The Rocco Ortenzio Neuroimaging Center at Kessler Foundation upgraded its Siemens 3 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner to the latest state-of-the-art hardware and software, which incorporates the most advanced imaging technology available.These improvements will accelerate discoveries in the Center’s rehabilitation research focused on traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury (SCI), stroke, and other neurological conditions. 

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has tapped the expertise of Purdue University’s Jingjing Liang for a new initiative to bolster forest monitoring with artificial intelligence.

The new For Growth initiative is the latest effort of FAO’s AIM4Forests, a five-year program funded by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The program aims to reduce deforestation and speed up forest restoration with the most advanced technological monitoring methods while boosting the institutional capacities of selected developing countries to lead these efforts. 

In the RTLRA (Real Time Lightning Risk Assessment) project, researchers are developing a system to evaluate the local risk of lightning reaching the Earth’s surface in real time. The aim is to improve the safety of people and infrastructure, optimise the efficiency of operations during thunderstorms and support meteorologists in risk assessment. The Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) has funded the project.

The Geological Earth Mapping Experiment, or GEMx for short, is a mission led by NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey to map critical minerals across more than 190,000 square miles (500,000 square kilometers) of North American soil. Using airborne instruments, scientists are collecting these measurements over parts of California, Nevada, Arizona, and Oregon. 

The site from University of Arkansas researchers documents the history for the general public and also scholars and planners.

The Quantum Instrumentation Control Kit now features updated software and firmware and new companion hardware called QICK box. This Fermilab-developed system combines everything a scientist might need to conduct mind-bending research in a pizza-box-sized case. Expanding on QICK’s ability to drastically improve quantum computer performance, QICK box offers flexibility for users to customize the system to their needs.

AI technology has the power to revolutionize medicine, and medical schools must be early adopters to be able to train the next generation of physicans, says Texas A&M University College of Medicine Dean Dr. Amy Waer.

Andrew Zumwalt with the University of Missouri’s personal financial planning program provides some ideas for money-saving approaches to help you get through the holidays.

A team of Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers reached a significant milestone by building and testing an entire 6.5-foot turbine blade tip using fully recyclable materials that can withstand lightning voltage. ORNL’s recent demonstration highlighted the possibilities of a new approach to protecting blades using conductive materials or coatings.

University of Houston is partnering with Oceanit on a $3.3 million DOE-funded project to improve power grid resilience by developing advanced subsurface sensing technology.