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Newswise: Laser-Focused on Rainforest Carbon Loss
Released: 11-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Laser-Focused on Rainforest Carbon Loss
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Scientists using high-resolution aerial scans and computational modeling concluded that wildfires, storms and selective logging have become key drivers behind rainforest carbon emissions, outpacing clear-cutting practices.The team used drones equipped with light detection and ranging sensors, or LiDAR, to measure tree biomass and carbon emissions in Brazilian forests.

Released: 11-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Misinformation, Deepfakes and Bias, Oh My! MSU Experts on Media Literacy During Election Season
Michigan State University

With little more than 50 days until the Nov. 5 presidential election and a debate to unpack, coverage of the candidates will continue to ramp up online, on TV and on social media. With so many different sources and modalities to receive information, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish fact from fiction.

Newswise: Loyd Earns DOE Early Career Research Award for Neutron Detector Proposal
Released: 11-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Loyd Earns DOE Early Career Research Award for Neutron Detector Proposal
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The Department of Energy’s Office of Science has selected Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientist Matthew Loyd for an Early Career Research Program award.Loyd, an R&D staff scientist in the Neutron Technologies Division, was selected by the Basic Energy Sciences program for his proposal, “Development of a Novel High-Count-Rate, High-Resolution Neutron Camera with Advanced Gamma Discrimination Capabilities.

Newswise: Landmark Study Reveals How Antibiotics Contribute to Inflammatory Bowel Disease Risk
10-Sep-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Landmark Study Reveals How Antibiotics Contribute to Inflammatory Bowel Disease Risk
Bar-Ilan University

In a landmark study published today in Science Advances, Dr. Shai Bel and his research team at the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine of Bar-Ilan University have uncovered crucial insights into how antibiotic use increases the risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Newswise: Groundbreaking Achievement: NSF Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope Produces its First Magnetic Field Maps of the Sun’s Corona
10-Sep-2024 5:00 PM EDT
Groundbreaking Achievement: NSF Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope Produces its First Magnetic Field Maps of the Sun’s Corona
National Solar Observatory

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, the world’s most powerful solar telescope, operated by the NSF National Solar Observatory (NSO), achieved a major breakthrough in solar physics by successfully producing its first detailed maps of the Sun’s coronal magnetic fields. This milestone, led by NSO Associate Astronomer Dr. Tom Schad, was recently published in Science Advances, and promises to enhance our understanding of the Sun's atmosphere and how its changing conditions lead to impacts on Earth's technology-dependent society. The corona, or the Sun’s outer atmosphere, greatly influences solar winds and space weather events like solar flares and coronal mass ejections. However, the magnetic forces that drive these events and the corona are challenging to measure.

Newswise: Three PNNL Researchers Receive DOE Early Career Research Awards
Released: 11-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Three PNNL Researchers Receive DOE Early Career Research Awards
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

The Department of Energy (DOE) selected Gavin Cornwell, Sneha Couvillion, and Bo Peng of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to receive 2024 Early Career Research Program awards. The three researchers work in fields that represent major areas of focus for PNNL: Earth science, biology, and chemistry.

Newswise: ORNL Debuts Convergent Manufacturing Platform at IMTS 2024
Released: 11-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
ORNL Debuts Convergent Manufacturing Platform at IMTS 2024
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A new convergent manufacturing platform, developed in only five months at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is debuting at the International Manufacturing Technology Show, or IMTS, in Chicago, Sept. 9–12, 2024.

Newswise: Ice-Cold Plasma Electron Beams Prepare to Power Future Hard X-ray Laser Beams
Released: 11-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Ice-Cold Plasma Electron Beams Prepare to Power Future Hard X-ray Laser Beams
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Scientists have developed a blueprint for producing ultrabright and ultrashort pulses of electron beams for the next generation of particle accelerators, plasma wakefield accelerators (PWFA). This could enable new scientific tools such as X-ray free-electron-lasers (XFELs) that can see matter at smaller scales and faster speeds than now possible.

