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Increased risk of severe bacterial infection after high teenage BMI
High BMI and poor physical fitness during later adolescence increase the risk of both contracting and dying from…
Scientists uncover key role of SUMOylation in plant cell division
BERLIN – Researchers at Germany’s Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) have discovered that…
Weaving secondary battery electrodes with fibers and tying them like ropes for both durability and performance
A joint research team led by Dr. Gyujin Song of the Korea Institute of Energy Research, Dr. Kwon-Hyung Lee…
A smarter way for LLMs to think about hard problems
Cambridge, MA – To make large language models (LLMs) more accurate when answering harder questions, researchers can let…
Hidden dangers in ‘acid rain’ soils
Acid rain from fossil fuel pollution may be quietly training soil bacteria to become longer-lived, more transmissible, and…
ESA secures record €22.1 bln funding at Ministerial Council
BREMEN— European Space Agency (ESA) member states have approved record contributions of €22.1 billion at the agency’s Ministerial…
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Six women researchers from developing countries awarded the 2022 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award
Six researchers have been awarded the 2022 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award for Early-Career Women Scientists in the Developing World for their contributions to research that is helping tackle climate change.
Buddhist Leader’s Annual Peace Proposal Stresses Human Dignity and Nuclear Disarmament
Buddhist philosopher and peacebuilder Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), issued his 40th annual peace proposal on January 26, 2022.
NASA Selects Four University Teams for Aviation Projects
NASA’s research focus on sustainable aviation will get some big help from teams of university faculty and students recently selected to participate in the agency’s University Leadership Initiative (ULI).
Two UW researchers named National Academy of Inventors fellows
University of Wisconsin–Madison professors Thomas R. “Rock” Mackie and Bulent Sarlioglu have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors, the organization announced on Tuesday Dec 7.
