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Newswise: Veins of bacteria could form a self-healing system for concrete infrastructure
Released: 8-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
Veins of bacteria could form a self-healing system for concrete infrastructure
Drexel University

In hopes of producing concrete structures that can repair their cracks, researchers from Drexel University’s College of Engineering are putting a new twist on an old trick for improving the durability of concrete.

Newswise: AI Doctor Keeps a Mile-Long Particle Accelerator Healthy
Released: 8-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
AI Doctor Keeps a Mile-Long Particle Accelerator Healthy
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Particle accelerators are incredibly complex. Operators must continuously monitor performance and sensors to identify problems in the devices.

Released: 8-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Biases in large image-text AI model favor wealthier, Western perspectives
University of Michigan

In a study evaluating the bias in OpenAI's CLIP, a model that pairs text and images and operates behind the scenes in the popular DALL-E image generator, University of Michigan researchers found that CLIP performs poorly on images that portray low-income and non-Western lifestyles.

Newswise: Professor Jean Salençon explored Coulomb's revolutionary study in soil mechanics
Released: 7-Dec-2023 9:30 PM EST
Professor Jean Salençon explored Coulomb's revolutionary study in soil mechanics
Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study, City University of Hong Kong

Professor Jean Salençon, Professor Emeritus at the École Polytechnique, delivered a HKIAS Distinguished Lecture, entitled “1773 About Coulomb’s Seminal Contribution to Soil Mechanics”, on 22 November.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
MIT engineers develop a way to determine how the surfaces of materials behave
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Designing new compounds or alloys whose surfaces can be used as catalysts in chemical reactions can be a complex process relying heavily on the intuition of experienced chemists. A team of researchers at MIT has devised a new approach using machine learning, that removes the need for intuition and provides more detailed information than conventional methods can practically achieve.

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Released: 7-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Virginia Tech faculty inducted as Biomedical Engineering Society fellows
Virginia Tech

Two Virginia Tech biomedical engineers have been named as fellows of Biomedical Engineering Society for their impactful achievements and contributions.

Newswise: Less ice on the road leads to more salt in the soil, air, and water
Released: 7-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Less ice on the road leads to more salt in the soil, air, and water
Virginia Tech

When temperatures drop and roads get slick, rock salt is an important safety precaution used by individuals, businesses, and local and state governments to keep walkers, cyclists, and drivers safe.

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Released: 6-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
School of Architecture to design a smart city in Guyana
University of Miami

A six-month agreement with the University of Miami challenges experts to create a master plan for a technologically modern area that is a model of sustainability, resilience and health care.

Released: 6-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Huge benefits of merging hydropower and desalination
Cornell University

Cornell University engineers have refined a concept for desalinating ocean water for large, drought-stricken coastal populations, while cultivating green energy in the process.

Newswise: Making Table Tennis Accessible for Blind Players #Acoustics23
29-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST
Making Table Tennis Accessible for Blind Players #Acoustics23
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

Phoebe Peng, an Engineering Honours student at the University of Sydney, is researching ways to allow people with low vision and blindness to play pingpong using sound. The process uses neuromorphic cameras and an array of loudspeakers, designed to allow players to track the ball and movements based on sound. Using two perfectly positioned cameras, Peng could identify and track a ball in 3D in real time. She then fed that data into an algorithm controlling loudspeakers along the sides of the table, which created a sound field matching the position of the ball.

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Released: 5-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
Researchers secure $2 million grant to develop airborne pathogen-monitoring technology
Virginia Tech

Bahareh Behkam and collaborators have received a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to continue their fight against airborne pathogens. An associate professor of mechanical engineering, Behkam and her team will use the funding to further develop engineered living systems for indoor air monitoring. Currently, there is a lack of sensitive, specific, affordable, and easy-to-use airborne pathogen monitoring technology and an overwhelming need for innovative approaches to address this challenge.

Released: 5-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
MSU joins Indy Autonomous Challenge, partners with Milan team
Michigan State University

Michigan State University is racing into the future by entering into a two-year agreement with Politecnico di Milano in Italy, and the University of Alabama to participate in the Indy Autonomous Challenge.

Newswise: Saint Louis University Creates Oliver L. Parks Endowed Deanship for the School of Science and Engineering
Released: 5-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Saint Louis University Creates Oliver L. Parks Endowed Deanship for the School of Science and Engineering
Saint Louis University

With a $2 million commitment, Saint Louis University will establish an endowed deanship for the School of Science and Engineering (SSE). Gregory E. Triplett Jr., Ph.D., who has served as the school's dean since July, has been named as the inaugural holder of the Oliver L. Parks Endowed Deanship.

