6-May-2025 Bio-concrete from urine Universitaet Stuttgart Researchers at the University of Stuttgart have used microbial processes to produce environmentally friendly bio-concrete from urine as part of a “wastewater-bio-concrete-fertilizer” value chain. With the project extension granted by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research, and the Arts, the focus now shifts to product optimization and practical testing.
6-May-2025 Reviving Hilsa in Bangladesh’s three billion dollar fishery WorldFish Once on the brink of collapse, Bangladesh’s iconic hilsa fishery—worth three billion dollars annually—is recovering. Through co-management, community incentives, and science-led conservation, fishers are now stewards of the resource, incomes are rising, and the future of this vital species is looking brighter.
6-May-2025 Pitch perfect protection University of Tennessee at Knoxville To protect artists, University of Tennessee researchers have developed HarmonyCloak, a tool that prevents AI from reproducing an artist’s unique sound by embedding imperceptible noises in music data, making it unlearnable to AI models.
6-May-2025 Mapping the deep University of New Hampshire The Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping at the University of New Hampshire has become the world leader in both how we map the seafloor and who conducts that exploration. Funder NOAA Research
5-May-2025 University team to compete in Monaco Energy Boat Challenge for first time Heriot-Watt University A group of engineering students from Heriot-Watt University are ready to put their studies to the ultimate test when they compete against teams from 21 countries at the prestigious Monaco Energy Boat Challenge in July – the most advanced university competition on water.
5-May-2025 Politicians need to project sincerity. A Texas A&M study suggests that one common strategy works – and another does not Texas A&M University Research suggests voters respond better to moral arguments than practical ones. Candidates who framed arguments in terms of right and wrong were judged more sincere, and thus trustworthy. Even moderation – often derided in today’s political climate – appeared to work if paired with a right-wrong argument. Journal Political Behavior
5-May-2025 In first-of-its-kind surgery, rare spinal tumor removed through patient’s eye socket at University of Maryland Medical Center University of Maryland School of Medicine In a first-of-its-kind surgery, a team led by a University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) neurosurgeon has successfully removed a rare cancerous tumor wrapped around the spine and spinal cord of a 19-year-old woman – through her eye socket (orbit). Although surgeons use a “transorbital” approach to access tumors in the brain and sinuses, this is the first time it has ever been used to remove a spinal tumor. In this case, the young woman had a slow-growing developmental bone tumor called a chordoma in her spine. Only about 300 chordomas are diagnosed in the United States every year.
5-May-2025 CEPI partners with University of Bergen to map vaccine development landscape The University of Bergen EPI is partnering with the University of Bergen to conduct critical research to map the development status of new vaccines against many of the world’s most dangerous viral threats. The analysis will inform CEPI’s vital vaccine development work, helping the Coalition to spot gaps in the vaccine development landscape and guiding its investments in vaccines, technologies and partnerships that could prevent future epidemics and pandemics.
5-May-2025 ’Tis the season for ticks and mosquitoes. A medical entomologist talks about these pests and how to avoid them. University of Notre Dame In five questions, Lee R. Haines explains the risks mosquitoes and ticks pose to the Midwest and discusses how the public can best protect themselves and family members from these bloodthirsty pests.
5-May-2025 New molecule could pave the way for more efficient computers University of Rochester A team of scientists has developed the “world’s most electrically conductive organic molecule,” which could revolutionize electronic materials for computer chips. Journal Journal of the American Chemical Society
