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Newswise: Quantum Computing Workshop Brings Classical Control Systems Into Focus
Released: 20-Dec-2022 6:30 PM EST
Quantum Computing Workshop Brings Classical Control Systems Into Focus
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

One of the most highly-attended workshops at the 2022 IEEE Quantum Week was organized by researchers from the Advanced Quantum Testbed (AQT) at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (Berkeley Lab). Motivated by deep scientific inquiry and technological needs, the one-day hybrid workshop was titled “Classical Control Systems for Quantum Computing.”

Newswise: Making the unimaginable possible in materials discovery
Released: 20-Dec-2022 12:55 PM EST
Making the unimaginable possible in materials discovery
Argonne National Laboratory

Researchers have developed a new method for discovering and making new crystalline materials with two or more elements. Such materials would be applicable to developing next-generation superconductors, microelectronics, batteries, magnets and more.

Newswise: STEM fests are back!
Released: 20-Dec-2022 10:50 AM EST
STEM fests are back!
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne is participating in local STEM fests again after going on hiatus during the pandemic.

Newswise: Design Review for ngVLA Antenna Clears Way for Prototype Construction
Released: 20-Dec-2022 10:45 AM EST
Design Review for ngVLA Antenna Clears Way for Prototype Construction
National Radio Astronomy Observatory

The design for the ngVLA prototype antenna has passed a thorough review by a panel of external experts and the project now is cleared to proceed to manufacture the prototype.

Newswise: Brittle concrete walls: Empa researchers find the cause
Released: 20-Dec-2022 4:05 AM EST
Brittle concrete walls: Empa researchers find the cause
Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

After extensive analyses, Empa researchers found the cause of the concrete scandal in County Donegal, Ireland, where structural damage has been causing red faces and protests for years: Concrete walls of thousands of houses are riddled with cracks, necessitating expensive repairs or even demolition.

Released: 20-Dec-2022 4:05 AM EST
Strong metaphorical messages can help tackle toxic e-waste
University of Portsmouth

Consumers told that not recycling their batteries ‘risked polluting the equivalent of 140 Olympic swimming pools every year’ were more likely to participate in an electronic waste recycling scheme, a new study has found.

Released: 19-Dec-2022 11:05 AM EST
Designing better battery electrolytes
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne scientists give the lay of the land in the quest for electrolytes that could enable revolutionary battery chemistries.

Newswise: Scientists use machine learning to get an unprecedented view of small molecules
Released: 19-Dec-2022 11:05 AM EST
Scientists use machine learning to get an unprecedented view of small molecules
Aalto University

A new tool to identify small molecules offers benefits for diagnostics, drug discovery, and fundamental research.

Newswise: Thin layer of silica enables golden nanoparticles “to shine” brighter
Released: 19-Dec-2022 10:05 AM EST
Thin layer of silica enables golden nanoparticles “to shine” brighter
Scientific Project Lomonosov

Scientists from the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University found out that gold nanoparticles, covered by thin layer of silica, disperse light better than those that have thick “coat”

Newswise: “Gowajee” — a Thai Speech-Recognition AI from Chula
Released: 19-Dec-2022 8:55 AM EST
“Gowajee” — a Thai Speech-Recognition AI from Chula
Chulalongkorn University

An engineering professor from Chula has designed “Gowajee”, a Thai-language speech recognition AI capable of delivering speech-to-text/ text-to-speech with the accuracy of a native speaker while keeping users’ data secure. Having been rolled out in call centers, and depression patients screening process, Gowajee is set to be adapted to many other functions.

Newswise: How an LDM-Service Platform Makes Automated Driving Better?
Released: 19-Dec-2022 7:00 AM EST
How an LDM-Service Platform Makes Automated Driving Better?
National Research Council of Science and Technology

KICT has developed a platform that make an automated driving vehicle overcome risks through dynamic information from infrastructure.

Newswise: Preventing Collisions of Small Satellites
Released: 16-Dec-2022 6:40 PM EST
Preventing Collisions of Small Satellites
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg

Small satellites with a mass of up to 20 kilograms are increasingly being used for commercial purposes, for example for telecommunications services, Earth observation missions or for testing new technologies in space.

Newswise: National Hispanic technical honor goes to Sandia Labs engineer
Released: 16-Dec-2022 12:25 PM EST
National Hispanic technical honor goes to Sandia Labs engineer
Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories data engineer Rudy Garcia received the 2022 Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Technical Achievement and Recognition, or STAR, Award.

