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CHAMP welcomes researchers with open arms
University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleSatellite overcrowding around the Earth: how AI can prevent collisions and interference with an intelligent “space autopilot”
Politecnico di MilanoThe year 2025 records more than 14,000 individual satellites and 27,000 tracked objects in orbit (including inactive satellites, rocket stages and larger debris). The risks of overcrowding in space include collisions, light pollution, cyber-attacks, and malfunctioning communications with Earth.
To face this challenge, a consortium of universities and companies - including the Italian AIKO - launched the ASIMOV project with the aim of creating an intelligent “space autopilot”. It is designed to autonomously approach, map and monitor inactive or non-cooperative objects (such as failed satellites) for inspection, maintenance or removalUMaine builds sensors that can withstand the next generation of nuclear reactors
University of MaineUniversity of Maine researchers created a microelectronic sensor that can withstand both the in-core radiation levels and the extreme temperatures that exist within these advanced nuclear reactors. The nanotechnology-based microchip at the heart of this sensor system not only survives the harshest reactor environments, it also provides operational data in real-time. This can help nuclear power plant engineers and operators identify technical issues faster and reduce maintenance costs.
Where are the zombie worms?
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- Canada Foundation for Innovation
Why did ancient people build Poverty Point?
Washington University in St. LouisAfter revisiting Poverty Point and nearby sites, gathering radiocarbon dates, and rethinking the archaeological record, Kidder and his team in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis are suggesting new theories that challenge previous assumptions about these communities.
JMIR article argues misapplied pharmaceutical model prevents scaling of effective interventions
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- Journal of Medical Internet Research
ETRI audio technology reflected in MPEG international standards’
National Research Council of Science & TechnologyElectronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) announced that the ‘sound source location delay technology’ developed by its researchers was officially reflected in the final draft of the MPEG-I immersive audio standard, an international standard for immersive audio by MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group), in April.
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- Ministry of Science and ICT
UChicago Medicine surgeons perform 'miraculous' reattachment of 2-year-old's severed spinal cord
University of Chicago Medical CenterOliver Staub, 2, is miraculously moving all four limbs following an April car accident that disconnected his head from his spine. UChicago Medicine surgeon Mohamad Bydon, MD, reattached the toddler's head with two complex spinal cord surgeries.
OHSU first in nation to use new, incisionless surgery to treat Parkinson’s
Oregon Health & Science UniversityAn Arkansas woman is the first in the U.S. to undergo a life-changing type of incisionless brain surgery for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease outside of a clinical trial.