SAN ANTONIO — March 18, 2025 — Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) collaborated with the U.S. Air Force to ensure fleet safety after a large crack was unexpectedly found near the cockpit of a T-38 Talon. A new study describes how SwRI’s risk and damage tolerance analyses helped determine a more effective inspection schedule, allowing the Air Force to find cracks before they grow to critical size.

Some notoriously difficult to treat infections may not be as resistant to antibiotics as has been thought, according to new research using a microfluidic device that more closely duplicates the fluid flow found in the body than standard cultures. The researchers hope that testing samples under flow conditions can improve antibiotic screening and development.

BUFFALO, NY – March 18, 2025 – A new precision oncology paper was published in Oncotarget, Volume 16, on March 12, 2025, titled “Worldwide Innovative Network (WIN) Consortium in Personalized Cancer Medicine: Bringing next-generation precision oncology to patients.”

Powering artificial intelligence comes with a massive energy bill attached. Professor Wolfgang Maaß and his research team at Saarland University and the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) want to make AI up to 90% percent more energy efficient. To improve AI’s carbon footprint, the Saarbrücken team is rethinking data centres, large language models and image analysis models – and their research is opening up access to powerful AI models for small and medium-sized companies. From 31 March to 4 April, the researchers will be at this year’s Hannover Messe showcasing their work at the stand of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (Hall 2, Stand A18).

Researchers have created an AI tool to accelerate the development of new disease treatments and demonstrated its potential by identifying an existing drug with the potential to prevent deadly heart failure.

Nature-based solutions like restoring mangroves, and hybrid solutions, protect vulnerable shorelines. However, they need careful planning to be effective. A new GIS-based tool, combined with varied experts’ input, has identified the best shoreline stabilization methods for the Florida Keys. Findings show that about 8% of coastline is suitable for nature-based or hybrid solutions, while 25.1% is unsuitable, and 67% is already vegetated or naturally protected. The tool integrates data on shoreline types, environmental factors and wave exposure to guide decisions on shoreline protection.