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11-Feb-2025

Texas A&M chemist wins NSF CAREER Award

Texas A&M University
Grant and Award Announcement

Dr. Alison Altman is using high-pressure chemistry to rewrite the rules of the periodic table—work that just earned her an NSF CAREER Award.

Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation

11-Feb-2025

Minecraft: a gamechanger for children’s learning

University of South Australia
Book Announcement

It’s the globally popular video game that’s captured the attention of more than 141 million active players, but Minecraft can also play a significant role in shaping children’s development, social interactions, and cognitive learning, say researchers at the University of South Australia.

11-Feb-2025

Last chance to get a hotel discount for the world’s largest physics meeting

American Physical Society
Meeting Announcement

Book your hotel for the American Physical Society’s joint March Meeting and April Meeting, now called the Global Physics Summit, being held in person in Anaheim and online everywhere March 17-21.

11-Feb-2025

Cold temperatures promote spread of a bird pink eye pathogen at winter feeders

Virginia Tech
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A recent study by two biological science researchers that was published in Ecosphere found that a pathogen for bird pink eye remained viable on bird feeders in winter months much longer than in summer months, without losing any of its severity.

Journal: Ecosphere

11-Feb-2025

New joint project to investigate quantum repeaters designed to provide for secure quantum communication networks of the future

Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz
Grant and Award Announcement

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is funding a new research project, entitled Quantenrepeater.Net (QR.N), which aims to demonstrate the viability of quantum repeaters over test networks outside the protected lab environment. The BMBF will be providing a total of EUR 20 million over three years.

Funder: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung

11-Feb-2025

What should be on your plate? Study shows student athletes don’t know

University of Connecticut
Peer-Reviewed Publication

High school health classes often consist of a series of awkward lessons about STDs, drugs, and alcohol. Rarely do these classes teach students anything about another critical component of their health — nutrition.

This lack of nutrition education is especially dangerous to student athletes who need to fuel their bodies properly to protect themselves from injury and other health risks.

A new study shows that high school athletes have some serious gaps in both their general and sports-specific nutrition knowledge.

This work was published in Nutrients. Jennifer B. Fields, assistant professor of nutritional science in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources, collaborated with researchers at the University of Wisconsin and George Mason University on this study.

Journal: Nutrients

11-Feb-2025

Is the Metaverse a new frontier for human-centric manufacturing?

University of Surrey
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The future of manufacturing is not just about machines and AI; it's about re-empowering humans, according to a new study from the University of Surrey.

Journal: Sustainability