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13-Apr-2026

AI spots hidden behavior patterns in self-organizing bacteria

Rice University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A custom-built artificial intelligence system developed by Rice researchers helped uncover how bacterial communities self-organize.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

13-Apr-2026

Too many cooks, or too many robots?

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Harvard SEAS researchers show mathematically that when many robots share a space, adding a certain amount of randomness in their paths improves their efficiency.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

13-Apr-2026

Lehigh U bioengineer Anand Ramamurthi elected to AIMBE College of Fellows

Lehigh University
Grant and Award Announcement

Anand Ramamurthi, the Peter C. Rossin Professor of Bioengineering and chair of the Department of Bioengineering at Lehigh University, and pioneer in regenerative technologies for non-invasive tissue repair, has been inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows in the Class of 2026.

13-Apr-2026

OHSU secures $9.2 million to build next generation ‘organs on chips’ for bone related cancers

Oregon Health & Science University
Grant and Award Announcement

Oregon Health & Science University has received more than $9 million in National Institutes of Health funding to develop advanced microphysiologic models — also known as organs‑on-a-chip — that recreate how cancers grow, spread and respond to treatment within bone and bone‑associated tissues.

Funder: Sam Day Foundation

13-Apr-2026

Global urban methane emissions are growing more than estimated

University of Michigan
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Urban emissions of methane—a potent greenhouse gas—are rising faster than "bottom-up" accounting estimates anticipated, according to a study led by University of Michigan Engineering and funded by NASA and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Funder: NASA, National Institute of Standards and Technology

13-Apr-2026

U of A research finds improved weather forecasts could reduce heat deaths as climate warms

University of Arizona
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Experts found that technological advancements could reduce U.S. mortality from heat by 18% to 25% in the year 2100.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

13-Apr-2026

Adaptive edge-cloud collaboration optimizes intelligent machine tool task processing

Higher Education Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Check out this new research in Engineering! It introduces an adaptive edge-cloud collaboration method for intelligent machine tools, tackling large-scale computational tasks with complex data links. The method cuts task processing time, boosts energy efficiency and keeps data secure, with solid real-world validation on digital twin machining centers—great for next-gen smart manufacturing!

Journal: Engineering

13-Apr-2026

UC Irvine physicists discover method to reverse ‘quantum scrambling’

University of California - Irvine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A problem in quantum computing called “quantum scrambling” hampers the technology’s development. Scrambling results in the loss of data in a quantum computing system, an issue previously thought to be irreversible. A UC Irvine team has discovered a way to reverse the scrambling process.

Journal: Physical Review Letters

13-Apr-2026

Research uses AI to examine social exchanges and interactions

Carnegie Mellon University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study addresses this problem by using generative AI to systematically classify thousands of everyday social interactions. In a new study, researchers analyzed thousands of textual descriptions of two-person social interactions, then used generative artificial intelligence (AI) to code the exchanges by features, resulting in a taxonomy of categories of social interactions. Then they related these groups to variables like conflict, power, and duty to provide a comprehensive, data-driven framework for quantifying the structure of interactions.

Journal: Psychological Science