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Released: 22-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
New candidate for universal memory is fast, low-power, stable and long-lasting
Stanford University

We are tasking our computers with processing ever-increasing amounts of data to speed up drug discovery, improve weather and climate predictions, train artificial intelligence, and much more.

Newswise: Groundbreaking discovery enables cost-effective and eco-friendly green hydrogen production
Released: 22-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
Groundbreaking discovery enables cost-effective and eco-friendly green hydrogen production
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

A breakthrough technology has been developed that enables the production of green hydrogen in a more cost-effective and environmentally friendly manner, bringing us closer to a carbon-neutral society by replacing expensive precious metal catalysts.

Released: 22-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Argonne National Laboratory flexes capabilities with receipt of four nuclear innovation vouchers
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne received GAIN vouchers to work with ARC Clean Technology, Inc., SHINE Technologies, Global Nuclear Fuels - Americas and Energy Northwest.

Newswise: Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) to lead $40 Million initiative for AFIRM Consortium
Released: 22-Jan-2024 12:00 PM EST
Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) to lead $40 Million initiative for AFIRM Consortium
Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine

The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, part of Wake Forest University School of Medicine, has been selected to lead the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine (AFIRM) Consortium.

   
Newswise: Look out Spider-Man: Naturalistic silk spun from artificial spider gland
Released: 22-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Look out Spider-Man: Naturalistic silk spun from artificial spider gland
RIKEN

Researchers led by Keiji Numata at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science in Japan, along with colleagues from the RIKEN Pioneering Research Cluster, have succeeded in creating a device that spins artificial spider silk that closely matches what spiders naturally produce.

Released: 22-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
A computerized decision support system significantly reduces high-risk drug combinations in Intensive Care patients
Amsterdam UMC

A recent multicentre study led by Amsterdam UMC and conducted in nine Dutch Intensive Care Units (ICUs) has shown that tailoring a computerised decision support system (CDSS) to the ICU environment significantly reduced the number of high-risk drug combinations administered to ICU patients.

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Released: 22-Jan-2024 11:00 AM EST
Scientists Advance Affordable, Sustainable Solution for Flat-Panel Displays and Wearable Tech
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Scientists have developed “supramolecular ink,” a new 3D-printable OLED (organic light-emitting diode) material made of inexpensive, Earth-abundant elements instead of costly scarce metals.

Released: 22-Jan-2024 11:00 AM EST
Scientists Advance Affordable, Sustainable Solution for Flat-Panel Displays and Wearable Tech
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Scientists have developed “supramolecular ink,” a new 3D-printable OLED (organic light-emitting diode) material made of inexpensive, Earth-abundant elements instead of costly scarce metals.

Released: 22-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
New sustainable method for creating organic semiconductors
Linkoping University

Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have developed a new, more environmentally friendly way to create conductive inks for use in organic electronics such as solar cells, artificial neurons, and soft sensors. The findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, pave the way for future sustainable technology.

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Released: 22-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Experts recommend focusing on digital privacy and wellness in 2024
Virginia Tech

As 2024 gets underway, many people are focused on new year’s resolutions – eat healthier, quit smoking, catch up with family. But what about your online privacy and safety? Virginia Tech information privacy and cybersecurity experts and co-founders of Voices of Privacy, France Bélanger and Donna Wertalik say now is also a good time to make resolutions about protecting your and your loved ones’ information in the digital world.

Newswise: Hybrid machine learning method boosts resolution of electrical impedance tomography for structural imaging
Released: 22-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Hybrid machine learning method boosts resolution of electrical impedance tomography for structural imaging
Tokyo University of Science

Researchers combine traditional mathematical approaches and cutting-edge machine learning methods for improved analysis of building structures.

Newswise: Squid-inspired robot swims with nature's most efficient marine animals
Released: 22-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Squid-inspired robot swims with nature's most efficient marine animals
University of Southampton

Scientists at the University of Southampton and University of Edinburgh have developed a flexible underwater robot that can propel itself through water in the same style as nature's most efficient swimmer - the Aurelia aurita jellyfish.

22-Jan-2024 9:05 AM EST
Innovate UK, the Urban Future Lab, and Greentown Labs announce the Year 4 cohort for their Global Incubator Programme
NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Commencing in January, the Urban Future Lab (UFL) at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, in collaboration with Greentown Labs, will serve as the supportive entry point in the U.S. for the fourth cohort of Innovate UK’s Global Incubator Programme: Clean Growth edition.

