McMaster Faculty of Science

Centre for Ion Beam Applications at NUS designated as IAEA's first Collaborating Centre in Singapore

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

SINGAPORE, Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Centre for Ion Beam Applications (CIBA), a multidisciplinary research centre at the National University of Singapore (NUS), has recently been designated as an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Collaborating Centre for Research and Development of Accelerator Science and Multidisciplinary Applications. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by both parties on 13 September 2023 to formalise the four-year collaboration.

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  • SINGAPORE, Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Centre for Ion Beam Applications (CIBA), a multidisciplinary research centre at the National University of Singapore (NUS), has recently been designated as an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Collaborating Centre for Research and Development of Accelerator Science and Multidisciplinary Applications.
  • "The designation of NUS CIBA as an IAEA Collaborating Centre is a testament to our researchers' quality innovations and expertise.
  • The IAEA Collaborating Centre will leverage CIBA's phenomenal research facilities to build capacity and transfer knowledge in Singapore, in Asia and beyond."
  • The Collaborating Centre will focus on four thematic areas:
    The Collaborating Centre will be developing ways to use ion beams to identify the elemental composition and structure of materials.

Vector Institute partners with World Economic Forum on responsible artificial intelligence and research insights

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Thursday, September 14, 2023

The World Economic Forum will also gain access to Vector Institute research insights and thought leadership through a content partnership which will amplify Canada’s world-leading AI research across the globe.

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  • The World Economic Forum will also gain access to Vector Institute research insights and thought leadership through a content partnership which will amplify Canada’s world-leading AI research across the globe.
  • The World Economic Forum's AI Governance Alliance initiative is focused on the responsible development and deployment of generative AI systems.
  • The Vector Institute and World Economic Forum’s content partnership ensures that Vector’s world-class AI expertise augments the World Economic Forum’s community content, bringing Vector’s technical insights and ethical AI leadership to millions of World Economic Forum subscribers, partners, and academic institutions around the globe.
  • The Vector Institute, Gaffney, and Clune are deeply honoured to contribute to the global conversation on responsible AI through their participation in these World Economic Forum initiatives.

Hamilton collaboration transforms the future of medical imaging

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Thursday, August 24, 2023

Hamilton, ON, Aug. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mohawk College and McMaster University announced today the opening of the Centre for Integrated and Advanced Medical Imaging (CIAMI), a new facility for educational training, imaging research, and increased magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) access for patient care.

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  • Hamilton, ON, Aug. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mohawk College and McMaster University announced today the opening of the Centre for Integrated and Advanced Medical Imaging (CIAMI), a new facility for educational training, imaging research, and increased magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) access for patient care.
  • In addition to education and research components, CIAMI partners with the affiliated academic hospital systems, Hamilton Health Sciences and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton.
  • CIAMI brings technology and healthcare together in Hamilton to propel advancements in imaging research.
  • The new Centre for Integrated and Advanced Medical Imaging will create even more learning and research opportunities for our students and faculty members while also addressing a real need in our community for timely imaging service."

New Study Shows 1 in 5 “Healthy” Individuals Actually Have the Metabolism of a Prediabetic

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023

When they applied their patented mathematical method to data obtained from continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), scientists found about one in five study participants, considered healthy by medical standards, actually had glucose metabolism similar to those with prediabetes.

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  • When they applied their patented mathematical method to data obtained from continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), scientists found about one in five study participants, considered healthy by medical standards, actually had glucose metabolism similar to those with prediabetes.
  • Participants were diagnosed diabetic, pre-diabetic, or healthy, according to guidelines outlined by the American Diabetes Association.
  • After applying the mathematical model, patients were then re-classified into two groups based on their glucose homeostasis parameters: effective or impaired.
  • About 34 million people have diabetes in the U.S. and one in three Americans have prediabetes or diabetes.

Molecular robots work cooperatively in swarms

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Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Swarm robotics is a new discipline, inspired by the cooperative behavior of living organisms, that focuses on the fabrication of robots and their utilization in swarms to accomplish complex tasks.

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  • Swarm robotics is a new discipline, inspired by the cooperative behavior of living organisms, that focuses on the fabrication of robots and their utilization in swarms to accomplish complex tasks.
  • Macro-scale swarm robots have been developed and employed for a variety of applications, such as transporting and accumulating cargo, forming shapes, and building complex structures.
  • However, the DNA and azobenzene used in the molecular machines and the cargo were different, so swarming could be controlled independently of cargo-loading.
  • "In the near future, we expect to see microrobot swarms used in drug delivery, contaminant collection, molecular power generation devices, and micro-detection devices," says Akira Kakugo.

Molecular robots work cooperatively in swarms

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Swarm robotics is a new discipline, inspired by the cooperative behavior of living organisms, that focuses on the fabrication of robots and their utilization in swarms to accomplish complex tasks.

Key Points: 
  • Swarm robotics is a new discipline, inspired by the cooperative behavior of living organisms, that focuses on the fabrication of robots and their utilization in swarms to accomplish complex tasks.
  • Macro-scale swarm robots have been developed and employed for a variety of applications, such as transporting and accumulating cargo, forming shapes, and building complex structures.
  • However, the DNA and azobenzene used in the molecular machines and the cargo were different, so swarming could be controlled independently of cargo-loading.
  • "In the near future, we expect to see microrobot swarms used in drug delivery, contaminant collection, molecular power generation devices, and micro-detection devices," says Akira Kakugo.