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Released: 21-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
How technology and economics can help save endangered species
Ohio State University

A lot has changed in the world since the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was enacted 50 years ago in December 1973. Two researchers at The Ohio State University were among a group of experts invited by the journal Science to discuss how the ESA has evolved and what its future might hold.

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Released: 21-Dec-2023 12:00 PM EST
Wireless tracking system could help improve the XR experience
University of California San Diego

UC San Diego engineers developed a technology that delivers centimeter-level accuracy for real-time tracking in extended reality (XR) applications.

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Released: 21-Dec-2023 9:00 AM EST
KIMM develops real-time multimodal tactile detection system applicable to robots and wearable devices
National Research Council of Science and Technology

The research team led by Research Director Hyuneui Lim of the Nano-Convergence Manufacturing Systems Research Division and Principle Researcher Youngdo Jung of the Department of Nature-Inspired System and Application of the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials(KIMM), developed a real-time and multimodal tactile perception system capable of providing multi-tactile information in real time inspired by human tactile perception, and announced the outcome of the research in the renowned journal “Soft Robotics.”

Newswise: Development of new construction technology; quick and easy to build like Lego
Released: 21-Dec-2023 12:00 AM EST
Development of new construction technology; quick and easy to build like Lego
National Research Council of Science and Technology

The Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) announced the development of a new modular construction method capable of building structures by assembling modular components within a short time, particularly in cases of emergencies or disasters

Released: 20-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
Working with Big Data requires a lot of power! The latest research and features on Supercomputing
Newswise

With the rise in machine learning applications and artificial intelligence, it's no wonder that more and more scientists and researchers are turning to supercomputers. Supercomputers are commonly used for making predictions with advanced modeling and simulations. This can be applied to climate research, weather forecasting, genomic sequencing, space exploration, aviation engineering and more.

       
Released: 20-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
Rise of archery in Andes Mountains dated to 5,000 years ago — earlier than previous research
University of California, Davis

When did archery arise in the Americas? And what were the effects of this technology on society?

Newswise: The proof is in the software
Released: 20-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
The proof is in the software
Idaho National Laboratory (INL)

United States’ policymakers, auto manufacturers, energy companies and ultimately citizens are investing trillions of dollars into electrifying vehicles.

Newswise: Stem cell technology developed at UW–Madison leads to new understanding of Autism risks
Released: 20-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
Stem cell technology developed at UW–Madison leads to new understanding of Autism risks
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Technology developed at the University of Wisconsin–Madison to grow “rosettes” of brain and spinal tissue gives scientists new ways to study the growing human brain, including a recent study of how genetic mutations linked to autism affect early stages of human brain development.It’s the latest discovery using RosetteArray technology, a screening tool that uses stem cells to generate embryonic forebrain or spinal cord tissue structures called neural rosettes.

Newswise: An Electrifying Improvement in Copper Conductivity
Released: 20-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
An Electrifying Improvement in Copper Conductivity
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

A newly developed, highly conductive copper wire could find applications in the electric grid, as well as in homes and businesses.

Released: 20-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
New Argonne-led project to advance data analysis methods for light sources
Argonne National Laboratory

The U.S. Department of Energy has approved funding for three projects focused on integrating scientific computing with user facility light sources.

Newswise: Innovation Crossroads puts a charge in battery startup, accelerating path from lab to market
Released: 20-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Innovation Crossroads puts a charge in battery startup, accelerating path from lab to market
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Rajan Kumar, an engineer and the chief executive officer of Ateios Systems, is a Cohort 2022 fellow in Innovation Crossroads, or IC, a two-year DOE Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program node that helps innovators in energy and advanced manufacturing technologies take their ideas from research to the marketplace.

Released: 19-Dec-2023 11:05 PM EST
Pushing compressed sensing to real-time edge applications
Peking University

Recently, a research team led by Prof. Sun Zhong at Peking University reported an analog hardware solution for real-time compressed sensing recovery, which has been published as an article titled "In-memory analog solution of compressed sensing recovery in one step" in Science Advances.

