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Newswise: Decoding atractylodes lancea: a genomic journey through adaptation and metabolism
Released: 11-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Decoding atractylodes lancea: a genomic journey through adaptation and metabolism
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Scientists have decoded the genetic blueprint of Atractylodes lancea, a prized herb in traditional Chinese medicine. Through comprehensive genome resequencing, the study unveils how natural variations drive the plant's evolution and metabolic adaptations, particularly affecting the production of key medicinal compounds.

Newswise: Devon I. Rubin, MD, Receives AANEM's 2024 Innovation Award
Released: 11-Sep-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Devon I. Rubin, MD, Receives AANEM's 2024 Innovation Award
American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM)

The American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM) proudly announces Dr. Devon I. Rubin as the 2024 Innovation Award recipient for his forward-thinking contributions to the neuromuscular (NM) and electrodiagnostic (EDX) community.

   
Newswise: ETRI Establishes International Standards for AI Safety and Reliability Support
Released: 11-Sep-2024 9:00 AM EDT
ETRI Establishes International Standards for AI Safety and Reliability Support
National Research Council of Science and Technology

Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) announced that the 『Data Quality Standard for Data Analysis & Machine Learning』, which has been developed to promote the international standardization in the AI, has finally been established as an official international standard.

Newswise: Hot Streets, Historic Bias: Effects on Neighborhood Walking in Older Adults
Released: 11-Sep-2024 8:30 AM EDT
Hot Streets, Historic Bias: Effects on Neighborhood Walking in Older Adults
Florida Atlantic University

Redlining from the 1930s, marked minority and low-income neighborhoods as “hazardous,” which influenced mortgage and insurance decisions. Results show that redlined areas have less greenspace and more pavement, intensifying urban heat. While higher temperatures generally decreased walking in “still desirable” or “best” neighborhoods, this effect was not significant in “definitely declining” or “hazardous” areas, possibly due to greater reliance on walking for essential activities. Findings underscore the lasting impact of discriminatory policies on environmental vulnerability and physical activity.

Released: 11-Sep-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Varda Announces Collaboration with SSPC to Improve Fundamental Understanding of Microgravity Crystallization
Varda Space Industries Inc.

Varda Space Industries, Inc., the world's first in-space pharmaceutical processing and hypersonic Earth re-entry logistics company, together with SSPC, the Research Ireland Centre for Pharmaceuticals, today announced a research collaboration that aims to advance mathematical modeling of crystallization in microgravity, the first such framework that considers polymorphism.

   
Newswise: Swimming crustacean eats unlikely food source in the deep ocean
Released: 11-Sep-2024 8:00 AM EDT
Swimming crustacean eats unlikely food source in the deep ocean
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Increased capabilities in the human-occupied submersible Alvin open a window on a rarely seen behavior

Newswise:Video Embedded carbohydrate-polymers-could-be-a-sweet-solution-for-water-purification
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6-Sep-2024 8:00 AM EDT
Carbohydrate polymers could be a sweet solution for water purification
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Researchers in ACS Central Science report a sugar-like polymer that traps heavy metals within insoluble clumps for easy removal. In proof-of-concept tests, the polymer removed ionic cadmium and lead from river water spiked with these persistent contaminants.

Newswise: A charge ahead: carrier pre-intercalation techniques boost alternative battery performance
Released: 11-Sep-2024 7:05 AM EDT
A charge ahead: carrier pre-intercalation techniques boost alternative battery performance
Chinese Academy of Sciences

An innovative approach in battery technology, known as carrier pre-intercalation, is revolutionizing post-lithium batteries by enhancing electrode materials' electrochemical performance. This method effectively narrows the performance gap with lithium-ion batteries, offering a promising strategy to sustainable and efficient power solutions.

Newswise: Fungal Foe Fended Off: DNA Demethylation Boosts Tomato Resistance
Released: 11-Sep-2024 6:05 AM EDT
Fungal Foe Fended Off: DNA Demethylation Boosts Tomato Resistance
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A recent study discovered that applying 5-Azacytidine, a DNA methylation inhibitor, significantly reduces tomato susceptibility to gray mold, a common postharvest fungal disease. This epigenetic strategy enhances the fruit's natural defense system, offering a sustainable and innovative method to boost crop resistance without genetic modification.

