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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 17-Dec-2025 12:11 ET (17-Dec-2025 17:11 GMT/UTC)

27-Nov-2025

The CNRS, Institut d’Optique Graduate School and the scaleup Pasqal join forces to build the computers of the future

The CNRS, Institut d’Optique Graduate School and the scaleup Pasqal inaugurated the AtomIQ-Lab associated research laboratory on 26 November 2025. This collaboration between academic research and business aims to push back the technical limits of laser-cooled atom manipulation. The goal is to considerably increase the performance of quantum processors based on this technology, which are marketed by Pasqal, as well as to extend the range of accessible phenomena in the fundamental physics experiments conducted by the team from the Charles Fabry Laboratory (CNRS/Institut d’Optique).

27-Nov-2025

Indian IT professionals bear unseen costs of multinational companies’ shift to home-based working

University of Bath
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Research from the University of Bath exposes the overlooked burdens of remote working in the Global South, revealing how it transfers economic, physiological and emotional strain to Indian IT workers supporting global firms.

Journal: Journal of Economic Geography
Funder: UK Research and Innovation

27-Nov-2025

Canadian business innovator wins the 2025 Panmure House Prize

Heriot-Watt University
Business Announcement

Professor Pratima ‘Tima’ Bansal of the Ivey Business School, Western University in Canada has won the 2025 Panmure House Prize.

26-Nov-2025

New federal loan caps could disrupt the medical field, study finds

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers from the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute have produced the first national estimate of how many medical students would be affected by new federal loan restrictions imposed by the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). Their findings suggest the reforms are likely to place substantial financial barriers on aspiring physicians, potentially reducing workforce diversity and worsening existing physician shortages.

Journal: JAMA

26-Nov-2025

Data-driven surgical supply lists can reduce hospital cost and waste

University of California - San Diego
Peer-Reviewed Publication

UC San Diego study shows data-driven surgical supply lists can cut waste, save millions and improve efficiency without compromising patient safety.

Journal: JAMA Surgery
Funder: Joan & Irwin Jacobs Center for Health Innovation at UC San Diego Health

26-Nov-2025

How can SMEs drive a greener and more inclusive Europe?

Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)

The study uses data from 12,000 European companies to show that, as well as large companies, medium and small businesses can also act as agents of change

Journal: Journal of Cleaner Production

26-Nov-2025

Swansea University professor wins SEMI Academia Impact Award for European semiconductor leadership

Swansea University
Grant and Award Announcement

A Swansea University academic has been honoured with the prestigious SEMI Academia Impact Award, recognising his outstanding contributions to semiconductor research, innovation, and industry-academia collaboration in Europe.