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Salt influx from land and sea spells ‘double trouble’ for drinking water

University of Maryland
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An influx of salt from both land and sea and a warming world are condemning the world’s rivers, streams and estuaries to a “saltier future,” according to a new study led by University of Maryland GeologyProfessor Sujay Kaushal in collaboration with researchers from other institutions.

Journal: Biogeochemistry

IMDEA Networks participates in a European project to create 6G networks that interact intelligently with reality

IMDEA Networks Institute
Grant and Award Announcement

IMDEA Networks is part of MultiX, a European scientific project involving 17 research centers and technology companies from 7 countries coordinated by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), which aims to revolutionize future 6G communication networks by transforming their design and operation. By means of an innovative system that integrates multisensory perception, MultiX aims to make networks capable of intelligently observing the environment and interacting with it in real time. This innovation seeks to transform sectors as relevant as healthcare facilities or the autonomous vehicle industry.

With $2M in grants, Arizona engineers push toward a quantum computing future

University of Arizona College of Engineering
Grant and Award Announcement

Adoption of quantum technologies has been stymied by factor, including high error rates. These mistakes occur because quantum systems are highly sensitive to external disturbances like temperature and sound. Effective error correction would protect high-performance data processing, but this area of research has had limited exploration, until now.

Funder: U.S. Army

Study discovers tuberculosis genes necessary for airborne transmission

Weill Cornell Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Tuberculosis bacteria rely on a family of genes that help them survive the challenging journey from one person’s lungs to another person’s during coughing, sneezing or talking, according to researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The findings provide new targets for tuberculosis therapies that could simultaneously treat infection and prevent the spread of bacteria.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

$100 million investment to expand Cornell's Engineering college

Cornell University
Grant and Award Announcement

A $100 million philanthropic commitment, the largest in Cornell Engineering’s history, from David A. Duffield ’62, MBA ’64, will significantly expand the college’s existing Duffield Hall, creating a new state-of-the-art home for the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and critical new lab space for strategic research priorities.

Promoting sustainable agriculture for pollinators: presenting the newly launched AGRI4POL project

Pensoft Publishers
Business Announcement

The new Horizon Europe project, AGRI4POL, aims to assist the transition of agriculture from being a pressure on pollinators to becoming a positive force for biodiversity, crop pollination services, ecosystems and people.

Funder: Horizon Europe

FLIpping the Switch: Boosting stem cell numbers for therapies

Weill Cornell Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A single molecular switch is essential for blood stem cells to enter an activated, regenerative state in which they produce new blood cells, according to a preclinical study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The discovery could lead to more effective bone marrow transplants and gene therapies.

Journal: Nature Immunology