3-Apr-2025 Blue carbon project will create a living shoreline to protect coastal ecosystems in Galveston Bay Rice University Rice University, BCarbon and Scenic Galveston have launched an innovative project to protect the Kohfeldt Marsh near Texas City from sea level rise through the design and creation of a living shoreline. The effort combines land conservation with carbon credit financing, supporting marshland resilience against erosion and climate change. As part of a special credit course, Rice students will be actively involved in the design of the shoreline.
3-Apr-2025 Q&A: How can drug repurposing lower drug costs and improve care? Penn State Drug repurposing, or finding new uses for existing medications, could potentially lower the cost of prescription drugs and medical expenses and accelerate the discovery of new treatments. In the following Q&A, Dajiang Liu, distinguished professor at the Penn State College of Medicine, discussed drug repurposing, how it works and its benefits.
2-Apr-2025 Conference brings together national leaders in artificial intelligence, agriculture Mississippi State University Mississippi State University and its Agricultural Autonomy Institute this week are hosting the 4th Annual AI in Agriculture and Natural Resources Conference, bringing together national leaders in artificial intelligence, or AI, and agriculture to showcase groundbreaking advancements and their practical applications in the field.
2-Apr-2025 SwRI develops process to produce graphene from CO2 Southwest Research Institute SAN ANTONIO — April 2, 2025 — Chemical engineers at Southwest Research Institute produced gram quantities of graphene and other carbonaceous materials by bubbling carbon dioxide through a bed of liquefied alkali earth metals. Graphene, a carbon allotrope, is used for everything from biomedical devices to sensors and electronics. The internally funded project advances the lab-scale conversion of CO2 into graphene which, like diamonds, another form of carbon, is both valuable and useful for a variety of applications.
2-Apr-2025 Can you trust this article? University of Utah Health Knowing how to recognize trustworthy health information can help you make informed choices about your own health and the health of those around you—and avoid the real risks of taking health fiction as fact. We asked communication researchers for ways you can better assess whether a piece of health information is the real deal.
2-Apr-2025 Newly patented device could speed treatment for stroke patients University of Nebraska-Lincoln Nearly 800,000 Americans suffer a stroke each year. Researchers at the University of Nebraska have patented an innovative, portable treatment device, called the pTACS Somatosensory Biomedical Device, that could significantly reduce mortality and disability caused by strokes. The device uses micro pulses of air to stimulate the brain and increase blood flow in the cerebral cortex, thus saving brain cells from death. The researchers envision their device being installed in emergency rooms, rehabilitation centers and even ambulances to start treatment when every second counts. Funder NIH/National Institutes of Health, American Heart Association, Barkley Trust, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2-Apr-2025 Mayo Clinic researchers lead transformative shift toward neurorestorative treatment strategies for most severe forms of epilepsy Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic is taking epilepsy research in a bold new direction, exploring treatment approaches to help patients living with the most severe and difficult-to-treat forms of epilepsy. About 50 million people worldwide are impacted by epilepsy. Approximately 30% of patients, or about 15 million people, suffer with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE).
1-Apr-2025 New technique bringing the heat to tackle plastic waste University of Texas at Arlington Because plastic is so commonly used, finding new ways to manage and recycle plastic waste is becoming ever more important. Plastic waste pyrolysis is one technology that could help address this issue.
1-Apr-2025 PolyU scholar's impactful interdisciplinary environmental research honored by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is committed to promoting global well-being through interdisciplinary research across various fields. Prof. JIN Ling Nathanael, Assistant Professor of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Department of Health Technology and Informatics at PolyU, has been awarded the 40 Under 40 Recognition Program by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (AAEES) for his contributions to advancing the fields of environmental science.
1-Apr-2025 Bio-based technology successfully recovers up to 95% of high-purity lithium from spent batteries University of Surrey A microbial electrochemical technology capable of recovering 90-95% of lithium from spent lithium-ion batteries has been developed by scientists at the University of Surrey.
