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Newswise: Eyes in the sky: how china's advanced earth observation system shapes global progress
Released: 16-May-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Eyes in the sky: how china's advanced earth observation system shapes global progress
Chinese Academy of Sciences

China's Earth Observation (EO) System has seen significant progress, evolving into a sophisticated network of satellites supporting various global applications. This system, vital for sustainable development, promises further advancements with new technologies enhancing its capabilities.

Newswise: New Electrostatic Sampler Boosts Indoor Virus Detection Speed
Released: 16-May-2024 8:25 AM EDT
New Electrostatic Sampler Boosts Indoor Virus Detection Speed
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking electrostatic air sampler that enhances the rapid monitoring of airborne influenza and coronavirus. The device, capable of high air flow rates, offers significant advancements in detecting viral presence in indoor environments through polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis.

   
Newswise: To Sound like a Hockey Player, Speak like a Canadian #ASA186
9-May-2024 8:05 AM EDT
To Sound like a Hockey Player, Speak like a Canadian #ASA186
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

Hockey players are famous for their distinctive jargon, but while researching this phenomenon, linguist and hockey player Andrew Bray realized another interesting pattern in hockey speech: American hockey players adopted aspects of Canadian English pronunciations.

Released: 16-May-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Gene therapy relieves back pain, repairs damaged disc in mice
Ohio State University

Disc-related back pain may one day meet its therapeutic match: gene therapy delivered by naturally derived nanocarriers that, a new study shows, repairs damaged discs in the spine and lowers pain symptoms in mice.

   
Newswise: Revving up individual’s climate action: how our plates and wheels can drive down carbon emissions
Released: 16-May-2024 7:20 AM EDT
Revving up individual’s climate action: how our plates and wheels can drive down carbon emissions
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A recent article outlines a novel approach to understanding and reducing personal carbon emissions. By comparing daily energy use to food consumption and transportations, researchers provide clear strategies for individuals to reduce their carbon footprint effectively.

Newswise: Safer and stronger: new non-flammable electrolyte extends battery life
Released: 16-May-2024 12:05 AM EDT
Safer and stronger: new non-flammable electrolyte extends battery life
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Researchers have introduced a new quasi solid-state succinonitrile-based electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries that enhances safety and longevity. This groundbreaking work presents a leap forward in the quest for batteries that are not only safer but also perform better over extended periods.

Newswise: Information and Intelligence group announces participation in Department of Commerce Consortium dedicated to AI Safety
Released: 15-May-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Information and Intelligence group announces participation in Department of Commerce Consortium dedicated to AI Safety
University Of Illinois Grainger College Of Engineering

The Information and Intelligence Group within The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is one of more than 200 leading AI stakeholders to help advance the development and deployment of safe, trustworthy AI under new U.S. Government safety institute.

Newswise: Quantum experts review major techniques for isolating Majoranas
Released: 15-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Quantum experts review major techniques for isolating Majoranas
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A team of researchers including a member of the Quantum Science Center at ORNL has published a review paper on the state of the field of Majorana research. The paper primarily describes four major platforms that are capable of hosting these particles, as well as the progress made over the past decade in this area.

Newswise: Carbon-capture batteries developed to store renewable energy, help climate
Released: 15-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Carbon-capture batteries developed to store renewable energy, help climate
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

.Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are developing battery technologies to fight climate change in two ways, by expanding the use of renewable energy and capturing airborne carbon dioxide. This type of battery stores the renewable energy generated by solar panels or wind turbines. Utilizing this energy when wind and sunlight are unavailable requires an electrochemical reaction that, in ORNL’s new battery formulations, captures carbon dioxide from industrial emissions and converts it to value-added products.

Newswise: A Surprising Discovery: Magnetism in a Common Material for Microelectronics
Released: 15-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
A Surprising Discovery: Magnetism in a Common Material for Microelectronics
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Nickel monosilicide (NiSi), a material widely used to connect transistors in semiconductor circuits, was wrongly predicted by theory to be non-magnetic. Now scientists have used neutron scattering to identify an elusive form of magnetic order in NiSi. This finding could lead to improved semiconductors for computers and computer memory.

