In a study published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia, a team led by Shannon L. Macauley, Ph.D., an associate professor of physiology in the UK College of Medicine, and first author Nicholas J. Constantino, Ph.D., a recent UK doctoral graduate, revealed that microglia are the primary drivers of sleep loss. By using a drug to temporarily remove these cells in animal models, the researchers successfully restored over two hours of sleep per day, providing a new target for treating the disease that Macauley described as “paradigm shifting.”

Tennessee canola acres are on the rise as producers look to diversify their farming operation.

Urban planning is not what it used to be. Researchers now want to use social networks and sensor data to make cities easier to navigate – and preferably on foot.

From watersheds to wildfire risk, the natural world provides services that don't show up in America's economic accounts. Ken Bagstad, a former U.S. Geological Survey economist and Woods Institute visiting fellow, explains why putting nature on the books could reshape decisions from Washington to any town, USA.

Kall Morris Inc. leveraged the International Space Station National Laboratory to demonstrate technology that could serve as an orbital “tow truck” to safely capture and maneuver unprepared objects in space. See how the company’s REACCH system could enable satellite servicing, orbital mobility, and space debris removal.

Researchers led by Armin Buchroithner from the Institute of Electrical Measurement and Sensor Systems at TU Graz have developed an innovative photovoltaic system that combines significantly higher output with protection from storms, hail and snow. The system, known as FLAPTrack (Face-to-Face Lay-Down Anti-Degradation Protection), continuously aligns the PV modules both horizontally and vertically with the sun’s position. At night and when a storm is approaching, the modules fold up automatically, protecting them from damage and possible shading caused by snow and dust. A demonstration system with a capacity of 1.8 kWp is currently in operation on the roof of an office building on Campus Inffeldgasse of Graz University of Technology (TU Graz).

The work is part of an initiative led by the University of Illinois Chicago to transform the vacant rights-of-way alongside roads, powerlines and train tracks into environmental corridors for monarch butterflies and other pollinators.