22-Jan-2024 9:05 AM EST
Innovate UK, the Urban Future Lab, and Greentown Labs announce the Year 4 cohort for their Global Incubator Programme
NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Commencing in January, the Urban Future Lab (UFL) at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, in collaboration with Greentown Labs, will serve as the supportive entry point in the U.S. for the fourth cohort of Innovate UK’s Global Incubator Programme: Clean Growth edition.

Newswise: “Development of Elderly’s Technology Intelligence to Strengthen their Security in Income, Health and Living upon New Normal Aging Society” — NRCT Research Award Winner 2024
Released: 22-Jan-2024 8:55 AM EST
“Development of Elderly’s Technology Intelligence to Strengthen their Security in Income, Health and Living upon New Normal Aging Society” — NRCT Research Award Winner 2024
Chulalongkorn University

Thailand’s aging society inevitably leads to a need for those aged 60 and above to adapt to the digital society by learning about technology.

Newswise: KIER Accelerates Carbon-Neutral Technological Innovation through International Collaboration with Horizon Europe
Released: 22-Jan-2024 8:50 AM EST
KIER Accelerates Carbon-Neutral Technological Innovation through International Collaboration with Horizon Europe
National Research Council of Science and Technology

The KIER is making a leap towards global collaboration by partnering with prominent European organizations, including the top-rated energy research institute Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie.

Newswise: Implement artificial neural network hardware systems by stacking them like
Released: 22-Jan-2024 12:00 AM EST
Implement artificial neural network hardware systems by stacking them like "neuron-synapse-neuron" structural blocks.
National Research Council of Science and Technology

A team led by Dr. Joon Young Kwak of the Center for Neuromorphic Engineering at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced that they have implemented an integrated element technology for artificial neuromorphic devices that can connect neurons and synapses like "Lego blocks" to construct large-scale artificial neural network hardware.

Released: 19-Jan-2024 2:00 PM EST
ARVO Foundation Names 2023 Recipient of Kreissig Award for Excellence in Retinal Surgery
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)

Rockville, Md.—The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Foundation congratulates David Zacks, MD, PhD — 2023 recipient of the Kreissig Award for Excellence in Retinal Surgery.

Newswise: How does materialism in social media trigger stress and unhappiness?
Released: 19-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
How does materialism in social media trigger stress and unhappiness?
Ruhr-Universität Bochum

The researchers headed by Dr. Phillip Ozimek from the Faculty of Psychology at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, recruited 1,230 people for their online survey.

Newswise: Self-powered sensor automatically harvests magnetic energy
Released: 19-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
Self-powered sensor automatically harvests magnetic energy
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

MIT researchers have developed a battery-free, self-powered sensor that can harvest energy from its environment.

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Released: 19-Jan-2024 12:00 AM EST
KIST's 'Moonwalk', a robot that makes climbing Bukhansan Mountain easier
National Research Council of Science and Technology

Dr. Lee Jongwon of the Intelligent Robotics Research Center at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology(KIST) has developed a wearable robot, MOONWALK-Omni, which means 'to actively support leg strength in any direction(omnidirection) to help walk like walking on the moon', has announced that a senior citizen wearing it successfully completed a wearable robot challenge to climb to the top of Mount Yeongbong (604 meters above sea level) in Korea.

Newswise: Armor for steel
Released: 18-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
Armor for steel
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Researchers demonstrated that stainless steel and other metal alloys coated with hexagonal boron nitride, or hBN, exhibit non-stick or low-friction qualities along with improved long-term protection against harsh corrosion and high-temperature oxidation in air.

Newswise: Better microelectronics from coal
Released: 18-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Better microelectronics from coal
University Of Illinois Grainger College Of Engineering

Coal is an abundant resource in the United States that has, unfortunately, contributed to climate change through its use as a fossil fuel.

Newswise: Next Generation Spinal Fusion Goes
Released: 18-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Next Generation Spinal Fusion Goes "Meta"
University of Pittsburgh

A civil engineer at the University of Pittsburgh is applying his expertise in bridges and infrastructure to develop new materials that better treat spinal injury, repair, and recovery.

Newswise: Argonne, Sandia scientists create qubits using precision tools of nanotechnology
Released: 18-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Argonne, Sandia scientists create qubits using precision tools of nanotechnology
Argonne National Laboratory

With support from the Q-NEXT quantum center, scientists leverage nanoscale-research facilities to conduct pioneering precision studies of qubits in silicon carbide, leading to a better understanding of quantum devices and higher performance.

