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New insights into neutron irradiation damage in high-power thyristors enhance fusion reactor safety
Recently, a research group led by Associate Prof. LI Hua from Institute of Plasma Physics, the Hefei Institutes of Physical ...
Smart aggregates: The future of infrastructure health monitoring
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Cold antimatter for quantum state-resolved precision measurements
Why does the universe contain matter and (virtually) no antimatter? The BASE international research collaboration at the European Organisation for ...
Megamonas bacterium found to influence obesity risk
A recent study published in Cell Host & Microbe identifies a potential obesity-linked bacterium, Megamonas, from a large-scale cohort of obese individuals in ...
Combined effects of plastic pollution and seawater flooding amplify threats to coastal plant species
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Healthy AI: Sustainable artificial intelligence for healthcare
Similar to other sectors around the world, the light speed development of artificial intelligence (AI) has made its way into ...
First full 2-D spectral image of aurora borealis from a hyperspectral camera
Auroras are natural luminous phenomena caused by the interaction of electrons falling from the sky and the upper atmosphere. Most ...
Texas A&M professor named to Committee on Rural Health by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services
Dr. Alva O. Ferdinand, head of the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Texas A&M University School of Public ...
Trying to limit calories? Skip the dip, researchers advise
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Snacks provide, on average, about one-fourth of most people’s daily calories. With nearly one in three adults ...
Innovation Crossroads welcomes seven entrepreneurs for Cohort 2024
Seven entrepreneurs comprise the next cohort of Innovation Crossroads, a Department of Energy Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program node based at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. ...
Half a billion-year-old spiny slug reveals the origins of mollusks
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Every rose has its thorns … or does it?
According to Greek mythology, red roses first appeared when Aphrodite pricked her foot on a thorn, spilling blood on a ...
Aging-related genomic culprit found in Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a way to capture the effects of aging ...
Angel Martí elected fellow of the American Chemical Society
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Rice, DOE labs tackle knowledge gap in materials science research
HOUSTON – (August 1, 2024) – Materials behave differently in different size regimes, and researchers tend to cluster their efforts ...
Joseph Rogers, MD, named to American Board of Internal Medicine’s Cardiovascular Board
Houston, Texas, July 24, 2024 – The Texas Heart Institute, a globally renowned cardiovascular health center, announced today that Joseph ...
Climate change may lead to shifts in vital Pacific Arctic fisheries
Commercially important marine fish and invertebrate species will likely shift northwards under a warmer climate.Credit: Irene D. Alabia, et al. ...
Advances in 3D organ bioprinting: A step towards personalized medicine and solving organ shortages
In a latest review published in Engineering, an international team of scientists from China and the United States has presented ...
Scientists call on Government to change policies to boost nature on UK solar farms
Solar farms in the UK could bring benefits for nature as well as provide low carbon energy - but unless ...
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