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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 23-Jul-2025 09:10 ET (23-Jul-2025 13:10 GMT/UTC)

24-Mar-2025

Avoidable deaths are on the rise in the United States, yet falling in many peer nations

Brown University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In most high-income countries around the world, the number of avoidable mortalities is going down. But in the United States, avoidable deaths have been on the rise for more than a decade, according to a new study by researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health and Harvard University, who examined mortality trends across U.S. states and 40 high-income countries. Their findings were published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Journal: JAMA Internal Medicine

24-Mar-2025

Using machine learning to overcome blind spots in satellite-based PM10 monitoring

Science China Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a paper published in National Science Review, a team of Chinese scientists develop an AI-powered framework designed to achieve real-time, seamless retrieval of PM₁₀ concentrations. This breakthrough addresses the challenges of spatial gaps and nighttime observation deficiencies in current satellite-based PM10 data. It extends daily data to high-resolution, real-time hourly insights, providing strong support for precise dust storm monitoring.

Journal: National Science Review
Funder: National Key Research and Development Program of China

24-Mar-2025

DGIST has found a breakthrough in eco-friendly solar cells

DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

- Implemented powerful solar cells without lead and cadmium! Improved power conversion efficiency by 8.26%. - Increased solar cell efficiency by greatly increasing charge carrier diffusion length! Birth of an eco-friendly innovative technology.

Journal: Advanced Energy Materials

24-Mar-2025

New EU project will bridge Intellectual Property and Open Science to boost knowledge valorization

Pensoft Publishers
Business Announcement

The newly-funded Horizon Europe project IP4OS will empower multi-professional teams across Europe with tools and practices to align Intellectual Property (IP) management with Open Science (OS) principles.

24-Mar-2025

Fiscal policies proven to be highly effective in mitigating the environmental impact of food

University of the Basque Country
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers from the BIRTE research group looked at how different fiscal policies contributed to reducing the carbon emissions, water use and food waste generated by food consumption. They concluded that a generalized increase in taxes on all products is not as effective as differential taxing or subsidising of each food category. They also stated the importance of designing different policies according to the objectives to be achieved.

Journal: Ecological Economics

23-Mar-2025

Household electricity three times more expensive than upcoming ‘eco-friendly’ aviation e-fuels, study reveals

Taylor & Francis Group
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Existing tax policies during the energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources will lead to major energy injustices and skewed priorities, new research published in Climate Policy shows.

Journal: Climate Policy

22-Mar-2025

Major themes and growth areas in the application of AI in the neurosciences shown in inaugural issue of AI in neuroscience

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new review article in the peer-reviewed journal AI in Neuroscience identifies major themes in the application of artificial intelligence (AI) to the clinical, translational and basic neurosciences.

Journal: AI in Neuroscience