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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 14-Oct-2025 19:11 ET (14-Oct-2025 23:11 GMT/UTC)
PolyU harnesses AI and data science to enhance maritime and shipping management and foster sustainable development within the industry
The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityETRI strengthens global technological competitiveness with major achievements in international standards – from 6G to AII
National Research Council of Science & TechnologyElectronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) announced that in 2024, it established 36 international standards and published 29 SEP contributions that have been reflected in global standards.
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- Ministry of Science and ICT
Research unpack the health impact of ultraprocessed foods
Massachusetts General HospitalFive animal superpowers that researchers are working to adapt for human health
Massachusetts General HospitalA tragic play in Greek with song and dance? No prob
University of CincinnatiA University of Cincinnati expert in ancient Greek wants to produce the most authentic performance of the play “Antigone” that audiences have heard in nearly 2,500 years.
Cushion Queens bring comfort to the commute: Rice University students design mechanotherapeutic seat for bus drivers
Rice UniversityPublic transit operators keep cities moving, helping people get to work, attend medical appointments and access essential services. But while passenger safety is often in the spotlight, the health and well-being of drivers who spend long hours behind the wheel is frequently overlooked. That’s the issue a group of senior engineering students at Rice University set out to address. Their goal? Relieve chronic back pain and muscle fatigue from prolonged sitting using an innovative textile-based solution that doesn’t rely on electronics.
The UJI and the Alcoy Department of Health will test the effectiveness of a non-invasive device for female urination in bedridden women as part of an industrial doctorate program
Universitat Jaume IThe Universitat Jaume I in Castelló and the Virgen de los Lirios Hospital of the Alcoy Health Department have signed an agreement to develop an industrial doctorate project that will evaluate the ease of use, efficiency, effectiveness and satisfaction of users, healthcare professionals and carers of a device designed to facilitate female urination in the supine position.
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- Universitat Jaume I, FISABIO-UJI
Lithuanian scientists present a smart system for integrated post-stroke monitoring
Kaunas University of TechnologyStroke is one of the leading causes of long-term disability worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, approximately 15 million people suffer a stroke each year. Of these, 5 million die and another 5 million are left permanently disabled. It is also estimated that someone suffers a stroke every two seconds, and dies from it every six seconds.
Students use AI for their assignments—this AI tutor can actually help them learn
University of California - San DiegoA team of researchers at the University of California San Diego developed an AI tutor designed to give students an alternative to off-the-shelf AI tools, so that students not only get help but actually learn course-relevant information at the same time. The hope is that students will find this experience more fulfilling than simply relying on large language models like Google Copilot or ChatGPT.