2-Dec-2024 From liberal arts to leadership in nuclear physics DOE/Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Mark Kevin Jones is a true Renaissance man in nuclear physics. Throughout his career, he has garnered many accomplishments, and he’s even worn quite a few hats in his three decades at Jefferson Lab. Now, Jones has been recognized for his work by his peers by being named a Fellow of the American Physical Society “For scientific leadership in experimental studies of the fundamental nucleon electromagnetic form factors, including the surprising discovery of significant variation in the large momentum behavior of the proton electric form factor, and for developing new detection systems enabling the studies.” Funder DOE/US Department of Energy
2-Dec-2024 Rice Biotech Launch Pad hosts foundation representatives, Type 1 diabetes patients and advocates for campus tour Rice University Representatives from Breakthrough T1D, a leading global organization funding Type 1 diabetes research, visited Rice to learn about advances in diabetes treatment.
2-Dec-2024 Creating better at-home tests for viruses University of Cincinnati Chemistry researchers at the University of Cincinnati are developing better biosensors they hope will replace diagnostics such as the nearly 1 billion COVID tests distributed to homes in the United States during the pandemic. Funder NIH/National Institutes of Health
2-Dec-2024 Supercomputer “ATERUI III” opens new era of simulation astronomy National Institutes of Natural Sciences The Center for Computational Astrophysics at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) has introduced the HPE Cray XD2000 system as a new supercomputer to replace the current dedicated astronomy supercomputer “ATERUI II.” The operation of the new system began on December 2, 2024, at NAOJ Mizusawa Campus in Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture. The new system has been nicknamed NS-06 “ATERUI III,” inheriting the name from its predecessor.
2-Dec-2024 Successful development of the world’s first compact and robust high-precision optical lattice clock with a 250-L volume Japan Science and Technology Agency A Japanese research team led by Professor Hidetoshi Katori at The University of Tokyo, has achieved a groundbreaking milestone by developing the compact, robust, ultrahigh-precision optical lattice clock with a device capacity of 250 L. The optical lattice clock is expected to serve as a foundational infrastructure for future societal needs, contributing to a wide range of research fields and practical applications. Funder Japan Science and Technology Agency
2-Dec-2024 UT scientist contributes to new understanding of cell growth University of Tennessee at Knoxville University of Tennessee assistant Professor Amit Joshi and an international team published new research in Science on the formation of plasmodesmata, channels in plant cell walls essential for cellular growth. Their study reveals that these channels form through incomplete cell division, with proteins MCTP3, 4, and 6 stabilizing the nascent plasmodesmata, enhancing intercellular communication.
2-Dec-2024 UT research to study protein’s role in Alzheimer’s University of Tennessee at Knoxville University of Tennessee associate professor Francisco Barrera is a co-investigator on new research funded by the National Institutes of Health into the role certain brain proteins may play in Alzheimer’s disease.
1-Dec-2024 Utilizing airborne LiDAR, reducing sediment volume estimation time to one-tenth of the conventional method Okayama University of Science Okayama University of Science has introduced a transformative AI-driven method that drastically accelerates sediment volume estimation following landslides. By integrating Airborne LiDAR data and advanced artificial intelligence, this innovative technology reduces the time required for sediment analysis by over 90%, enabling quicker disaster recovery efforts. Successful trials in disaster-stricken regions of Japan, including Kumamoto and Hiroshima, have demonstrated the method's ability to deliver accurate results at a fraction of the time and cost compared to traditional techniques. This breakthrough has the potential to revolutionize disaster management worldwide, significantly improving response times and resource allocation.
30-Nov-2024 Bar-Ilan University’s launches free online course on ancient Jerusalem Bar-Ilan University Bar-Ilan University has just launched a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) titled Jerusalem: A Journey Through Time. This comprehensive, introductory course delves into the history and archaeology of one of the world’s most fascinating cities, covering its evolution from its earliest foundations to the Muslim conquest.
29-Nov-2024 Here comes the ‘era of proteomics’: A technology that analyzes proteins in record time brings personalized medicine a step closer Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO) Large-scale proteomics equipment paves the way for the possibility of analyzing patient proteins to guide treatment, as is already the case with genetic information. At the National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) the most advanced proteomics equipment currently available is now in operation. “This equipment is another step towards personalised medicine,” explains Marta Isasa, a researcher at CNIO. “Proteomics tells us why the same therapy cures some patients and not others”
