17-Jun-2026 Texas wine grapes launch to space for research mission Texas A&M University Researchers from Texas A&M AgriLife are sending hundreds of grape seeds to the International Space Station, where the seeds will spend approximately six months exposed to cosmic radiation before returning to Earth for planting and study. The project could produce what researchers believe to be the first wine made from grapes grown from seeds that traveled through space.
17-Jun-2026 New AI-enhanced tools detect electrical arcing, reduce wildfires DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory - ORNL researchers have developed advanced tools to immediately detect abnormal power grid conditions that lead to wildfires, equipment damage and blackouts. - The approach incorporates artificial intelligence to rapidly analyze grid data and automatically alert a utility to dangerous grid behaviors requiring immediate response. - ORNL is partnering with utility Southern California Edison (SCE) to validate the technology against five years of field-collected data.
17-Jun-2026 Heading for the Atlantic Ocean to study the impact of climate change on ocean circulation University of Barcelona It is becoming increasingly urgent to study the impacts of climate change on the global ocean system. Future projections indicate significant changes in the Mediterranean and Atlantic circulation system, which could have unpredictable climatic consequences, especially for one of the most influential ocean currents in the global climate: the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC).
17-Jun-2026 Q&A: What does science say about plants as medicine? Penn State Plants have always played an integral role in traditional medicine and healing practices. This Q&A with Kent Vrana, Elliot S. Vesell Professor of Pharmacology and director of the Center for Cannabis and Natural Products Pharmaceutics at Penn State College of Medicine discusses the relationship between plant science and human health and the growing role of plant-derived solutions in medicine.
17-Jun-2026 MorPhiC: Inside the ambitious project to understand the function of every human gene Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Scientists at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MKS) are part of an international consortium working to determine the biological functions of the roughly 20,000 protein-coding genes in the human genome.
17-Jun-2026 KIER opens door to domestic production of high-purity deuterated ammonia for semiconductors, achieving Korea’s first commercial-scale production National Research Council of Science & Technology A research team led by Dr. Hyung Chul Yoon at the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER, President Yi Chang-Keun) has developed Korea’s first technology for producing high-purity deuterated ammonia (ND₃), opening the door to domestic production and industrialization. Funder Ministry of Science and ICT
17-Jun-2026 Researchers develop assistive technologies to address needs of people with disabilities Lehigh University From ride-on seats for children with cerebral palsy to sensors to assess swallowing difficulty in adult populations, researchers with Lehigh University's Center for Community-Driven Assistive Technologies develop devices to help people with disabilities across life stages.
17-Jun-2026 A UTHealth Houston physician turned a Texas teen's frightening diagnosis into a champion title University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Two years ago, Geordon Boulware, now 15, was at a routine dental visit in his hometown of Lufkin, Texas, when his dentist discovered he had an abnormal growth on his jaw. After meeting with a local oral surgeon, Geordon and his mom decided to seek treatment in Houston.
17-Jun-2026 Olli Lehtonen appointed as Professor of Human Geography and Regional Research Methods at the University of Eastern Finland University of Eastern Finland Olli Lehtonen has been appointed Professor of Human Geography and Regional Research Methods at the University of Eastern Finland.
17-Jun-2026 Alexander Diener appointed as Professor of Critical Border Studies at the University of Eastern Finland University of Eastern Finland Diener, an American researcher recruited to work in Finland, reminds us that borders are integral to the global system.
