29-Apr-2025 New satellite to weigh the world's forests Chalmers University of Technology On 29 April 2025, the European climate satellite Biomass was launched from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Onboard is groundbreaking technology capable of weighing the world’s forests from space – and research from Chalmers University of Technology, in Sweden, has played a key role in the development of the mission.
29-Apr-2025 Autonomous robot designed to simplify warehouse inventory tracking Kennesaw State University Kennesaw State University assistant professor Jian Zhang has introduced an autonomous robot that can log inventory to alleviate logistical issues.
29-Apr-2025 PolyU immersive technologies research receives Best Paper Honorable Mention Award at IEEE VR 2025 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is dedicated to developing immersive solutions that address real-world challenges and foster a more connected and efficient future. Prof. Lik-Hang LEE, Assistant Professor of Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at PolyU, and Mr Chan In Devin SIO, PhD student (Year 2), have been honored with the Best Paper Honorable Mention Award at the IEEE International Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (IEEE VR) 2025.
29-Apr-2025 Fewer back problems with BetterBack model of care Linköping University Stiffness, aches or pain that sometimes radiates down to the legs – most backs protest at least at once in a lifetime. Movement is often the best help. Therefore, researchers at Linköping University in Sweden and physiotherapists in healthcare have developed a model of care “BetterBack (BättreRygg)”, which has now attracted international attention.
29-Apr-2025 UC San Diego: A living laboratory for EV research University of California - San Diego The UC San Diego campus is home to the largest electric vehicle (EV) charging network of any academic institution in the western world with a growing number of EV chargers expected to exceed 1,200 within the next year. Journal Renewable Energy
29-Apr-2025 New startups join the OIST Innovation Accelerator Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) has selected four deep-tech startups for its 8th Innovation Accelerator cohort, offering funding, mentorship, and research resources. These ventures focus on fields like cancer treatment, disaster-resilient networks, sustainable aquaculture, and biowaste upcycling, aiming for global impact from Okinawa.
28-Apr-2025 Fossil of a new mammal species from the age of dinosaurs discovered in Mongolia’s Gobi desert Okayama University of Science A newly discovered fossil from Mongolia’s Gobi Desert reveals a previously unknown genus and species of Cretaceous mammal. Named Ravjaa ishiii, the tiny animal was identified from a partial lower jaw found by a joint team from Okayama University of Science and the Mongolian Academy of Sciences. The find marks the first record of a zhelestid mammal in Mongolia and suggests early mammals may have adapted to eating seeds and fruits from emerging flowering plants. Full findings are published in Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. Journal Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
28-Apr-2025 Mayo Clinic surgeon: Living kidney donation, medical advances help patients avoid dialysis Mayo Clinic The traditional way to treat people with advanced kidney disease has been to use dialysis to remove waste from the blood while patients wait several years for kidneys from deceased organ donors. At Mayo Clinic, transplant surgeon Dr. Mikel Prieto and colleagues advocate for a different approach called preemptive transplantation: Kidneys from living donors are allowing many people with advanced kidney disease to receive transplants before their kidneys deteriorate so much that they need dialysis.
28-Apr-2025 USC at ICLR 2025 University of Southern California Researchers from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering are presenting 24 papers at the 2025 International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), Apr. 24-28, one of the premier global conferences advancing representation learning—commonly known as deep learning. This year’s work includes contributions from faculty and students across the School of Advanced Computing, a unit within Viterbi, notably the Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science and the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
25-Apr-2025 Diagnose to cure: Developing RNA-based TB testing Weill Cornell Medicine (New York, April 25, 2025) – In 2023, tuberculosis (TB) killed about 1.25 million people worldwide, more than any other infectious disease on Earth — even though it is curable. Months- or even years-long regimens of potent antibiotics can eradicate the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. And in about 88% of cases globally, treatment is successful in curing the disease. But for the remainder of patients, at least those for whom data is available, the disease re-emerges.
