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4-Nov-2024

Building the materials for the next generation of nuclear reactor

Texas A&M University
Grant and Award Announcement

Three Texas A&M nuclear engineering Ph.D. students and one recent Ph.D. graduate won Rapid Turnaround Experiment funding to research new nuclear reactor materials.

Funder: U.S. Department of Energy

4-Nov-2024

Remote medical interpreting is a double-edged sword in healthcare communication

University of Surrey
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Remote medical interpreting (RMI) may be hindering healthcare communication rather than helping it, according to a new study from the University of Surrey.

Journal: Perspectives

4-Nov-2024

Pusan National University researcher unveil that Mondays and New Year’s Day have highest suicide risk

Pusan National University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Suicide, a leading global health concern, ranks fourth among young people. Although many studies have reported temporal variations in suicide risk, most are limited to Western countries. Addressing this gap, researchers from Korea and Japan in collaboration with other countries conducted a multi-country multi-city study to investigate variations in suicide risk based on the day of the week and national holidays, revealing key insights that could help form effective and targeted suicide prevention action plans.

Journal: The BMJ

4-Nov-2024

Combining two simple tools could combat election misinformation

Cornell University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A popular new strategy for combatting misinformation doesn’t by itself help people distinguish truth from falsehood but improves when paired with reminders to focus on accuracy, finds new Cornell University-led research supported by Google.

Journal: Nature Human Behaviour

4-Nov-2024

Ultrafast metaphotonics: Synergistic integration of ultrafast optics and metamaterials

Ultrafast Science

Recently, an innovative collaboration between Prof. Wang Shuming's group at Nanjing University and Assis. Prof. Hu Guangwei's team at Nanyang Technological University has resulted in the publication of a comprehensive review article titled "Ultrafast Metaphotonics" in Ultrafast Science, a partner journal of Science. This article introduces an exciting new interdisciplinary field that combines ultrafast optics and metamaterials, focusing on two pivotal research areas: the generation and modulation of ultrafast optical signals using metamaterials, and the ultrafast control of metamaterial devices.

Journal: Ultrafast Science

4-Nov-2024

Science between freedom and responsibility

Goethe University Frankfurt
Reports and Proceedings

On the occasion of its 110^th anniversary, Goethe University Frankfurt released a paper outlining its positioning in the area of tension between science’s social responsibility, academic freedom and freedom of opinion. Its main message: the university offers science a space for autonomy and creativity while simultaneously defending it against non-scientific interests. However, this autonomy also has its limits and requires responsible handling, both on the part of the university as well as its members and affiliates. The paper supplements the university's mission statement and specifies the rights and obligations both of the university and its academics, as derived from Germany’s Basic Law and other legal norms.

4-Nov-2024

Childhood overweight is associated with socio-economic vulnerability

Uppsala University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

More children have overweight in regions with high rates of single parenthood, low education levels, low income and high child poverty. The pandemic may also have reinforced this trend. This is shown by a study conducted by researchers at Uppsala University and Region Sörmland in collaboration with Region Skåne.

Journal: Acta Paediatrica