Released: 19-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
Who wrote it? The AI ghostwriter effect
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Munich)

Large language models (LLMs) radically speed up text production in a variety of use cases. When they are fed with samples of our individual writing style, they are even able to produce texts that sound as though we ourselves wrote them. In other words, they act as AI ghostwriters creating texts on our behalf.

Released: 19-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
Breakthrough Discovery: AI Models Predict Decay Modes and Half-Lives of Superheavy Nuclei with Unprecedented Accuracy
TranSpread

A study is published in the journal of Nuclear Science and Techniques, researchers from Sun Yat-sen University, have achieved a significant breakthrough in understanding the decay processes of superheavy nuclei.

Newswise: An implantable device could pave the way for continuous, injection-free diabetes treatment
Released: 19-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
An implantable device could pave the way for continuous, injection-free diabetes treatment
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

Frequent insulin injections are an unpleasant, albeit necessary reality for many patients with type 1 diabetes. However, new technology could create a different reality for these patients by treating the disease in one fell swoop.

Newswise: New nuclear deflection simulations advance planetary defense against asteroid threats
Released: 19-Dec-2023 12:00 PM EST
New nuclear deflection simulations advance planetary defense against asteroid threats
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have developed a modeling tool for assessing the potential use of a nuclear device to defend the planet against catastrophic asteroid impacts.

Released: 19-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Lexical simplification via single-word generation
Higher Education Press

Lexical simplification (LS) aims to simplify a sentence by replacing complex words with simpler words without changing the meaning of the sentence,which can facilitate comprehension of the text for people with non-native speakers and children.

Released: 19-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Is a Serious Risk During Power Outages
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Warning: Using a gas generator indoors can cause death from exposure to toxic carbon monoxide (CO) gas.

Newswise: Alexey Serov’s inventions pave the way for green hydrogen fuel cells
Released: 19-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Alexey Serov’s inventions pave the way for green hydrogen fuel cells
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

It would be a challenge for any scientist to match Alexey Serov’s rate of inventions related to green hydrogen fuel.

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Released: 19-Dec-2023 9:30 AM EST
Eric Burger elected fellow of National Academy of Inventors
Virginia Tech

Eric Burger has been named a 2023 fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).

Released: 19-Dec-2023 8:05 AM EST
How big events can disrupt public transit over an entire city
Ohio State University

New technology has allowed scientists to see how a major sporting event can disrupt public transportation in an entire city for hours before and after the event. Researchers conducted a case study in Columbus on days that The Ohio State University had home football games, attracting more than 100,000 fans to Ohio Stadium on the university’s campus.

Newswise: New Cancer Research Consortium Melds Scientific Disciplines
Released: 18-Dec-2023 7:05 PM EST
New Cancer Research Consortium Melds Scientific Disciplines
Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai Cancer is part of an unconventional consortium dedicated to fighting cancer through the integration of diverse scientific disciplines.

Newswise: Peering into Microscopic Ecosystems
Released: 18-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
Peering into Microscopic Ecosystems
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL), a Department of Energy Office of Science user facility, has an exceptionally large number of these powerful instruments. They have more than 200 different instruments available for researchers to use for free. To get access to these tools, a researcher submits a proposal for time on the equipment. Other scientists review this and other proposals and choose the strongest ones.

Newswise: 3D-Printed Alloys Offer Improved Strength and Ductility
Released: 18-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
3D-Printed Alloys Offer Improved Strength and Ductility
Department of Energy, Office of Science

High-entropy alloys (HEAs) have potential uses in applications involving severe wear and tear, extreme temperatures, radiation, and high stress, but HEAs made using additive manufacturing often have poor ductility. Scientists have now used laser-based additive manufacturing to form stronger and more ductile HEAs.

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Released: 18-Dec-2023 11:25 AM EST
Year in review: Argonne highlights from 2023
Argonne National Laboratory

Some of the work happening today at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory can already be felt in the form of new vaccines, accessible climate models and big steps toward quantum computing.

