Development of real-time trace hydrogen gas leakage via a novel terahertz-wave optical platform
Hydrogen gas is the smallest and lightest of all known molecules, and its colorless and odorless nature makes it easy to leak. Also when concentrated...
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Recovering lossless propagation: HKU physicists overcoming optical loss in polariton system with synthetic complex frequency waves
A collaborative research team co-led by Professor Shuang ZHANG, the Interim Head of the Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong (HKU), along with...
A pathway to environmental restoration: Sustainable strategies for cesium removal from radioactive wastewater
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, triggered by the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, resulted in a severe release of radioactive materials, including cesium,...
Avoiding cloudy messaging: Vape prevention campaigns face challenges
Flinders University researchers say that cohesive and collaborative action from preventive health communicators and organisations is needed to inform young people about the devastating harms...
Lights, detector, action!
Kyoto, Japan -- Our understanding of the world relies greatly on our knowledge of its constituent materials and their interactions. Recent advances in materials science...
Salk Institute Professor Ronald Evans honored with Japan Prize
LA JOLLA (January 22, 2024)—Salk Professor Ronald Evans has been named the 2024 recipient of the Japan Prize in the field of Medical Science and...
ORNL wins five Federal Laboratory Consortium awards
Researchers, staff members and licensees from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory received top honors in the Federal Laboratory Consortium’s annual awards competition...
Microplastics may be accumulating rapidly in endangered Galápagos penguins’ food web
Microplastics, with a size from 1 micron to < 5 millimeters, are pervasive pollutants that have been found in all parts of the global ocean,...
Reducing newborn deaths across Africa enters phase 2 with $65 million
HOUSTON – (Jan. 24, 2024) – The Newborn Essential Solutions and Technologies (NEST360) international alliance launched Phase 2 of its groundbreaking mission to reduce newborn mortality in...
DNA from preserved feces reveals ancient Japanese gut environment
DNA from ancient feces can offer archaeologists new clues about the life and health of Japanese people who lived thousands of years ago, according to...
World’s first successful embryo transfer in rhinos paves the way for saving the northern white rhinos from extinction
 Credit: photo by Jan Zwilling/BioRescue  BioRescue, an international consortium of scientists and conservationists, succeeded in achieving the world’s first pregnancy of a rhinoceros after...
Obesity spiked in children during COVID-19 lockdowns—only the youngest bounced back
Obesity among primary school children in the UK spiked during the COVID-19 lockdown, with a 45% increase between 2019/20 and 2020/21 among 4-5-year-olds, according to...
Galápagos penguin is exposed to and may accumulate microplastics at high rate within its food web, modelling suggests
Modelling shows how microplastics may bioaccumulate in the Galápagos Islands food web, with Galápagos penguins most affected, according to a study published January 24, 2024...
City of Hope, TGen researchers develop machine-learning tool to detect cancer earlier via liquid biopsy
LOS ANGELES — Researchers at City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, and Translational Genomics Research...
Moving humanoid robots outside research labs: the evolution of the iCub3 avatar system
Genova (Italy), 24 January 2024Â - Over the past four years, the research team at the Artificial and Mechanical Intelligence (AMI) lab at the Istituto Italiano...
