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Newswise: Multimedia artist’s new ‘Symphony of Sickness’ series riffs on heavy metal band logos
Released: 28-Nov-2022 11:55 AM EST
Multimedia artist’s new ‘Symphony of Sickness’ series riffs on heavy metal band logos
West Virginia University

For the pieces, Jason Lee, associate professor of sculpture in the West Virginia University College of Creative Arts, stacks logos. Most prints incorporate between 10 and 25 band logos each, some stack more than 30.

Newswise: A life-inspired system dynamically adjusts to its environment
24-Nov-2022 7:00 AM EST
A life-inspired system dynamically adjusts to its environment
Aalto University

The system regulates its own temperature in response to environmental disturbances

23-Nov-2022 3:10 PM EST
Nanoengineers Develop a Predictive Database for Materials
University of California San Diego

Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering have developed an AI algorithm that predicts the structure and dynamic properties of any material—whether existing or new—almost instantaneously. Known as M3GNet, the algorithm was used to develop matterverse.ai, a database of more than 31 million yet-to-be-synthesized materials with properties predicted by machine learning algorithms. Matterverse.ai facilitates the discovery of new technological materials with exceptional properties.

Released: 28-Nov-2022 10:45 AM EST
The entanglement advantage
Argonne National Laboratory

Researchers have demonstrated a way to entangle atoms to create a network of atomic clocks and accelerometers. The method has resulted in greater precision in measuring time and acceleration.

Newswise: Scientists construct novel quantum testbed one atom at a time
Released: 28-Nov-2022 10:05 AM EST
Scientists construct novel quantum testbed one atom at a time
Argonne National Laboratory

Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory created a novel testbed to explore the behavior of electrons in a special class of materials called topological insulators, which could see applications in quantum computing.

Released: 23-Nov-2022 12:15 PM EST
Nyra Medical Announces $20 Million Series A Financing for its Transcatheter Heart Valve Repair Technology
Nyra Medical, Inc

Nyra Medical, Inc., a medical device company that is developing a novel transcatheter mitral valve repair technology, today announced the closing of a $20 million Series A financing.

   
Newswise: Low-cost sensor records the level of rivers
Released: 23-Nov-2022 11:35 AM EST
Low-cost sensor records the level of rivers
University of Bonn

Researchers at the University of Bonn have developed a method that allows the water level of rivers to be monitored around the clock.

Newswise: Teaching photonic chips to learn
Released: 22-Nov-2022 4:05 PM EST
Teaching photonic chips to learn
George Washington University

A multi-institution research team has developed an optical chip that can train machine learning hardware.

Newswise: Researchers use blockchain to increase electric grid resiliency
Released: 22-Nov-2022 3:05 PM EST
Researchers use blockchain to increase electric grid resiliency
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Although blockchain is best known for securing digital currency payments, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are using it to track a different kind of exchange: It’s the first time blockchain has ever been used to validate communication among devices on the electric grid.

Newswise: Chris Heckle named manufacturing director at Argonne National Laboratory
Released: 22-Nov-2022 11:10 AM EST
Chris Heckle named manufacturing director at Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne National Laboratory

Globally recognized research and development leader Chris Heckle has been appointed as the first director of the Materials Manufacturing Innovation Centerat the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory.

Newswise: Study shows chemical coatings can affect microparticles 'swimming' in mucus solutions
Released: 22-Nov-2022 9:35 AM EST
Study shows chemical coatings can affect microparticles 'swimming' in mucus solutions
Southern Methodist University

Collaborative research between SMU nanorobotics authority MinJun Kim’s Biological Actuation, Sensing, and Transport (BAST) Lab and international research and engineering company ARA has demonstrated for the first time that certain chemical coatings, applied to micro/nanoparticles, can alter their swimming propulsion within biological fluids.

Newswise: Electric pulses save sharks from fishing hooks
Released: 21-Nov-2022 2:45 PM EST
Electric pulses save sharks from fishing hooks
University of Exeter

Gadgets that emit small electrical pulses can drastically cut the number of sharks and stingrays caught accidentally on fishing lines, new research shows.

