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Released: 21-Mar-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Exploring China's Water Usage Trends and Sustainability
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Against the backdrop of growing global concern over water scarcity, China, has been grappling with the complexities of water dynamics and their impact on economic growth and environmental protection.

Newswise: BOXABL generates $60 million in indications of interest from 15,000 investors for their upcoming crowdfund
Released: 20-Mar-2024 6:35 PM EDT
BOXABL generates $60 million in indications of interest from 15,000 investors for their upcoming crowdfund
Boxabl

BOXABL is proud to announce significant progress in our Q1 2024 Update paired with the launch of our latest Factory Update Video #6.

   
Newswise: Understanding Corrosion to Enable Next-Generation Metals
Released: 20-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Understanding Corrosion to Enable Next-Generation Metals
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Researchers at PNNL have developed a new technique to get a high-resolution look at how—and why—corrosion happens.

Newswise: High-Quality Microwave Signals Generated From Tiny Photonic Chip
Released: 20-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
High-Quality Microwave Signals Generated From Tiny Photonic Chip
Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science

Researchers create a compact, all-optical device with the lowest microwave noise ever achieved for an integrated chip.

Released: 20-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Strengthening the Grid’s ​‘Backbone’ with Hydropower
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne’s recent research points to hydropower’s great potential to complement the variability of wind and solar power — and ultimately serve as the backbone for a clean grid.

Newswise: KIMM takes the first step in domestically producing a high-power electron-beam welding system for innovations in the production of small modular reactors (SMRs)
Released: 20-Mar-2024 9:00 AM EDT
KIMM takes the first step in domestically producing a high-power electron-beam welding system for innovations in the production of small modular reactors (SMRs)
National Research Council of Science and Technology

The Korean research team has succeeded in securing the technology for the domestic production of a 120kV (60kW) high-power electron-beam welding system, as well as a highly reliable process technology for manufacturing this system.

Newswise: Introducing Floorlocator: a game-changer in indoor navigation technology
Released: 20-Mar-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Introducing Floorlocator: a game-changer in indoor navigation technology
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Researchers have developed FloorLocator, a breakthrough in indoor navigation technology, which combines the high efficiency of Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) with the advanced learning capabilities of Graph Neural Networks (GNNs).

Newswise: Domain knowledge drives data-driven artificial intelligence in well logging
Released: 20-Mar-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Domain knowledge drives data-driven artificial intelligence in well logging
Chinese Academy of Sciences

In well logging interpretation, researchers incorporate logging response functions that incorporate domain knowledge into the loss function of data-driven machine learning models, which are used to constrain model outputs.

Newswise: America could, even must, relearn vital lessons from a pivotal Irish institution
Released: 20-Mar-2024 6:00 AM EDT
America could, even must, relearn vital lessons from a pivotal Irish institution
Mackey Strategies

Ireland, facing the decline of the 1990’s famed Celtic Tiger, used Science Foundation Ireland to boost itself from innovation laggard to recurring status as one of the world’s most innovative countries.

Released: 19-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EDT
UAlbany Cybersecurity Incident Response Studio Wins $1.25M in Federal Funding
University at Albany, State University of New York

The initiative will bring cyber and crisis management researchers from across campus together to support training and simulation exercises for public, private and non-profit sector partners.

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Released: 19-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Powering Up to Solve Challenges in Energy Storage
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

In 2006, battery research was practically non-existent at PNNL. Today, the lab is lauded for its battery research. How did PNNL go from a new player to a leader in state-of-the-art storage for EVs and the grid?

Newswise: A Breakthrough in Solid-State Electrolytes for All-Solid-State Batteries: Twice the Quality with Streamlined Processes
Released: 19-Mar-2024 9:00 AM EDT
A Breakthrough in Solid-State Electrolytes for All-Solid-State Batteries: Twice the Quality with Streamlined Processes
National Research Council of Science and Technology

Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) has reached a significant milestone with the publication of a groundbreaking study in a globally esteemed journal, marking a crucial stride toward the commercialization of all-solid-state batteries, free from the inherent risks of explosion and fire.

Released: 18-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EDT
UC Irvine launches customized generative artificial intelligence tool
University of California, Irvine

The University of California, Irvine has deployed a customized generative artificial intelligence solution called ZotGPT Chat. One of the first of its kind in the UC system, the tool was created to allow UC Irvine affiliates to explore AI in a safer, tailor-made environment.

Newswise: Backyard insect inspires invisibility devices, next gen tech
Released: 18-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Backyard insect inspires invisibility devices, next gen tech
Penn State Materials Research Institute

Leafhoppers, a common backyard insect, secrete and coat themselves in tiny mysterious particles that could provide both the inspiration and the instructions for next-generation technology, according to a new study led by Penn State researchers.

Newswise: Diverse collaborations expand employees’ professional development
Released: 18-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Diverse collaborations expand employees’ professional development
Idaho National Laboratory (INL)

For 75 years, INL has been at the forefront of nuclear energy and technology research.

Released: 18-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Argonne’s new dual-armed telerobotic system for hazardous waste clean-up successfully demonstrated; has potential for other applications
Argonne National Laboratory

Demonstration of Argonne’s dual-armed telerobotic system for hazardous waste clean-up advances revolutionary technology.

Newswise: SHRO and Temple Create iNest to Commercialize Innovations
Released: 18-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
SHRO and Temple Create iNest to Commercialize Innovations
Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO)

With funding from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO), the latest incubator and technology transfer institute opens at Temple University.

Newswise: Sandia collaboration produces improved microneedle technology
Released: 18-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Sandia collaboration produces improved microneedle technology
Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories is at the forefront of microneedle research and is partnering with others to expand the technology. Their impact is significant, from helping U.S. service members in the field diagnose infections earlier, to helping individuals monitor their own health.

   
Newswise: Revolutionizing Carbon Neutrality: Machine Learning Paves the Way for Advanced CO2 Reduction Catalysts
Released: 18-Mar-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Revolutionizing Carbon Neutrality: Machine Learning Paves the Way for Advanced CO2 Reduction Catalysts
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A perspective highlights the transformative impact of machine learning (ML) on enhancing carbon dioxide reduction reactions (CO2RR), steering us closer to carbon neutrality.

Newswise: Developing bifunctional catalyst performance enhancement technology that will dramatically lower the cost of hydrogen production
Released: 18-Mar-2024 12:00 AM EDT
Developing bifunctional catalyst performance enhancement technology that will dramatically lower the cost of hydrogen production
National Research Council of Science and Technology

Dr. Hyung-Suk Oh and Dr. Woong-Hee Lee of the Clean Energy Research Center at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), in collaboration with POSTECH and Yonsei University, have developed a methodology to improve the reversibility and durability of electrodes using bifunctional platinum-nickel alloy catalysts with an octahedral structure that exhibits both oxygen reduction and generation reactions.

Released: 15-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
GlobusWorld 2024 Program Announced
Globus

This year’s program includes guest keynote addresses by Ben Brown, Director, Facilities Division, Advanced Scientific Computing Research at the U.S. Department of Energy, and Greg Gunther, Science Data Management Branch Chief, U.S. Geological Survey.

Newswise: Apps, AI, and the Future of Health Take Center Stage at DHI Symposium
Released: 14-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Apps, AI, and the Future of Health Take Center Stage at DHI Symposium
University of Utah Health

More than a hundred researchers convened to brainstorm tools with the potential to extend care beyond the clinic, help doctors optimize care for each patient, and empower people to manage their own care.

   
Newswise: Argonne employees help schools across Chicagoland celebrate global Hour of Code
Released: 14-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Argonne employees help schools across Chicagoland celebrate global Hour of Code
Argonne National Laboratory

Twenty-eight volunteers from Argonne visited Chicago area schools for Hour of Code and talked to more than 2,000 students.

   
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Released: 14-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
The need for women in STEM is greater than ever, says expert
Virginia Tech

Women make up only 35% of the workforce in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) - the greatest disparities occurring in engineering and computer sciences. Christina DiMarino, an engineering professor at Virginia Tech, said now is the time to flip the script and explained why it is so important that education for women and underrepresented groups about STEM fields starts early in life.

Newswise: A new approach to tissue engineering improves blood vessel formation in rats
Released: 14-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
A new approach to tissue engineering improves blood vessel formation in rats
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

Researchers at The Pennsylvania State University have developed a new synergistic approach to revascularization that could rapidly grow organized blood vessels in live rats.

   
Released: 14-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Firms prefer ready-made AI software, with a few tweaks
Cornell University

In an analysis of more than 3,000 European firms, they found that many – particularly in science, retail trade, finance, real estate and manufacturing – are increasingly opting for ready-made technology that can be tailored to the specific needs of the firm.