   
Released: 15-Dec-2022 1:20 PM EST
Department of Energy Announces $35 Million to Build Research Capacity, Infrastructure, and Expertise at Institutions Historically Underrepresented in Science
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $35 million to build research capacity, infrastructure, and expertise at institutions historically underrepresented in science, including minority serving institutions (MSIs) and emerging research institutions (ERIs). FAIR will enhance research at these institutions on clean energy, climate, and additional topics spanning the Office of Science portfolio. This investment will help develop a diverse, vibrant, and excellent scientific workforce and contribute to the science innovation ecosystem.

Newswise: UTEP-led Alliance Receives $4.8M from Google to Increase Hispanic Participation in Computing Research
Released: 15-Dec-2022 1:10 PM EST
UTEP-led Alliance Receives $4.8M from Google to Increase Hispanic Participation in Computing Research
University of Texas at El Paso

The Computing Alliance of Hispanic-Serving Institutions, which The University of Texas at El Paso leads, received a $4.8 million grant from Google to increase the number of Hispanic students who enter and complete graduate programs in computing. The grant also will support efforts to bolster research capacity among faculty and students at CAHSI institutions that align with Google's research interests.

Newswise: Hot salt, clean energy: How artificial intelligence can enhance advanced nuclear reactors
Released: 15-Dec-2022 12:55 PM EST
Hot salt, clean energy: How artificial intelligence can enhance advanced nuclear reactors
Argonne National Laboratory

In a recent study, Argonne National Laboratory researchers showed how artificial intelligence could help pinpoint the right types of molten salts for nuclear reactors.

Released: 15-Dec-2022 10:20 AM EST
Imaging technique may measure absorbed dose from radiation therapy
Washington University in St. Louis

Abhinav Jha, at the McKelvey School of Engineering, wants to use novel imaging to better understand how people absorb radiation therapy. His team won a four-year $2.2 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant for the study, which aims to guide treatment decisions.

   
Newswise: Tackling Crowd Management in Subways during Pandemics
Released: 15-Dec-2022 10:10 AM EST
Tackling Crowd Management in Subways during Pandemics
Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science

Mass transit, and subways in particular, are essential to the economic viability and environmental sustainability of cities across the globe. But public transit was hit hard during the COVID pandemic and subways especially experienced substantial drops in ridership.

Released: 14-Dec-2022 2:45 PM EST
DOE National Laboratory Makes History by Achieving Fusion Ignition
Department of Energy, Office of Science

For the first time, researchers produce more energy from fusion than was used to drive it, promising further discovery in clean power and nuclear weapons stewardship.

Released: 14-Dec-2022 1:25 PM EST
DOE Announces $32 Million in Research Opportunities for Underrepresented Groups
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced 41 awards totaling $32 million to 37 institutions to support historically underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and diversify American leadership in the physical sciences, including energy and climate. The funding, through the DOE Office of Science’s Reaching a New Energy Sciences Workforce (RENEW) initiative, will support internships, training programs, and mentor opportunities at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), other Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), and other research institutions. Ensuring America’s best and brightest students have pathways to STEM fields will be key to achieving President Biden’s energy and climate goals, including achieving a net-zero carbon economy by 2050.

Newswise: Lawrence Livermore Campaign Again Raises $3.6 Million for Non-Profit Organizations
Released: 14-Dec-2022 1:05 PM EST
Lawrence Livermore Campaign Again Raises $3.6 Million for Non-Profit Organizations
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory employees, along with Lawrence Livermore National Security (LLNS), LLC, donated more than $3.6 million to non-profit organizations via the annual employee charitable giving program, the Helping Others More Effectively (HOME) Campaign.

   
Newswise: Argonne seeks STEM interns to help design the future of science
Released: 14-Dec-2022 12:45 PM EST
Argonne seeks STEM interns to help design the future of science
Argonne National Laboratory

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory seeks undergraduate and graduate students for a summer 2023 internship in robotics and instrumentation. Students will explore using robotics, artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Released: 14-Dec-2022 8:00 AM EST
New Web Tracking Technique is Bypassing Privacy Protections
University of California San Diego

Two years ago, several browsers that prioritize user privacy --- including Safari, Firefox, and Brave --- began to block third-party cookies for all users by default. Advertisers have responded by pioneering a new method for tracking users across the Web, known as user ID (or UID) smuggling, which does not require third-party cookies. But no one knew exactly how often this method was used to track people on the Internet.

Newswise: New AI technology to Measure the Noisiness 
of Upstairs Neighbors
14-Dec-2022 7:00 AM EST
New AI technology to Measure the Noisiness of Upstairs Neighbors
National Research Council of Science and Technology

KICT has announced a new approach for predicting the footstep sounds of upstairs residents using a convolutional neural network(CNN) model based on vibration signals.

