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HKU Researcher and Collaborators Detect First “Heartbeat” of a Newborn Neutron Star in Distant Cosmic Explosion

HKU Researcher and Collaborators Detect First “Heartbeat” of a Newborn Neutron Star in Distant Cosmic Explosion

A discovery involving researchers at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has, for the first time, unveiled millisecond…

Sep 23, 20255 min read
Shape-shifting collisions probe secrets of early Universe 

Shape-shifting collisions probe secrets of early Universe 

This summer, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) took a breath of fresh air. Normally filled with beams of protons, the…

Sep 23, 20253 min read
New tool makes generative AI models more likely to create breakthrough materials

New tool makes generative AI models more likely to create breakthrough materials

Cambridge, Mass. — The artificial intelligence models that turn text into images are also useful for generating new…

Sep 23, 20256 min read
NASA Awards Blue Origin $190 Million Contract to Deliver VIPER Rover to Lunar South Pole

NASA Awards Blue Origin $190 Million Contract to Deliver VIPER Rover to Lunar South Pole

WASHINGTON — As part of its Artemis campaign, NASA has awarded Blue Origin a Commercial Lunar Payload Services…

Sep 21, 20253 min read
The self-taught seismologist: Monitoring earthquakes from optic fibers with AI

The self-taught seismologist: Monitoring earthquakes from optic fibers with AI

Seismology is undergoing significant change with the rise of Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS), a fast-growing technology that leverages…

Sep 20, 20254 min read
New Tech Tool Helps UK Police Identify Victims of Sexual Exploitation

New Tech Tool Helps UK Police Identify Victims of Sexual Exploitation

A cutting-edge analytical tool developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield is helping police forces across the…

Sep 19, 20253 min read

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Students’ Ideas on Palm Oil Industry Sustainability wins second prize in the Sustainability Challenge, Malaysia

Students’ Ideas on Palm Oil Industry Sustainability wins second prize in the Sustainability Challenge, Malaysia

ByAmrita TuladharNov 29, 20153 min read

The National University of Malaysia has won second prize in a competition open to university students aimed at developing innovative ideas on sustainability of the palm oil industry.

UW connects to UN climate event

UW connects to UN climate event

ByAmrita TuladharNov 25, 20153 min read

Madison will have a unique window on COP21 – the catchier name for the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate…

Richard B. Kaner selected as 2015 MRS Medalist

Richard B. Kaner selected as 2015 MRS Medalist

ByAmrita TuladharNov 24, 20153 min read

Richard B. Kaner, University of California, Los Angeles, has been selected to receive the 2015 Materials Research Society (MRS) Medal.

Jacob Klein Selected for 2015 David Turnbull Lectureship Award

Jacob Klein Selected for 2015 David Turnbull Lectureship Award

ByAmrita TuladharNov 22, 20154 min read

The Materials Research Society’s (MRS) David Turnbull Lectureship Award recognizes the career of a scientist who has made outstanding contributions to understanding materials phenomena and properties through research, writing, and…