Released: 18-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Alexander Zholents recognized with 2023 Dieter Möhl Award
Argonne National Laboratory

Alexander Zholents, a senior physicist at Argonne National Laboratory, is one of the recipients of the 2023 Dieter Möhl Award. The award honors the late Dieter Möhl, a pioneer in the realm of particle beam cooling and celebrates achievements in the field.

Newswise: The Wistar Institute Announces the Appointment of Aleister Saunders, Ph.D., and Patrick Oates, Ph.D., to its Board of Trustees
Released: 18-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
The Wistar Institute Announces the Appointment of Aleister Saunders, Ph.D., and Patrick Oates, Ph.D., to its Board of Trustees
Wistar Institute

The Wistar Institute is pleased to welcome Aleister Saunders, Ph.D., and Patrick Oates, Ph.D., to its Board of Trustees. The two new trustees bring a wealth of experience in biomedical research, technology transfer, and drug development to Wistar’s mission.

Released: 18-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Psychology programming at CES 2024 to focus on intersection of humans, technology
American Psychological Association (APA)

Making social media safer for kids, using games to promote prosocial behavior and reduce violence and managing ethical issues surrounding artificial intelligence are some of the topics to be presented in a new programming track developed by the American Psychological Association for CES 2024.

Newswise: MSI Connect: Promoting Opportunities, Innovation, and a Diverse Workforce
Released: 18-Dec-2023 9:00 AM EST
MSI Connect: Promoting Opportunities, Innovation, and a Diverse Workforce
Brookhaven National Laboratory

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory is teaming up with partner laboratories, minority serving institutions (MSIs), and a key industry partner, FedTech, to launch a pilot fellowship program that will connect top entrepreneurial talent within the MSI community with opportunities to commercialize DOE technologies.

Released: 18-Dec-2023 8:05 AM EST
UofL's renewable energy prize awarded to Martin Green for low-cost, high-efficiency silicon solar cells
University of Louisville

Martin Green, Scientia Professor and world-leading silicon cell pioneer at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney, Australia, has won the 2023 Leigh Ann Conn Prize for Renewable Energy from the University of Louisville.

Newswise: Microwaves heat the soil to eliminate pests and help farmers manage soil diseases.
Released: 18-Dec-2023 8:00 AM EST
Microwaves heat the soil to eliminate pests and help farmers manage soil diseases.
National Research Council of Science and Technology

A research team led by Dr. Sunshin Jung at KERI develops a penetrative microwave heating technology of the world’s highest level, that overlaps and penetrates microwaves deep into the ground (30 cm or more) and heats the soil up to 100 °C

Released: 18-Dec-2023 4:05 AM EST
“Teleporting” Images Across a Network Securely Using Only Light
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

Nature Communications today published research by an international team from Wits and ICFO- The Institute of Photonic Sciences, which demonstrates the teleportation-like transport of “patterns” of light – this is the first approach that can transport images across a network without physically sending the image, and a crucial step towards realising a quantum network for high-dimensional entangled states.

Newswise: Parents’ top resolutions: More patience, less time on phones
12-Dec-2023 9:00 AM EST
Parents’ top resolutions: More patience, less time on phones
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Among many parents’ top resolutions for the New Year: More patience, less time on phones, better consistency with discipline and healthier family habits.

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Released: 15-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
Researchers use environmental justice questions to reveal geographic biases in ChatGPT
Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech researchers have discovered limitations in ChatGPT’s capacity to provide location-specific information about environmental justice issues.

Released: 15-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
Scientists measure the distance to stars by their music
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

For most of us, the countless bright spots in the nighttime sky all seem to be stars. But in fact, some of those spots are actually planets, or distant suns, or even entire galaxies located billions of light years away.

Released: 15-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
A new tool to better model future wildfire impacts in the United States
Ohio State University

Wildfire management systems outfitted with remote sensing technology could improve first responders’ ability to predict and respond to the spread of deadly forest fires.

