6-Jan-2025 Developing printable droplet laser displays University of Tsukuba Peer-Reviewed Publication Researchers at University of Tsukuba have developed an innovative method for rapidly creating laser light sources in large quantities using an inkjet printer that ejects laser-emitting droplets. By applying an electric field to these droplets, the researchers demonstrated that switching the emission of light on and off is possible. Furthermore, they successfully created a compact laser display by arranging these droplets on a circuit board. Journal Advanced Materials
6-Jan-2025 How do directional connections shape complex dynamics in neuronal networks? Tohoku University Peer-Reviewed Publication In order to uncover the relationship between structure and function, researchers used microfluidic devices to study neuronal networks. Journal Neural Networks
6-Jan-2025 Climate change is accelerating forest defoliation by helping invasive species spread University of Chicago Peer-Reviewed Publication Computer models developed by the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory predict that hotter, drier conditions in North America will limit the growth of a fungus that normally curbs the spread of the spongy moth, an invasive species that has caused millions of dollars in damage to forests. Journal Nature Climate Change Funder U.S. National Science Foundation
6-Jan-2025 NSF and the ISS National Lab announce up to $3.6 million in funding for physical science research on the space station International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory Grant and Award Announcement For the tenth consecutive year, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is funding a solicitation that seeks proposals leveraging the International Space Station (ISSInternational Space Station) National Laboratory for research in transport phenomena, which now includes research in manufacturing methods that utilize such phenomena, and the resulting materials. NSF will provide up to $3.6 million in total funding for multiple projects to utilize the space station for fundamental research focused on: Funder U.S. National Science Foundation
6-Jan-2025 New AI tool uses routine blood tests to predict immunotherapy response for many cancers Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Peer-Reviewed Publication Researchers MSK and their collaborators at Mount Sinai have developed an artificial intelligence-based model to predict who will benefit from immune checkpoint inhibitors using only routine blood tests and clinical data. Journal Nature Medicine Funder NIH/National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Defense
6-Jan-2025 Research explores wildfire smoke’s effect on solar power generation across US Colorado State University Peer-Reviewed Publication The paper – published today in Nature Communications – shows that while wildfire smoke increasingly covers large portions of the U.S., losses of average, or background, photovoltaic solar resources remain modest outside of the areas immediately surrounding active fires, where smoke plumes are dense. Journal Nature Communications
6-Jan-2025 AI slashes cost and time for chip design, but that is not all Princeton University, Engineering School Peer-Reviewed Publication Researchers at Princeton Engineering and the Indian Institute of Technology have harnessed artificial intelligence to take a key step toward slashing the time and cost of designing new wireless chips and discovering new functionalities to meet expanding demands for better wireless speed and performance Journal Nature Communications Funder Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Office of Naval Research, Princeton Research Computing, M.S. Chadha Center for Global India at Princeton University