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4-Nov-2024

UW–Madison researchers find persistent problems with AI-assisted genomic studies

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Peer-Reviewed Publication

University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers are warning that artificial intelligence tools gaining popularity in the fields of genetics and medicine can lead to flawed conclusions about the connection between genes and physical characteristics, including risk factors for diseases like diabetes.

Journal: Nature Genetics

4-Nov-2024

The secrets of baseball's magic mud

University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The unique properties of baseball’s famed “magic” mud, which MLB equipment managers applied to every ball in the World Series, have never been scientifically quantified — until now. In a new paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science (Penn Engineering) and School of Arts & Sciences (SAS) reveal what makes the magic mud so special.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation, U.S. National Science Foundation, U.S. National Science Foundation, NASA Planetary Science and Technology Through Analog Research Program, Army Research Office, U.S. National Science Foundation

4-Nov-2024

Derivation of a new formula for predicting Earth-like habitats in the galaxy

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

“One of the most important scientific questions today is how many potential Earth-like Habitats (EHs) exist in the Galaxy, and how many of these planets could, in principle, support aerobic life?” according to an article in the peer-reviewed journal Astrobiology by Helmut Lammer and Manuel Scherf, from the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Space Research Institute. In two additional articles in Astrobiology, the authors, together with Laurenz Spross, from the University of Graz, derived a new formula that can be used to estimate the maximum occurrence rate of EHs in the Galaxy, and applied this formulation to the galactic disk by considering only requirements that are already scientifically quantifiable.

Journal: Astrobiology

4-Nov-2024

Unlocking next-gen chip efficiency: UVA researchers confirm thermal insights for tiny circuits

University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication

University of Virginia mechanical and aerospace engineering Ph.D. student Md. Rafiqul Islam and a team of researchers advance the race to design faster, smaller and more efficient devices.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: Semiconductor Research Association

4-Nov-2024

New UCF lab focuses on healing power of light

University of Central Florida
Business Announcement

The new lab will provide opportunities for UCF undergraduate, graduate, medical students, residents fellows and physicians to conduct interdisciplinary research.

4-Nov-2024

Dreams come true for researchers as they win major European funding to investigate biological clocks in bacteria

John Innes Centre
Grant and Award Announcement

A pioneering collaboration investigating the intricacies of biological clocks in bacteria has been awarded prestigious European Research Council (ERC) funding.

Funder: European Research Council

4-Nov-2024

UK Foreign Secretary launches report on opportunities for Africa in global battery supply chain

The Faraday Institution
Reports and Proceedings

Lagos, 4^th November - UK Foreign Secretary, The Rt Hon David Lammy MP, today, launched a landmark report at a growth and renewable energy reception in Lagos on the opportunities for Africa in the global battery value chain.

The report titled ‘From Minerals to Manufacturing: Africa’s Competitiveness in Global Battery Supply Chains’, was undertaken through the UK’s Manufacturing Africa programme in partnership with the UK’s flagship research organisation on batteries and energy storage, the Faraday Institution, and reveals cost-competitive investment opportunities in the battery supply chain in Africa.