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Released: 26-Jun-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Pillars of Creation Star in New Visualization from NASA's Hubble and Webb Telescope
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

Combining data from NASA's Hubble and James Webb space telescopes, a team from NASA's Universe of Learning at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, Maryland has produced a breathtaking new 3D visualization of the towering "Pillars of Creation" in the Eagle Nebula.

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Released: 26-Jun-2024 8:00 AM EDT
Leading-Edge Model Predicts Impact of River Plants on Flood Level
National Research Council of Science and Technology

The research team at the Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) has developed a technology for quantifying the effect of river vegetation patches on flood level changes to aid in better decision-making of river management for balancing ecological benefits and flood mitigation.

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25-Jun-2024 2:00 PM EDT
Survey finds many have misconceptions about sexually transmitted infection risk
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are on the rise in the U.S., including an 80% increase in syphilis over a five-year period, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A new national survey by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center finds many Americans have misconceptions on how STIs are spread and who should be treated.

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Released: 25-Jun-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Biden and Trump Set for First Debate Showdown in Four Years
George Washington University

President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump are set to debate for the first time in four years on Thursday, June 27, at 9 p.m. EST. ...

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Released: 25-Jun-2024 7:05 AM EDT
DOE awards Sandia small business program and local veteran
Sandia National Laboratories

The Department of Energy has once again awarded Sandia National Laboratories for its work helping small businesses. One of those businesses, owned by a disabled veteran, was also awarded for its extraordinary work.

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Released: 24-Jun-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Loki’s horned dinosaur wielded a pair of giant blades
University of Utah

The Natural History Museum of Utah announced Lokiceratops rangiformis, the largest and most ornate horned dino ever found. Its distinctive horn pattern inspired its name, "Loki’s horned face that looks like a caribou."

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20-Jun-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Secrets of Drop Stains Unveiled: New FSU Research Decodes Chemical Composition From Simple Photos
Florida State University

New research by scientists in the Florida State University Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry uses the patterns formed by a dried salt solution to train a machine learning algorithm that can identify the chemical composition of different salts.

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Released: 24-Jun-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Human toxicity of Nanomaterials Verified with ‘Organoid,’ an Artificial Organ
National Research Council of Science and Technology

The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) has developed the world’s first organoid culture method capable of accurately assessing human toxicity of nanomaterials.

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21-Jun-2024 7:00 PM EDT
Meet CARMEN, a Robot That Helps People with Mild Cognitive Impairment
University of California San Diego

Meet CARMEN, short for Cognitively Assistive Robot for Motivation and Neurorehabilitation–a small, tabletop robot designed to help people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) learn skills to improve memory, attention, and executive functioning at home. 

   
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Released: 21-Jun-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Airborne dust from Great Salt Lake playa has bigger impact on communities of color
University of Utah

Exposure to wind-blown dust from exposed playa of the Utah lake is worse in Hispanic neighborhoods, according to research from the University of Utah. Findings suggest restoring the lake could ease social inequities associated with air pollution.

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Released: 21-Jun-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Easter Island Expert Q&A: Video and Transcript Available
Newswise

Join this virtual Q&A with Carl P. Lipo, PhD, Binghamton University, to discuss the upcoming embargoed paper about Easter Island agricultural and anthropology research.

   
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16-Jun-2024 9:00 PM EDT
Easter Island’s ‘population crash’ never occurred, new research reveals
Binghamton University, State University of New York

A detailed new analysis of Easter Island’s rock gardens by a research team including faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York shows that a hypothetical “population crash” never occurred on the island.

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Released: 21-Jun-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Revolutionizing Blood and Bone Marrow Transplants with Dr. Shernan Holtan
Newswise

Curious by Nature, presented by Newswise, is a podcast for curious people. In each episode, listeners can travel briefly into the fascinating world that comes with years of dedication to one field of study. Be inspired by the many amazing things that are going on right now, some of which may have a major effect on our lives. Enjoy this concentrated knowledge from experts.

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Released: 20-Jun-2024 10:10 AM EDT
First-of-Its-Kind Detection Made in Striking New Webb Image
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

Some of the greatest, and most interesting, astronomical discoveries have come as a surprise to researchers, even when examining the most well-studied areas of the sky.

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Released: 20-Jun-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Cedars-Sinai's NextGen Pathways: Guiding Future Healthcare Pros
Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai's Next Generation Healthcare Pathways is not only an initiative—it's a journey that transforms local high school and college students into future healthcare leaders.

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Released: 20-Jun-2024 7:05 AM EDT
How can AI cope with changing categories?
Bar-Ilan University

Bar-Ilan University researchers have uncovered a new universal law detailing how artificial neural networks handle an increasing number of categories for identification. This law demonstrates how the identification error rate of such networks increases with the number of required recognizable objects.

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Released: 20-Jun-2024 7:00 AM EDT
Intake Reduction and Pre-surgery Body Weight Explain Efficacy of Weight Loss Surgery
American Physiological Society (APS)

A new study finds that pre-surgery weight plays a role in how much weight loss occurs after gastric bypass. The study is published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology and has been chosen as an APSselect article for June.

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Released: 18-Jun-2024 6:05 PM EDT
Polyphase wireless power transfer system achieves 270-kilowatt charge, sets another world record for electric light-duty passenger vehicles
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have successfully demonstrated the first 270-kW wireless power transfer to a light-duty electric vehicle. The demonstration used a Porsche Taycan and was conducted in collaboration with Volkswagen Group of America using the ORNL-developed polyphase wireless charging system.

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Released: 18-Jun-2024 3:35 PM EDT
Shine on: Upgraded Advanced Photon Source sees first X-ray light for science
Argonne National Laboratory

After a decade of planning and a year of removal, installation and commissioning, the upgraded Advanced Photon Source has delivered its first photons to a scientific beamline. This paves the way for the start of a new era of scientific discovery at the upgraded facility.

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Released: 18-Jun-2024 12:00 AM EDT
Laying the Foundation for Lunar Base Construction; Elucidating Lunar Soil-Microwave Interactions
National Research Council of Science and Technology

The research team led by Dr. Hyu-Soung, Shin at the Future & Smart Construction Research Division of the KICT is currently conducting a study on microwave-sintered lunar regolith simulant bricks. This research applies sintering techniques similar to firing ceramics, raising the temperature to create solid bricks.

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