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Released: 6-Sep-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Rutgers Inventors Receive Edison Patent Awards in Industrial Processes, Medical Diagnostics Categories
Rutgers University's Office for Research

A catalyst that converts waste CO₂ to chemical products. A monoclonal antibody that could revolutionize the detection of tuberculosis. Both innovations were developed at rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and both have received 2024 Edison Patent Awards.

Newswise: Postdoc Takes Multipronged Approach to Muon Detection
Released: 6-Sep-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Postdoc Takes Multipronged Approach to Muon Detection
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

2024 JSA Postdoctoral Prize Winner Debaditya Biswas will combine different particle identification methods with machine learning to detect muons hidden in a sea of pions.

Newswise: One of the First of Its Kind, Uah Study Characterizes Urinary Microbes in Children
Released: 6-Sep-2024 3:05 PM EDT
One of the First of Its Kind, Uah Study Characterizes Urinary Microbes in Children
University of Alabama Huntsville

Until recently, it was believed that human urine is sterile, but advanced culturing techniques and DNA sequencing have revealed that bacteria and other microbes – such as viruses and fungi – inhabit the human bladder and urinary tract, known collectively as the “urobiome.” Now in study that is one of the first of its kind, Dr.

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Released: 6-Sep-2024 3:05 PM EDT
False Election Information From AI Chatbots — Expert Explains What to Guard Against and Avoid
Virginia Tech

Anyone who uses artificial intelligence (AI)-driven chatbots or voice assistants for election information should know these tools might provide misleading or false information. Virginia Tech digital literacy expert Julia Feerrar makes recommendations for sorting AI-generated fiction from fact.

Newswise: Ivory Innovations Opens Nominations for the Seventh Annual Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability
Released: 6-Sep-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Ivory Innovations Opens Nominations for the Seventh Annual Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability
Ivory Innovations

The Ivory Prize is an annual competition designed to uplift promising solutions to the persistent housing crisis. Any organization that is actively engaged in the pursuit of this mission, including entrepreneurs, startups, public entities, and nonprofits, is encouraged to submit a nomination.

Released: 6-Sep-2024 3:05 PM EDT
MSU expert: How much do presidential debates matter?
Michigan State University

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are set to square off for their first presidential debate matchup on September 10 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Newswise: TGF-Beta and RAS Signaling Are Both Required for Lung Cancer Metastasis, Study Finds
Released: 6-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
TGF-Beta and RAS Signaling Are Both Required for Lung Cancer Metastasis, Study Finds
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

MSK researchers have identified two signaling pathways that work together to spur the spread of lung cancer. Taking away one of those signals could help slow or stop metastasis, findings in animal models suggest.

Released: 6-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
DOE, ORNL Announce Opportunity to Define Future of High-Performance Computing
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science today announced a new research and development opportunity led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to advance technologies and drive new capabilities for future supercomputers.

Newswise: Alternative Proteins: Essential for Restoring Nature in the US and Beyond
Released: 6-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Alternative Proteins: Essential for Restoring Nature in the US and Beyond
The Good Food Institute

A new study from​ the Good Food Institute (GFI), a​ long​-​standing World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) partner and alternative protein research and advocacy organization, indicates ​​​​that a shift toward alternative proteins in the US protein supply would enable​ ​a significant amount of land to be repurposed​ ​for agroecological and regenerative farming​ and​ ranching​ as well as ​​f​or ​habitat restoration and conservation​​.

Released: 6-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Department of Energy Announces $68 Million in Funding for Artificial Intelligence for Scientific Research
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in scientific research is a top priority at the Department of Energy (DOE), which today announced $68 million in funding for 11 multi-institution projects, comprising 43 awards.

Newswise: Molecular Simulations, Supercomputing Lead to Energy-Saving Biomaterials Breakthrough
Released: 6-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Molecular Simulations, Supercomputing Lead to Energy-Saving Biomaterials Breakthrough
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A team led by scientists at ORNL identified and demonstrated a method to process a plant-based material called nanocellulose that reduced energy needs by a whopping 21%, using simulations on the lab’s supercomputers and follow-on analysis.

Newswise: Global Experts Converge at CICON24 to Unveil Groundbreaking Advances in Cancer Immunotherapy, September 8-11, 2024 at National Harbor, MD
Released: 6-Sep-2024 12:20 PM EDT
Global Experts Converge at CICON24 to Unveil Groundbreaking Advances in Cancer Immunotherapy, September 8-11, 2024 at National Harbor, MD
Cancer Research Institute

CRI is co-hosting CICON24 to illuminate pioneering advances in cancer immunotherapy research starting September 8 in National Harbor, MD.

Released: 6-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
New study links ‘forever chemical’ PFOS with colorectal cancer
University of Kentucky

A recent University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center study sheds light on how the environmental pollutant perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) may affect our intestines and possibly increase the risk of developing colorectal cancer.  

Released: 6-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
DOE, ORNL announce opportunity to define future of High-Performance Computing
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The Department of Energy’s Office of Science today announced a new research and development opportunity led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory to advance technologies and drive new capabilities for future supercomputers.

Released: 6-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Cancer diagnoses still lagging due to COVID-19
University of Kentucky

A new University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center study reveals that cancer diagnosis rates in the U.S. remained below expected levels in 2021, adding to the backlog of undiagnosed cases from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Released: 6-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Medical Students Explore a Future in Research Through the Summer Oncology Research Fellowship Program
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

For many students, summer break represents an opportunity for relaxation and carefree vacations. But for the medical students taking part in the USC/CHLA Summer Oncology Research Fellowship (SORF) Program, summer means something more

Released: 6-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: August Jobs Report Shows Labor Market Cooling Amid Interest Rate Concerns
George Washington University

Employers added 142,000 jobs in August, signaling a continued slowdown in the labor market as unemployment ticked down to 4.2 percent. ...

Released: 6-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Four Killed in Georgia High School Shooting
George Washington University

A 14-year-old has been charged in the death of two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Georgia. Nine others were injured. ...

   
Released: 6-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: US, UK, EU and Israel Sign First Legally Binding International Treaty on AI
George Washington University

The treaty ensures these groups must implement safeguards against any threats posed by AI to human rights, democracy and the rule of law. ...

Released: 6-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: ABC Presidential Debate Expert List
George Washington University

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are set to debate this coming Tuesday, September 10. ...



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