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6-Feb-2025

NRL plasma physicist elevated to IEEE Fellow

Naval Research Laboratory
Business Announcement

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has elevated Arati Dasgupta, Ph.D., an internationally recognized atomic and plasma physicist at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), to the grade of IEEE Fellow. This honor recognizes her contributions to the field of plasma science and her dedication to the broad scientific community.

6-Feb-2025

UC3M patents a new design for a soft robotic joint that is more adaptable and robust

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Business Announcement

Researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have developed a new soft joint model for robots with an asymmetrical triangular structure and an extremely thin central column. This breakthrough, recently patented, allows for versatility of movement, adaptability and safety, and will have a major impact in the field of robotics.

6-Feb-2025

Improved brain decoder holds promise for communication in people with aphasia

University of Texas at Austin
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new AI-based tool can translate a person’s thoughts into continuous text, without requiring the person to comprehend spoken words. This latest advance suggests it may be possible, with further refinement, for brain computer interfaces to improve communication in people with aphasia.

Journal: Current Biology
Funder: NIH/National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, Whitehall Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Burroughs Wellcome Fund

6-Feb-2025

Announcing the winners of the 5th annual Rising Black Scientists Awards

Cell Press
Grant and Award Announcement

Four early-career scientists share how they’ve harnessed features of their lives—from music to AI technology—to inspire their career and uplift communities. Each winner receives $10,000 for their science with essays published in the journal Cell

Funder: Elsevier Foundation, Cell Signaling Technology

6-Feb-2025

Food: Cracking the method for the ‘perfect’ boiled egg

Springer Nature
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new method pioneered to optimally cook both the yolk and white (or albumen) of a boiled chicken egg has been published in Communications Engineering...

Journal: Communications Engineering

6-Feb-2025

Single-photon LiDAR delivers detailed 3D images at distances up to 1 kilometer

Optica
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers have designed a single-photon time-of-flight LiDAR system that can acquire a high-resolution 3D image of an object or scene up to 1 kilometer away, which could help enhance security, monitoring, and remote sensing.

Journal: Optica

6-Feb-2025

The ISSCR to celebrate 20th anniversary of iPSC Discovery in Kyoto, Japan

International Society for Stem Cell Research
Meeting Announcement

World-renowned stem cell scientists will gather in Kyoto, Japan for the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) International Symposium, 20 Years of iPSC Discovery: A Celebration and Vision for the Future. Professor Shinya Yamanaka, who earned the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his breakthrough iPSC discovery, is leading the scientific program for the historic event.