Released: 5-Dec-2023 8:05 AM EST
We need a global policy to encourage low-carbon construction
Aalto University

Expert calls for coordinated climate regulation within a decade to decarbonize construction

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Released: 4-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
Boiled bubbles jump to carry more heat
Virginia Tech

Water is often the go-to resource for heat transfer, being used in large-scale cooling operations like data centers that power the internet and nuclear power plants that power cities. Discovering dynamic phenomena to make water-based heat transfer more energy and cost efficient is the ongoing work of Jonathan Boreyko, associate professor and John R.

Released: 4-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Tracking undetectable space junk
University of Michigan

Satellite and spacecraft operators may finally be able to detect small pieces of debris orbiting Earth using an approach proposed by researchers from the University of Michigan.

Newswise: Construction apprenticeship builds better workforce
Released: 4-Dec-2023 9:05 AM EST
Construction apprenticeship builds better workforce
University of Miami

The College of Engineering is a partner in a new workforce development and training program that combines on-the-job experience at construction sites with classroom instruction to help fast-track workers into managerial positions, helping to fill a critical gap in the industry.

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21-Nov-2023 5:05 PM EST
Scientists build tiny biological robots from human cells
Tufts University

Scientists have created tiny moving biological robots from human tracheal cells that can encourage the growth of neurons across artificial ‘wounds’ in the lab. Using patients’ own cells could permit growth of Anthrobots that assist healing and regeneration in the future with no need for immune suppression

   
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30-Nov-2023 9:45 AM EST
Video and Transcript: Scientists create tiny biological robot "healers" assembled from human cells
Newswise

Scientists have created tiny moving biological robots from human tracheal cells that can encourage the growth of neurons across artificial ‘wounds’ in the lab. Using patients’ own cells could permit growth of Anthrobots that assist healing and regeneration in the future with no need for immune suppression. Lead researchers Prof Michael Levin and Gizem Gumuskaya from Tufts University will provide a brief commentary on the science and potential impact of this discovery, followed by Q&A with reporters.

Released: 30-Nov-2023 9:50 AM EST
Researchers invent new way to stretch diamond for better quantum bits
Argonne National Laboratory

A future quantum network may become less of a stretch thanks to researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, the University of Chicago and Cambridge University.

Newswise:Video Embedded revolutionizing-human-activity-recognition-deep-learning-enabled-system-surpasses-location-constraints
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Released: 30-Nov-2023 9:25 AM EST
Revolutionizing Human Activity Recognition: Deep Learning-Enabled System Surpasses Location Constraints
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Human Activity Recognition technology has become indispensable in various sectors, including smart home systems, healthcare, Internet of Things (IoT), and virtual reality gaming.

Newswise: Researchers Propose New Method for Large-Scale Urban Building Function Mapping Using Web-Based Geospatial Data
Released: 30-Nov-2023 7:05 AM EST
Researchers Propose New Method for Large-Scale Urban Building Function Mapping Using Web-Based Geospatial Data
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Urban buildings, essential to socio-economic activities, present a complex dynamic of form and function.

Released: 29-Nov-2023 6:05 PM EST
How do you make a robot smarter? Program it to know what it doesn’t know.
Princeton University

Modern robots know how to sense their environment and respond to language, but what they don’t know is often more important than what they do know. Teaching robots to ask for help is key to making them safer and more efficient.

Newswise: Electrically heated pavements may be an efficient method for removing ice
Released: 29-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Electrically heated pavements may be an efficient method for removing ice
Rowan University

Researchers from Rowan University's Center for Research & Education in Advanced Transportation Engineering Systems (CREATES) are developing an efficient, cost-effective, electrically heated pavement system designed to melt away snow and ice from roadways and airfields.

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27-Nov-2023 6:00 PM EST
Google DeepMind To Add Nearly 400,000 New Compounds to Berkeley Lab’s Materials Project
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

New calculations from Google DeepMind grow Berkeley Lab's Materials Project, an open-access resource that scientists use to develop new materials for future technologies. Some of the computations were used alongside data from the Materials Project to test A-Lab, a facility at Berkeley Lab where artificial intelligence guides robots in making new materials.