Newswise: 10 researchers receive Argonne Postdoctoral Performance Awards
Released: 18-Jan-2024 10:15 AM EST
10 researchers receive Argonne Postdoctoral Performance Awards
Argonne National Laboratory

10 postdoctoral researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory were recently recognized at the laboratory’s 2023 Postdoctoral Performance Awards, which were presented in a ceremony on Nov. 9.

Newswise: AI Harnesses Tumor Genetics to Predict Treatment Response
17-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
AI Harnesses Tumor Genetics to Predict Treatment Response
University of California San Diego

Cancer resists treatment in a multitude of ways, but a new algorithm developed by scientists at UC San Diego can decode them all simultaneously.

Newswise: New Method for Integrating Electro-Optic Heterointerfaces in MIS Structures for Plasmonic Waveguide Modulation
Released: 18-Jan-2024 8:30 AM EST
New Method for Integrating Electro-Optic Heterointerfaces in MIS Structures for Plasmonic Waveguide Modulation
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Researchers at the University of Toronto, led by Dr. Amr S. Helmy, have developed a new method for integrating electro-optic SiO2/ITO heterointerfaces into MIS structures.

Newswise: FAU Engineering Receives $2.6 Million NSF Grant for CyberCorps Student Scholarship Program
Released: 18-Jan-2024 8:30 AM EST
FAU Engineering Receives $2.6 Million NSF Grant for CyberCorps Student Scholarship Program
Florida Atlantic University

FAU received a $2.6 million grant from the NSF to establish a scholarship program in the burgeoning and critical field of cybersecurity. The NSF’s CyberCorps® Scholarship for Service program seeks to increase the number of qualified cybersecurity professionals working for federal, state, local, territorial and tribal governments.

Newswise: Advancing High-Speed Electromagnetic Suspension: A Composite Control Scheme for Enhanced Stability and Track Irregularity Suppression
Released: 18-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
Advancing High-Speed Electromagnetic Suspension: A Composite Control Scheme for Enhanced Stability and Track Irregularity Suppression
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A composite control scheme for high-speed maglev trains is proposed to address the issues of track irregularities and external disturbances that cause unstable train operation during operation.

Newswise: AI Could Make Cyber Threats Harder to Detect
Released: 18-Jan-2024 6:05 AM EST
AI Could Make Cyber Threats Harder to Detect
Southern Methodist University

Gone are the days when the tell-tale signs of a ‘phishing’ scam were fairly easy to spot, SMU cybersecurity experts warn: Hackers are increasingly using generative AI (artificial intelligence) to write more convincing emails and bogus advertisements.

Released: 18-Jan-2024 4:05 AM EST
NUS School of Computing receives US$1 million grant from Ripple’s University Blockchain Research Initiative to further advance financial technology education
National University of Singapore (NUS)

The FinTech Lab at the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) School of Computing has received a generous grant of US$1 million from global enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions provider Ripple’s University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI).

Released: 17-Jan-2024 11:45 AM EST
The Journal of Medical Internet Research 25 Year Anniversary Theme Issue Call for Papers
JMIR Publications

The Journal of Medical Internet Research is pleased to announce a call for papers for the theme issue celebrating the 25th anniversary of JMIR Publications. The new theme issue is titled 25 Years of Digital Health Excellence.

Newswise: Glowing COVID-19 diagnostic test prototype produces results in one minute
12-Jan-2024 10:15 AM EST
Glowing COVID-19 diagnostic test prototype produces results in one minute
American Chemical Society (ACS)

What if your COVID-19 test, instead of taking 15 minutes, only took one minute —and used luminescence for the read-out? Researchers report the proof-of-concept in ACS Central Science.

   
Newswise: New database of more than 83,000 surgical outcomes aimed at advancing research and training artificial intelligence algorithms now online
Released: 17-Jan-2024 6:00 AM EST
New database of more than 83,000 surgical outcomes aimed at advancing research and training artificial intelligence algorithms now online
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A team of researchers from UCLA and UC Irvine have created a unique repository of electronic health record data and high-fidelity physiological waveform data from tens of thousands of surgeries that will integrate artificial intelligence to improve patient outcomes. 

   
Newswise: Shengjie Feng channels the powers of cryogenic electron microscopy
Released: 16-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Shengjie Feng channels the powers of cryogenic electron microscopy
Sanford Burnham Prebys

Shengjie Feng, Ph.D. is an expert in cryo-electron microscopy, a Nobel Prize-winning imaging technology capable of creating stop-action movies of proteins and other biomolecules jostling and connecting with each other while mitochondria and other organelles generate energy, assemble new molecules and transport cargo. At Sanford Burnham Prebys, Feng will use cryo-EM to reveal new ways to stop or prevent cancers.

