physics Events
Released: 29-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Creating Quiet Cables for Rare Physics Events
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Background radioactivity from cables in equipment for ultra-precise physics experiments can impair those experiments.

Newswise: Atmospheric Scientists Link Arctic Sea Ice Loss to Strong El Niño Events
Released: 29-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Atmospheric Scientists Link Arctic Sea Ice Loss to Strong El Niño Events
University at Albany, State University of New York

The amount of sea ice that survives the Arctic summer has declined 12.2 percent per decade since the late 1970s and projections show the region could experience its first ice-free summer by 2040.

Released: 29-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Q&A: UW researcher discusses the vital role of Indigenous librarians
University of Washington

Sandy Littletree, a UW assistant professor in the Information School, discusses the importance of working ‘Indigenous ways of knowing’ into libraries, archives and data repositories.

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Released: 29-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
MEDIA ADVISORY: Updates on the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) at the April APS Meeting
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Scientists designing components and developing the science program for the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) -- a one-of-a-kind nuclear physics research facility being built in the U.S. -- will present updates on the project at the April 2024 meeting of the American Physical Society (APS).

Newswise: Researchers Reveal Evolutionary Path of Important Proteins
Released: 29-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Researchers Reveal Evolutionary Path of Important Proteins
University of Wisconsin–Madison

New research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison decodes the evolutionary pathway of regulatory proteins, the molecules that help control gene expression.The findings from the Raman Lab in the Department of Biochemistry recently published their findings in the journal Cell Systems.

26-Mar-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Adapting Coping Strategies to Drinking Context May Lead to Greater Success in Quitting Problem Drinking
Research Society on Alcoholism

People who are able to adapt their self-regulation skills depending on the context are more likely to be successful in quitting harmful drinking.

     
Released: 29-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Largest ice shelf in Antarctica lurches forward once or twice each day
Washington University in St. Louis

A conveyer belt of ice jostles the entire Ross Ice Shelf out of place at least once daily, according to new research from Washington University in St. Louis.

Newswise: Toxic water alert: study shows common water pollutants cause heart damage in fish could we be next?
Released: 29-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Toxic water alert: study shows common water pollutants cause heart damage in fish could we be next?
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Recent findings highlight the persistence of Dihalogenated Nitrophenols (2,6-DHNPs) in drinking water, resisting standard treatments like sedimentation, filtration, and boiling. The research demonstrates the severe cardiotoxic effects of these contaminants on zebrafish embryos at concentrations as low as 19 μg/L, indicating potential health risks for humans.

Newswise: Lipids with Potential Health Benefits in Herbal Teas
Released: 29-Mar-2024 2:00 AM EDT
Lipids with Potential Health Benefits in Herbal Teas
Hokkaido University

The lipids in some herbal teas have been identified in detail for the first time, preparing the ground for investigating their contribution to the health benefits of the teas.

   
Newswise: Movement of crops, animals played a key role in domestication
Released: 28-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Movement of crops, animals played a key role in domestication
Washington University in St. Louis

Over the last 15 years, archaeologists have challenged outdated ideas about humans controlling nature. Writing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Xinyi Liu in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis argues for a new conceptual bridge connecting the science of biological domestication to early food globalization.

Newswise: FAU Experts Available to Discuss Upcoming Solar Eclipse
Released: 28-Mar-2024 4:30 PM EDT
FAU Experts Available to Discuss Upcoming Solar Eclipse
Florida Atlantic University

Experts from Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science are available to discuss various aspects related to the upcoming solar eclipse.

Newswise: Open Letter: Farewell to Staff from the Outgoing Director of the DOE Office of Science
Released: 28-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Open Letter: Farewell to Staff from the Outgoing Director of the DOE Office of Science
Department of Energy, Office of Science

As I depart the Office of Science to return to my academic position, I would like to take a moment to reflect on the amazing things we’ve done together over the past two years.