Newswise: Development of Long-Life Organic Electrode Expedites Commercialization of Next-Generation Secondary Batteries
Released: 29-Nov-2023 9:00 AM EST
Development of Long-Life Organic Electrode Expedites Commercialization of Next-Generation Secondary Batteries
National Research Council of Science and Technology

The research team, led by Dr. Hosun Shin from the Interdisciplinary Materials Measurement Institute at the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), and Professor Jae Yong Song’s team from the Department of Semiconductor Engineering at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), developed a long-life organic electrode that has potential to expedite the commercialization of next-generation secondary batteries.

Newswise: Contactless Coupler, the Innovation and Advancement in the Connection of Precast Concrete Member
Released: 29-Nov-2023 8:00 AM EST
Contactless Coupler, the Innovation and Advancement in the Connection of Precast Concrete Member
National Research Council of Science and Technology

The Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) has developed a new Contactless Coupler that can efficiently improve the constructability of precast concrete (hereinafter referred to as PC).

Newswise:Video Embedded network-of-robots-can-successfully-monitor-pipes-using-acoustic-wave-sensors
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27-Nov-2023 5:05 AM EST
Network of robots can successfully monitor pipes using acoustic wave sensors
University of Bristol

An inspection design method and procedure by which mobile robots can inspect large pipe structures has been demonstrated with the successful inspection of multiple defects on a three-meter long steel pipe using guided acoustic wave sensors.

Released: 28-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Study: hair care product chemicals can linger in the air in surprising amounts
Purdue University

The average morning routine for many Americans includes inhaling several milligrams of chemicals that may be harmful to their health, Purdue University researchers have found.

Newswise: ChargeX Consortium recommends common EV charging station error codes
Released: 28-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
ChargeX Consortium recommends common EV charging station error codes
Idaho National Laboratory (INL)

The National Charging Experience Consortium (ChargeX) has released a report that recommends 26 common electric vehicle (EV) charging error codes to enable faster error reporting, diagnostics and resolution within the EV charging industry. Ultimately, the codes would improve the U.S. charging experience.

Newswise: Bidding adieu to sticky ice, but with a grain of salt
Released: 28-Nov-2023 8:55 AM EST
Bidding adieu to sticky ice, but with a grain of salt
University of Illinois Chicago

Experiments find that impure ice is less sticky than ice made with pure water

Released: 28-Nov-2023 12:05 AM EST
Nextgen computing: Hard-to-move quasiparticles glide up pyramid edges
University of Michigan

A new kind of "wire" for moving excitons, developed at the University of Michigan, could help enable a new class of devices, perhaps including room temperature quantum computers.

Released: 27-Nov-2023 3:05 PM EST
UC Irvine-led team of researchers uncovers battery-like functions of mitochondria
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Nov. 27, 2023 – Using new super-resolution microscopes, researchers at the University of California, Irvine and the University of Pennsylvania have for the first time observed electrical charge and discharge functions inside mitochondria isolated from cells. A mitochondrion is a structure within a cell that uses aerobic respiration to generate adenosine triphosphate, an organic compound that provides energy to support many processes in living tissues.

Newswise: Telescopios en Chile reducirán sus emisiones de carbono a la mitad
Released: 27-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
Telescopios en Chile reducirán sus emisiones de carbono a la mitad
NSF's NOIRLab

Mediante su Programa de Sustentabilidad Ambiental, NOIRLab de NSF reducirá la totalidad de su huella de carbón anual en un 50% hacia fines de 2027, gracias a distintas asignaciones de fondos suplementarios de la Fundación Nacional de Ciencias de los Estados Unidos para la instalación de paneles solares y baterías en los telescopios de Gemini Sur y Vera C. Rubin, ambos situados en Chile, además de otras mejoras en las instalaciones de la base de operaciones y en las cumbres.

Released: 27-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
New study: Immersive engagement in mixed reality can be measured with reaction time
University of Massachusetts Amherst

In the real world/digital world cross-over of mixed reality, a user’s immersive engagement with the program is called presence. Now, UMass Amherst researchers are the first to ​​​​​​identify reaction time as a potential presence measurement tool.

Released: 27-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Honeybee cluster—not insulation but stressful heat sink
University of Leeds

New research suggests that honeybees huddle together to generate heat, not for insulation

Newswise: Researchers win $1.2 million NSF award to test stability of power grids
Released: 27-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST
Researchers win $1.2 million NSF award to test stability of power grids
Binghamton University, State University of New York

A professor from Binghamton University, State University of New York will lead a research team that recently won a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to explore the possible faults that could lead to power failures.

