21-Aug-2025 Bird-inspired drones could be key to navigating through dense cities and offshore wind farms University of Surrey A new type of drone, inspired by the aerial precision of birds of prey, could one day navigate through dense city skyscrapers to deliver our packages or inspect hard-to-reach offshore wind farms, thanks to pioneering research from the University of Surrey.
21-Aug-2025 Smartphone becomes doctor’s digital assistant Technical University of Denmark Engineers are working with doctors to develop wearable digital health technologies that can prevent and treat diseases at home, helping healthcare services reduce outpatient visits and readmissions.
21-Aug-2025 Novel technique scans for health cues using light and skin Texas A&M AgriLife Communications A handheld sensor and innovative technique developed by Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists could one day offer a noninvasive alternative to food diaries and blood tests when monitoring diet and health.
21-Aug-2025 Beyond Arrakis: Dune researchers confront real-life perils of shifting sand formations University of Colorado at Boulder Across the globe, deserts are spreading, engulfing homes, roads and even entire villages in sand. Engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder are exploring how humans can shift the paths of these towering formations.
21-Aug-2025 White-tailed deer research benefits students, land managers, wildlife Texas A&M AgriLife Communications A new research project at the Texas A&M Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management Ecology and Natural Resources Teaching Area will contribute to a greater understanding of white-tailed deer biology and ecology while providing students with vital experience in field-based data collection and analysis.
20-Aug-2025 The first human spinal cord repair using the patient own cells Tel-Aviv University A Potential Cure for Paralysis: The First Human Spinal Cord Repair using The Patient Own Cells The surgery is expected to soon take place in Israel, in which a personalized engineered human spinal cord will be implanted in a paralyzed patient, with the goal of enabling the patient to rise from a wheelchair and walk again. Behind this medical advance stands Prof. Tal Dvir, Head of the Sagol Center for Regenerative Biotechnology, Head of the Nanotechnology Center at Tel Aviv University, and Chief Scientist of the biotech company Matricelf.
20-Aug-2025 Could rice production take root in Tennessee? University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture Row crop producers in West Tennessee have begun growing rice in recent years, accessing new international markets and financial opportunities.
20-Aug-2025 Graz University of Technology develops a hook-and-loop fastener for building components Graz University of Technology The simplified connection and separation of individual elements can save time, material and construction waste during repairs, renovations or changes of use.
20-Aug-2025 US Army taps INL’s nuclear expertise, capabilities to strengthen radiological response and readiness DOE/Idaho National Laboratory It’s Tuesday morning in early June and the Idaho National Laboratory’s (INL) Transient Reactor Test Facility (TREAT) control room is crawling with visitors. Men in fatigues thumb through logbooks, monitor radiation levels, and consult data and images on laptop computers. These visitors are members of the U.S. Army’s Nuclear Disablement Team (NDT), participating in a new Nuclear Infrastructure, Assessment and Disablement (NIAD) field exercise that validates and certifies training received during INL’s annual NIAD course. The annual course is designed to improve the soldier’s proficiency and knowledge of nuclear fuel cycle processes, hazard mitigation and successful characterization and disablement of nuclear facilities.
20-Aug-2025 HydroBoost: Increasing hydropower revenue with realistic forecasting DOE/Idaho National Laboratory In many electricity markets, hydropower operators earn a significant portion of their revenue from the day-ahead market. In this market, utilities buy electricity based on expected demand for the next day, while power producers offer to sell electricity at prices based on forecasted production and demand. This process ensures that enough electricity is available to meet demand and helps stabilize prices by balancing supply and demand ahead of time.