Newswise: Adapting Particle Accelerators for Industrial Work
Released: 14-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Adapting Particle Accelerators for Industrial Work
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab accelerator physicists are partnering with Fermilab, Florida International University, General Atomics and others to further develop compact, high-power, and energy-efficient SRF accelerators for work in industrial settings.

Newswise: The Medical Minute: Colon cancer rates higher in rural areas
Released: 14-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
The Medical Minute: Colon cancer rates higher in rural areas
Penn State Health

Technology to stop or prevent colon cancer keeps improving. Still, incident rates remain more stubborn in rural areas than urban centers. The dean of Penn State College of Medicine talks about the barriers.

Released: 14-Mar-2024 9:10 AM EDT
Calder Biosciences Inc. Publishes Next-Generation Vaccine Technology in Nature Communications
Calder Biosciences Inc.

Calder Biosciences, Inc., a next-generation vaccine company, has been published in a Nature Communications article that debuts and validates the application of Calder's '3D Vaxlock' platform technology.

Released: 13-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EDT
MSU drives conversation, research on the future of work
Michigan State University

Michigan State University’s College of Social Science launched the Future of Work Initiative to address how technology will shape and change the future of work. To kick start this effort, the college held a conference convening those involved in the initiative with faculty from across MSU and representatives from community organizations to engage on this subject.

 
Released: 13-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
DOE’s Office of Science Is Now Accepting Applications for Fall 2024 Undergraduate Internships
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Applications are currently being accepted for the Fall 2024 term of two undergraduate internship programs offered by the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science: the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) program and the Community College Internships (CCI) program.

   
Newswise: Pioneering Precision: Transforming Micro-Edm with Feed-Pulse Collaborative Control
Released: 13-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Pioneering Precision: Transforming Micro-Edm with Feed-Pulse Collaborative Control
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Researchers have introduced a novel technique in micro-electrical discharge machining (micro-EDM) that is set to redefine the standards of efficiency and accuracy in manufacturing. Dubbed Feed-Pulse Collaborative Control (FPCC), this innovation is set to transform aerospace and medical device sectors, heralding new industry standards with its applications.

Released: 13-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Cracking the Quantum Code: Simulations Track Entangled Quarks
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Theorists and computational scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University (SBU) ran a series of quantum simulations to explore one of the quirkiest features of the quantum realm: entanglement. The study takes quantum back to its roots in seeking to explain the behavior of subatomic particles.

Newswise: Scientists reveal the first unconventional superconductor that can be found in mineral form in nature
Released: 13-Mar-2024 9:10 AM EDT
Scientists reveal the first unconventional superconductor that can be found in mineral form in nature
Ames National Laboratory

Scientists from Ames National Laboratory have identified the first unconventional superconductor with a chemical composition also found in nature.

Newswise: Next-Gen Satellite Navigation: Unlocking Ultra-Precision with Cutting-Edge Tracking Tech
Released: 13-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Next-Gen Satellite Navigation: Unlocking Ultra-Precision with Cutting-Edge Tracking Tech
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking Dual-assisted Multi-component Tracking (DMT) technique that significantly enhances the precision of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS).

Released: 13-Mar-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Chinese Society of Electrochemistry Unveils the Top Ten Scientific Questions in Electrochemistry
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Electrochemistry stands at the confluence of basic and applied sciences, playing a crucial role in energy conversion and storage, material science, environmental protection and biomedical technology, etc.

Newswise: Cheers! NASA’s Webb Finds Ethanol, Other Icy Ingredients for Worlds
Released: 13-Mar-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Cheers! NASA’s Webb Finds Ethanol, Other Icy Ingredients for Worlds
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

A new Webb study of two protostars, so young that they have not yet formed planets, has found a variety of molecules ranging from relatively simple ones like methane to complex compounds like acetic acid (familiar to cooks as an ingredient in vinegar). These molecules constitute key ingredients for worlds that might one day host life.

Released: 12-Mar-2024 10:05 PM EDT
Staying in the Loop: How Superconductors Are Helping Computers “Remember”
University of California San Diego

To advance neuromorphic computing, some researchers are looking at analog improvements--advancing not just software, but hardware too. Research from the UC San Diego and UC Riverside shows a promising new way to store and transmit information using disordered superconducting loops.