Released: 13-Dec-2022 2:05 PM EST
Big Energy News: One step closer to Nuclear Fusion Energy
Newswise

A U.S. lab has successfully sparked a fusion reaction that released more energy than went into it. Read the explanation of Nuclear Fusion Reaction by the DOE's Office of Science.

Newswise: Capsule-sized ingestible biobatteries could allow new view of digestive system
Released: 13-Dec-2022 1:05 PM EST
Capsule-sized ingestible biobatteries could allow new view of digestive system
Binghamton University, State University of New York

A new biobattery being developed at Binghamton University, State University of New York could power ingestible cameras in the small intestine.

Newswise: What the breakthrough in nuclear fusion energy means
Released: 13-Dec-2022 11:05 AM EST
What the breakthrough in nuclear fusion energy means
University of Miami

Scientists have reportedly achieved a key milestone in nuclear fusion energy. University of Miami College of Engineering researcher Giacomo Po addresses queries about the process of nuclear fusion and what it could mean for the future.

Released: 13-Dec-2022 11:05 AM EST
Media Tip: Argonne scientists are developing better methods for decarbonization
Argonne National Laboratory

The national laboratory is focusing research and expertise toward critical new carbon dioxide removal technologies.

Newswise:Video Embedded watching-water-droplets-merge-on-the-international-space-station
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12-Dec-2022 10:55 AM EST
Watching Water Droplets Merge on the International Space Station
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

In Physics of Fluids, researchers design and analyze droplet experiments that were done on the International Space Station. The researchers sent four different surfaces with various roughness properties to the station, where they were mounted to a lab table. Cameras recorded the droplets as they spread and merged. The experimental results confirmed and expanded the parameter space of the Davis-Hocking model, a simple way to simulate droplets.

Newswise:Video Embedded surveilling-carbon-sequestration-a-smart-collar-to-sense-leaks
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Released: 13-Dec-2022 9:30 AM EST
Surveilling carbon sequestration: A smart collar to sense leaks
Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories engineers are working on a device that would help ensure captured carbon dioxide stays deep underground — a critical component of carbon sequestration as part of a climate solution.

Newswise: AI Model Proactively Predicts if a COVID-19 Test Might be Positive or Not
Released: 13-Dec-2022 8:30 AM EST
AI Model Proactively Predicts if a COVID-19 Test Might be Positive or Not
Florida Atlantic University

Researchers trained five classification algorithms to create an accurate model to predict COVID-19 test results. Results identify the key symptom features associated with COVID-19 infection and provide a way for rapid screening and cost effective infection detection. Findings reveal that number of days experiencing symptoms such as fever and difficulty breathing play a large role in COVID-19 test results. Findings also show that molecular tests have much narrower post-symptom onset days compared to post-symptom onset days of serology tests. As a result, the molecular test has the lowest positive rate because it measures current infection.

Newswise: ETRI developed 'Smart Safe Livestock Barn Platform' technology
Released: 13-Dec-2022 8:30 AM EST
ETRI developed 'Smart Safe Livestock Barn Platform' technology
National Research Council of Science and Technology

ETRI announced that it has developed TRIPLETS, a smart safety livestock barn platform that can prevent livestock diseases and effectively control and manage livestock by incorporating the latest ICT such as artificial intelligence (AI) and digital twins in the livestock.

Newswise: Army strong: Research teams join forces to invent weld wire for tank, infrastructure repair
Released: 12-Dec-2022 6:05 PM EST
Army strong: Research teams join forces to invent weld wire for tank, infrastructure repair
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The U.S. Departments of Energy and Defense teamed up to create a series of weld filler materials that could dramatically improve high-strength steel repair in vehicles, bridges and pipelines. This novel weld wire could help revitalize America’s aging infrastructures, which in 2021 received a C- grade from the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Newswise: An integrated, net-negative system captures carbon and produces ethylene
Released: 12-Dec-2022 4:00 PM EST
An integrated, net-negative system captures carbon and produces ethylene
University of Illinois Chicago

Engineers have built a machine that captures carbon from flue gas and converts it to ethylene. The device integrates a carbon capture system with an ethylene conversation system for the first time.

Newswise: Good vibrations turbo charge green hydrogen production
Released: 12-Dec-2022 1:50 PM EST
Good vibrations turbo charge green hydrogen production
RMIT University

Engineers in Melbourne have used sound waves to boost production of green hydrogen by 14 times, through electrolysis to split water.

