Science and Technology

Mind the (green) gap

Science Daily - 24/01/2024
Color mixing is the process of combining two or more colors: red and green make yellow, blue and red make purple, red and green and blue make white. This process of mixing colors is the basis for the future of solid-state lighting. While currently white light is achieved by phosphor down-conversion, LED color mixing actually has a higher theoretical maximum efficiency, which is needed in order to achieve the 2035 DOE energy efficiency goals. Despite the potential efficiency of color-mixed LED sources, there exists one significant challenge: green. The 'green gap' is described as the lack of suitable green LEDs. Current green LEDs are made from state-of-the-art hexagonal III-nitride but only reach one third of the efficiency goals laid out in the 2035 DOE roadmap.

Relentless efforts to promote research that resulted in the founding of IMSc

The Hindu:Science - 23/01/2024
Alladi Ramakrishnan made immense contributions in the fields of theoretical and mathematical physics. His most singular achievement is IMSc, which he established after visiting the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, once the home of Albert Einstein, at the invitation of none other than its Director Oppenheimer in 1957-58

As a carbon offset, cookstove emission credits are greatly overestimated

Science Daily - 23/01/2024
On the global carbon market, credits for distributing efficient cookstoves in countries that traditionally burn wood or kerosene are the fastest growing type of offset traded. A new study evaluates these credits against published data on cookstove efficiency and usage and concludes that cookstove offsets are 10 times overvalued. The group offers guidance for choosing carbon offsets from cookstoves projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the impact on health, and for revising offset programs to avoid excess crediting.

Neutrons reveal 'atomic rings' and help predict glass performance

Science Daily - 23/01/2024
Researchers found that understanding the stability of the rings of atoms in glass materials can help them predict the performance of glass products. This capability is important because the most widely used glass is silicate glass, which consists of different sizes of atomic rings connected in three dimensions.

Researchers find new multiphoton effect within quantum interference of light

Science Daily - 23/01/2024
An international team of researchers has disproved a previously held assumption about the impact of multiphoton components in interference effects of thermal fields (e.g. sunlight) and parametric single photons (generated in non-linear crystals).

Three-year population study supports fight to save Cameroon's Kordofan giraffe

Science Daily - 23/01/2024
Crucial new data about the numbers of Critically Endangered Kordofan giraffe living within Cameroon's B nou National Park has been released, supporting conservation efforts to save the subspecies from extinction.

AI surveillance tool successfully helps to predict sepsis, saves lives

Science Daily - 23/01/2024
Researchers find that utilizing a unique AI algorithm that monitors several patient variables, like vital signs and lab results, can detect sepsis before symptom onset.

Discovering the physics behind 300-year-old firefighting methods

Science Daily - 23/01/2024
Inspired by a 1725 fire engine that pumped water at larger distances and higher speeds than previously possible, authors analyzed the pressure chamber's Windkessel effect to capture the physics behind this widely used, enduring technology. They compared the initial state of the chamber, the rate at which bucket brigades could pour water in (volumetric inflow), the length of time pressure builds, and the effects on output flow rate. Next, the authors plan to examine the physiological Windkessel involved in the heart-aorta system.

New technology lets researchers track brain cells' 'off switches'

Science Daily - 23/01/2024
The method could shed light on what goes awry in numerous brain conditions when neurons are correctly and incorrectly activated or inhibited.

Health researchers develop software to predict diseases

Science Daily - 23/01/2024
IntelliGenes analyzes genomic data to discover biomarkers associated with health traits.

Innovative tech shows promise to boost rubber production in US

Science Daily - 23/01/2024
With disease and high demand posing threats to the world's primary natural rubber supply in Southeast Asia, scientists are working to ramp up the U.S. rubber market by advancing methods to extract latex from two sustainable North American plant sources: a dandelion species and a desert shrub.

Study suggests that unintentional weight loss is a signal to see a doctor

Science Daily - 23/01/2024
Unintentional weight loss is associated with an increase in the risk of a cancer diagnosis within the coming year, according to a new study. Compared with participants who did not lose weight, recent weight loss was associated with significantly increased risk for several types of cancer, including upper gastrointestinal tract (including esophageal, stomach, liver, biliary tract, and pancreatic cancer), hematological (including non-Hodgkin lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and leukemia), colorectal, and lung cancers. However, recent weight loss wasn't found to be associated with increased risk for other cancer types, such as breast cancer, genitourinary cancer, brain cancer, or melanoma.

Could bizarre visual symptoms be a telltale sign of Alzheimer's?

Science Daily - 23/01/2024
A team of international researchers has completed the first large-scale study of posterior cortical atrophy, a baffling constellation of visuospatial symptoms that present as the first symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. These symptoms occur in up to 10% of cases of Alzheimer's disease.

Genetic discovery reveals who can benefit from preterm birth therapy

Science Daily - 23/01/2024
A new study has identified genetic variants that predict whether patients will respond to treatment for preterm birth, a condition that affects one in 10 infants born in the United States.

Blue tit population booms with moths on the menu

Science Daily - 23/01/2024
Researchers found that years when moth numbers were up resulted in increased population growth for the blue tit.

Records of cometary dust hitting the asteroid Ryugu

Science Daily - 23/01/2024
The Hayabusa2 mission that collected samples from the asteroid Ryugu has provided a treasure trove of insights into our solar system. After analyzing samples further, a team of researchers have unearthed evidence that cometary organic matter was transported from space to the near-Earth region.

Research team breaks down musical instincts with AI

Science Daily - 23/01/2024
A research team announced they have identified the principle by which musical instincts emerge from the human brain without special learning using an artificial neural network model.

Gulls swap natural for urban habitats, machine-learning study finds

Science Daily - 23/01/2024
The study is the first of its kind to compile a three-year dataset using a citizen science-based, opportunistic research method to include a large sample of gulls and other sub-Arctic birds in urban Alaska. The study provides a current snapshot of the habitat shift to an urban landscape.

New research into hedgehogs injured by robotic lawn mowers discovers a significant but solvable animal welfare and conservation problem

Science Daily - 23/01/2024
Scientists analyzed 370 documented cases of hedgehogs being injured (cut) by electric gardening tools in Germany. Almost half of the hedgehogs found between June 2022 and September 2023 did not survive the injuries. The data reveal a serious animal welfare and conservation issue for these specially protected animals, as most hedgehogs were only found hours or even days after the accidents.

A new perspective on the temperature inside tropical forests

Science Daily - 23/01/2024
New worldwide maps of temperatures inside tropical forests show that global warming affect different way in different parts of the forests. Undergrowth level temperature of the tropical forests can be even 4 degrees less than average temperature of the area.

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