Newswise: SLAS Announces $100,000 Graduate Education Fellowship Grant Awarded to Lan Mi of the University of Massachusetts Amherst
Released: 12-Mar-2024 2:00 PM EDT
SLAS Announces $100,000 Graduate Education Fellowship Grant Awarded to Lan Mi of the University of Massachusetts Amherst
SLAS

The Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) is pleased to announce Lan Mi, Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Chemistry from the University of Massachusetts Amherst

Newswise: PPPL unveils new laboratory space to advance quantum information science
Released: 12-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
PPPL unveils new laboratory space to advance quantum information science
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

On March 11, PPPL opened its new Quantum Diamond Lab, a space devoted to studying and refining the processes involved in using plasma, the electrically charged fourth state of matter, to create high-quality diamond material for quantum information science applications.

Newswise: Charging Up the Commute
Released: 12-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Charging Up the Commute
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A team of researchers at ORNL demonstrated that a light-duty passenger electric vehicle can be wirelessly charged at 100-kW with 96% efficiency using polyphase electromagnetic coupling coils with rotating magnetic fields.

Released: 12-Mar-2024 12:05 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: Ultrablack Coating Could Make Next-Gen Telescopes Even Better
7-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EST
Ultrablack Coating Could Make Next-Gen Telescopes Even Better
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

For telescopes operating in the vacuum of space, or optical equipment in extreme environments, existing coatings are often insufficient. In the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology Aresearchers in China turned to atomic layer deposition and developed an ultrablack thin-film coating for aerospace-grade magnesium alloys. The team used alternating layers of aluminum-doped titanium carbide and silicon nitride and together the materials prevent nearly all light from reflecting off the coated surface. The coating absorbs 99.3% of light while being durable enough to survive in harsh conditions.

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Released: 12-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
How does AI work?
Bar-Ilan University

In an article recently published in Scientific Reports, researchers from Bar-Ilan University reveal the mechanism underlying successful machine learning, which enables it to perform classification tasks with resounding success.

Newswise: Eco-labeling: self or certification?
Released: 12-Mar-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Eco-labeling: self or certification?
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Researchers use game theory to analyze the eco-label strategy selection of the manufacturer in green supply chain.

Newswise: Prize of the Leopoldina for young scientist Jingyuan Xu from KIT
Released: 12-Mar-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Prize of the Leopoldina for young scientist Jingyuan Xu from KIT
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

With the Leopoldina Prize for young scientists 2023, German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina honors Dr. Jingyuan Xu, who researches novel heating and cooling technologies for the energy transition at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). Currently, the young engineer can boast two more significant awards: the Hector RCD Award as well as admission to the Global Young Academy, an exclusive association of international young scientists.

Released: 11-Mar-2024 8:05 PM EDT
How do neural networks learn? A mathematical formula explains how they detect relevant patterns
University of California San Diego

Researchers found that a formula used in statistical analysis provides a streamlined mathematical description of how neural networks, such as GPT-2, a precursor to ChatGPT, learn relevant patterns in data, known as features. This formula also explains how neural networks use these relevant patterns to make predictions. The team presented their findings in the March 7 issue of the journal Science.

   
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Released: 11-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Propelling 3D printing into the future
Sandia National Laboratories

A team of chemists and materials scientists at Sandia National Laboratories have developed a new printing process that prints stronger nonmetallic materials in record time, five times faster than traditional 3D printing.

Released: 11-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Modern Hydrogen CTO Max Mankin Elected to Hertz Foundation Board of Directors
The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation

The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering the nation’s most promising innovators in science and technology, today announced the election of Max Mankin to its board of directors, along with four other new board members: Cheri Ackerman, co-founder and CEO, Concerto Biosciences; Steven B. Lipner, executive director, SAFECode; Michael Schnall-Levin, CTO and founding scientist, 10x Genomics; and Alfred Spector, visiting scholar, MIT, and senior advisor, Blackstone.

Released: 11-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
10x Genomics CTO Michael Schnall-Levin Elected to Hertz Foundation Board of Directors
The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation

The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering the nation’s most promising innovators in science and technology, today announced the election of Michael Schnall-Levin to its board of directors, along with four other new board members: Cheri Ackerman, co-founder and CEO, Concerto Biosciences; Steven B. Lipner, executive director, SAFECode; Max Mankin, co-founder and CTO, Modern Hydrogen; and Alfred Spector, visiting scholar, MIT, and senior advisor, Blackstone.



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