   
Released: 16-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Novel MRI technique improves the lasting effects of treatment for severe depression
University of Nottingham

A major clinical trial has shown that by using MRI and tracking to guide the delivery of magnetic stimulation to the brains of people with severe depression, patients will see their symptoms ease for at least six months, which could vastly improve their quality of life.

Newswise: Advancement in thermoelectricity could light up the Internet of Things
Released: 16-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Advancement in thermoelectricity could light up the Internet of Things
Osaka University

Researchers from Osaka University and their collaborating partners improve the efficiency of thermoelectric conversion from a semiconductor, which could help optimize the efficiency and sustainability of the global digital transformation.

Newswise: Revolutionary Implantable Tactile Sensing System for Neuroprosthetics
Released: 16-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Revolutionary Implantable Tactile Sensing System for Neuroprosthetics
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Tactile mechanoreceptors are essential for environmental interaction and movement. Traditional tactile sensors in wearables and robotics often fall short, especially in restoring touch in cases of paralysis.

Newswise: Wagner named associate laboratory director for Energy Science and Technology
Released: 16-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Wagner named associate laboratory director for Energy Science and Technology
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has named Robert Wagner associate laboratory director for the Energy Science and Technology Directorate, effective Feb. 1.

Newswise: New method for addressing the reliability challenges of neural networks in inverse imaging problems
Released: 16-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
New method for addressing the reliability challenges of neural networks in inverse imaging problems
Intelligent Computing

Researchers develop cycle-consistency-based uncertainty quantification technique.

Newswise: AI and robots will play an active role at manufacturing sites
Released: 16-Jan-2024 9:00 AM EST
AI and robots will play an active role at manufacturing sites
National Research Council of Science and Technology

The research team led by Chang-hyun Kim, head of the Department of AI Machinery of the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials(KIMM) has succeeded in developing an AI technology for robot work that can be easily applied to manufacturing processes.

Released: 16-Jan-2024 7:05 AM EST
ChatGPT has read almost the whole internet. That hasn't solved its diversity issues
University of British Columbia

AI language models are booming. The current frontrunner is ChatGPT, which can do everything from taking a bar exam, to creating an HR policy, to writing a movie script.

Newswise: RUDN mathematician improves the energy efficiency of Wi-Fi networks on drones using a slime mould and a neural network
Released: 16-Jan-2024 5:05 AM EST
RUDN mathematician improves the energy efficiency of Wi-Fi networks on drones using a slime mould and a neural network
Scientific Project Lomonosov

A RUDN University mathematician with colleagues from China and Saudi Arabia developed a neural network that increased the energy efficiency of a wireless network built on drone routers.

Newswise: RUDN mathematicians speed up the Internet of Things using fog
Released: 16-Jan-2024 4:05 AM EST
RUDN mathematicians speed up the Internet of Things using fog
Scientific Project Lomonosov

RUDN University mathematicians have proposed a new scheme for the Internet of Things network. It uses flying drones that process data instead of cloud data centers. It speeds up the network.

Released: 15-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Accelerating how new drugs are made with machine learning
University of Cambridge

Researchers have developed a platform that combines automated experiments with AI to predict how chemicals will react with one another, which could accelerate the design process for new drugs.

   
Newswise: Sahmyook University researchers open doors to next-generation memristive devices
Released: 15-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Sahmyook University researchers open doors to next-generation memristive devices
Sahmyook University

The researchers have addressed challenges in data retention and endurance of these devices by developing a silver-dispersive chalcogenide thin film.

Newswise: The power of pause: Controlled deposition for effective and long-lasting organic devices
Released: 15-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
The power of pause: Controlled deposition for effective and long-lasting organic devices
Chiba University

Researchers move a step closer to making conventional optoelectronic devices more lightweight and flexible.

Newswise: Solid-state qubits: Forget about being clean, embrace mess
Released: 15-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Solid-state qubits: Forget about being clean, embrace mess
Paul Scherrer Institute

New findings debunk previous wisdom that solid-state qubits need to be super dilute in an ultra-clean material to achieve long lifetimes. Instead, cram lots of rare-earth ions into a crystal and some will form pairs that act as highly coherent qubits, shows paper in Nature Physics.

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Released: 14-Jan-2024 7:05 PM EST
No spokes in these wheels: an intellectual disability fails to deter cyclists
University of South Australia

As Australia gears up for the opening event of the world's premier men's elite road cycling tour, a group of lycra newbies will be celebrating their own success on wheels.



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