SwRI-led team finds evidence of hydration on Psyche
SAN ANTONIO — August 13, 2024 —Using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a Southwest Research Institute-led team has confirmed hydroxyl molecules on the...
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Business crucial to addressing toxic pollution and protecting human health
By Josh Stowe By Josh Stowe Toxic pollution is the single largest cause of death and poor health, killing up to 9 million people each...
Mizzou scientists achieve more than 98% efficiency removing nanoplastics from water
COLUMBIA, Mo. — University of Missouri scientists are battling against an emerging enemy of human health: nanoplastics. Much smaller in size than the diameter of...
National Cancer Institute awards grant to Hollings researchers focused on depression among cancer survivors
Depression is common among people with likely incurable cancer – understandably so. But studies have shown that it can be treated, and if the goal...
Precious2GPT: Multiomics transformer and conditional diffusion for generation of multi-omics multi-species multi-tissue synthetic biological data
PreciousGPT series are pioneering architecture designed to understand the biological mechanisms and the aging process for life from birth to death Precious2GPT diffusion-transformer architecture...
Breakthrough in nanotechnology: Viewing the invisible with advanced microscopy
Metamaterials, engineered at the nanoscale, exhibit unique properties not found in naturally occurring materials. These properties arise from their nanoscale building blocks, which, until now,...
The Texas Heart Institute Announces the 2024-2025 Grand Rounds Series
Houston, TX – August 13, 2024 – The Texas Heart Institute (THI) is proud to announce the launch of its 2024-2025 Grand Rounds Series, beginning...
RPI Physicist Moussa N’Gom is using light to enhance nuclear security
Our nation’s security depends on the effective detection of nuclear materials at our borders and beyond. To address this challenge, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) physicist...
Cricket physics: Science behind the modern bowler technique tricking batters
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13, 2024 – Key to winning a cricket match is tricking the other team’s batters – no small feat as bowlers bowl cricket...
PCORI announces $165 million in funding for new health research
PCORI announces $165 million in funding for new health research PCORI announces $165 million in funding for new health research Approved awards support...
Measuring Martian winds with sound
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13, 2024 – Mars has a notoriously inhospitable environment, with temperatures that fluctuate dramatically over the course of a Martian day and average...
University of Kansas study explores the transformation of educational system with the advent of artificial intelligence
The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) presents several new and exciting opportunities for improving the quality of education. While several ways of integrating AI into...
New genetic editing technique to modify wild populations with less risk
A new technique developed by researchers from Macquarie University and the California Institute of Technology published in Nature Communications on 13 August could allow scientists...
Chinese scientists elucidate age and gender disparities in cardiometabolic phenotypes and lipidomic signatures
With the aging of the global population, the prevalence of metabolic diseases has significantly increased over the past two decades. Meanwhile, China grapples with the...
Empowering women – a key to both sustainable energy and gender justice
Involving women in implementing solar energy technologies in developing countries not only has great climate impact. A new study published in Nature Energy and carried...
