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A revolution in the making
Argonne National Laboratory is shaping Industry 4.0 with groundbreaking research into advanced ways of making things more effective, efficient and economical, using the most cutting-edge materials and processes, with the lowest possible environmental impact. Fri, 13 Oct 2023 12:05:38 EST
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Responsible AI Initiative seeks to solve societal problems
The University of Utah is launching a new research initiative focused on AI that aims to responsibly use advanced AI technology to tackle societal issues. President Taylor Randall announced a $100 million investment in the newly created Responsible AI Initiative that will advance AI, led by the U's Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute. Fri, 13 Oct 2023 12:05:16 EST
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Nadine Aubry Elected to Royal Academy of Engineering
Nadine Aubry, a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, was recently elected as an international fellow of the United Kingdom's Royal Academy of Engineering. This prestigious honor recognizes engineers who have made significant contributions to their respective fields. Fri, 13 Oct 2023 11:05:22 EST
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UNCW Studying Frying Pan Shoals as Possible Offshore Sand Source
About 30 miles off the coast of eastern North Carolina stands Frying Pan Tower, a local maritime relic that looms over a frying pan-shaped, sandy ridge known as Frying Pan Shoals. Treacherous for boaters yet a saltwater angler's dream, the shoals are known for strong currents and shallow waters that have caused hundreds of shipwrecks through the years, but also harbor a thriving, high-producing ecosystem that includes an elaborate web of marine life from microscopic phytoplankton to shrimp, crab, and baitfish, to sea birds, loggerheads and porpoise, to grouper, billfish and sharks. Fri, 13 Oct 2023 11:05:02 EST
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Physicists demonstrate powerful physics phenomenon
In a new breakthrough, researchers have used a novel technique to confirm a previously undetected physics phenomenon that could be used to improve data storage in the next generation of computer devices. Fri, 13 Oct 2023 09:00:24 EST
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BREAKTHROUGH: Discovery made from within 2,000 year-old Herculaneum scrolls
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 12, 2023) -- The Herculaneum scrolls are among the most iconic and inaccessible of the world's vast collection of damaged manuscripts. Since being burned and carbonized by the catastrophic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE, they've been deemed "unreadable." For more than 2,000 years, wisdom from the only library to survive from ancient times remained locked away. Fri, 13 Oct 2023 07:05:58 EST
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Boom in "ice ivory" trade of mammoth tusks presents new threat to elephants and environment
A new study by the University of Portsmouth warns the close similarities between the tusks of elephants and mammoths poses threats to conservation and environment efforts. Fri, 13 Oct 2023 07:05:20 EST
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RUDN Economist Developed a Modern Typology of Innovation Research
The RUDN University economist has developed a new typology of theoretical approaches to innovations study. It expands theoretical knowledge in this field of science. Based on the new typology, the scientists named the most promising areas for further research on innovation. Fri, 13 Oct 2023 05:05:58 EST
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RUDN Scientists Propose Optimal Approach to Map Urban Density by Satellite Data
RUDN University scientists have found the most accurate way to determine the spatial structure of urban confinement using satellite images. It will help create precise maps and monitor the microclimate of the urban environment, support sustainable development and even make weather forecasts. Fri, 13 Oct 2023 05:05:25 EST
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How do caterpillars acquire chubby legs: NUS scientists trace the origins to an ancient genetic program associated with crabs
Adult insects, including butterflies and moths, typically have only three pairs of legs. But the existence of extra legs in caterpillars - chubby abdominal appendeages also known as 'prolegs' - has long posed an evolutionary mystery to biologists. Fri, 13 Oct 2023 05:05:06 EST
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Novel catalyst for green production of fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals
Scientists from the National University of Singapore have developed an innovative catalyst that achieves a significantly lower carbon footprint, paving the way for greener chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing processes. Fri, 13 Oct 2023 02:05:55 EST
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A cheaper, safer alternative to lithium-ion batteries: aqueous rechargeable batteries
