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Newswise: Cascading Failures in Urban Traffic Systems Tied to Hidden Bottlenecks
17-Mar-2023 10:15 AM EDT
Cascading Failures in Urban Traffic Systems Tied to Hidden Bottlenecks
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Scientists in China have developed a modeling technique to study urban traffic flows and show that their model can be used to find previously unknown bottlenecks. The model uses a modified form of percolation theory, and the investigators considered the existing road network and population distribution in Shanghai.

Newswise: Chula Offers a New Dimension to Learning about the Past with “The CU Memorial Hall’s VR Program”
Released: 21-Mar-2023 8:55 AM EDT
Chula Offers a New Dimension to Learning about the Past with “The CU Memorial Hall’s VR Program”
Chulalongkorn University

Chula’s Institute of Thai Studies and the Faculty of Engineering have worked together to create “The CU Memorial Hall’s VR Program” pioneering the learning of history in three-dimensional virtual reality, rendering modernity to the past and instilling a sense of fun in the new generation.

Newswise:Video Embedded molecular-teamwork-makes-the-organic-dream-work
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16-Mar-2023 6:00 AM EDT
Molecular teamwork makes the organic dream work
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology

Researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology discovered a way to trigger this cooperative behavior in organic semiconductors. The energy- and time-saving phenomenon may help enhance the performance of smartwatches, solar cells, and other organic electronics.

Newswise: Scientists use tardigrade proteins for human health breakthrough
Released: 20-Mar-2023 7:00 PM EDT
Scientists use tardigrade proteins for human health breakthrough
University of Wyoming

University of Wyoming researchers’ study of how microscopic creatures called tardigrades survive extreme conditions has led to a major breakthrough that could eventually make life-saving treatments available to people where refrigeration isn’t possible.

Newswise: NYU Tandon School of Engineering hosts inaugural Metropolitan Water Research & Innovation Workshop, a UNESCO initiative
Released: 20-Mar-2023 11:05 AM EDT
NYU Tandon School of Engineering hosts inaugural Metropolitan Water Research & Innovation Workshop, a UNESCO initiative
NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Under the auspices of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), NYU Tandon School of Engineering is co-organizing and hosting the inaugural Metropolitan Water Research & Innovation Workshop (WRI), an initiative of the Euro-North American Region (ENAR) of UNESCO’s Megacities Alliance for Water and Climate (MAWaC).

Newswise: Researchers create breakthrough spintronics manufacturing process that could revolutionize the electronics industry
Released: 20-Mar-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Researchers create breakthrough spintronics manufacturing process that could revolutionize the electronics industry
University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering

University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers, along with staff at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), have developed a breakthrough process for making spintronic devices that has the potential to create semiconductors chips with unmatched energy efficiency and storage for use in computers, smartphones, and many other electronics.

Newswise: Stickiness may determine how influenza spreads
Released: 20-Mar-2023 7:05 AM EDT
Stickiness may determine how influenza spreads
Washington University in St. Louis

Influenza viruses have an enormous impact in the U.S., with an estimated 25 million illnesses and 18,000 deaths in the 2022-23 flu season alone. However, the majority of virus particles are not infectious or are only partially infectious. How, then, do they become such a contagious and deadly virus?

   
Newswise:Video Embedded krict-has-developed-a-breakthrough-technology-to-achieve-closed-loop-recycling-of-textile-wastes
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Released: 20-Mar-2023 12:00 AM EDT
KRICT has developed a breakthrough technology to achieve closed-loop recycling of textile wastes
National Research Council of Science and Technology

The apparel industry accounts for 10% of global carbon emissions. The annual amount of fiber production reached 113 million tons in 2021* and the demand is increasing every year.

Released: 17-Mar-2023 1:20 PM EDT
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researchers earn esteemed National Science Foundation awards
Florida State University

Two researchers in the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering are winners of prestigious National Science Foundation early-career awards that celebrate emerging leaders in their fields.

