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28th IRENA Council Convenes in Abu Dhabi Ahead of COP29
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) convenes its 28th Council meeting in Abu Dhabi today, the last before the…
Making it easier to verify an AI model’s responses
By allowing users to clearly see data referenced by a large language model, this tool speeds manual validation…
How climate change will impact outdoor activities in the US
Using the concept of “outdoor days,” a study shows how global warming will affect people’s ability to work…
New study rewrites decades of medical misunderstanding of saturated fat and heart disease
ARN– Warnings against saturated fat on heart health need to be revisited as flaws were revealed in the…
Study: New molecules reversibly change with light and heat
The technology to rewrite data on compact discs was made possible by phase-change materials altered by the light…
Researchers uncover fresh information on brain stem cell activation
A team of neuroscientists, led by Duke-NUS Medical School have uncovered a mechanism that controls the reactivation of…
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MED-EL Founders Ingeborg Hochmair, PhD, and Professor Erwin Hochmair Awarded 2015 Russ Prize from the National Academy of Engineering
The National Academy of Engineering announced today that bioengineering pioneers and MED-EL Medical Electronics GmbH co-founders Ingeborg Hochmair, PhD, and Professor Erwin Hochmair have been awarded the 2015 Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize, for engineering cochlear implants that enable the deaf to hear. The prize is shared with Duke University Professor Blake Wilson, […]
Last of Nepal’s car porters recalls life without roads
By Ammu Kannampilly | AFP Chitlang (Nepal) (AFP) – At 92, Dhan Bahadur Gole is the last known survivor of a generation of porters who carried luxury cars on foot across…
University of Malaya young researcher won the Outstanding Journal Article Award at the AECT 2014 convention in USA
Dr. Farrah Dina Yusop, the Deputy Director of the Curriculum Development Center and senior lecturer of the Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, Malaysia has been awarded the prestigious Outstanding…
Materials Research Society Announces New Board Appointment for 2015
WARRENDALE, PA – The Materials Research Society (MRS) announces a new appointment to its Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2015. David J. Parrillo, Global Research and Development Director, Packaging and Specialty Plastics…