Newswise: Always on Alert for Balance Loss with “The Balance Assessment Device,” An Outstanding Innovation by Chula Researcher
Released: 27-Nov-2023 8:55 AM EST
Always on Alert for Balance Loss with “The Balance Assessment Device,” An Outstanding Innovation by Chula Researcher
Chulalongkorn University

Chula Engineering lecturer’s innovation “The Balance Assessment Device”—gold medal winner at ITEX 2023, Malaysia, and recipient of World Invention Intellectual Property Associations’ (WIIPA) Special Award (Gold Medal)—checks body balance and balance loss for behavior changes and fall prevention to promote fall risk awareness and knowledge.

Newswise: BIM-based Digital Collaboration Platform, Initiating Construction Digitalization
Released: 27-Nov-2023 12:00 AM EST
BIM-based Digital Collaboration Platform, Initiating Construction Digitalization
National Research Council of Science and Technology

A Korean research team has developed a BIM-based digital collaboration platform that allows construction owners and engineers to collaborate with each other on digital design tasks.

Newswise: Environment-friendly electrochemical refrigerant compressor contributing to the achievement of carbon neutrality realizes sustainable building of the future with new energy technology
Released: 23-Nov-2023 9:00 AM EST
Environment-friendly electrochemical refrigerant compressor contributing to the achievement of carbon neutrality realizes sustainable building of the future with new energy technology
National Research Council of Science and Technology

The joint research team led by Principal Researcher Young Kim of the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) and professors Min-sung Kim and Dong-kyu Kim of Chung-Ang University has successfully developed an environment-friendly refrigerant compressor using an electrochemical method instead of a mechanical method.

Released: 22-Nov-2023 3:05 PM EST
Can sound stimulation lessen long-term concussion symptoms?
Wiley

New research indicates that acoustic stimulation of the brain may ease persistent symptoms in individuals who experienced mild traumatic brain injury in the past. The study, which is published in Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, included 106 military service members, veterans, or their spouses with persistent symptoms after mild traumatic brain injury 3 months to 10 years ago.

Newswise: Using supercomputers to help companies advance clean energy technologies
Released: 22-Nov-2023 1:30 PM EST
Using supercomputers to help companies advance clean energy technologies
Argonne National Laboratory

Research and development is an expensive undertaking for any company — which is why so many startups begin with a new patent, a brand new idea foundationally tested and ready to be scaled up.

   
Released: 22-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Gordon Peterson is hunting for efficient, sustainable energy materials
Argonne National Laboratory

Maria Goeppert Mayer Fellow Gordon Peterson talks about his work at Argonne National Laboratory researching a class of materials called thermoelectrics.

Released: 21-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Zymo Research Announces Sponsorship of the Inaugural Microbes in Wastewater Symposium
Zymo Research Corp

Zymo Research sponsors a symposium on wastewater research to promote standardization of wastewater surveillance and showcase its innovative solutions.

Released: 20-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Tiny traps can provide new knowledge about difficult-to-treat diseases
Chalmers University of Technology

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have developed a new method to capture many proteins in nano-sized traps. This method can be used to study the formation of protein clumps, which are linked to many diseases.

Newswise: Ingestible electronic device detects breathing depression in patients
Released: 18-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
Ingestible electronic device detects breathing depression in patients
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Diagnosing sleep disorders such as sleep apnea usually requires a patient to spend the night in a sleep lab, hooked up to a variety of sensors and monitors. Researchers from MIT, Celero Systems, and West Virginia University hope to make that process less intrusive, using an ingestible capsule they developed that can monitor vital signs from within the patient’s GI tract.

   
Released: 17-Nov-2023 3:05 PM EST
Dams now run smarter with AI
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)

Researchers use deep learning to predict dam water levels and understand decision-making processes, potentially averting future flooding.

Newswise: Missouri S&T to power new energy technology incubator
Released: 17-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EST
Missouri S&T to power new energy technology incubator
Missouri University of Science and Technology

Missouri University of Science and Technology has long been home to one of the nation’s most diverse energy-focused research portfolios, and leaders are now taking steps to accelerate energy innovation from S&T’s laboratories to the marketplace.

17-Nov-2023 8:00 AM EST
AI Supporting Creative Industries
NYU Tandon School of Engineering

NYC Media Lab (NYCML) and Bertelsmann unveiled the latest cohort joining the AI & the Creative Industries Challenge, a nine-week program in which teams explore new ways to use artificial intelligence (AI) to create digital content and reach new audiences for three Bertelsmann companies: Fremantle, Penguin Random House, and BMG.



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