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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 17-Mar-2026 13:15 ET (17-Mar-2026 17:15 GMT/UTC)
Engineers develop deft solution to keep robots oriented in space
University of CincinnatiUniversity of Cincinnati engineers looked for simple but effective ways to maintain a robot's orientation while working on a broken satellite in zero gravity. They discovered that a second robotic arm acting as a counterbalance could help the robot maintain stability.
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- U.S. Space Force
A warning for the AI era: Why America's energy infrastructure isn't ready for what's coming
Stanford UniversityData centers, extreme weather and a lack of federal climate regulation could put major strains on the U.S. power grid. Alice Hill, a former White House senior director for resilience policy, discusses what it will take to protect energy systems in a warming world and why investing before disaster strikes always beats recovering after.
Remembering Philip E. Bourne, Founding Dean of the University of Virginia School of Data Science
University of Virginia School of Data ScienceThe University of Virginia mourns the loss of Philip Bourne, founding dean of the School of Data Science, a pioneering scientist, visionary academic leader, and one of the most consequential figures in the modern history of the University.
Warm spring pattern emerging across Appalachia
East Tennessee State UniversityDahlia Simangan, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University
Hiroshima UniversitySustainability meets robotics: the first eco-friendly robotic covers of ankle and knee prostheses made of paper-based composites
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia - IITThe first robotic cover of ankle and knee prostheses made from a new environmentally responsible material will be presented at the “JEC World 2026” event, taking place from 10 to 12 March 2026 at the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre, France. The prototypes stem from the collaboration between the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology) and the start-up Alkivio (part of the Novacart Group), which produces a new innovative composite, based on paper, named AlkiPaper®.
SoundCoop: Tapping the potential of marine passive acoustic monitoring big data
Big Earth Data- Journal
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- Integrated Ocean Observing System, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, U.S. Navy Living Marine Resources, Office of Naval Research, Research Foundation Flanders, LifeWatch – Niclas Öberg Foundation, Helmholtz strategic infrastructure, Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association, University of Colorado Boulder
University of East London and Kinder launch major study into parent–child interaction through play
University of East LondonChasing the rare arogos skipper butterfly from Florida fields to lab
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- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission