David Sholl has been named the executive director of the University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute, or UT-ORII, and vice provost of University of Tennessee, Knoxville, after serving as the institute’s interim leader since June 2023.
Digital Science is further broadening its range of AI innovations in a major new release from AI-based academic language service Writefull, which is to be used in the collaborative authoring tool Overleaf.
Spectroscopic ellipsometry has been widely adopted for the measurement of thin film thickness as well as its optical constant. However, conventional ellipsometers are rather bulky.
Advancements in the miniaturization of sensors and actuators have significantly pushed the integration of these components onto single chips, imbuing them with multifunctional capabilities.
Columbia Engineers unveiled BeatProfiler, a groundbreaking new tool-- a comprehensive software that automates the analysis of heart cell function from video data. It's the first system to integrate the analysis of different heart function indicators into one tool, speeding up the process significantly and reducing the chance for errors.
The New York Consortium for Space Technology Innovation and Development (NYCST) today announced that the application window is now open for the consortium’s funding program.
A team of scientists led by UF engineering researchers has unveiled a method for 3D printing that allows manufacturers to create custom-made objects more economically and sustainably.
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have used robots and artificial intelligence to dramatically speed up data collection and analysis in X-ray studies of liquids.
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Whiterabbit.ai showed that AI assistance potentially could improve breast-cancer screening by reducing the number of false positives without missing true positives.
Edgeworks, a new research and service facility launched by the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, is helping scientists, inventors and entrepreneurs transform cutting-edge concepts into game-changing reality.
Researchers have introduced an innovative underwater vest equipped with an antioxidant MXene hydrogel for the sensitive recognition of fish locomotion. This novel device aims to deepen our understanding of aquatic life by enabling precise monitoring of fish behavior in their natural habitats.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital today announces the survivorship portal, part of the St. Jude Cloud ecosystem, for unparalleled data analysis and visualization.
Wirelessly connected devices perform an expanding array of applications, such as monitoring the condition of machinery and remote sensing in agricultural settings. These applications hold much potential for improving the efficiency, but how do you power these devices where reliable electrical sources are not available?
A Tufts University School of Dental Medicine faculty member was part of a team from the Anesthesia Research Foundation of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology that developed a free app called 10 Minutes Saves a Life for use by dentists and other members of the dental team.
Michele Pelter is director of the ECG Monitoring Research Lab at UC San Francisco, which has built an international reputation for research that has improved cardiac monitoring and clinical practice and influenced the development of monitoring technology.
Laser wakefield acceleration has garnered widespread attention for its ability to achieve ultrahigh acceleration gradients and generate high-brightness electron bunches.
Factor Bioscience Inc. ("Factor"), a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based biotechnology company developing advanced mRNA and cell-engineering technologies, today announced the addition of three members to its translational science team, which will be led by Kyle Garland, Ph.D., who joins Factor as Director of Translational Science.
Investigators from Analysis Group, a global leader in health economics and outcomes research (HEOR), the University of Oxford, and GSK have coauthored a pair of research papers that show that digital health technologies can continuously assess the symptoms of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in a remote setting.
UWF LEAD unveiled Stargo, an EVSCOPE 2 immersive smart telescope with enhanced vision technology, perfectly timed for yesterday afternoon's solar eclipse.
New chemistries for batteries, semiconductors and more could be easier to manufacture, thanks to a new approach to making chemically complex materials that researchers at the University of Michigan and Samsung's Advanced Materials Lab have demonstrated.
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research announced the publication of a report from the ISPOR Digital Health Special Interest Group that proposes a new framework to help standardize and clarify definitions used for digital health interventions.
A recent analysis shows that renewable energy could be a viable option to diesel fuel for science at the South Pole. The analysis deeply explores the feasibility of replacing part of the energy production at the South Pole with renewable sources.
The American College of Cardiology has recognized Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients who come to a cardiac cath lab for care, including diagnostic catheterizations and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has an ongoing competition for the management and operating contract for the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF).
