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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 15-Jun-2026 11:16 ET (15-Jun-2026 15:16 GMT/UTC)

ORNL’s breakthrough detector protects trucking shipments from GPS deception

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

To protect transportation systems, a multidisciplinary team at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory develops technology to expose manipulation of Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite signals that tell us where we are in space and time. Its portable GPS spoofing detector outperforms industry-developed versions at protecting the trucking industry and its cargo by recognizing spoofing and identifying the source, even while moving.

Graduation story: Nursing dreams come full circle at UT Arlington

University of Texas at Arlington

The family’s story highlights UTA’s commitment as a leader in nursing education, from passionate faculty to driven students to successful alumni. The University has awarded approximately 12,700 bachelor’s degrees in nursing since 2021, including more than 1,000 anticipated this spring.

A Chinese medicine and culture study reexamines “Du (毒)” in traditional Chinese medicine

Cactus Communications

A new study explores the meaning of “Du” in traditional Chinese medicine to explain why it cannot be reduced to the modern idea of toxicity alone. Drawing on classical texts and interviews with practitioners, the study shows that the meaning of “Du” is multiple, including potency, Pian Xing and harm depending on clinical context. The findings suggest safety in traditional Chinese medicine depends on dosage, preparation, and patient condition, alongside the substance.

Journal: Chinese Medicine and Culture

Risk communication: Thinking from the end

BfR Federal Institute for Risk Assessment

The internet is full of information about health topics and alleged and actual risks. Sensationalist videos and social media posts in particular can reach millions of people in almost no time at all. This poses a particular challenge for authorities and the media seeking to provide reliable information on such topics based on scientific facts. “Even the best-produced risk information is ultimately worthless if no one finds and understands it,” explains communication scientist Eva Baumann in the BfR science podcast “Risiko”. Baumann is a professor at the University of Music, Drama and Media in Hanover, where she heads the Hanover Centre for Health Communication, and is also a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR). To truly reach people, Baumann recommends thinking backwards: “We must ask ourselves: where do we need to meet people where they are in terms of communication?”

Politecnico di Milano against deepfakes: two projects to detect fake video and audio

Politecnico di Milano

With FF4ALL, Politecnico researchers analyze how synthetic images and videos are generated; with FUN-Media, they investigate vocal deepfakes, a novel emerging threat

Bluebells: The science behind Britain’s most beloved spring flower

University of Cambridge

Cambridge scientists and horticulturists explore the science behind the UK’s iconic bluebell, showcasing stunning scanning electron and digital microscopy from Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University.

Critical components on demand

University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Tickle College of Engineering’s Defense Development and Applied Research Center (DARC) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville is helping the U.S. Army produce critical metal parts at the point of need. In a Knoxville Armory demonstration with the Tennessee Army National Guard and SPEE3D, engineers reduced replacement time from weeks to under 10 hours, strengthening readiness.

Shark class continues while funds are raised to rebuild remote island lab

Florida Museum of Natural History

There are not many classes that allow students to live beachside, wander tidal pools just outside of their lecture hall, take home their own dissected shark skull and crew an offshore research survey. Biology of Sharks and Rays is the exception.

Tapping water supply systems for energy production

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Scott DeNeale studies in-conduit hydropower, a type of largely unutilized energy production that harnesses the water flowing through water pipes in municipal settings and industrial plants to make energy, no dam required.

Using a VR escape room to teach the horrors of Philippine history

Ateneo de Manila University

Rather than simply recounting history as a linear narrative through lectures or displays, this experience lets players immerse themselves in a more nuanced, simulated past.

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