Liquid metals shake up century-old chemical engineering processes
Liquid metals could be the long-awaited solution to “greening” the chemical industry, according to researchers who tested a new technique they hope can replace energy-intensive...
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Zooplankton in ocean and freshwater are rapidly escalating the global environmental threat of plastics
AMHEST, Mass. – A collaborative research team lead by the University of Massachusetts Amherst has recently revealed that rotifers, a kind of microscopic zooplankton common...
Scientists caution against a reliance on mechanical devices to clear water bodies of plastic
An international group of scientists has cautioned against reliance on mechanical cleanup devices as a means of addressing the plastic pollution crisis.Credit: Melanie Bergmann, Alfred...
Women produce skin temperature data that are just as predictable as men
Women produce physiological data that is just as predictable as men, at least when it comes to skin temperature. This might seem like common sense,...
UTSA’s Jessica Eise wins funding to advance climate science advocacy research
(San Antonio, November 9, 2023) — The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Jessica Eise, an assistant professor of social and environmental challenges in the University...
Vanderbilt and Duke awarded Moore Foundation grant to improve oversight of AI technology in health care systems
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and Duke University School of Medicine have been awarded a $1.25 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation for...
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group announces Allen Discovery Center for Neuroimmune Interactions at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
SEATTLE, W.A.—November 9, 2023—The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, a division of the Allen Institute, today announced the launch of the Allen Discovery Center (ADC)...
Understanding the dynamic behavior of rubber materials
Rubber-like materials, commonly used in dampeners, possess a unique property known as dynamic viscoelasticity, enabling them to convert mechanical energy from vibrations into heat while...
UTSA MATRIX AI Consortium receives $2 million to make AI more efficient
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $2 million grant through its Emerging Frontiers in Research Initiatives (EFRI) program to investigators at the UTSA MATRIX AI...
A breath of fresh air keeps drug-producing cells alive longer
EVANSTON, Ill. — In 2021, a Northwestern University-led research team received a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract worth up to $33 million to develop an...
Antibodies to cow’s milk linked to increased risk of cardiovascular death
Sensitivity to common food allergens such as cow’s milk and peanuts could be an important and previously unappreciated cause of heart disease, new research suggests...
Grant helps program expand distracted driving education to online learning
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates there were 42,795 deaths resulting from motor vehicle crashes in 2022 in the United States. This projection...
AI can map giant icebergs from satellite images 10,000 times faster than humans
AI can map giant icebergs from satellite images 10,000 times faster than humans Credit: Dr Anne Braakmann-Folgmann and the European Space Agency. AI can map giant icebergs from satellite images 10,000 times...
1 in 25 carries a genotype that is associated with a shortened lifespan
1 in 25 carries a genotype that is associated with a shortened lifespanCredit: deCODE Genetics 1 in 25 carries a genotype that is associated with...
UTIA faculty member serves as editor of the Journal of Food Distribution Research
Carlos Trejo-Pech, an associate professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, is a newly appointed...
