4-Feb-2025 Virtual physicians provide overnight care to patients in rural, critical access hospitals University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus The virtual hospitalist service line allows patients at three UCHealth facilities to get care virtually from CU hospitalists.
4-Feb-2025 ETRI develops intelligent fire detection technology for false alarm prevention National Research Council of Science & Technology A group of South Korean researchers has developed an intelligent fire detection technology that drastically reduces the false alarm incidents, which go off in the absence of a real fire, and is on the verge of commercializing it. This technology is expected to considerably reduce the social cost incurred from unwanted alarms. Funder Ministry of Science and ICT
4-Feb-2025 Say goodbye to vendor lock-in! The University of Osaka A research team led by Osaka University has developed "Tranqu," a framework addressing vendor lock-in in quantum computing. Tranqu enables users to select from multiple transpilers, optimizing quantum program performance on various chips. It supports custom transpilers, new program formats, and diverse architectures, promoting flexibility and enhancing quantum computing’s potential.
4-Feb-2025 Super Bowl-bound Eagles team up with Rutgers scientists to direct autism research Rutgers University University neuroscientists help guide the Philadelphia NFL team’s foundation on its multimillion-dollar research initiative.
4-Feb-2025 NRL hosts Chief of Naval Research Naval Research Laboratory WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) welcomed Rear Adm. Kurt J. Rothenhaus, Chief of Naval Research (CNR), on Jan. 23 where he received project updates, toured facilities, and addressed staff during a townhall.
3-Feb-2025 The invisible threat of thirdhand smoke Texas A&M University Thirdhand smoke is smoke residue that remains in the indoor environment, according to Wendy Hughes, a registered respiratory therapist with Texas A&M Health who is currently studying the effects of tobacco use and health impacts related to the substance. This residue reacts with the air to create additional pollutants and then re-emits on some surfaces in your home, car and clothing. Once the residue is in an area, it can continue circulating, so it could reattach to other surfaces like new furniture, wall décor, skin and even hair.
3-Feb-2025 Rice computer scientists develop solutions for making AI models more efficient and customizable Rice University A team of researchers at Rice is working on solutions to make AI models less expensive and more accessible, customizable and environmentally friendly.
3-Feb-2025 PAD Pulse Alliance urges screening for disease most don’t know they have during American Heart Month Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions February is American Heart Month, a time to focus on cardiovascular health, particularly conditions that often go unnoticed until it’s too late: Peripheral Artery Disease, or PAD. PAD affects 10 million Americans and is the most common cause of limb amputation outside of trauma. Yet, 70% of Americans don’t know what it is or what signs to look for.
3-Feb-2025 Could self-healing roads solve the UK’s pothole problem? King's College London Self-healing roads, made from biomass waste and designed using AI, could offer a solution to the country’s £143 million pothole problem.
3-Feb-2025 ETRI, the first in Korea to to develop supercomputer accelerator SoC National Research Council of Science & Technology Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) announced that it has developed an accelerator system-on-chip (SoC) named ‘K-AB21’. The accelerator chip developed by the researchers measures 77mm x 67mm, and is fabricated through the 12-nanometer process. Funder Ministry of Science and ICT
