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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: For Solar Fuels, More Surface Area on Photoelectrodes Makes a Difference
Released: 6-Sep-2024 3:05 PM EDT
For Solar Fuels, More Surface Area on Photoelectrodes Makes a Difference
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Scientists have identified a new way to improve the process for using light to make a liquid fuel from carbon dioxide. Research shows that three-dimensional silicon scaffolds on photoelectrodes improve the yield of the desired products of chemical reactions, even converting carbon dioxide to methanol.

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: 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​​.

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.

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.



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