Newswise: Argonne hosts conference for undergraduate women in physics
Released: 17-Mar-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Argonne hosts conference for undergraduate women in physics
Argonne National Laboratory

The Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP) serves as an important event for female physics undergraduates by connecting them with resources, community and professionals. CUWiP is supported by the American Physical Society.

Released: 17-Mar-2023 10:35 AM EDT
First wearable health sensor for monitoring muscle atrophy
Ohio State University

Researchers at The Ohio State University have fabricated the first wearable sensor designed to detect and monitor muscle atrophy.

   
Newswise: ETRI introduces AI tutor who teaches foreign language reading
Released: 17-Mar-2023 8:30 AM EDT
ETRI introduces AI tutor who teaches foreign language reading
National Research Council of Science and Technology

The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute(ETRI) has developed a reading comprehension education AI technology that allows you to learn foreign language listening, speaking, and reading by talking to an artificial intelligence (AI) tutor. It is expected to be of great help in the spread of AI-based language education services.

Newswise:Video Embedded newswise-live-event-for-march-15-what-can-we-expect-from-ai-and-chatbots-in-the-next-few-years
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Released: 16-Mar-2023 10:55 AM EDT
TRANSCRIPT AND VIDEO AVAILABLE: Newswise Live Event: What can we expect from AI and Chatbots in the next few years?
Newswise

We're thrilled to announce our upcoming expert panel on the impact of Artificial Intelligence on journalism. As a platform for verified news, Newswise often hosts such panels on trending topics. We invite both reporters and the public to join us and interact with our panelists.

     
Newswise: Skeptical about the “use by” date on your groceries?
Released: 16-Mar-2023 9:55 AM EDT
Skeptical about the “use by” date on your groceries?
Southern Methodist University

Forget that expiration date on your salmon or yogurt. A graduate student at SMU (Southern Methodist University) has developed a miniature pH sensor that can tell when food has spoiled in real time.

Newswise:Video Embedded completion-of-a-system-of-robots-that-use-teamwork-to-pick-fruit-and-transport-them-all-on-their-own
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Released: 16-Mar-2023 12:00 AM EDT
Completion of a System of Robots that Use Teamwork to Pick Fruit and Transport Them All on Their Own!
National Research Council of Science and Technology

The research team under Choi Tae-yong, principal researcher at the AI Robot Research Division’s Department of Robotics and Mechatronics of the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (President Park Sang-jin, hereinafter referred to as KIMM), an institution under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Science and ICT, has developed a multiple-robot system for harvesting crops.

Released: 15-Mar-2023 1:35 PM EDT
Utah's graphics pioneers
University of Utah

Ed Catmull. John Warnock. Jim Clark. Alan Kay. Ivan Sutherland. Martin Newell. They are just a handful of the luminaries in the late 1960s and 1970s who revolutionized computer graphics by inventing technologies that have aided and shaped countless industries today. For the first time ever, these and other legends of that time will be reuniting on the U campus Thursday, March 23, and Friday March 24, to commemorate their roles as 3D-graphics pioneers and to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the U’s Kahlert School of Computing.

Released: 15-Mar-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Labs Director to make historic visit to Navajo Nation Building research, recruitment partnership with Navajo Technical University
Sandia National Laboratories

On March 17, Sandia National Laboratories Director Dr. James Peery will make an historic visit to Navajo Technical University in Crownpoint, New Mexico, marking the first time a sitting national lab director has visited a tribal college or university. The event is designed to build on the growing partnership Sandia has started with NTU.

Newswise: Read the invisible pores in CT images
14-Mar-2023 12:00 AM EDT
Read the invisible pores in CT images
National Research Council of Science and Technology

The KICT announced that the research team led by Dr. Hyusoung Shin has developed a new method, named the statistical phase fraction (SPF) method, to estimate porosity and to evaluate homogeneity of porous materials dominated by sub-resolution pores via CT image analysis.

Newswise: Need for Increased Storage Space Leads to New Project
Released: 14-Mar-2023 4:00 PM EDT
Need for Increased Storage Space Leads to New Project
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

A new project gearing up at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility will construct a new facility for equipment and materials.

