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Sweat-powered sticker turns your drinking cup into a health sensor

University of California - San Diego
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Engineers have developed a battery-free electronic sticker that attaches to everyday objects like a drinking cup and monitors vitamin C levels from a person’s fingertip sweat. The technology could make personal nutrition monitoring as effortless as holding a cup of coffee.

Journal: Biosensors and Bioelectronics

Kennesaw State associate professor receives NSF grant to improve student success in engineering

Kennesaw State University
Grant and Award Announcement

Kennesaw State University researcher Ordene Edwards is exploring how to help engineering students see the value in their studies and help improve their performance with the aid of a five-year, $700,000 National Science Foundation grant.

Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation

Firearm homicide in pregnant women and state-level firearm ownership

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: In this cross-sectional study of homicides among women, state-level firearm ownership was significantly associated with all-cause and firearm-specific homicide among pregnant women, independent of state-level factors. These results suggest that homicide prevention interventions should focus on women, especially during the increased risk period of pregnancy.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

Zero-cost, AI-driven digital detection identifies Alzheimer’s and related dementias without additional clinician time

Regenstrief Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a real-world clinical trial, published in JAMA Network Open, researchers demonstrate that a fully digital AI zero-cost method for detecting dementia can be scaled across primary care clinics. This breakthrough represents a major step forward in translating AI and patient-reported outcomes into everyday clinical care. By integrating scalable digital tools that operate seamlessly within existing health systems, the research team demonstrated how technology can strengthen early detection and improve outcomes for older adults as well as reduce burdens on primary care teams. The AI tool, which has been in development for more than 10 years at Regenstrief Institute, is a machine learning algorithm that uses natural language processing to analyze data from electronic health records. It identifies information such as memory issues, vascular concerns and other factors linked to dementia.

Journal: JAMA Network Open
Funder: NIH/National Institute on Aging

Lehigh University–Siemens partnership advances microgrid research for AI data centers

Lehigh University
Business Announcement

Lehigh University PhD student Saskia Putri is partnering with Siemens through a two-semester fellowship to develop microgrid technologies that improve the reliability and resilience of data center energy systems. Working under the guidance of civil and environmental engineering professor Farrah Moazeni, Putri is modeling and testing real-time control systems designed to stabilize power for energy-intensive operations such as AI training. The collaboration, part of Lehigh’s Center for Advancing Community Electrification Solutions (ACES), aims to bridge academic innovation and industrial application in next-generation energy infrastructure.

UTA study explores zinc’s power to heal blast injuries

University of Texas at Arlington
Grant and Award Announcement

Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington are pursuing a potential breakthrough that could help soldiers recover from devastating blast injuries. Zui Pan, professor of graduate nursing at UT Arlington, is leading the 20-month study exploring how zinc might protect and regenerate muscle tissue damaged by trauma.

SwRI-developed bioreactor replicates versatile induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

Southwest Research Institute
Business Announcement

SAN ANTONIO — November 10, 2025 — Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has demonstrated a new application for its cell-expansion bioreactor to advance tissue engineering and cell-based therapies for treatment of injuries and diseases.