Thu, December 12, 2024

by: Association for Psychological Science

Heart Rates and Step Counts: A Novel Approach to Eating Disorder Care

What potential do everyday devices, like smartwatches, have in transforming the management and treatment of eating disorders? In this episode, Under the Cortex explores how commonly used technology, such as heart rate monitors and step counters,

by: Ghanaweb.com

Breaking News: Level 300 KNUST student killed by a trotro

A Level 300 student from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Afia Dedaa Osae, tragically lost her life after being struck by a speeding trotro in Accra. The incident occurred on December 11,

by: KGOU

The Game Awards 2024: Key nominees and what to expect

by: UPI

White House hosts first-ever women's health research conference

The outgoing president and first lady on Wednesday hosted the first-ever conference on Women's Health Research, according to the White House.

by: SciTech Daily

Unlocking Space Secrets: How ISS Research Is Transforming Health and Robotics

Researchers aboard the International Space Station (ISS) focused on three major areas of advanced research on Wednesday: disease detection, cellular immunity, and free-flying robotics. Meanwhile, the Expedition 72 crew prepared for the year's final spacewalk while awaiting the departure of a U.

by: Daily Express

Apple fans can bag a free Nintendo Switch and Animal Crossing in huge Xmas deal

We reviewed both the iPhone 16 and almost gave it a full five stars. David Snelling, our tech editor said: "We remain pretty miffed about that 60Hz screen technology (please Apple, fix it on the iPhone 17) but that really is our only gripe this year.

by: dailyguidenetwork

Trotro Kills KNUST Student

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) community is in shock and mourning after a third-year Geography student, Afia Dedaa Osae-Atuah, lost her life in a tragicRead

by: The Irish Times

Meeting the talent challenge crucial for Ireland's economic transition

Ireland's highly educated, productive and agile workforce has been a key factor in its success in attracting investments. So the fact that talent gaps are emerging is a concern.

by: Science Daily

Noninvasive imaging method can penetrate deeper into living tissue

Researchers developed a non-invasive imaging technique that enables laser light to penetrate deeper into living tissue, capturing sharper images of cells. This could help clinical biologists study disease progression and develop new medicines.

by: brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes

The dawn of Google Willow and how qSAI may revolutionise marketing

Quantum supercomputing AI is changing marketing. Google's Willow is leading this change. It processes data very fast. This allows for highly personalized marketing. It also enables strong predictive analytics.
Wed, December 11, 2024

by: Analytics Insight

Meet the Minds: Top 10 Data Science Influencers of 2024

Top 10 Data Science Influencers of 2024 The world of data science is transforming at a speed that no other discipline has ever experienced. Who is transforming

by: Business Insider

Why Google's quantum computing breakthrough is such a big deal

Google's Willow chip reduces errors exponentially, addressing a problem the industry has faced for almost 30 years.

by: Science Daily

A greener, cleaner way to extract cobalt from 'junk' materials

As the demand for lithium-ion batteries escalates with the proliferation of mobile phone, electric vehicles and even pacemakers, key components in these powerhouses, like cobalt, face significant ethical and environmental concerns related to their extraction.

by: earth

Wonder material that "will change the world" is officially declared safe for humans

Graphene has captured attention worldwide, with many scientists dubbing it a "wonder material" with potential to have a huge impact on humans

by: ABC

What we know about Luigi Mangione, Ivy League grad charged in CEO's murder

Video captured the moment the gunman walked up behind the CEO outside the Hilton in Midtown Manhattan, pointed his gun at him and fired.

by: Daily Mail

UK government gives the go-ahead to store 100 MILLION tonnes of CO2 under the North Sea - but experts raise fears the greenhouse gas could leak and taint water supplies

Starting in 2027, a coalition of energy companies will pump four million tonnes of CO2 per year into a reservoir off the Yorkshire coast - but some experts have questioned the plan's safety.

by: Malaysiakini

Five local companies announced as winners of MYHackathon Cohort 2

The announcement was made during the programme's closing ceremony, officiated by YB Tuan Chang Lih Kang, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, at the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers (AICB),

by: Mint

MIT suspends Indian-origin student Prahlad Iyengar over controversial essay; what was it - Explained

A controversy arose after MIT suspended Prahlad Iyengar, an Indian-origin student, for an essay published in the college magazine.

