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1-Nov-2024

Blockchain based intrusion detection algorithm for IoT

Higher Education Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In the research, a blockchain based federated learning architecture is established. All participate entities perform model training locally and upload the model parameters to the blockchain.

Journal: Frontiers of Computer Science

31-Oct-2024

The reasons flowers wilt could explain how plants spend (and save) their energy

Macquarie University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Wilting flowers might not signal poor flower or plant health, but rather the effects of a sophisticated resource management strategy in plants, millions of years in the making.

Journal: Plant Biology

31-Oct-2024

Revolutionary high-speed 3D bioprinter hailed a game changer for drug discovery

University of Melbourne
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Biomedical engineers from the University of Melbourne have invented a 3D printing system, or bioprinter, capable of fabricating structures that closely mimic the diverse tissues in the human body, from soft brain tissue to harder materials like cartilage and bone.

Journal: Nature
Funder: Australian Research Council, National Health and Medical Research Council, Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems, University of Melbourne, Royal Melbourne Hospital

31-Oct-2024

Novel technique uses magnetic fields to probe long-term aging in batteries

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne researchers developed and demonstrated an innovative set of methods to evaluate long-term aging in real-world battery cells.

Journal: Journal of Power Sources

31-Oct-2024

Transportation electrification research wins $1 million DOE grant

University of Arkansas
Grant and Award Announcement

Department of Energy award funds research into high-voltage power modules that would make EV charging stations smaller, more efficient and more reliable.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

31-Oct-2024

Trees cool better than reflective roofs in vulnerable Houston neighborhoods

University of Texas at Austin
Peer-Reviewed Publication

As heatwaves become more intense, cities are looking for strategies that can help keep neighborhoods cooler. A new tool developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin has already helped identify potential solutions in Houston, a city where the impact of heat can vary significantly in different communities.

Journal: PNAS Nexus
Funder: NASA Earth Science Technology Office, NOAA Research, DOE/US Department of Energy

31-Oct-2024

Novel digital pet game within smoking cessation app increases user engagement with app’s tools to quit smoking

Boston University School of Public Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research evaluated the effectiveness of Inner Dragon, a multifaceted game embedded within the Smoke Free smoking cessation app that prompts users to care for a customizable pet dragon, whose growth reflects the person’s progress towards quitting smoking. The game also encourages use of smoking cessation tools within the app. Among the study participants who had access to Inner Dragon, overall engagement with the Smoke Free app increased by 20 percent compared to those who did not have access to the game, and direct use of the app’s smoking cessation tools increased by a notable 30 percent.

Journal: Journal of Medical Internet Research