A unique new instrument, coupled with a powerful telescope and a little help from nature, has given researchers the ability to peer into galactic nurseries at the heart of the young universe.

The 27th North American Meeting of the North American Catalysis Society (NAM27), the premier scientific event in the field of catalysis research and development in 2022, will be held May 22-27, 2022 (Hilton Midtown, Manhattan, NY, USA). The meeting is a forum for the discussion of relevant technological issues and cutting-edge research on catalysis. Catalysts are materials that accelerate chemical reactions for manufactured products (energy, chemicals, sustainable energy and green chemicals, environmental solutions and pharmaceuticals) that are related to approximately 25 percent of USA GDP and play a significant role in the economies of other developed countries. The meeting will focus on technological challenges, breakthrough discoveries, and state-of-the-art research in catalysis.

A theoretical framework by Rice University scientists shows how to increase the odds of identifying cancer-causing mutations before tumors take hold. They demonstrate that only a few energetically favorable pathways are likely to lead to cancer.

Researchers from the Harvard and MIT developed a new method for designing large-scale metasurfaces that uses techniques of machine intelligence to generate designs automatically. The method will enable new metasurface designs that can make an impact on virtual or augmented reality, self-driving cars, and machine vision for embarked systems and satellites.

Harnessing the power of “phase-change” materials, Georgia Tech researchers have demonstrated how reconfigurable metasurfaces — artificial materials with extraordinary optical properties — are crucial to the future of nanotechnology.

Crafty hackers can make a tool to eavesdrop on some 6G wireless signals in as little as five minutes using office paper, an inkjet printer, a metallic foil transfer and a laminator. The research by Rice University and Brown University engineers will be presented at a wireless security conference in San Antonio this week, giving carriers and equipment makers time to incorporate defenses before 6G terahertz networks are deployed.

Laser powder bed fusion, a 3D-printing technique, offers potential in the manufacturing industry, particularly when fabricating nickel-titanium shape memory alloys with complex geometries. Although this manufacturing technique is attractive for applications in the biomedical and aerospace fields, it has rarely showcased the superelasticity required for specific applications using nickel-titanium shape memory alloys. Defects generated and changes imposed onto the material during the 3D-printing process prevented the superelasticity from appearing in 3D-printed nickel-titanium.