15-Dec-2025 FIU neuroscientist offers science-backed tips to make exercise resolutions stick Florida International University As the New Year approaches, many people resolve to get in shape, but sticking with a new exercise routine can be as much a mental challenge as a physical one. FIU neuroscientist Marcelo Bigliassi says the mind – not the body – is often what holds exercisers back, but the brain can be trained to overcome mental barriers and learn to enjoy exercise. Bigliassi, an assistant professor who studies the brain-body connection, has found that even people with low tolerance for exercise discomfort can adapt by gradually exposing themselves to small challenges, effectively raising their threshold for what feels difficult.
15-Dec-2025 Top cancer treatment advances at MSK in 2025 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Learn about some of the most important advances in cancer treatment at MSK in 2025.
15-Dec-2025 MSK-led research resulted in 11 new FDA approvals for cancer drugs in 2025 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Learn about the clinical trials and research at MSK that led to 11 FDA approvals in 2025, expanding treatment options for a range of different cancers.
15-Dec-2025 NCSA director Bill Gropp on ‘imagining an HPC utopia’ National Center for Supercomputing Applications Nearing his upcoming partial retirement, NCSA Director Bill Gropp shares his vision on what a utopia could look like for high-performance computing.
15-Dec-2025 U of I's new controlled environment research facility advances indoor farming with stakeholder input University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professor James Santiago's new Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) facility represents a key milestone in Santiago’s plans to advance the university’s reputation as a nationally recognized center for CEA and CEA-technology research. Funder National Institute of Food and Agriculture
15-Dec-2025 It is rocket science: New heat shields, faster DOE/Sandia National Laboratories A team of engineers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed ways to rapidly evaluate new thermal protection materials for hypersonic vehicles. Their three-year research project combined computer modeling, laboratory experiments and flight testing to better understand how heat shields behave under extreme temperatures and pressures, and to predict their performance much faster than before. Funder DOE/US Department of Energy
15-Dec-2025 Bridging the digital divide for rural health care JMIR Publications JMIR Publications’ News & Perspectives Section Tackles Digital Divide: New Article Explores Innovative Strategies to Bring Rural Americans High-Quality Digital Health Care Journal Journal of Medical Internet Research
15-Dec-2025 From sewers to parks: Can wastewater save Europe’s hottest cities? European Science Communication Institute gGmbH Athens is facing water shortages because its reservoirs are dropping due to drought, heat, and less winter snow. To protect future supplies, authorities are investing in new solutions, including a small “sewer mining” unit that cleans wastewater on-site for safe use in parks, farms, and other community needs. This unit, supported by digital twin technology, helps reuse water locally and reduce pressure on the city’s distant lakes. Funder Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
15-Dec-2025 Survive the holidays without losing your cheer University of Texas at Arlington Tonya Hansel, associate dean for research at The University of Texas at Arlington’s School of Social Work, has conducted extensive research to help us manage unwanted stressors during the holidays.
15-Dec-2025 “First wall” for a fusion power plant Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) Future fusion power plants will need a ‘first wall’ that can be produced at industrial scale and withstands the extreme heat and radiation inside a reactor. In a project coordinated by laser fusion company Focused Energy, researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are working with partners in academia and industry to develop new materials and production processes for the first wall. Germany’s Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) is funding the joint project with about EUR 11 million.