Newswise: Materials Research Institute names 2022 Roy Award Winners
Released: 21-Nov-2022 1:40 PM EST
Materials Research Institute names 2022 Roy Award Winners
Penn State Materials Research Institute

Seven Penn State materials researchers have received the 2022 Rustum and Della Roy Innovation in Materials Research Award.

Released: 21-Nov-2022 12:20 PM EST
Researchers detect illegal intercountry trade of mercury using discrepancies in mirrored trade data
Hiroshima University

The Minamata Convention on Mercury is an international treaty designed to protect humans and the environment from the harmful effects of mercury pollution.

Newswise: Behind the science, ​“unsung heroes” make Argonne’s experiments possible
Released: 21-Nov-2022 11:05 AM EST
Behind the science, ​“unsung heroes” make Argonne’s experiments possible
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne’s Experimental Operations and Facilities (EOF) division works to enable a broad range of experiments at the laboratory.

Newswise: Lab discovery leads UAH researchers to a simple, cost-effective electricity generator
Released: 21-Nov-2022 10:55 AM EST
Lab discovery leads UAH researchers to a simple, cost-effective electricity generator
University of Alabama Huntsville

A bit of laboratory serendipity led University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) researchers to a simple mechanical way to generate electricity to operate electronic devices, says a paper they have published.

Newswise: Soft skills: Researchers invent robotic droplet manipulators for hazardous liquid cleanup
Released: 18-Nov-2022 6:05 PM EST
Soft skills: Researchers invent robotic droplet manipulators for hazardous liquid cleanup
Colorado State University

CSU researchers have created the first successful soft robotic gripper capable of manipulating individual droplets of liquid, according to a recent article in the Royal Society of Chemistry journal Materials Horizons.

Released: 18-Nov-2022 5:50 PM EST
Looking at oxygen storage dynamics in three-way catalysts
Tokyo Institute of Technology

In light of vehicular pollutants contributing to decreasing air quality, governments across the globe are posing stricter emission regulations for automobiles.

Newswise: How to make future autonomous transportation accessible to everyone
Released: 18-Nov-2022 1:05 PM EST
How to make future autonomous transportation accessible to everyone
Purdue University

When Brad Duerstock was 18, a spinal cord injury paralyzed his arms and legs, requiring him to use what control he had left in his hands to operate a power wheelchair.

Released: 18-Nov-2022 11:50 AM EST
Engineers solve a mystery on the path to smaller, lighter batteries
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

A discovery by MIT researchers could finally unlock the door to the design of a new kind of rechargeable lithium battery that is more lightweight, compact, and safe than current versions, and that has been pursued by labs around the world for years.

Newswise: Chang-Beom Eom awarded 2022 MRS David Turnbull Lectureship
Released: 18-Nov-2022 9:40 AM EST
Chang-Beom Eom awarded 2022 MRS David Turnbull Lectureship
Materials Research Society (MRS)

The Materials Research Society (MRS) announced that Chang-Beom Eom, University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been honored with the 2022 David Turnbull Lectureship.

Newswise: Novel Device Measures Nerve Activity That May Help Treatment Sepsis and PTSD
Released: 17-Nov-2022 7:30 PM EST
Novel Device Measures Nerve Activity That May Help Treatment Sepsis and PTSD
University of California San Diego

Engineers and physicians at UC San Diego have developed a device to non-invasively measure cervical nerve activity in humans, a new tool they say could potentially inform and improve treatments for patients with sepsis or post-traumatic stress disorder.

   
Newswise: Research Brief: Evaluating use of new AI technology in diagnosing COVID-19
Released: 17-Nov-2022 4:35 PM EST
Research Brief: Evaluating use of new AI technology in diagnosing COVID-19
University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering

University of Minnesota Twin Cities faculty members Christopher Tignanelli and Ju Sun are co-leading a collaborative study on an artificial intelligence technique called federated learning and how it can be implemented in real-world healthcare settings to improve patient care.

Released: 17-Nov-2022 3:10 PM EST
UCI researchers demonstrate how to trigger a pathogen release with music
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Nov. 17, 2022 – Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have discovered that the safe operation of a negative pressure room – a space in a hospital or biological research laboratory designed to protect outside areas from exposure to deadly pathogens – can be disrupted by an attacker armed with little more than a smartphone.