Devising novel heterojunction photocatalysts applied in annihilating pharmaceuticals and chromium contamination is significant for addressing the problem of global water pollution and it's quite challenging to devise a facile approach to modulate the interfacial chemical bonds of the heterojunction.
Multi-photon 3D laser printing has been sped up tenfold by using a 7x7 focus array and faster scan speeds. This new approach allows high-resolution printing of complex structures like chiral metamaterials and microparticles, opening doors for advanced materials and pharmaceutical applications.
To mark the 10-year anniversary of the NIBIB-led Concept to Clinic: Commercializing Innovation (C3i) program, we feature three innovators who participated in the program at the early stages of their biomedical technologies.
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as promising biomarkers for non-invasive disease diagnostics, offering an alternative to conventional biopsies. However, the challenge has been the efficient and pure isolation of EVs from biological fluids, as current methods yield variable results. Recognizing this gap, researchers have focused on developing advanced techniques that can isolate EVs with high efficiency and purity, crucial for the accurate detection and monitoring of diseases.
MedStar Washington Hospital Center has been perfecting ways to perform complex cervical spine surgery, and recently performed the first MySpine® Cervical surgery in the country.
Cole-Parmer, an Antylia Scientific company, is launching an all-new range of industry-leading fluid handling solutions initially comprised of tubing, fittings, parts, and accessories to suit a diverse array of research and production needs.
April is here which means tax filing is upon us. While taxes can be stressful, there is also a concern about the information you share and the impact on your privacy.
A new "atlas" of the human ovary provides insights that could lead to treatments restoring ovarian hormone production and the ability to have biologically related children, according to University of Michigan engineers.
CDL Nuclear Technologies, a pioneer in advanced diagnostic solutions, is proud to announce the launch of its latest innovation: the Mobile dedicated Cardiac PET/CT Trailer.
A research team led by Dr. Ji Haeng Yu at the Hydrogen Research Department of the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) has developed a manufacturing technology for stacks of solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOEC), which are gaining attention as the next-generation water electrolysis technology.
Biognosys, a global leader in mass spectrometry-based proteomics, and Alamar Biosciences, Inc., a company powering precision proteomics to enable the earliest detection of disease, are pleased to announce a strategic partnership aimed at advancing scientific discovery in the field of biofluid proteomics biomarkers.
Ultra-light, thermally insulating and biodegradable: Cellulose-based aerogels are versatile. Empa researchers have succeeded in 3D printing the natural material into complex shapes that could one day serve as precision insulation in microelectronics or as personalized medical implants.
The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced that a Korean research team has developed a human-implantable tactile smart bionic artificial skin.
Since the advent of semiconductor lasers, one of the most striking advantages over other types of lasers is their ability to achieve extremely high electro-optical conversion efficiency. The pursuit of ultrahigh efficiencies in semiconductor lasers remains an important goal in photonics and laser physics.
Chris Anderson is the newest addition to the Materials Research Laboratory (MRL) faculty, and he is ready to make a quantum leap into the world of materials science.
Yuting Luo, of Johns Hopkins University, was named the 2024 recipient of the Rosalind Franklin Young Investigator Award given by the Advanced Photon Source (APS) user organization, which recognizes important scientific or technical accomplishments at the APS by a young investigator.
On screensaver mode, smart TVs often rotate through photos of natural wonders, from waterfalls to canyons. Now imagine hundreds of those televisions, with one single image spread out among them.
The world’s largest digital camera for astronomy is complete. Once in place on a telescope in Chile, the LSST Camera will gather an unprecedented amount of data about our Universe, yielding new insights into everything from dark energy to asteroids.
After two decades of work, scientists and engineers at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and their collaborators are celebrating the completion of the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) Camera.
Empowering flexible fibers with light-emitting capabilities has the potential to revolutionize the current design philosophy of smart wearable interactive devices.
Cavity-enhanced single quantum dots (QDs) are the main approach towards ultra-high-performance solid-state quantum light sources for scalable photonic quantum technologies. Nevertheless, harnessing the Purcell effect requires precise spectral and spatial alignment of the QDs’ emission with the cavity mode, which is challenging for most cavities.