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Noise Network Plus: The £1.8 million initiative to engineer a quieter future

University of Surrey
Grant and Award Announcement

An interdisciplinary network of engineers, policymakers, industry stakeholders and social scientists, led by the University of Surrey, will take on one of the UK’s most overlooked environmental challenges: noise pollution.

Is the Metaverse a new frontier for human-centric manufacturing?

University of Surrey
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The future of manufacturing is not just about machines and AI; it's about re-empowering humans, according to a new study from the University of Surrey.

Journal: Sustainability

When qubits learn the language of fiberoptics

Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Qubits—the fundamental units of quantum information—drive entire tech sectors. Among them, superconducting qubits could be instrumental in building a large-scale quantum computer, but they rely on electrical signals and are difficult to scale. In a breakthrough, a team of physicists at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) has achieved a fully optical readout of superconducting qubits, pushing the technology beyond its current limitations. Their findings were now published in Nature Physics.

Journal: Nature Physics
Funder: European Research Council, Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, Austrian Science Fund, ÖAW

Leading Sasol scientist appointed as Industrial Research Fellow at HZB

Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie
Business Announcement

Within the CARE-O-SENE project, HZB is cooperating with the South African company Sasol on innovative catalysts for sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). Now, the collaboration is intensifying: Dr. Denzil Moodley, a leading scientist in the field of Fischer-Tropsch at Sasol Research and Technology, is being appointed as Industrial Research Fellow at HZB. Moodley will contribute his expertise at HZB with the aim of accelerating the innovation cycle for sustainable fuel technologies.

Gender and beliefs shape homophobic attitudes

Université de Genève
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Sexual orientation is believed to result from complex processes that are still widely debated. However, for several years, a large body of research has sought to identify potential biological factors. The goal is to show that sexual preferences are merely natural variations. Supporters of this science-based approach argue that it could help combat stigmatization, particularly against homosexual individuals. A research team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) found that heterosexual individuals interpret this scientific data through the lens of their own frame of reference. This can reinforce both negative and positive attitudes toward homosexuality. These findings are published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior.

Journal: Archives of Sexual Behavior

California’s marine protected areas boost fish populations across the state

University of California - Santa Barbara
Peer-Reviewed Publication

It’s 1999, the 21st century is on the horizon, and California has big plans for marine conservation. New legislation has presented a mandate to establish an ambitious network of marine protected areas (MPAs) unlike anywhere else in the world. The goal is to craft strategic protections to safeguard the state’s marine life for preservation and economic benefits alike.

Journal: Conservation Biology

Truly autonomous AI is on the horizon

University of Technology Sydney
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers have developed a new AI algorithm, called Torque Clustering, that significantly improves how AI systems independently learn and uncover patterns in data, without human guidance.

Journal: IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence