ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * $3 Million NSF Grant Will Support Training in Sustainable Medical Devices Georgia Tech researcher W. Hong Yeo has received a $3 million NSF grant to lead a multidisciplinary team in training graduate students to develop sustainable, biocompatible medical devices that address environmental impacts, aiming to establish best pract * * * Georgia Tech researcher W. Hong Yeo has been awarded a $ more PR

AALTO, Finland, Sept. 2 (TNSres) -- Aalto University issued the following news release: Integrating digital twins and extended reality (XR) technologies leads to smarter, more adaptable industrial operations, says Doctoral researcher Xinyi Tu. The global industrial landscape is undergoing a profound transformation as the fifth industrial revolution, Industry 5.0, is shifting our focus from an economic, automated and data-driven approach to social value, sustainability and well-being. Doctor more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * During summer internship in Germany, rising fourth-year Zewei Wu simulates astrophysical plasma Editor's note: This story is part of Dispatches from Abroad, a series highlighting UChicago community members who are researching, studying and working around the world. * * * University of Chicago astrophysics student Zewei Wu has spent his summer near Munich, Germany in "Science City," conducting r more PR

KAMPALA, Uganda, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- Makerere University issued the following news: By Betty Kyakuwa On August 29th, a team of researchers from the School of Economics at Makerere University held an Inception and Methodological Workshop to kick off their groundbreaking study titled "Supporting African Youth Entrepreneurs to Accelerate Just Transition to Clean Energy and Climate-Resilient Businesses." The workshop, which marked the official launch of the project, was attended by various stakeh more PR

SINGAPORE, Sept. 2 (TNSres) -- The National University of Singapore issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2024: The National University of Singapore (NUS) today celebrated the accomplishments of eight outstanding members of the NUS community who have scaled new peaks of excellence and raised the bar in education, research, mentorship and service. The annual NUS University Awards recognises educators, researchers and professionals for their exceptional contributions to the University, Si more PR

HEIDELBERG, Germany, Sept. 2 (TNSres) -- Heidelberg University issued the following news release: * * * Conference at Heidelberg University on societal challenges and future perspectives for theology * * * The ambiguous topic "Theology of the Future" - what theology has to say about the future and what its future might look like - will be explored at the 18th European Congress on Theology from 8 to 11 September 2024 in Heidelberg. The event will focus on political, social and cultural factor more PR

GREATER MANCHESTER, England, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Salford issued the following news: Humn.ai and the University of Salford have successfully developed a unique autonomous vehicle insurance solution as part of a two-year knowledge transfer partnership. Through state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning, the team worked together to develop a solution to enable Humn.ai to prepare for the inevitable demand for autonomous vehicle insurance ahead of competitors.  more PR

KARLSRUHE, Germany, Sept. 2 (TNSres) -- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Conference Takes Place at KIT for the First Time - Around 600 Experts from Science and Practice Exchange Ideas * * * In an increasingly digitalized world, information technologies and people are becoming ever more closely intertwined. The way we deal with computers and digital technologies is shaping not only the world of work, but also everyday life. The challenges and opportun more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- The University College London issued the following news: The Max Planck UCL Centre for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing Research has been renewed for another five years, allowing its frontier research on psychiatric disorders and cognitive development to continue at UCL until 2030. The decision to renew came in July 2024 and was made by the Max Planck Society (MPS) President, Professor Patrick Cramer, after a peer review. The new term of the facility bas more PR

HAMILTON, Ontario, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- McMaster University issued the following news: By Steve Sears As the uses -- and risks -- of generative Artificial Intelligence in education continue to evolve, an increasing number of institutions are drawing on new open-access resources developed at McMaster for guidance on the appropriate use of AI for students and instructors. This summer, McMaster released revised teaching and learning guidelines, which offer clearer direction on areas such as the p more PR

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- Eckerd College issued the following news: By Tom Zucco For the past 21 years, Eckerd College Professor of Computer Science Kelly Debure, Ph.D., has supervised scores of students who have maintained and enhanced the Digital Analysis and Recognition of Whale Images on a Network software. Despite its aging interface and performance limitations, Debure says the software remains popular and has been downloaded thousands of times. An important research t more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- Northumbria University issued the following news release: Since the 1960s, astronomers have wondered how the Sun's supersonic "solar wind," a stream of energetic particles that flows out into the Solar System, continues to receive energy once it leaves the Sun. Now, thanks to a fortunate line up of two spacecraft currently in space studying the Sun, they may have discovered the answer. New research provides conclusive evidence that the fastest  more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- The University College London issued the following news: * * * Five research projects at UCL are benefiting from over pound sterling800,000 in total funding announced by Muscular Dystrophy UK, to improve diagnosis, monitor progression and test potential new treatments for muscle wasting and weakening conditions. * * * The charity helping the more than 110,000 children and adults in the UK living with one of over 60 muscle wasting and weakening conditions  more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- The University College London issued the following news: People from diverse backgrounds must be included in the development of healthcare policies to ensure all groups' needs are met, finds a new study led by UCL researchers into palliative care for the Muslim community. The study, published in BMJ Open, investigated the experience of British Muslim people and their families who were accessing palliative care services during the Covid-19 pandemic. It foun more PR

BAYREUTH, Germany, Sept. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Bayreuth issued the following news release: * * * In a collaboration between scientists from Physics and Chemistry at the University of Bayreuth and Physical Chemistry at the University of Melbourne, it has now been possible to realize optically switchable photonic units that enable precise addressing of individual units. This will make it possible to reliably store and read binary information optically. They report on this in the scient more PR

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Sept. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Copenhagen issued the following news: A Danish amber collector's find upon a wild North Sea shore in the 1960's has proved to be of great and surprising significance. After having thoroughly examining the roughly 40-million-year-old piece of amber, University of Copenhagen researchers have discovered it to contain the first fossil of a predatory fungus gnat belonging to a rare genus. The research contributes new knowledge about the dist more PR

NORWICH, England, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: Households in low-income areas face significantly higher increases in petrol prices when rival fuel stations close compared to high-income areas, according to new research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA). At the same time, low-income areas do not benefit from a higher drop in prices when new stations open. The study is published today in the Journal of Industrial Economics. It shows that  more PR

LIVERPOOL, England, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: Researchers at the University of Liverpool have captured important evidence across primary and secondary care to explore the barriers to implementing effective structured medication reviews (SMRs). These new findings have the potential to help up to 14 million patients[/1] across the UK who have multiple long-term health conditions (MLTCs). SMRs aim to enhance shared decision-making in medica more PR

WURZBURG, Germany, Sept. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * It's not just us humans who suffer from heatwaves. Researchers at the University of Wurzburg discovered that hot temperatures rob bumblebees of their sense of smell - and makes them struggle when searching for food. * * * Climate change is affecting ecosystems in many different ways. One of its consequences are increasingly longer and more intense periods of heat, which affect essential more PR

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, Sept. 2 (TNSres) -- Utrecht University issued the following news: The government is increasingly using algorithms in the application of laws and regulations. It is the responsibility of Parliament to ensure that this is done in a responsible manner. However, various reports suggest that parliamentarians lack sufficient knowledge of AI to adequately assess the use of such systems. PhD researcher Juliette Ermers from the AI Lab for Public Services is investigating how Pa more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Toronto issued the following news: * * * 'We wanted to understand if the way our brains and bodies adapt to these digital environments changes how accurately we can move and interact with real objects" * * * By Jelena Damjanovic Researchers at the University of Toronto have found that using virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR) can temporarily change the way people perceive and interact with the real world - with potential implicat more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * More than $2 million in seed grants will support interdisciplinary, Yale-based research projects that hold promise of achieving transformative change. * * * Yale Planetary Solutions (YPS), the university-wide initiative created to amplify and drive solutions to the world's most urgent climate and environmental threats, has awarded more than $2 million in seed grants to 22 Yale-based research projects more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Herzon is the winner of the American Chemical Society Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry. * * * By Jim Shelton Yale chemist Seth Herzon, whose research illuminates the molecular mechanisms at work in anticancer and microbiome-derived natural products, has won a national award from the American Chemical Society (ACS). Herzon, the Milton Harris '29 Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry in  more PR