Released: 14-Mar-2023 2:10 PM EDT
NYU Wireless at NYU Tandon School of Engineering Releases NYUSIM 4.0 to Accelerate Standardization Efforts of 6G Wireless Communications
NYU Tandon School of Engineering

NYU WIRELESS, a leading research center in wireless communications at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering, today announced the launch of NYUSIM 4.0, the world's first wireless channel simulator capable of generating real-world wireless channels above 100 GHz.

   
Released: 14-Mar-2023 2:05 PM EDT
William Evans Joins Hertz Foundation Board of Directors
The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation

The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering the most promising innovators in science and technology, has announced the election of William Evans to its board of directors.

Newswise: Tim Michalski Selected as Jefferson Lab’s Engineering Manager
Released: 14-Mar-2023 2:00 PM EDT
Tim Michalski Selected as Jefferson Lab’s Engineering Manager
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab has selected Tim Michalski to lead its Engineering Division as the Engineering Division Manager. In this role, Michalski oversees all aspects of the management and operation of the Engineering Division. The division includes more than 200 staff members and supports the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility and the lab’s growing project portfolio.

Released: 14-Mar-2023 2:00 PM EDT
Stephen Fantone Elected Chair of Hertz Foundation’s Board of Directors
The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation

The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering the most promising innovators in science and technology, has announced the election of Stephen D. Fantone as chair of its board of directors.

Newswise: Researchers develop soft robot that shifts from land to sea with ease
Released: 14-Mar-2023 12:45 PM EDT
Researchers develop soft robot that shifts from land to sea with ease
Carnegie Mellon University

Most animals can quickly transition from walking to jumping to crawling to swimming if needed without reconfiguring or making major adjustments.

Released: 14-Mar-2023 12:20 PM EDT
GlobusWorld 2023 Program Announced
Globus

Globus, the leading research data management service, today announced the lineup of speakers for GlobusWorld 2023, being held April 25-27, 2023 in Chicago, IL, and online. Now in its 12th year, GlobusWorld brings together over 200 researchers, systems administrators, developers and IT leaders from top computing centers, labs and universities around the world.

Newswise: Sandia scientists help enhance advanced nuclear reactor analysis
Released: 14-Mar-2023 10:30 AM EDT
Sandia scientists help enhance advanced nuclear reactor analysis
Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories engineers have developed a standardized screening method to determine the most important radioactive isotopes produced by an advanced nuclear reactor in the unlikely event of an incident.

Newswise: Hitchhiker plants inspire improved techniques for reattaching tendon to bone
Released: 13-Mar-2023 6:15 PM EDT
Hitchhiker plants inspire improved techniques for reattaching tendon to bone
Washington University in St. Louis

For most people, getting burrs stuck to your clothes during a hike is nothing more than a nuisance, something to pick off and throw out when you get home. But for scientists at the Center for Engineering MechanoBiology (CEMB), the hooks on these little hitchhikers are inspiring new suturing schemes for surgical reattachment of tendon to bone.

   
Released: 13-Mar-2023 4:15 PM EDT
Quantum engineers have designed a new tool to probe nature with extreme sensitivity
University of New South Wales

Associate Professor Jarryd Pla and his team from UNSW School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, together with colleague Scientia Professor Andrea Morello, described a new device that can measure the spins in materials with high precision.

Newswise: 3D internal structure of rechargeable batteries revealed for the first time
Released: 13-Mar-2023 2:35 PM EDT
3D internal structure of rechargeable batteries revealed for the first time
Lancaster University

Lancaster University researchers have pioneered a technique to observe the 3D internal structure of rechargeable batteries for the first time.

Released: 13-Mar-2023 11:30 AM EDT
World’s fastest burst-mode X-ray camera hits the road
Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories has partnered with Albuquerque-based startup Advanced hCMOS Systems to commercialize ultrafast imaging technology invented at the labs and used extensively in fusion research.

