Technical institutes
Researchers at Beijing University of Technology have made a significant contribution to the field of photocatalytics, developing a novel atomic structure design that enhances metal-support frontier orbital interaction, leading to efficient photocatalytic H2O2 generation. The study, funded by the National Key Research and Development Program of China and the China
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Research on cybersecurity has resulted in a new approach to detecting anomalies in internet of things (IoT) networks. The study, led by researchers at National Institute of Technology Patna, proposes an intelligent-computing-based time series intrusion detection system that utilizes data augmentation, signal transformation, and deep learning methods. The system aims
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Researchers at the Vellore Institute of Technology in India have developed a new method for detecting cyber threats in industrial Internet of Things (IoT) systems, achieving an accuracy of 99.86% and 99.62% on two different datasets. The proposed framework uses a lightweight hybrid deep learning algorithm to identify
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Perovskite solar cells, a promising technology for photovoltaic applications, have seen significant advancements in efficiency with the introduction of electron transport layers (ETLs). A study published in Materials Science and Engineering B-Advanced Functional Solid-state Materials has investigated the use of TiO2/BaTiO3 ETLs to enhance the performance of perovskite solar
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Research conducted at Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, has made a significant breakthrough in the development of organic solar cells. By introducing a highly luminescent polymer donor, the team led by Lunbi Wu has successfully suppressed nonradiative recombination, resulting in a ternary system
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Research published in the Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering journal has explored the feasibility of using cement-treated landfill waste as a railway subgrade. A comprehensive series of tests were conducted on reconstituted landfill waste material buried for over 20 years in a closed landfill site in Sydney, Australia. The study
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A pilot program co-designed by patients, carers, clinicians, and researchers in the Australian Capital Territory has established a service model to help people living with breathlessness manage their daily activities. The program, known as the ACT Breathlessness Intervention Service (ABIS), demonstrated that home-based coaching can reduce the need for hospital
Environmental sustainability
Research by Polytechnic University Milan has identified the importance of sustainable conservation and reuse of built cultural heritage, particularly in the context of circular economy principles. The study focused on a decommissioned industrial agricultural silo in Corbetta, Milan, Italy, and demonstrated the application of the "coevolution" concept from
Environmental sustainability
Researchers from South China University of Technology have made a significant breakthrough in sustainability research, discovering a method to activate silicon for high hydrogen conversion and sustainable anode recovery. According to the study, the researchers have developed a method to synthesize Zintl phase alkalis-Si alloys, which exhibit efficient performance in
Environmental sustainability
Federated reinforcement learning has been hailed as a promising solution for optimizing energy management systems in buildings, balancing privacy concerns with sustainability and efficiency. By enabling local model training on private data and aggregating only model parameters on a global server, this approach improves model generalization and robustness under varying
Environmental sustainability
Sustainable fashion consumption can be promoted only by understanding the motivation behind consumers' decision to purchase sustainable clothing, according to a study published in the Journal of Innovation & Knowledge. The research, conducted by Rosa Maria Dangelico and colleagues at the Polytechnic University of Bari, explored the determinants of
Environmental sustainability
Researchers at the Polytechnic University of Marche in Ancona, Italy, have discovered high levels of microplastics in Italian soil through an innovative method using insects as bioindicators. According to the study published in Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 32% of Carabid beetles ingested microplastics, with the highest ingestion rates found in
