Tag: RESEARCH/DEVELOPMENT

What The Study Did: Researchers investigated the effect of real-time continuous glucose monitoring on glycemic control among patients with insulin-treated diabetes. Authors: Andrew J. Karter, Ph.D., of Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, California, is the corresponding author. To access the embargoed…

‘Floating’ microgrids: Optimizing naval ships’ power systems

Lehigh University electrical and computer engineering researcher Wenxin Liu awarded two ONR grants–totaling $900,000–for algorithmic design and hardware experimentation that could lead to advances in civilian microgrid technology

World’s smallest, best acoustic amplifier emerges from 50-year-old hypothesis

Acousto-electric devices reveal new road to miniaturizing wireless tech

Better popping potential for popcorn

Popcorn. What would movies and sporting events without this salty, buttery snack? America’s love for this snack goes beyond these events. We consume 15 billion quarts of popped popcorn each year. When it comes to popcorn, consumers want a seed-to-snack…

Largest aerospace society names Sandia researcher ‘Engineer of the Year’

‘Jack-of-all-trades’ improves future spacefaring calculations

Entangled quantum memories for a quantum repeater: A step closer to the Quantum Internet

* ICFO researchers report in Nature on having achieved, for the first time, entanglement of two multimode quantum memories located in different labs separated by 10 meters, and heralded by a photon at the telecommunication wavelength. * The scientists implemented…

CorePower Magnetics announces completion of exclusive licenses

CorePower Magnetics also names CEO to drive next generation magnetics technology commercialization

Computer vision: TU Graz researchers define new state of the art

Our visual cortex can capture images and recognize objects in a fraction of a second, even if they are barely visible or only fragmentary. One reason for this fantastic peak performance is the highly efficient hierarchical layer architecture of the…

Closer hardware systems bring the future of artificial intelligence into view

Tokyo – Machine learning is the process by which computers adapt their responses without human intervention. This form of artificial intelligence (AI) is now common in everyday tools such as virtual assistants and is being developed for use in areas…

Researchers Fine-Tune Control Over AI Image Generation

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new state-of-the-art method for controlling how artificial intelligence (AI) systems create images. The work has applications for fields from autonomous robotics to AI training. At issue is a type of AI…

SwRI works to improve atmospheric water harvesting

Researchers seek to create more efficient, cost-effective method

UArizona engineers demonstrate a quantum advantage

Researchers in the College of Engineering and James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences experimentally demonstrate how quantum resources aren’t just dreams for the distant future – they can improve the technology of today

Why deep freezing iron-based materials makes them both magnetic and superconducting

Physicists at the University of Bath in the UK have uncovered a new mechanism for enabling magnetism and superconductivity to co-exist in the same material.

Using the environment to control quantum devices

A deeper understanding of how the environment impacts quantum behaviour is bringing quantum devices one step closer to widespread adoption.

Cheap alloy rivals expensive platinum to boost fuel cells

As the cleanest renewable energy, hydrogen energy has attracted special attention in the research. Yet the commercialization of traditional proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), which consume hydrogen and produce electricity, is seriously restricted due to the chemical reaction of…

Applying private insurer rules to Medicare Part B

What The Study Did: Researchers estimated the extent Medicare Part B medical services would have been subject to prior authorization under private insurance coverage policies and calculated the associated spending. Authors: Aaron L. Schwartz, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of…

Social connectedness among medicare beneficiaries after onset of pandemic

What The Study Did: Researchers examined social connectedness among Medicare beneficiaries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Authors: Wesley John Talcott, M.D., M.B.A., the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut, is the corresponding author. To access the embargoed study: Visit…

uOttawa, Wesley Clover launch Alacrity Ottawa to build new generation of Canadian tech entrepreneurs

The University of Ottawa and Wesley Clover International have launched Alacrity Ottawa, a new technology business program. Together, uOttawa and Wesley Clover will educate, train and support engineering graduates with mentorship and investment opportunities aimed at fostering a pipeline of…

When to release free and paid apps for maximal revenue

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Danish invention preserves muscle mass in COVID-19 patients

Researchers from Aarhus University have developed electronic support stockings and tested them on bed-ridden Covid patients at Copenhagen University Hospitals. Results show that the stockings counteract a significant loss of muscle mass.

A helping hand for working robots

A reimagined robot hand combines strength with resilience, sidestepping the problems that accompany existing designs.

It takes some heat to form ice!

Water freezes and turns to ice when brought in contact with a cold surface – a well-known fact. However, the exact process and its microscopic details remained elusive up to know. Anton Tamtögl from the Institute of Experimental Physics at…

UTSA researchers among collaborative improving computer vision for AI

MAY 26, 2021 — Researchers from UTSA, the University of Central Florida (UCF), the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and SRI International have developed a new method that improves how artificial intelligence learns to see. Led by Sumit Jha, professor…

Reaping the benefits of noise

AMOLF scientists unravel noise-assisted signal amplification in systems with memory

Association of tracheostomy with outcomes in patients with COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 transmission among health care workers

What The Study Did: The findings of this systematic review and meta-analysis indicate that enhanced personal protective equipment is associated with low rates of SARS-CoV-2 transmission during tracheostomy. Authors: Phillip Staibano, M.Sc., M.D., of McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, is…