Newswise: Using a standard RGB camera and AI to obtain vegetation data
Released: 10-Mar-2023 5:45 PM EST
Using a standard RGB camera and AI to obtain vegetation data
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Aerial imagery is a valuable component of precision agriculture, providing farmers with important information about crop health and yield. Images are typically obtained with an expensive multispectral camera attached to a drone. But a new study from the University of Illinois and Mississippi State University (MSU) shows that pictures from a standard red-green-blue (RGB) camera combined with AI deep learning can provide equivalent crop prediction tools for a fraction of the cost.

Newswise: UAH alumnus Michael Wicks inducted into Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame
Released: 10-Mar-2023 5:15 PM EST
UAH alumnus Michael Wicks inducted into Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame
University of Alabama Huntsville

Michael Wicks (MSE, Mechanical Engineering, ’94), is one of six honorees inducted in this year’s Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame on Feb. 25 at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel and Spa. Wicks’ career has been devoted to providing innovative engineering and technical services to the nation’s defense, both as a United States Army civilian and as a private contractor for the Department of Defense.

Newswise: Registration open for all LLNL summer education programs
Released: 10-Mar-2023 11:00 AM EST
Registration open for all LLNL summer education programs
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Registration is now open for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL’s) summer science education programs. Summer programming includes opportunities for both teachers and students.

   
Newswise: S&T professor leads $2 million DOE project to curb climate change, critical minerals crisis
Released: 10-Mar-2023 10:50 AM EST
S&T professor leads $2 million DOE project to curb climate change, critical minerals crisis
Missouri University of Science and Technology

A researcher at Missouri University of Science and Technology was recently tapped by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to lead a $2 million grant project related to critical minerals and clean energy.

Newswise: A safe synthesis of hydrogen peroxide inspired by nature
Released: 9-Mar-2023 3:05 PM EST
A safe synthesis of hydrogen peroxide inspired by nature
Kyushu University

Hydrogen peroxide is a ubiquitous chemical found in most homes and used in everything from dying hair to treating wounds. It is also an invaluable agent for many industries from food, textiles, and even in semiconductor production.

Newswise: National Science Foundation awards $90.8M to Arizona State University to advance X-ray science
Released: 8-Mar-2023 4:20 PM EST
National Science Foundation awards $90.8M to Arizona State University to advance X-ray science
Arizona State University (ASU)

The National Science Foundation today announced $90.8 million in funding to Arizona State University — the largest NSF research award in the university’s history — to advance groundbreaking research in X-ray science.

Released: 8-Mar-2023 3:05 AM EST
Novel computer components inspired by brain cells
Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

Researchers at Empa, ETH Zurich and the "Politecnico di Milano" are developing a new type of computer component that is more powerful and easier to manufacture than its predecessors. Inspired by the human brain, it is designed to process large amounts of data fast and in an energy-efficient way.

Newswise: How CSU Empowers Women in STEM
Released: 7-Mar-2023 3:55 PM EST
How CSU Empowers Women in STEM
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office

Women may be underrepresented in STEM fields, but these CSU programs aim to change that.

Newswise: UAH researcher seeks to explain why lithium-ion batteries abruptly fail; earns $598K NSF CAREER Award
Released: 7-Mar-2023 12:05 PM EST
UAH researcher seeks to explain why lithium-ion batteries abruptly fail; earns $598K NSF CAREER Award
University of Alabama Huntsville

Research focused on why and how lithium-ion batteries may suddenly fail energetically, causing smoke, fire or even an explosion, a phenomenon called thermal runaway, has earned a researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award totaling $598,181.

Released: 7-Mar-2023 8:00 AM EST
A Smarter Look at Traffic Congestion
NYU Tandon School of Engineering

NYU Tandon School of Engineering will continue its multi-faceted research and educational program to understand and combat traffic congestion, thanks to a five-year commitment of $2 million in annual federal funds recently awarded by the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT).

   
Newswise: A Renewable Energy-Based Bi-directional Heat Trade System
6-Mar-2023 7:00 AM EST
A Renewable Energy-Based Bi-directional Heat Trade System
National Research Council of Science and Technology

A research team at the Department of Building Energy Research of the Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT, President Kim Byung-suk), has developed a bi-directional heat trade system that utilizes excess heat from renewable energy including solar heat in an effort to achieve carbon neutrality in buildings.

