News Feature Channel: Technology

Elon Musk Retains Power, Influence Despite Wisconsin Loss, Expert Explains

Virginia Tech — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 19:45:32 EST

Even though Elon Musk's financial resources failed to sway the results of the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court race, he remains a powerful figure on the Republican side that Democrats should not take lightly. Virginia Tech political communications expert Cayce Myers explains.

Artificial Intelligence Has Potential to Aid Physician Decisions During Virtual Urgent Care

Cedars-Sinai — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 18:00:55 EST

Do physicians or artificial intelligence (AI) offer better treatment recommendations for patients examined through a virtual urgent care setting? A new Cedars-Sinai study shows physicians and AI models have distinct strengths.

Texas Tech to Develop Semiconductor Power Devices Through $6 Million Grant

Texas Tech University — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 18:00:15 EST

The DoD-funded project will enable the Whitacre College to form equipment, systems and tools critical to enhance wide/ultra-wide bandgap semiconductors' capabilities.

Many Older Adults Send Their Doctors Portal Messages, but Who Pays?

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 11:00:00 EST

A new study suggests that people in their 50s and older have embraced the ability to send and receive secure medical messages with their doctors and other providers, through the digital patient portals that most health systems and medical offices now offer.

ACP and Annals of Internal Medicine Present Breaking Scientific �鶹��ý at ACP's Internal Medicine Meeting 2025

American College of Physicians (ACP) — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 10:00:00 EST

Today at the American College of Physicians (ACP) annual meeting, Internal Medicine Meeting 2025, in New Orleans, Annals of Internal Medicine presented three breaking scientific research articles during a live plenary session featuring the authors of those articles.

Novel Biosensor Illuminates Plant RNA in Real Time

Oak Ridge National Laboratory — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 07:40:18 EST

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a first-ever method of detecting ribonucleic acid, or RNA, inside plant cells using a technique that results in a visible fluorescent signal.

KRISS Has Developed International Standards for Sunscreen Toxicity Assay with NIST

National Research Council of Science and Technology — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 05:20:29 EST

The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) has developed a safety evaluation technology for nanoparticles* used in UV-blocking cosmetics and has listed it as an international standard.

Stiffness Measurement Without Organoid Damage Aids Drug Development for Fatty Liver Disease

National Research Council of Science and Technology — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 05:20:16 EST

The research team led by Dr. Hyunwoo Kim and Dr. Myungae Bae at the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) has developed the nano-probe-based quantitative stiffness measurement technique for a non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) simulate artificial organoid model while minimizing tissue damage.

Overcoming Nicotine Withdrawal: Clues Found in Neural Mechanisms of the Brain

National Research Council of Science and Technology — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 05:10:38 EST

The research team led by Dr. Heh-In Im at the Center for Brain Disorders of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has identified a novel brain region and neural mechanism involved in regulating nicotine withdrawal symptoms.

Early Diagnosis of Bladder Cancer, Now Conveniently at Home

National Research Council of Science and Technology — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:28 EST

The research team led by Dr. Youngdo Jeong of the Center for Advanced Biomolecular Recognition the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), in collaboration with Professor Seok-Ho Kang's team from the Department of Urology, Korea University College of Medicine, has developed a urine-based diagnostic kit for bladder cancer that can be conveniently used at home.

ADVISORY: Media Briefing on the Disease-fighting Promise of mRNA

Johns Hopkins Medicine — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 20:45:39 EST

Researchers are studying messenger RNA's potential to treat and prevent an array of serious conditions--including cancer.

Engineers Using 'Digital Twins' to Improve Agriculture, Health, Manufacturing and More

Iowa State University — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 20:35:52 EST

Iowa State researchers are building "digital twins" that are regularly updated with data from their physical twins. A national committee said digital twins have "immense promise in accelerating scientific discovery and revolutionizing industries."

Celestial Tug of War Leaves Its Mark on Argonne's Advanced Photon Source

Argonne National Laboratory — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 18:25:09 EST

Argonne's Advanced Photon Source can detect and correct for influences as small as the Earth tide. This subtle effect showcases the impressive sensitivity and precision of the facility's alignment system.

Novel Miniaturized Anti-Spring MEMS Accelerometer with Enhanced Performance

Chinese Academy of Sciences — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 18:20:12 EST

In a major leap forward for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology, researchers have unveiled a novel miniaturized accelerometer that can boost sensitivity, reducing noise and bias instability while maintaining compact chip size. The innovation centers around a novel anti-spring mechanism featuring pre-shaped curved beams, which enables stiffness softening without requiring large bias forces or displacements.

NJIT Computing Professor Zhi Wei Named Fellow of AAAS, Follows IEEE Honor

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 17:45:15 EST

Zhi Wei, a bioinformaticist, was elected to the 2024 Fellows class of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Training Robots to Plan and React Like Humans

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 14:55:50 EST

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, are advancing robotic perception capabilities by using artificial intelligence (AI) to equip autonomous agents with the capacity to make sense of unstructured environments and make plans like humans.

INL-Boise State Partnership Provides SUPER Opportunities in Advanced Manufacturing Research

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 11:30:19 EST

While Joy Morin was an undergraduate intern at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), she discovered her interest in developing nuclear fuels and technology.

The Next Trend in Digital Medicine: Agentic AI

Cedars-Sinai — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 10:55:37 EST

The hottest trend on the horizon for artificial intelligence (AI) is agentic AI, according to Jason Moore, PhD, chair of the Department of Computational Biomedicine at Cedars-Sinai

Integrating Design and Smart Home Technology

CEDIA — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 10:30:08 EST

CEDIA emphasizes the growing importance of collaboration between designers and smart home integrators to create spaces that balance beauty and functionality. By working together early in the design process, these professionals ensure that technology enhances rather than disrupts the aesthetic vision of a home.

Media Advisory: 2025 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting

American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 20:15:18 EST

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) invites members of the media to attend the 2025 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting, taking place April 25-28, 2025, in Boston.