Newswise: Cosmic radiation is an obstacle to space travel...stop it with BNNT fibers!
Released: 11-Sep-2024 12:00 AM EDT
Cosmic radiation is an obstacle to space travel...stop it with BNNT fibers!
National Research Council of Science and Technology

Cosmic radiation is an obstacle to space travel...stop it with BNNT fibers!A research team led by Dr. Dae-Yoon Kim from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has developed a new composite fiber that can effectively block neutrons in space radiation.

Newswise: Light People: Professor Che Ting Chan,curiosity drives to create the impossibilities
Released: 10-Sep-2024 9:05 PM EDT
Light People: Professor Che Ting Chan,curiosity drives to create the impossibilities
Chinese Academy of Sciences

"When something is said to be impossible, there are two points for researchers to initially clarify: whether it really is forbidden by the laws of nature; or whether it is simply that no material that currently exists in nature can do that." Metamaterials are such magical beings, which have physical properties like invisibility, negative refraction, super-resolution, and perfect absorption that are absent from natural materials. It has been rated by Science as one of the top ten scientific and technological breakthroughs affecting human beings in the 21st century.

Newswise: With KIMM’s new technology, electricity can be generated from seawater
Released: 10-Sep-2024 7:30 PM EDT
With KIMM’s new technology, electricity can be generated from seawater
National Research Council of Science and Technology

KIMM develops seawater-based self-charging energy harvester. Newly developed energy harvester, which is capable of generating 4.2 times more electrical power compared with existing devices, is expected to be used for small-sized equipment such as devices for monitoring ocean environments

Newswise:Video Embedded uw-researchers-develop-a-stretchable-wearable-device-that-lights-up-an-led-using-only-the-warmth-of-your-skin
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Released: 10-Sep-2024 7:05 PM EDT
UW researchers develop a stretchable, wearable device that lights up an LED using only the warmth of your skin
University of Washington

University of Washington researchers have developed a flexible, durable electronic prototype that can harvest energy from body heat and turn it into electricity that can be used to power small electronics, such as batteries, sensors or LEDs. This device is also resilient — it still functions even after being pierced several times and then stretched 2,000 times.

Newswise: UAH researcher gains $1M Air Force grant to develop artificial neural networks to combat dangerous radio frequency spoofing
Released: 10-Sep-2024 3:05 PM EDT
UAH researcher gains $1M Air Force grant to develop artificial neural networks to combat dangerous radio frequency spoofing
University of Alabama Huntsville

With the ever-increasing use of wireless communication technologies and cellular networks, radio frequency (RF) based attacks such as “spoofing” have become a significant concern due to the privacy and security risks in both military and civilian communication networks. Dr. Chaity Banerjee Mukherjee, an assistant professor at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, has won a $1 million Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) grant to develop frameworks for artificial neural networks that will help combat these attacks.

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Released: 10-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Restoring a Fire Resilient and Rare Pacific Northwest Tree
Cal Poly Humboldt

Cal Poly Humboldt Forestry Professor Jeff Kane is leading a project funded by the USDA Forest Service in collaboration with Ecologist, Kyle Merriam, to reestablish Baker Cypress in areas where it was nearly extirpated by the 2021 Dixie Fire, with significant involvement from students.

10-Sep-2024 8:00 AM EDT
Scientists Turn On Powerful New Machine for Study of Fundamental Physics
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

After nearly a decade of preparation, scientists – including researchers from Rutgers University – have turned on a new apparatus capable of detecting a host of mysterious tiny particles. Researchers working on the Short-Baseline Near Detector (SBND) at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) in Batavia, Ill., have started up the new machine and begun detecting the neutrinos produced by Fermilab’s particle accelerator beams.

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Released: 10-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Impact of Thinning Treatments on Fire-Resilient Redwood Forests
Cal Poly Humboldt

The research aims to assess changes in surface fuels, tree mortality, regeneration, and the general health of secondary redwood forests.

Newswise: Rolling in the Deep: Norfolk Street Flooding Predicted in Seconds With Machine Learning Models
Released: 10-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Rolling in the Deep: Norfolk Street Flooding Predicted in Seconds With Machine Learning Models
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Scientists from Jefferson Lab, Old Dominion University and the University of Virginia recently conducted a study that compares deep learning models of street-scale flooding in the City of Norfolk with previous machine learning and physics-based simulations.

Newswise: Lemur CSI: Researchers ID predators threatening Madagascar’s iconic primates
Released: 10-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Lemur CSI: Researchers ID predators threatening Madagascar’s iconic primates
University of Colorado Boulder

Predators not native to Madagascar, such as feral dogs and cats, may pose a serious threat to lemur species—many of which are already facing extinction on this African island.


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