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Breakthrough: Metalens Extends Capabilities from Light to Sound
Junsuk Rho from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Department of Chemical Engineering, and the Department of Electrical Engineering, Dr. Dongwoo Lee from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Beomseok Oh, a PhD student,…
India to participate at 77th Cannes Film Festival (14-25 May)
It is a special year for India at the Cannes Film Festival as the country readies for the 77th edition of the prestigious festival. The Corporate Indian Delegation consists of representatives from Government of India, State Governments,…
PolyU Researchers Develop 2D All-Organic Perovskites for Potential Use in Electronics
Perovskites are among the most researched topics in materials science. Recently, a research team led by Prof. LOH Kian Ping, Chair Professor of Materials Physics and Chemistry and Global STEM Professor of the Department of Applied Physics…
iRead Foundation Supports PolyU’s Yuen Ren Chao Prize in Language Sciences and Scientific…
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has received generous funding from the Shenzhen iRead Foundation (iRead Foundation) to support the Yuen Ren Chao Prize in Language Sciences (the Chao Prize) and to advance the development of…
University of Zurich: Revolutionizing Cancer Treatment with SMARTdrugs
At UZH the research project is led by Jason Holland, Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry and Chair of Medicinal Radiochemistry. “Our goal is to develop supramolecular compounds to treat two aggressive cancer types that…
Study Reveals Freshwater Bacteria’s Vulnerability to Climate Change Due to Limited…
Freshwater resources are limited, accounting for only 3.5% of Earth’s water, with just 0.25% accessible on the surface. Nevertheless, freshwater lakes are essential for ecosystem functioning and global carbon cycling due to their high…
Dorota A. Grejner-Brzezinska Appointed Vice Chancellor for Research at UW–Madison
Dorota A. Grejner-Brzezinska will serve as the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s vice chancellor for research. Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin named Brzezinska, a longtime Ohio State University engineering professor and GPS researcher, to…
Heidelberg University Honors Ten Young Scholars in Theology
Ten young scholars from Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the USA are to be honored for their outstanding dissertations or first postdoctoral book publication on the topic of “God and Spirituality”. They have been selected to…
Study Finds Women in Committed Relationships Often Self-Finance Contraception
In a committed relationship, both partners benefit from the use of contraception, but the costs are often largely or entirely paid by the woman. This is evident from a representative sample of 2,000 Dutch people, conducted by Esmée Zwiers…
University of Amsterdam Focuses on Reducing Bias in Medical AI Solutions
AI can analyse medical data quickly and accurately, potentially improving diagnoses and treatment plans. But bias is a persistent problem, making medical AI solutions not yet work well for every population. UvA researchers of the…