Newswise: Gigabytes of Data? Real-Time Analysis Is Easy with this New Approach
Released: 15-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
Gigabytes of Data? Real-Time Analysis Is Easy with this New Approach
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Modern detectors are revolutionizing electron microscopy but collect massive amounts of data at ultrafast rates, requiring extensive amounts of computer time and power to analyze.

Released: 15-Dec-2023 12:40 PM EST
Using AI to pinpoint hidden sources of clean energy underground
Ohio State University

As efforts to transition away from fossil fuels strengthen the hunt for new sources of low-carbon energy, scientists have developed a deep learning model to scan the Earth for surface expressions of subsurface reservoirs of naturally occurring free hydrogen.

Released: 15-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Five researchers named Argonne Distinguished Fellows for 2023
Argonne National Laboratory

Researcher’s honor is awarded to less than 3% of Laboratory’s scientific staff.

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Released: 15-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Business and Society Podcast: The Labor Movement
University of Michigan Ross School of Business

On this episode of the Business and Society podcast, three professors from the Ross School of Business discuss the state of retail from a technological, industry, and trending strategy perspective.

Released: 15-Dec-2023 5:05 AM EST
Meta-learning to find every needle in every haystack
Washington University in St. Louis

In geospatial exploration, the quest for efficient identification of regions of interest has recently taken a leap forward with visual active search (VAS).

Newswise: Custom software speeds up, stabilizes high-profile ocean model
Released: 14-Dec-2023 4:05 PM EST
Custom software speeds up, stabilizes high-profile ocean model
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Most modern ocean models focus on two categories of waves: a barotropic system, which has a fast wave propagation speed, and a baroclinic system, which has a slow wave propagation speed. To help address the challenge of simulating these two modes simultaneously, a team from DOE’s Oak Ridge, Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories has developed a new solver algorithm that reduces the total run time of the Model for Prediction Across Scales-Ocean, or MPAS-Ocean, E3SM’s ocean circulation model, by 45%.

Released: 14-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
Newly developed material gulps down hydrogen, spits it out, protects fusion reactor walls
University of Wisconsin–Madison

University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers have used a spray coating technology to produce a new workhorse material that can withstand the harsh conditions inside a fusion reactor.

Newswise: New software makes rapid inroads to find viral weapons for germ warfare
Released: 14-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
New software makes rapid inroads to find viral weapons for germ warfare
Flinders University

A new bioinformatics software program at Flinders University is paving the way for a rapid expansion of research into bacteriophages, the viruses or phages that play key roles in controlling bacteria.

Released: 14-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Duke Health Signs Pledge for Ethical, Responsible AI in Health Care
Duke Health

Duke Health is among a leading group of health systems and payers from across the U.S. to sign a pledge advancing ethical and responsible use of Artificial Intelligence technology in health care.

Released: 14-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Sourcing success: Meet Kelli Kizer, a driving force behind Advanced Photon Source procurement
Argonne National Laboratory

Kelli Kizer, APS procurement manager, ensures the success of the Advanced Photon Source Upgrade.

Released: 14-Dec-2023 8:20 AM EST
MRI technology for non-invasive assessment of interstitial-fluid-flow
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Interstitial fluid plays a vital role in drug delivery and tumour treatment. However, few non-invasive measurement methods are available for measuring low-velocity biological fluid flow. Therefore, we developed a novel technology called interstitial flow velocity-MRI. Interstitial flow velocity-MRI has the potential to determine interstitial fluid flow velocity non-invasively and exhibits an intuitive velocity map.

Newswise: Innovative Seafloor Geodetic Positioning Model Achieves Centimeter-Level Precision
Released: 14-Dec-2023 8:05 AM EST
Innovative Seafloor Geodetic Positioning Model Achieves Centimeter-Level Precision
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Global Navigation Satellite System-Acoustic (GNSS-A) positioning has become an essential tool for seafloor geodesy and studying crustal deformation in submarine regions.



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