Newswise: New noninvasive technique provides effective treatment for urinary stones
Released: 11-Sep-2024 1:00 PM EDT
New noninvasive technique provides effective treatment for urinary stones
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

A noninvasive ultrasound technology called Break Wave™ lithotripsy (BWL) offers a safe and effective new option for treatment of urinary stones, reports a clinical trial in the October issue of The Journal of Urology®, an Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

Released: 11-Sep-2024 12:35 PM EDT
Keeping Mold Out of Future Space Stations
Ohio State University

Mold can survive the harshest of environments, so to stop harmful spores from growing on future space stations, a new study suggests a novel way to prevent its spread.

Newswise: UTSW study reveals how key protein affects neuron structure
Released: 11-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
UTSW study reveals how key protein affects neuron structure
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A protein called torsinA plays a key role in the early development of neurons, determining where nuclear pores are placed in the membrane that encloses the nucleus of nerve cells, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers shows.

Released: 11-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
LJI Selected as Member of ARPA-H Investor Catalyst Hub Spoke Network
La Jolla Institute for Immunology

La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) has been selected as a spoke for the Investor Catalyst Hub, a regional hub of ARPANET-H, a nationwide health innovation network launched by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H).

Newswise: The Olive Tree's Blueprint: Key Insights Into High-Quality Oil Production
Released: 11-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
The Olive Tree's Blueprint: Key Insights Into High-Quality Oil Production
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A pivotal study has decoded the genetic basis of olive oil production, revealing a key regulatory mechanism that shapes oil biosynthesis. By mapping the olive tree’s genome and metabolic pathways, researchers have identified how MYC2, a critical transcription factor, orchestrates the balance between fatty acid and flavonoid synthesis.

Released: 11-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Inflation Hits Three-Year Low, Paving the Way for Fed to Cut Interest Rates
George Washington University

U.S. inflation has eased to a three-year low, paving the way for the Federal Reserve to potentially cut interest rates next week. ...

Released: 11-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Remembering the September 11th Terror Attacks on this 23rd Anniversary
George Washington University

American citizens around the nation are pausing this morning to remember the victims of September 11th terror attacks. ...

Released: 11-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Early Polls Showing Harris Wins Debate Against Trump, Shifting the Election Dynamics
George Washington University

In a YouGov poll following Tuesday's debate, 43 percent of respondents declared Vice President Harris the winner over former President Trump, while only 28 percent thought Trump came out on top. ...

Newswise: EPB Quantum Network Powered by Qubitekk Hosts ORNLl’s First Run on Commercial Quantum Network
Released: 11-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
EPB Quantum Network Powered by Qubitekk Hosts ORNLl’s First Run on Commercial Quantum Network
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

For the first time, the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory will run equipment developed at its research facilities on a commercially available quantum network at EPB Quantum Network powered by Qubitekk.

Released: 11-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
NASA Goes Back to The Future
Lincoln Leadership Institute at Gettysburg

The Lincoln Leadership Institute at Gettysburg (LLI) was thrilled to welcome a distinguished group of participants from NASA's Moon to Mars mission during a special session of their Transformational Leadership Journey from Gettysburg program from September 3-5, 2024.

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Released: 11-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
New iPhone integrates AI: Expert explains what that really means for users
Virginia Tech

Apple unveiled the iPhone 16 on Monday, a device designed around Apple Intelligence, the company’s generative artificial intelligence (AI) offering. This new feature promises a highly personalized experience that goes beyond AI, but what does that mean for avid iPhone users? As AI continues to appear in our everyday lives, what do consumers need to be aware of Walid Saad, a professor of electrical and computer engineering and artificial intelligence expert at Virginia Tech, says AI today is equivalent to the Internet in the 1990s, early 2000s: “Its adoption will be inevitable, and we should be well-informed in order to understand how it will change our world in the next few years.



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