Novel electrocatalyst boosts synthesis of urea from CO2 and N2
A research team led by Prof. Zhang Guangjin from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has fabricated a novel InOOH electrocatalyst with unique frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) for efficient urea synthesis at ambi.....»»
Man simulates time travel thanks to Stable Diffusion image synthesis
Fictional travelogue shows man taking selfies in ancient Greece, Egypt, and more. Enlarge / An AI-generated image of a fictional time traveler named Stelfie during the construction of the pyramids. (credit: StelfieTT) Th.....»»
"Gray leisure" skateboarding represents both pollution and sustainability
Skateboarding is a "polluted" leisure activity which both harms the environment and boosts sustainability, a new study argues......»»
Education boosts entrepreneurship in high growth industries
A new study from Iowa State indicates more education increases entrepreneurship in the U.S., especially for women......»»
Axonius boosts SaaS management solution with new capabilities
Axonius releases two new capabilities within Axonius SaaS Management to help organizations better understand their overall SaaS application risk. Behavioral Analytics and SaaS App-to-Device Correlation allow IT and security teams to gain added visibi.....»»
New infosec products of the week: December 16, 2022
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Box, Ermetic, Keysight Technologies, Searchlight Security, and WatchGuard. WatchGuard boosts security for customers with Firebox NV5 and AP332CR WatchGuard r.....»»
WatchGuard boosts security for customers with Firebox NV5 and AP332CR
WatchGuard released its Firebox NV5 VPN gateway tabletop appliance and the AP332CR, a new Wi-Fi 6 access point for rugged or outdoor deployments. Built to support MSPs and end users for purpose-driven deployment locations, these two additions to Watc.....»»
Ford adds third shift at Michigan plant as it boosts output of EV pickup
Ford previously said it was targeting annual production of 150,000 Lightning electric pickups by the fall of 2023......»»
Fusion energy breakthrough by US scientists boosts clean power hopes
First-ever net-energy gain from fusion raises hopes for zero-carbon alternative. Enlarge / The high-powered Nova Laser before it creates nuclear fusion inside its target chamber at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. (cre.....»»
How tackling invasive species on land can spark "stunning" improvements at sea
Restoring islands devastated by invasive species and helping coastal "connectors" like seabirds boosts nature on land and at sea—and may be a new way to increase resilience to climate change, researchers said Monday......»»
Scientists pit AI algorithms against each other to optimize graphene nanotube synthesis
An international research team led by Skoltech scientists has identified the best artificial intelligence algorithm for determining the synthesis conditions that favor the formation of carbon nanotubes with properties tailored to specific application.....»»
Efficient synthesis of quinine paves way for malarial drug development
Malaria is one of the world's "big three" infectious diseases. In 2020 alone, it infected roughly 240,000 million people and caused 630,000 deaths worldwide......»»
A Janus carbon electrocatalyst can balance intrinsic activity and electronic conductivity
Carbon-based electrocatalysts are considered as promising alternatives to the state-of-the-art precious metal catalysts. Heteroatom doping can effectively create highly active catalytic centers, but unfortunately, result in lower electronic conductiv.....»»
Chemists develop reactions for the general synthesis of promising unexplored compounds
Chemists at Scripps Research have devised the first general method for synthesizing a family of compounds called 1,2,3,5-tetrazines, which hold great promise for making pharmaceuticals, biological probes and other chemical products......»»
New quantum dots study uncovers implications for biological imaging
A new study involving researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago achieved a milestone in the synthesis of multifunctional photonic nanomaterials......»»
HILDA Survey finds working from home boosts women"s job satisfaction more than men"s, and that has a downside
The shift to working from home is unlikely to reverse......»»
Veza Open Authorization API boosts security across enterprise data systems
Veza has unveiled that its Open Authorization API (OAA) is now public on GitHub for community collaboration, extending the reach of identity-first security across the enterprise. Developers can now create and share connectors to extend the Veza Autho.....»»
Apple slices its AI image synthesis times in half with new Stable Diffusion fix
Creating AI-generated images on Macs, iPhones, and iPads just got a lot faster. Enlarge / Two examples of Stable Diffusion-generated artwork provided by Apple. (credit: Apple) On Wednesday, Apple released optimizations t.....»»
New Intel Arc GPU driver ushers in gaming performance boosts of up to 20%
Intel seems to be moving in the right direction when it comes to improving its Arc drivers in a swift manner......»»
Single-atom-driven dynamic carburization boosts CO2 conversion during long-term reaction
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) are a new type of heterogeneous catalysts due to their ultimate efficiency of metal atom use and unique activity/selectivity compared with nanoparticle catalysts......»»
From biomass to functional crystalline diamond nanothread
New research from a team of scientists led by Drs. Kuo Li and Haiyan Zheng from the Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR) reported the first synthesis of a three-dimensional crystalline carbon nanothread (CNThs) f.....»»