Newswise: Q&A: How to train AI when you don't have enough data
Released: 28-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Q&A: How to train AI when you don't have enough data
University of Washington

As researchers explore potential applications for AI, they have found scenarios where AI could be really useful but there’s not enough data to accurately train the algorithms. Jenq-Neng Hwang, University of Washington professor of electrical and computer and engineering, specializes in these issues.

Newswise: Cell Division Quality Control ‘Stopwatch’ Uncovered
27-Mar-2024 7:05 PM EDT
Cell Division Quality Control ‘Stopwatch’ Uncovered
University of California San Diego

UC San Diego biologists have uncovered a quality control timing mechanism tied to cell division. The “stopwatch” function keeps track of mitosis and acts as a protective measure when the process takes too long, preventing the formation of cancerous cells.

   
Released: 28-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Where is the Colorado River going?
Northern Arizona University

More than half of the American West’s iconic river is being diverted, mostly for use in irrigated agriculture, according to a study released today.

Newswise: DOE officials tour Southern Great Plains atmospheric observatory
Released: 28-Mar-2024 11:45 AM EDT
DOE officials tour Southern Great Plains atmospheric observatory
Argonne National Laboratory

U.S. Department of Energy officials received a behind the scenes look at the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility’s Southern Great Plains (SGP) atmospheric observatory in Lamont, Oklahoma.

Newswise: UNC Wilmington Among Universities Receiving Instruments for PFAS Research
Released: 28-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
UNC Wilmington Among Universities Receiving Instruments for PFAS Research
University of North Carolina Wilmington

UNC Wilmington faculty have been equipped with a cutting-edge instrument from the North Carolina Collaboratory and Thermo Fisher Scientific to advance research on the impact of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination on the environment and public health.

Newswise: Three-Year Study of Young Stars with NASA's Hubble Enters New Chapter
Released: 28-Mar-2024 10:00 AM EDT
Three-Year Study of Young Stars with NASA's Hubble Enters New Chapter
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

ULLYSES, the largest Hubble program ever, collected information about almost 500 young stars over a three-year period. It aims to help researchers gain new insights about the stars’ formation, evolution, and impact on their surroundings.

25-Mar-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Insomnia Symptoms May Predict Subsequent Drinking in Adults
Research Society on Alcoholism

People with symptoms of insomnia may be likely to increase their drinking over time, according to a study published in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research. In the study of adult drinkers, people who had worse insomnia symptoms at the outset of the study tended to increase the amount they drank and the number of times they binge drank during the subsequent year. The researchers found that, even at subclinical levels, insomnia symptoms were a significant predictor of future drinking in adults, suggesting that insomnia symptoms should be addressed to help reduce the risk of problem drinking.

     
Newswise: Dual-miRNA Triggered DNA Nanomachine for Breast Cancer Subtype Detection and Treatment
Released: 28-Mar-2024 9:40 AM EDT
Dual-miRNA Triggered DNA Nanomachine for Breast Cancer Subtype Detection and Treatment
Chinese Academy of Sciences

The researchers developed an intelligent DNA-Au nanomachine triggered by two endogenous cancer metastasis-related miRNAs to serve as a theranostics nanoplatform for effective discrimination and targeted therapy of specific breast cancer cell types.

Newswise: Nation's Ocean Observing Network Facing 76% Funding Cut
Released: 28-Mar-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Nation's Ocean Observing Network Facing 76% Funding Cut
Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System-Regional Association (GCOOS-RA)

The President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2025 proposes funding regional ocean observing associations at $10 million — a 76 percent reduction in the budget for these critically important services.

Newswise: Adding just enough fuel to the fire
Released: 28-Mar-2024 8:00 AM EDT
Adding just enough fuel to the fire
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

PPPL researchers have determined the maximum density of uncharged particles at the edge of a plasma before certain instabilities become unpredictable. This is the first time such a level has been established for Lithium Tokamak Experiment-Beta. Knowing this level is a big step in their mission to prove lithium is the ideal choice for an inner-wall coating in a tokamak because it guides them toward the best practices for fueling their plasmas.



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