by: abp LIVE

MIT Suspends Indian-Origin PhD Scholar Over Pro-Palestine Essay, Sparks Debate On Free Speech

PhD scholar of Indian origin Prahlad Iyengar has been suspended from MIT over a pro-Palestine essay for Written Revolution, a multidisciplinary student magazine.

by: India TV

Indian-origin PhD student at MIT suspended over pro-Palestinian activism, appeals university's decision

A PhD student in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, is "now appealing the decision" to the Chancellor at MIT Wednesday, the "last opportunity to end this persecution and restore academic dignity.

by: Firstpost

MIT suspends Indian-origin student Prahlad Iyengar over an essay: What is the controversy?

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has suspended Prahlad Iyengar, a PhD student in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science after he published a pro-Palestine essay in a student magazine.

by: The Independent

AI tool will be able to trace dolphins by their regional accent

A groundbreaking AI tool will be able to track dolphins by their regional accents. Sea mammal expert Dr Julie Oswald, of the University of St Andrews' Scottish Oceans Institute, created the tool, known as the Real-time Odontocete Call Classification Algorithm (Rocca), using AI.

by: Deccan Chronicle

Indian-origin MIT student suspended over pro-Palestinian activism

An Indian-origin student pursuing PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been suspended until January 2026 following his pro-Palestinian activism and is

by: rediff.com

MIT expels Indian-origin student for pro-Palestine essay

An Indian-origin PhD student at MIT, Prahlad Iyengar, has been suspended until January 2026 for his pro-Palestinian activism. The suspension effectively ends his NSF fellowship and disrupts his academic career.

by: The Hindu

Student coalition campaigns against MIT's suspension of Indian-origin student Prahlad Iyengar

MIT CAA campaigns against MIT's suspension of PhD student Prahlad Iyengar for supporting pro-Palestine movement, seeking justice.

by: Indiatimes

Device from BITS Pilani-Hyd detects pesticide residues in food in minutes

Innovative microfluidic device developed by researchers at BITS Pilani-Hyderabad simplifies detection of pesticide residues in food and water in just minutes, ensuring food safety with a non-invasive and cost-effective solution.

by: CNN

Herbal compresses have been used for thousands of years. Researchers in Thailand are exploring the science behind them

Herbal medicine is prevalent across the world, but it's difficult to standardize or regulate. Scientists in Thailand are researching the properties of the plants used in herbal compresses to make this ancient remedy more accessible.

by: Ghanaweb.com

KNUST Student Afia Dedaa Osae Killed by Speeding Trotro

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by: The Boston Globe

UK spy agency releases annual Christmas card puzzle to uncover future codebreakers

The challenge is aimed at young people aged 11 to 18, who are encouraged to work in teams and use "lateral thinking, ingenuity and perseverance" to crack the seven brainteasers set by GCHQ's "in-house puzzlers.

by: ZME Science

This Wild Quasiparticle Switches Between Having Mass and Being Massless. It All Depends on the Direction It Travels

A team of researchers has now observed something physicists had only theorized: a quasiparticle that behaves like it has mass when moving one way and becomes massless when it travels another. This peculiar particle,

by: The University of Chicago Chronicle

Wendy Freedman one of Nature's 10 people who helped shape science in 2024

Wendy Freedman one of Nature's 10 people who helped shape science in 2024 Wendy Freedman, the University of Chicago John and Marion Sullivan University Professor in Astronomy and Astrophysics, was named to Nature's 10—a list that recognizes key scientific developments over the past year.

by: fingerlakes1

Micron secures $6.1 billion in CHIPS funding for massive CNY facility

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Monday that Micron Technology has finalized a $6.1 billion federal funding agreement through the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act to support the construction of a state-of-the-art memory chip facility in Central New York.

by: The New York Times

Technologists: Smarter-Than-Humans A.I. Will Likely Be Here by 2030

Most members of a DealBook Summit panel described immense benefits from artificial intelligence and saw its risks as manageable.

by: Daily News

SLINTEC commercialises record 8 patents and innovations within 12 months

The Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology (SLINTEC) witnessed a remarkable transformation - with four patents having been commercialised, with an additional

by: EurekAlert!

