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Using AI to optimize hydrogen fuel production and reduce environmental impact: Worcester Polytechnic Institute research published in Nature Chemical Engineering

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

To increase energy efficiency and reduce the carbon footprint of hydrogen fuel production, Fanglin Che, associate professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, is leveraging the power and potential of machine learning and computational modeling. The multi-university team she leads has completed a research study that was just published in Nature Chemical Engineering.

Journal: Nature Chemical Engineering
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Chip-based phonon splitter brings hybrid quantum networks closer to reality

Optica
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers have created a chip-based device that can split phonons, which could help connect various quantum devices via phonons, paving the way for advanced computing and secure quantum communication.

Journal: Optica Quantum

Order from disordered proteins

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at Harvard and Northwestern have developed a machine learning method that can design intrinsically disordered proteins with custom properties, addressing nearly 30% of all human proteins that are currently out of reach of AI tools like AlphaFold. The new approach uses automatic differentiation, traditionally a deep learning tool, to optimize protein sequences for desired properties.

Journal: Nature Computational Science

University of Tennessee researchers in chemistry, physics, computer science receive NSF Early Career Awards

University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Grant and Award Announcement

Three researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have received National Science Foundation CAREER awards for their work developing molecules that facilitate pharmaceutical drug design and evaluation, designing phishing detectors and developing new materials for quantum technology.

Reevaluating nonoperative management for pediatric uncomplicated acute appendicitis

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: In contrast to earlier studies, this meta-analysis found significantly higher treatment failure and major complication rates within a year with nonoperative management among children and adolescents. The meta-analysis provides pediatricians and pediatric surgeons with up-to-date data to inform shared decision-making with families and encourage individualized, patient-centered treatment.

Journal: JAMA Pediatrics

Researchers develop molecular qubits that communicate at telecom frequencies

University of Chicago
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A team of scientists from the University of Chicago, the University of California Berkeley, Argonne National Laboratory, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has developed molecular qubits that bridge the gap between light and magnetism—and operate at the same frequencies as telecommunications technology.

Journal: Science

Accounting for uncertainty to help engineers design complex systems

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Reports and Proceedings

MIT researchers developed a framework that can help engineers design systems that involve many interconnected parts in a way that explicitly accounts for the uncertainty in each component’s performance. This could lead to electronic devices like drones and robots that are more robust and reliable in unpredictable, real-world situations.

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