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2-Mar-2026
Milan, a data center capital: ProdAction carries out the first mapping in the area of the Metropolitan City
Politecnico di Milano
The first mapping of data centers in the area of the Metropolitan City of Milan provides some clear data: most of those in Lombardy are located here. And Lombardy hosts almost half the data centres present on Italian soil. These and other data were presented this morning by the ProdAction project, an initiative by CRAFT – the Centre of Competence for Anti-fragile Territories – at the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies (DAStU) of the Politecnico di Milano. The presentation took place during an international conference at the CRAFT centre, entitled "Datascapes. Exploring the Spatiality of Digital Infrastructures." The project coordinator, Professor Eugenio Morello, plus researcher Cristiana Mattioli and assistant Alice Franchina, outlined the initial results of their research for mapping data centres in the area of the Metropolitan City of Milan. The research involved facilities that are either already active, under construction or being planned, and included their location, electrical power and land use, with reference to the current situation and the coming years.
2-Mar-2026
Forging a new pathway: Introducing ENT Discovery
Higher Education PressThe launch of a new scholarly journal, ENT Discovery, marks a significant advancement for the field, establishing a dedicated open-access platform for disseminating high-impact, interdisciplinary research spanning otolaryngology, head and neck surgery, and related neurosensory sciences.
2-Mar-2026
Research shows warming impact on soil ecosystem
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Long-term ecosystem warming changes not only plants but the fungi in the soil below, according to a new study including researchers from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
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- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
27-Feb-2026
At the Bedside: Houston man achieving bucket list dream after game-changing rare disease care at UTHealth Houston
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
As a child, Brandon was diagnosed with phenylketonuria, also known as PKU, a rare genetic disease that prevents the body from appropriately metabolizing phenylalanine, an amino acid that is the building block of protein.
27-Feb-2026
Dartmouth, where AI began, celebrates a 70-year milestone and defines what's next
Dartmouth College
In 1956, a small group of mathematicians and scientists gathered for the Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence where they coined the term “artificial intelligence” and launched a field now reshaping science, technology, and daily life. Dartmouth will mark the 70th anniversary with a yearlong series of events designed to reflect that legacy and help shape what comes next.
27-Feb-2026
A Basque consortium of researchers is studying why mutations in a certain protein alter brain development in children with a rare disease
University of the Basque CountryAlthough fewer than 50 cases of this syndrome are known in Spain, rare diseases affect a total of nearly three million people.
27-Feb-2026
Texas A&M engineers illuminate cancer’s deadly hideout
Texas A&M University
Researchers from the biomedical engineering department at Texas A&M University — Drs. Shreya Raghavan, Alex Walsh, Daniel Alge and their respective labs — have teamed up to create models and imaging techniques to better understand and treat colorectal liver metastases.
27-Feb-2026
Building a resilient workforce
Singapore Management UniversityThe SMU Resilient Workforces Institute, currently helmed by SMU Professor Archan Misra, seeks to address adult learning and the future of work in the age of AI at three levels: Human, Organisational, and Societal.
27-Feb-2026
Transitioning to a low-carbon economy
Singapore Management University
When social protection, finance and climate policy move together, carbon-intensive Asian economies can decarbonise without leaving workers and regions behind, says SMU researcher Maria Teresa Punzi.