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MIT researchers use large language models to flag problems in complex systems 

MIT researchers use large language models to flag problems in complex systems 

Identifying one faulty turbine in a wind farm, which can involve looking at hundreds of signals and millions…

Aug 13, 20246 min read
New substrate material for flexible electronics could help combat e-waste

New substrate material for flexible electronics could help combat e-waste

Electronic waste, or e-waste, is a rapidly growing global problem, and it’s expected to worsen with the production…

Aug 9, 20245 min read
A Compact Pulse Hollow Cone Hybrid TEM/SEM to Revolutionize Electron Microscopy

A Compact Pulse Hollow Cone Hybrid TEM/SEM to Revolutionize Electron Microscopy

A research team from City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) is working on a new quantum electron microscope…

Aug 5, 20244 min read
Scientists find a human “fingerprint” in the upper troposphere’s increasing ozone

Scientists find a human “fingerprint” in the upper troposphere’s increasing ozone

 Ozone can be an agent of good or harm, depending on where you find it in the atmosphere.

Aug 3, 20246 min read
Dual-action therapy shows promise against aggressive oral cancer

Dual-action therapy shows promise against aggressive oral cancer

A new treatment combining tiny iron particles and nitric oxide gas shows promise in targeting oral cancer cells…

Aug 2, 20243 min read
Study tracks exposure to air pollution through the day

Study tracks exposure to air pollution through the day

Data from the Bronx account for people’s daily mobility patterns, reveal demographic disparities in exposure levels. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.…

Aug 2, 20245 min read

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Materials Research Society President-Elect, Kristi S. Anseth, Named 2015 Bayer Distinguished Lecturer at Pitt

Materials Research Society President-Elect, Kristi S. Anseth, Named 2015 Bayer Distinguished Lecturer at Pitt

ByAmrita TuladharApr 21, 20154 min read

Materials research society (MRS) Vice President/President-Elect, Kristi S. Anseth, has been named recipient of the 2015 Bayer Distinguished Lectureship by the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering. Anseth is the Tisone Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, associate professor of surgery, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute […]

GLOBE Program Marks 20 Years of Global Earth Science Education

GLOBE Program Marks 20 Years of Global Earth Science Education

ByAmrita TuladharApr 21, 20154 min read

On Earth Day, April 22, NASA and the National Science Foundation (NSF) celebrate 20 years of international cooperation and collaboration to engage students, scientists, and teachers in 114 countries in…

A strategic alliance between Thermo Fisher Scientific and NUS reveals three projects receiving their multi-year funds

A strategic alliance between Thermo Fisher Scientific and NUS reveals three projects receiving their multi-year funds

ByAmrita TuladharApr 19, 20154 min read

Singapore – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, and the National University of Singapore (NUS) on 13 April announced three research projects, which are supported under…

Honoring Jackie Robinson

Honoring Jackie Robinson

ByAmrita TuladharApr 16, 20151 min read

“Honoring JackieRobinson today 42” wrote NASA astronaut Terry Virts, wearing a replica Jackie Robinson jersey on orbit in the cupola of the International Space Station. April 15, which was baseball’s opening day…