As Southeast Asia faces warnings of a higher-risk haze season, research at the National University of Singapore College of Design and Engineering is helping Singapore better understand what is carried in the air during pollution episodes. Led by Associate Professor Yu Liya from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the work uses the chemical fingerprints of fine airborne particles to trace where pollution comes from, how it reaches Singapore, and how it changes along the way. Her team has studied smoke from past haze events, including evidence that carbon particles from the severe 2015 episode were around 800 years old, pointing to underground peat burning as a key source.

 

When Sandia researchers Hojun Lim and David Montes de Oca Zapiain began working on software to accelerate materials simulations, they started with just an idea. Now, eight years later, they have award-winning, ready-to-use software they believe can revolutionize manufacturing.

Thanks to the ongoing flow of university interns from CU Denver, the National Park Service began building a more consistent system for collecting and managing information. The interns and park rangers have spent years building an accurate GIS-based system. To date, the work has produced more than 1,000 accurate trail maps for public use. Visitors routinely download the maps to plan hikes, and emergency responders use them during rescue and response operations. 

An extraordinarily rare discovery by University of Oklahoma paleontologists provides a nearly unprecedented look at ancient relatives of starfish, crinoids. 

For UC Riverside's Monica Carson and David Lo, Comic-Con is more than a celebration of superheroes, blockbuster films, and celebrity appearances. After attending for about 15 years, the annual convention has become a gathering place where they find community, creativity, and ideas that align with how they see the world.

The Texas A&M AgriLife Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture, IHA, has launched an innovative research initiative, Harvesting Health: Advancing Nutrition and Wellness for Moms and Babies, which aims to advance maternal and child health and promote positive pregnancy outcomes.

Researchers in the Texas A&M University J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering have developed a new method for producing graphene oxide, a high-value carbon nanomaterial used in batteries, electronics and advanced manufacturing.

Invasive Flowerhorn cichlids threaten the native fish, aquaculture, and public health of Laguna, Philippines, warn Ateneo de Manila University researchers.