Mathematics

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12-Feb-2025

Quantum state of photoelectrons measured for the first time

Lund University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

For the first time, researchers have been able to measure the quantum state of electrons ejected from atoms that have absorbed high-energy light pulses. This is thanks to a new measurement technique developed by researchers at Lund University in Sweden. The results can provide a better understanding of the interaction between light and matter.

Journal

Nature Photonics

12-Feb-2025

Rice’s Lydia Kavraki elected to National Academy of Engineering

Rice University
Grant and Award Announcement

Rice computer scientist Lydia Kavraki has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional honors accorded to an engineer, for her work on “developing randomized motion-planning algorithms for robotics and robotics-inspired methods in biomedicine.”

12-Feb-2025

AI speeds up nanoparticle research

University of Konstanz
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A team of researchers at the University of Konstanz has succeeded in adapting an AI system to reliably assist with making nanoparticle measurements which speeds up the research process significantly.

Journal

Scientific Reports

12-Feb-2025

Wealth gap fuels health inequality for over 50s: new study reveals lifestyle divide and depression link

University of Surrey
Peer-Reviewed Publication

There is a "silent emergency” brewing under our noses as research from the University of Surrey finds that there is a clear wealth gap among adults over 50 who meet physical activity and dietary guidelines. The research also found that poorer adults are nearly three times more likely to be depressed than their wealthier counterparts. 

Journal

Journal of Public Health

11-Feb-2025

New technology could quash QR code phishing attacks

University of Rochester
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at the University of Rochester have engineered a new form of QR codes that can protect smartphone users from QR code-based phishing attacks by signaling if users are being directed to a safe link or a potential scam. The technology is outlined in a new study published in the journal IEEE Security & Privacy.

Journal

IEEE Security & Privacy

Funder

U.S. National Science Foundation

11-Feb-2025

NFL Alumni Association shares 8 plays needed to improve heart health

American Heart Association
Business Announcement

The American Heart Association and the NFL Alumni Association are sharing the 8 steps to boost heart health in a collaboration focused on improving men’s health

11-Feb-2025

Last chance to get a hotel discount for the world’s largest physics meeting

American Physical Society
Meeting Announcement

Book your hotel for the American Physical Society’s joint March Meeting and April Meeting, now called the Global Physics Summit, being held in person in Anaheim and online everywhere March 17-21.