Newswise: Argonne introduces newest class of named postdoctoral fellows
Released: 15-May-2024 2:20 PM EDT
Argonne introduces newest class of named postdoctoral fellows
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne has awarded five named postdoctoral fellowships to researchers in fields including particle physics, materials science, quantum, artificial intelligence, energy storage, and environmental science.

Released: 15-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Scientists want to know how the smells of nature benefit our health
University of Washington

Spending time in nature is good for us. And knowing more about nature’s effects on our bodies could not only help our well-being, but could also improve how we care for land, preserve ecosystems and design cities. A team of scientists is calling for more research into how odors and scents from natural settings impact our health and well-being.

   
Newswise: Seven Argonne National Laboratory mentees win gold at DuPage County ACT-SO competition
Released: 15-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Seven Argonne National Laboratory mentees win gold at DuPage County ACT-SO competition
Argonne National Laboratory

Seven African American high school students won gold medals in a science competition hosted by DuPage County ACT-SO, a community organization.

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Released: 15-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
What Fire Ants Can Teach US About Making Better, Self-Healing Materials
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Fire ants form rafts to survive flooding, but how do those bonds work? And what can we learn from them? A Binghamton University, State University of New York professor is researching those questions to expand our knowledge of materials science.

   
Released: 15-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
WashU researchers will explore stratospheric aerosol injection with a $1.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation
Washington University in St. Louis

Scientists at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis will explore stratospheric aerosol injection with a $1.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation International.

Newswise: All Wound Up: A Clearer Look at Electric Guitar Pickups #ASA186
8-May-2024 8:05 AM EDT
All Wound Up: A Clearer Look at Electric Guitar Pickups #ASA186
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

Pickups can be seen as the “heart” of the electric guitar, turning vibrations from the strings into electricity for sound. The details of how the pickup coil is wound has a significant impact on the resulting sound of the instrument, and variables such as the type and thickness of the wire, the winding pattern, the shape and size of the pickup, and even the type of magnets used can all influence the guitar’s sound.

Newswise: Analyzing Androgynous Characteristics in an Emperor Penguin Courtship Call #ASA186
7-May-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Analyzing Androgynous Characteristics in an Emperor Penguin Courtship Call #ASA186
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

In the emperor penguin courtship call, male vocalizations are composed of long, slow bursts with lower frequency tones than the female version. But calls of SeaWorld San Diego male penguin E-79 defied this binary. Also unusual was this penguin’s male companion, E-81. The pair “kept company” and sometimes exhibited ritual courtship displays.

Newswise: Global geodetic parameters determination: using Satellite Laser Ranging observations to GNSS satellites
Released: 15-May-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Global geodetic parameters determination: using Satellite Laser Ranging observations to GNSS satellites
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Researchers have significantly improved the accuracy of global geodetic parameters by employing Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) to a wider array of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), satellites, according to a recent study. This advancement aids crucial applications in geosciences and satellite navigation.

Newswise: Solid-state reaction among multiphase multicomponent ceramic enhances ablation performance
Released: 15-May-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Solid-state reaction among multiphase multicomponent ceramic enhances ablation performance
Chinese Academy of Sciences

New study reveals that solid-state reaction process would occur among multiphase multicomponent ceramic during ablation, thereby, resulting in their composition evolution. This composition evolution led to the improvement of thermodynamic stability of multiphase multicomponent ceramic and enhanced its ablation performance.

Newswise: Evolutionary history shapes variation of wood density
Released: 15-May-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Evolutionary history shapes variation of wood density
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Using a comprehensive global dataset including 27,297 measurements of wood density from 2,621 tree species worldwide, we test the hypothesis that the legacy of evolutionary history plays an important role in driving the variation of wood density among tree species.


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