Newswise: Missouri S&T CO2 research is rock solid
Released: 17-Nov-2022 11:05 AM EST
Missouri S&T CO2 research is rock solid
Missouri University of Science and Technology

As climate change accelerates, scientists are investigating ways to lower carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Released: 17-Nov-2022 11:05 AM EST
Amazon Web Services and Antia Lamas-Linares to bring quantum communication innovations to Q-NEXT
Argonne National Laboratory

Amazon Web Services (AWS) was recently announced as an industry partner within the Q-NEXT research center. AWS research scientist Antia Lamas-Linares is helping advance technologies for long-distance quantum networks and build a quantum workforce for the future.

Released: 17-Nov-2022 10:05 AM EST
Shock to the system: Using electricity to find materials that can learn
Argonne National Laboratory

Researchers used electrical pulses to watch nickel oxide undergo two responses, habituation and sensitization, bolstering the case for brain-inspired computing.

Released: 17-Nov-2022 8:05 AM EST
Study uncovers new threat to security and privacy of Bluetooth devices
Ohio State University

Mobile devices that use Bluetooth are vulnerable to a glitch that could allow attackers to track a user’s location, a new study has found.

Released: 16-Nov-2022 2:00 PM EST
App creates time-lapse videos with a smartphone
Cornell University

An app developed by Cornell researchers uses augmented reality to help users repeatedly capture images from the same location with a phone or tablet to make time-lapse videos – without leaving a camera on site.

Released: 16-Nov-2022 1:55 PM EST
Department of Energy Announces Early Career Research Program for FY 2023
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it is accepting applications for the 2023 DOE Office of Science Early Career Research Program to support the research of outstanding scientists early in their careers. The program will support over 80 early career researchers for five years at U.S. academic institutions, DOE national laboratories, and Office of Science user facilities.

Newswise: A navigation system with 10 centimeter accuracy
Released: 16-Nov-2022 1:20 PM EST
A navigation system with 10 centimeter accuracy
Delft University of Technology

Researchers of Delft University of Technology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and VSL have developed an alternative positioning system that is more robust and accurate than GPS, especially in urban settings.

Released: 16-Nov-2022 12:55 PM EST
Skin-like electronics could monitor your health continuously
Argonne National Laboratory

Researchers from Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering are developing skin-like electronics paired with artificial intelligence for health monitoring and diagnosis.

   
Newswise: Prehistoric predator? Artificial intelligence says no
Released: 15-Nov-2022 3:00 PM EST
Prehistoric predator? Artificial intelligence says no
University of Queensland

Artificial intelligence has revealed that prehistoric footprints thought to be made by a vicious dinosaur predator were in fact from a timid herbivore.

Newswise: Reducing Redundancy to Accelerate Complicated Computations
Released: 15-Nov-2022 2:30 PM EST
Reducing Redundancy to Accelerate Complicated Computations
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Computers help physicists solve complicated calculations. But some of these calculations are so complex, a regular computer is not enough. In fact, some advanced calculations tax even the largest supercomputers. Now, scientists at Jefferson Lab and William & Mary have developed MemHC, a new tool that uses memory optimization methods to allow GPU-based computers to calculate the structures of neutrons and protons ten times faster.

Newswise: Argonne wins 3 HPCwire awards
Released: 15-Nov-2022 1:10 PM EST
Argonne wins 3 HPCwire awards
Argonne National Laboratory

Three Argonne National Laboratory projects have been recognized by HPCwire in its annual awards for innovation in high performance computing.

Newswise: Advanced Light Source Upgrade Approved to Start Construction
Released: 15-Nov-2022 12:05 PM EST
Advanced Light Source Upgrade Approved to Start Construction
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab's ALS has received federal approval to begin construction on an upgrade that will boost the brightness of its X-ray beams at least a hundredfold. Scientists will use the improved beams for research into new materials, chemical reactions, and biological processes. This construction milestone enables the lab’s biggest project in three decades to move from planning to execution.

