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IMAGE: Thanks to the technology developed by the team of prof. Juan Carlos
Colmenares, it is easy to create materials that, under the sunlight, can
effectively capture toxic compounds from the environment and. view more
Credit: Source: IPC PAS, Grzegorz Krzyzewski
We live in times when among the most limited and precious resources on Earth are air and water. No matter the geographical location, the pollution spreads quickly, negatively affecting even the purest regions like Mount Everest. Thus, anthropogenic activity decreases the quality of the environment, making it harmful for flora and fauna. Current waste treatment methods are not sufficient, so novel and effective methods for maximizing pollutants removal are highly needed. One of the robust and prosperous solutions that make it possible to degrade various highly toxic chemicals from air and water is based on nanotechnology. Nanomaterials offer unique physicochemical properties, establishing them capa
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To improve our own health and the health of our planet, dietary habits will need to change. Because the composition of an optimal diet changes depending on the combination of location, season, and personalized dietary needs, investigators have built a tool that uses an extensive database of food items, nutrients, and environmental-impacts to develop optimized diets specific to an individual in a given country and month. As described in an article published in the
Journal of Industrial Ecology, the tool breaks new ground: it can be used to develop personalized, healthful, low-impact diets for people around the world.
The researchers used their method to compare what low-impact diets would look like depending on country (Switzerland vs. Spain), season (August vs. February), sex, the inclusion of dietary supplements, and for different diet types and environmental impacts.
An infrared imager developed by UC San Diego engineers could be used to see through smog and fog; easily locate blood vessels on a patient; and see through silicon wafers to inspect the quality of electronic boards. It is also slim, compact and less costly to fabricate than similar technologies.
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Diba Mirza, an associate teaching professor of computer science at UC Santa Barbara, has received the Mentoring Award for Undergraduate Research (MAUR) from the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT). The national award recognizes four faculty each year who have demonstrated outstanding mentorship by providing high-quality research opportunities to students, recruiting women and other underrepresented students, and encouraging and advancing undergraduates in computing-related fields. The MAUR is very prestigious, and I am very honored to receive it, said Mirza, who joined UCSB s faculty in 2016. The award serves as a reminder to continue my commitment to students and carve out time every week to mentor them. It also celebrates the computer science department s success in supporting undergraduate research and the collaborative culture that makes such efforts possible.
NeuroInsight, a new research training programme led by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, has been awarded a Marie Sk?odowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) COFUND worth €4.7 million.