A research team led by Dr. Oh, Si Hyoung of the Energy Storage Research Center at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has developed a highly safe aqueous rechargeable battery that can offer a timely substitute that meets the cost and safety needs. Fri, 13 Oct 2023 00:00:44 EST
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Cleaner Snow Boosts Future Snowpack Predictions
Less pollution and the odd shapes of snow grains as they pack together should help cut the decline of snowpack later this century. Fri, 13 Oct 2023 00:00:02 EST
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Coffee and cocoa plants at risk from pollinator loss
Tropical crops such as coffee, cocoa, watermelon and mango may be at risk due to the loss of insect pollinators, finds a new study led by UCL and Natural History Museum researchers. Thu, 12 Oct 2023 18:05:40 EST
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"A new lens" into the Universe's most energetic particles
Showers in bathrooms bring us comfort; showers from space bring astrophysicists joy. Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have observed, with their novel method, cosmic-ray extensive air showers with unprecedented precision, opening the door to new insights into the Universe's most energetic particles. Thu, 12 Oct 2023 18:05:38 EST
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Gray whales experience major population swings as a result of Arctic conditions, research shows
Dynamic and changing Arctic Ocean conditions likely caused three major mortality events in the eastern North Pacific gray whale population since the 1980s, a new study has found. Thu, 12 Oct 2023 18:05:28 EST
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What makes us human? Detailed cellular maps of the entire human brain reveal clues
Scientists have just unveiled a massive effort to understand our own brains and those of our closest primate relatives. Thu, 12 Oct 2023 18:05:25 EST
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An electrical switch to control chemical reactions
New pharmaceuticals, cleaner fuels, biodegradable plastics: in order to meet society's needs, chemists have to develop new synthesis methods to obtain new products that do not exist in their natural state. Thu, 12 Oct 2023 18:05:19 EST
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Over 40 percent of Antarctica's ice shelves reduced in volume over 25 years
71 of the 162 ice shelves that surround Antarctica have reduced in volume over 25 years from 1997 to 2021, with a net release of 7.5 trillion tonnes of meltwater into the oceans, say scientists. Thu, 12 Oct 2023 18:05:19 EST
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Win-win in muscle research: Faster results and fewer laboratory animals thanks to new method
To study muscle diseases, scientists rely on the mouse as a model organism. Researchers at the University of Basel have now developed a new method that is not only faster and more efficient than conventional ones but also greatly reduces the number of experimental animals needed for studying the function of genes in muscle fibers. Thu, 12 Oct 2023 18:05:03 EST
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Size matters: How body size shapes dogs' aging patterns
Smaller dogs may live twice as long life as their larger counterparts. But does this size difference also impact how dogs age in terms of behavior and cognitive abilities? Thu, 12 Oct 2023 17:05:38 EST
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Extraordinary fossil find reveals details about the weight and diet of extinct saber-toothed marsupial
Recent paleontological explorations in the Tatacoa Desert in Colombia led to the recovery of the most complete skeleton of a "saber-toothed marsupial" discovered in northern South America. Thu, 12 Oct 2023 17:05:33 EST
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Traumatic memories can rewire the brain
Scientists have long speculated about the physical changes that occur in the brain when a new memory is formed. Now, research from the National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS) has shed light on this intriguing neurological mystery. Thu, 12 Oct 2023 17:05:29 EST
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Self-correcting quantum computers within reach?
Quantum computers promise to reach speeds and efficiencies impossible for even the fastest supercomputers of today. Yet the technology hasn't seen much scale-up and commercialization largely due to its inability to self-correct. Thu, 12 Oct 2023 17:05:00 EST
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Iowa Nitrogen Initiative to bring more precision to fertilizer rates
Despite incentives to use just the right amount of nitrogen fertilizer on corn fields, official recommendations are broad and ideal rates vary widely. A state-funded Iowa State University research project is collecting data from trials across Iowa - mostly from fields of participating volunteer farmers - to build models that offer far more granular guidance. Thu, 12 Oct 2023 16:05:17 EST
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