Newswise: Samuel I. Stupp to receive Von Hippel Award
Released: 15-Nov-2022 10:05 AM EST
Samuel I. Stupp to receive Von Hippel Award
Materials Research Society (MRS)

A Board of Trustees Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Chemistry, Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern, he is being honored for pioneering contributions to the development and understanding of a broad range of molecularly designed supramolecular soft materials that function as bioactive scaffolds in regenerative medicine, matrices for photocatalytic activity, and stimuli-responsive robotic structures.

Newswise: Data center research group earns additional NSF funding
Released: 15-Nov-2022 9:05 AM EST
Data center research group earns additional NSF funding
Binghamton University, State University of New York

A Binghamton University-led center that brings together academic and industry experts to reduce the energy consumed by data centers recently earned a new round of support from the National Science Foundation.

Released: 14-Nov-2022 6:05 PM EST
Designing and programming living computers
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

Bringing together concepts from electrical engineering and bioengineering tools, Technion and MIT scientists collaborated to produce cells engineered to compute sophisticated functions – “biocomputers” of sorts.

Released: 14-Nov-2022 5:10 PM EST
Argonne and Oak Ridge national laboratories collaborate with Wabtec on hydrogen-powered trains to decarbonize rail industry
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne and Oak Ridge national labs have entered into CRADAs with Wabtec, to study hydrogen as an alternative to diesel fuel in the rail industry.

Released: 14-Nov-2022 1:55 PM EST
INCITE program awards supercomputing time to 56 projects to accelerate science and engineering research
Argonne National Laboratory

The new projects will use DOE’s leadership-class supercomputers to pursue transformational advances in science and engineering.

Newswise: Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center advances robotics program with the addition of Excelsius GPS® for spine surgery
Released: 14-Nov-2022 9:00 AM EST
Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center advances robotics program with the addition of Excelsius GPS® for spine surgery
Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center

Pascack Valley Medical Center added Excelsius GPS® to their robotic-assisted surgery program, giving patients a minimally invasive option for complex spine surgeries. Orthopedic surgeons Rafael Levin, M.D. and Evan Baird, M.D. completed the hospital’s first procedure with the new robot October 19.

Newswise: Researchers cook up a new way to remove microplastics from water
Released: 11-Nov-2022 7:55 PM EST
Researchers cook up a new way to remove microplastics from water
Princeton University School of Engineering and Applied Science

Researchers at Princeton Engineering have found a way to turn your breakfast food into a new material that can cheaply remove salt and microplastics from seawater.

Newswise: The transformation between different topological spin textures
Released: 11-Nov-2022 7:45 PM EST
The transformation between different topological spin textures
Shinshu University

Skyrmions and bimerons are fundamental topological spin textures in magnetic thin films with asymmetric exchange interactions and they can be used as information carrier for next generation low energy consumption memory, advanced neuromorphic computing, and advanced quantum computing as they have multiple degrees of freedom that can carry information.

Newswise: Caltech Hall is getting stiffer, according to decades of data
Released: 11-Nov-2022 11:05 AM EST
Caltech Hall is getting stiffer, according to decades of data
Seismological Society of America (SSA)

Caltech Hall, a 55-year-old nine-story reinforced concrete building on the Caltech campus, has been getting structurally stiffer over the past 20 years, according to a new report published in The Seismic Record.

Newswise: Argonne scientists promote FAIR standards for managing artificial intelligence models
Released: 10-Nov-2022 5:00 PM EST
Argonne scientists promote FAIR standards for managing artificial intelligence models
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne computational scientists adopt new framework for making AI models more findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable.

Released: 10-Nov-2022 4:20 PM EST
New technology creates carbon neutral chemicals out of thin air
University of Surrey

It is possible to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from the surrounding atmosphere and repurpose it into useful chemicals usually made from fossil fuels, according to a study from the University of Surrey.

Newswise: Great Minds in STEM salutes Sandia Labs engineer
Released: 10-Nov-2022 11:15 AM EST
Great Minds in STEM salutes Sandia Labs engineer
Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories mechanical engineer Frank DelRio likes to think small — microscopically small. His groundbreaking work in nanomechanics and nanotribology earned him a trip to Pasadena, California, recently for the 2022 Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Conference, where he was honored for his technical achievements.



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