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KAIST develops technology for selective RNA modification in living cells and animals

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A team led by Professor Won Do Heo from the Department of Biological Sciences, KAIST, has developed a pioneering technology that selectively acetylates specific RNA molecules in living cells and tissues.

Journal: Nature Chemical Biology
Funder: Samsung Future Technology Foundation, National Research Foundation of Korea

Decades-old mystery of AlCl dipole moment resolved

University of California - Riverside
Peer-Reviewed Publication

n a study that closes a long-standing knowledge gap in fundamental science, researchers Boerge Hemmerling and Stephen Kane at the University of California, Riverside, have successfully measured the electric dipole moment of aluminum monochloride (AlCl), a simple yet scientifically crucial diatomic molecule. Their results have implications for quantum technologies, astrophysics, and planetary science.

Journal: Physical Review A
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation

Researchers solve ultrasound imaging problem using seismology technique

Colorado State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists have overcome a challenge that has prevented medical ultrasound imaging from being used in intensive care and emergency room settings, an advancement that could someday lead to improved critical care for patients.

Journal: IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Predicting chemical storm fronts: Beckman researchers develop a modeling technique to enable predictive control over patterned material formation

Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Combining experimental observations, molecular calculations and chemistry principles, researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and MIT developed a predictive tool to efficiently design formulations for patterned polymers.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

A jolt of innovation for brain-computer interfaces

University of Texas at Austin
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin discovered a novel way to accelerate the learning curve of brain-computer interfaces. These devices allow users to control things using only their thoughts.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Soft robotic gripper injects leaves with precision

Cornell University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Cornell researchers have developed a soft robotic device that gently grips and injects living plant leaves with sensors that help it detect and communicate with its environment. The robot can also inject genetic material into the leaves.

Journal: Science Robotics

SETI Institute names first William J. Welch Postdoctoral Fellow

SETI Institute
Grant and Award Announcement

The SETI Institute is pleased to announce Dr. Karen I. Perez as the inaugural recipient of the William J. Welch Postdoctoral Fellowship at the SETI Institute. Beginning in the Fall of 2025, Perez will develop real-time, machine-learning-enabled and GPU-accelerated analysis pipelines for detecting single-pulse transients, as well as narrowband and broadband technosignatures, using the Allen Telescope Array (ATA) in Hat Creek, CA and other telescopes around the world.

Her research will bridge science and engineering, advancing the field of radio astronomy through the integration of NVIDIA accelerator technology, which is crucial for advancing the SETI Institute's data-intensive search for signals from intelligent life.