Myocarditis in big ten athletes with recent SARS-CoV-2 infection

What The Study Did: In this study of 1,597 Big Ten athletes who had comprehensive cardiac screening, including cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging, after COVID-19 infection, 37 athletes (2.3%) were diagnosed with clinical and subclinical myocarditis. Researchers report CMR screening…

Genetic risk factors revealed by largest genome study of depression to date

In the largest genetic analysis of depression to date, Veterans Affairs researchers identified many new gene variants that increase the risk for depression. The groundbreaking study helps researchers better understand the biological basis of depression and could lead to better…

Engineering researcher receives $450K grant

Marianna Maiaru earns Air Force Young Investigator award

Wildfire monitoring and prevention: Science, innovation and cross-border cooperation

The regions of Puglia and Epirus (Greece) now have new innovative tools for fire danger prevention and operational fire-fighting decisions. The major achievements of the project Ofidia 2 – Operational Fire Danger preventIon plAtform 2 funded by the European Territorial…

Accessibility, usability of state health department COVID-19 vaccine websites

What The Study Did: Researchers analyzed each state’s department of health website for accessibility and usability challenges. Findings suggest s tate health department COVID-19 vaccine website accessibility and usability challenges create frustration, may promote health disparities and contribute to overall…

Frequency, variety of persistent symptoms among patients with COVID-19

What The Study Did: Researchers conducted a r eview of studies examining the frequency and variety of persistent symptoms after COVID-19 infection. Authors: Steven N. Goodman, M.D., M.H.S., Ph.D., of Stanford University in Stanford, California, is the cor responding author.…

Measuring opioid-related mortality in Canada during COVID-19 pandemic

What The Study Did: Researchers quantified the added burden of fatal opioid overdoses occurring in Ontario, Canada, during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Authors: Tara Gomes, Ph.D., of the Keenan Research Centre of the Li Ka Shing…

Reporting of race, sex, socioeconomic status in randomized clinical trials in medical journals

What The Study Did: Researchers compared reporting practices for race, sex and socioeconomic status in randomized clinical trials published in general medical journals in 2015 with those published in 2019. Authors: Asad Siddiqui, M.D., of the Hospital for Sick Children…

The path to more human-like robot object manipulation skills

In a Science Robotics article, researchers Lehigh University, examine current research in learned robot manipulation, offer nine promising areas for future exploration

Hardware-software contracts for secure speculation, Best Paper Award at the 42nd IEEE Symposium

IMDEA Software Institute researchers Marco Guarnieri and Pepe Vila together with Boris Köpf (Microsoft Research) and Jan Reineke (Saarland University) won a best paper award at the 42nd IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (S&P) for their paper “Hardware-Software Contracts…

Delivering “serendipity”: Seemingly random product discovery, aided by technology

News from the Journal of Marketing

Innovation pioneers score world first for sustainable construction with graphene concrete

First commercial pour of engineered graphene concrete takes place in UK using Manchester technology

Food scraps get a bold new life

Tokyo, Japan – Most people don’t think much about the food scraps they throw away; however, investigators from the Institute of Industrial Science at The University of Tokyo have developed a new method to reduce food waste by recycling discarded…

Pain monitoring helps assess the effectiveness of opioid-sparing approaches during surgery

A new study has shown that effective opioid-sparing anaesthesia with dexmedetomidine can be guided with NOL pain monitoring technology (Medasense, Israel). The study showed that the NOL monitor is able to detect the effect of dexmedetomidine on the patient’s pain…

NTU Professor’s achievements recognised with ASME’s prestigious medal

Research has seen him scrutinising geckos, bones, and conch shells

New AI technology protects privacy

Medical diagnostics algorithm identifies pneumonia in paediatric x-ray images

Grass replaces plastic in take-away food packaging

Soon, packaging for take-away foods might be completely based on local, sustainable materials instead of fossil-based products. In a new research project, a packaging solution based on upcycled grass fibres is being developed.

Association between bitter taste receptor types, clinical outcomes among patients with COVID-19

What The Study Did: This study evaluates the association between bitter taste receptor types (supertasters who experience greater intensity of bitter tastes ; tasters; and nontasters who experience low intensity of bitter tastes or no bitter tastes) and outcomes after…

Association of circulating sex hormones with COVID-19 severity

What The Study Did: Researchers examined if circulating sex hormones are associated with disease severity in patients with COVID-19. Authors: Sandeep Dhindsa, M.D., of the St Louis University School of Medicine and Abhinav Diwan, M.D., of the Washington University School…

Skoltech researchers proposed an attractive cheap organic material for batteries

A new report by Skoltech scientists and their colleagues describes an organic material for the new generation of energy storage devices, which structure follows an elegant molecular design principle. It has recently been published in ACS Applied Energy Materials and…

Candid cosmos: eROSITA cameras set benchmark for astronomical imaging

An overview and performance assessment of the seven cameras of eROSITA, a space x-ray telescope launched in 2019

Holograms increase solar energy yield

A newly developed holographic light collector boosts solar panel efficiency for an energy conversion increase of approximately five percent over the course of a year

Technique to evaluate wind turbines may boost wind power production