Newswise: An innovative twist on quantum bits: Tubular nanomaterial of carbon makes ideal home for spinning quantum bits
Released: 6-Mar-2023 12:00 PM EST
An innovative twist on quantum bits: Tubular nanomaterial of carbon makes ideal home for spinning quantum bits
Argonne National Laboratory

Scientists develop method for chemically modifying nanoscale tubes of carbon atoms, so they can host spinning electrons to serve as stable quantum bits in quantum technologies.

Newswise: Have no fear: Electric vehicles will get you where you need to go
Released: 4-Mar-2023 4:05 PM EST
Have no fear: Electric vehicles will get you where you need to go
University of Delaware

"Range anxiety" has been shot down by new research led by the University of Delaware that found electric vehicles with smaller batteries, combined with community charging, can meet all driving trip needs.

Newswise: Simultaneous electricity generation and filteration of wastewater
Released: 2-Mar-2023 8:10 PM EST
Simultaneous electricity generation and filteration of wastewater
National Research Council of Science and Technology

The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST, President Seok Jin Yoon) has announced that Dr. Ji-Soo Jang's team from the Electronic Materials Research Center and Prof. Tae-Gwang Yoon's team from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Myongji University (President Byeong-Jin Yoo) have jointly developed an advanced membrane that can simultaneously provide drinking water and generate continuous electricity from various water resources, such as sewage/wastewater, seawater, and groundwater.

Newswise: New Way to Predict the Damage and Aging of Bridges by Using D.N.A. Technologies
Released: 2-Mar-2023 8:00 PM EST
New Way to Predict the Damage and Aging of Bridges by Using D.N.A. Technologies
National Research Council of Science and Technology

The Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT, President Kim Byung-Suk) announced that it has developed the D.N.A. (Data, Network, and AI) technologies to predict the levels of damage and aging of bridges for preventive maintenance.

Newswise: Development of a low-power, long-term sweat sensor patch that imitates sensory neurons
Released: 2-Mar-2023 7:45 PM EST
Development of a low-power, long-term sweat sensor patch that imitates sensory neurons
National Research Council of Science and Technology

Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST, President Seok Jin Yoon) announced that Dr. Hyunjung Yi's research team at the Center for Spintronics and professor Rhokyun Kwak's research team at the Hanyang University Department of Mechanical Engineering have developed a wearable sweat sensor patch with dramatically improved energy efficiency that can operate for more than 24 hours by imitating the efficient information processing method of sensory neurons.

   
Newswise: Integrating humans with AI in structural design
Released: 2-Mar-2023 5:50 PM EST
Integrating humans with AI in structural design
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Modern fabrication tools such as 3D printers can make structural materials in shapes that would have been difficult or impossible using conventional tools.

Released: 1-Mar-2023 1:10 PM EST
‘Swarmalators’ better envision synchronized microbots
Cornell University

Cornell researchers expanded a simple model of swarmalators to make it more useful for engineering microrobots, better understand existing, observed biological behaviors, and for theoreticians to experiment in this field.

Newswise: Argonne drops data on the question of efficient drone use for e-commerce deliveries
Released: 1-Mar-2023 11:05 AM EST
Argonne drops data on the question of efficient drone use for e-commerce deliveries
Argonne National Laboratory

New models developed by Argonne can help industry discover the energy impact of drone delivery for e-commerce goods. A new study focuses on drone energy consumption compared to using conventional diesel trucks and battery-operated electric vehicles.

Newswise: Machine learning model speeds up assessing catalysts for decarbonization technology from months to milliseconds
Released: 28-Feb-2023 11:30 AM EST
Machine learning model speeds up assessing catalysts for decarbonization technology from months to milliseconds
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne researchers have developed an artificial intelligence-based model to greatly speed up the process for engineering a low-cost catalyst that converts biomass into fuels and useful chemicals with many possible applications.



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