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26-Sep-2025

Fidget-controlled robots show the power of metastability

Purdue University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Fidget poppers are an example of “bistability,” as the popped circles rest in one of two stable states. Purdue University researchers have taken this idea to its extreme, building robots that can be preprogrammed and controlled using just the physical properties of these fidget poppers.

Journal: Advanced Science
Funder: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, U.S. National Science Foundation

26-Sep-2025

Carnegie Mellon researchers make designer biobots from human lung cells

College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Microscale biological robots made from human lung cells are advancing in Carnegie Mellon's Ren lab, with new research showing control over their movement via engineered structural design.

Journal: Science Advances
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Manufacturing Futures Initiative at Carnegie Mellon

26-Sep-2025

Study reveals roadmap for carbon-free California by 2045

Stanford University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study shows California can go carbon-free mostly using current and emerging solutions – but to get there, it must overcome regulatory challenges and scale technologies at an unprecedented pace.

Journal: Energy Policy
Funder: California Business Roundtable, California Cattlemen's Association, California Chamber of Commerce, California Manufacturers & Technology Association, California State Building and Construction Trades Council, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Western States Petroleum Association, Stanford Center for Carbon Storage

26-Sep-2025

Meet INSEAD AI50 - An alumni-led recognition of global AI builders

INSEAD Asia Campus
Business Announcement

Independent recognition of INSEAD community advancing AI with real-world impact across industries, regions, roles and sectors.

26-Sep-2025

ITU and UNDP bring global community together to advance technology for good

International Telecommunication Union
Business Announcement

Digital@UNGA 2025 spotlights digital solutions, innovations and investments for humanity as the United Nations marks 80 years.

26-Sep-2025

New AI system could accelerate clinical research

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Reports and Proceedings

MIT researchers developed an interactive, AI-based system that enables users to rapidly annotate areas of interest in new biomedical imaging datasets, without training a machine-learning model in advance. As the user uploads new images, the number of interactions needed to accurately segment the image drops, eventually to zero, enabling rapid annotation of the entire dataset.

Funder: Quanta Computer, Inc., National Institutes of Health, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center

26-Sep-2025

Benefit-risk reporting for FDA-cleared AI−enabled medical devices

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: This cross-sectional study suggests that despite increasing clearance of artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) devices, standardized efficacy, safety, and risk assessment by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are lacking. Dedicated regulatory pathways and post-market surveillance of AI/ML safety events may address these challenges.

Journal: JAMA Health Forum