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2-Oct-2025
New imaging method helps immune cells zero in on cancer
University of FloridaScientists are testing nanoparticle imaging to monitor how immune cells target and attack cancer.
2-Oct-2025
It’s a new era for knee replacements and other joint surgeries
Mayo Clinic
ot so long ago, undergoing a total hip or knee replacement and recovery was a grueling and often painful ordeal. While these are still major surgeries, new techniques and technologies are redefining them — and improving people's outcomes, explains Dr. Brandon Bukowski, an orthopedic surgeon at the Mayo Clinic Health System.
2-Oct-2025
Power-outage exercises strengthen resilience of U.S. military bases
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Now mandated by law, Lincoln Laboratory's blackout drills are improving national security and ensuring mission readiness for over 33 installations.
2-Oct-2025
Forming bonds between chemical and sustainability engineering
University of Rochester
The University of Rochester’s 110-year-old chemical engineering department recently changed its name to the Department of Chemical and Sustainability Engineering, signaling the disciplines are closely intertwined and central to delivering affordable, reliable, and secure technologies with lower impacts on air, water, land, and communities.
2-Oct-2025
Could this year’s drought dull fall foliage viewing? You may be surprised
University of New Hampshire
Fall is in the air and thoughts turn to pumpkins, cider and brightly colored leaves. According to experts at the University of New Hampshire’s Extension, despite drought conditions in the Northeast there should be plenty of leaf peeping opportunities this year, it is just happening a little earlier.