Released: 12-Dec-2022 11:05 AM EST
Sandia, Intel seek novel memory tech to support stockpile mission
Sandia National Laboratories

In pursuit of novel advanced memory technologies that would accelerate simulation and computing applications in support of the nation’s stockpile stewardship mission, Sandia National Laboratories, in partnership with Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore national labs, has announced a research and development contract awarded to Intel Federal LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel Corporation.

Newswise:Video Embedded novel-wearable-belt-with-sensors-accurately-monitors-heart-failure-247
VIDEO
Released: 12-Dec-2022 8:30 AM EST
Novel Wearable Belt with Sensors Accurately Monitors Heart Failure 24/7
Florida Atlantic University

There is a critical need for non-invasive solutions to monitor heart failure progression around the clock. This novel wearable device is based on sensors embedded in a lightweight belt that monitors thoracic impedance, electrocardiogram (ECG), heart rate and motion activity detection. The device was tested in different conditions including sitting, standing, lying down and walking. Findings showed that all of sensors kept track of the changes for all of the different conditions.

   
Newswise: World-first project to self heal cracked concrete with sloppy sludge
Released: 11-Dec-2022 5:05 PM EST
World-first project to self heal cracked concrete with sloppy sludge
University of South Australia

A world-first project to create 'self healing concrete' using treated sludge, will not only automatically repair cracked sewer pipelines, but also help the environment by reusing waste that normally ends up in landfill.

   
Newswise: Recycled gold from SIM cards could help make drugs more sustainable
Released: 9-Dec-2022 7:45 PM EST
Recycled gold from SIM cards could help make drugs more sustainable
Imperial College London

Researchers have used gold extracted from electronic waste as catalysts for reactions that could be applied to making medicines.

Newswise: 2D material may enable ultra-sharp cellphone photos in low light
Released: 9-Dec-2022 9:00 AM EST
2D material may enable ultra-sharp cellphone photos in low light
Penn State Materials Research Institute

A new type of active pixel sensors that use a novel two-dimensional material may both enable ultra-sharp cellphone photos and create a new class of extremely energy-efficient Internet of Things (IoT) sensors, according to a team of Penn State researchers. 

Released: 9-Dec-2022 6:05 AM EST
Entangled photons to take pictures in the dark
Washington University in St. Louis

During photosynthesis, a chemical reaction jumpstarted by sunlight breaks down chemicals into the food plants need to repair themselves and to grow. But as researchers attempt to better understand photosynthesis, they have hit a roadblock when it comes to being able to see the fundamental structures and processes in a plant.

Newswise: Bringing the field to students with ‘Virtual Field Geology’
Released: 8-Dec-2022 7:15 PM EST
Bringing the field to students with ‘Virtual Field Geology’
University of Washington

The Virtual Field Geology project has many goals: to make geology field experiences accessible to more people; to document geological field sites that may be at risk from erosion or development, to offer virtual “dry run” experiences and to allow scientific collaborators to do virtual visits to a field site together. While the pandemic brought new urgency to the project, its developers believe it’s part of a “new normal” for geology research and education.

Released: 8-Dec-2022 5:45 PM EST
Microbial miners could help humans colonize the moon and Mars
University of California, Irvine

The biochemical process by which cyanobacteria acquire nutrients from rocks in Chile’s Atacama Desert has inspired engineers at the University of California, Irvine to think of new ways microbes might help humans build colonies on the moon and Mars.

Released: 8-Dec-2022 1:50 PM EST
Finding simplicity within complexity
University of Houston

Picture a tall stately grandfather clock, its long pendulum swinging back and forth, over and again, keeping rhythm with the time.

Released: 8-Dec-2022 11:05 AM EST
Have you heard of cloud computing? Argonne’s Ian Foster helped lay its groundwork
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne computer scientist Ian Foster is considered the father of cloud computing. His impact on grid computing and computer science is recognized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers with the 2023 IEEE Internet Award.

Newswise: Say Hello to the Toughest Material on Earth
Released: 8-Dec-2022 10:00 AM EST
Say Hello to the Toughest Material on Earth
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Scientists have measured the highest toughness ever recorded, of any material, while investigating a metallic alloy made of chromium, cobalt, and nickel. Not only is the metal exceptionally strong and ductile, its properties become enhanced as it gets colder. This runs counter to most other materials in existence.

Newswise: UTEP Receives $5M Department of Energy Grant to Train Next Generation Nuclear Security Workforce
Released: 7-Dec-2022 4:00 PM EST
UTEP Receives $5M Department of Energy Grant to Train Next Generation Nuclear Security Workforce
University of Texas at El Paso

The University of Texas at El Paso in partnership with the University of New Mexico and the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will prepare the next generation of nuclear security enterprise talent to develop electronics for extreme environments through a five-year, $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.



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