Caltech creates minuscule robots for targeted drug delivery

by: New Scientist

From enshittocene to virome, science and technology's words of 2024

Here are 10 words that entered our vocabulary this year, capturing discoveries at the cutting edge of science, elusive emotions and the various ways technology is changing our lives

by: Daily Express

Microscopic bubble-like 'robots' could soon deliver drugs in the human body

A US team has developed microscopic bubble-like bots the diameter of a human hair that can carry a drug and magnetic nanoparticles, allowing scientists to guide them to a desired location using an external magnetic field. When the bots reach their target, they remain there while the drug diffuses out.

by: SciTech Daily

Revolutionary Microrobots Shrink Tumors in Groundbreaking Study

Researchers at Caltech have developed bioresorbable acoustic microrobots (BAM) capable of delivering therapeutic drugs precisely to targeted areas within the body. These spherical hydrogel-based microrobots,

by: The Economist

Carbon emissions from tourism are rising disproportionately fast

Researchers, led by Ya-Yen Sun at the University of Queensland, in Australia, found that between 2009 and the start of the covid-19 pandemic in 2020, global emissions from tourism grew by an average of 3.

by: NextBigFuture

Nvidia Supports Artificial Intelligence for Quantum Computing

Nvidia has a broad effort to use Artificial Intelligence for Quantum Computing.

by: Popular Mechanics

Mathematicians Casually Discovered Two New Infinities

Mathematicians have long known that there are many kinds of infinities (technically, there are an infinity of them). Mathematicians revealed two new kinds of infinity—called exacting and ultra-exacting—infinities that appear to contradict foundational mathematics.

by: usace.army.mil

As Dr. Mark Dertzbaugh Retires, MRDC Honors His Thirty-Plus Years of Service

For Dr. Mark Dertzbaugh, who retired Tuesday as the Principal Assistant for Research and Technology at the Medical Research and

by: The Daily Star

3 sent to jail in Pabna over gang-rape of PUST student

A Pabna court today sent three people to jail in a case filed over the gang rape of a student of Pabna University of Science and Technology (PUST) in the district's Sadar upazila

by: Nuclear Engineering International

Togo to establish Atomic Energy Commission

Following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with US-based start-up NANO Nuclear Energy Togolese President of Faure

by: IFLScience

Can You Crack The UK Spy Agency's Christmas Code-Breaking Challenge?

The challenges require codebreaking, math, lateral thinking, and a bit of ingenuity to reveal the name of a famous UK landmark. There are also three additional hidden elements in the pictures for those seeking an extra challenge.

by: Nature

Five countries having a clear impact on the latest materials-science research

From 2019 to 2023, there was a 25% increase in the number of articles in the database related to the subject and last year these papers represented 27.2% of all research in its journals. In terms of the countries publishing this research,

by: Yen.com.gh

Hilda Abena Wilson: Ghanaian Lady's Academic Brilliance Honoured at UCC Graduation Ceremony

A young Ghanaian lady, known as Hilda Abena Wilson, has achieved academic excellence at the 57th Congregation of the University of Cape Coast (UCC).

by: MSN

Japan unveils AI-powered human washing machine at Expo 2025

Japanese engineers have developed a solution that could revolutionize personal hygiene, potentially challenging traditional bathtubs and showers. This AI-assisted human washing machine promises a clean body in just 15 minutes and an exceptionally relaxing experience.

A new formula for success in undergraduate chemistry

UCR is transforming undergraduate chemistry, allowing students multiple opportunities to demonstrate knowledge while reducing the high stakes of traditional exams. Educators believe the approach will improve outcomes for underserved students.

The article from the University of California, Riverside, discusses a new approach to teaching undergraduate chemistry that has proven successful in enhancing student learning and retention. This method, developed by Professor Richard Hooley and his team, integrates active learning techniques, real-world applications, and a focus on conceptual understanding rather than rote memorization. Key elements include flipped classrooms, where students prepare material at home and engage in problem-solving during class, peer-led team learning, and the use of technology to provide immediate feedback. The results show improved grades, higher pass rates, and increased student engagement, particularly among underrepresented groups. This innovative teaching strategy not only makes chemistry more accessible but also aims to prepare students better for future scientific challenges by fostering critical thinking and practical application skills.

Read the Full UCR Today Article at:
https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2024/12/11/new-formula-success-undergraduate-chemistry


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