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Durham University scientists pioneer new drone swarm technology

Durham University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Durham University scientists have unveiled a major advance in drone swarm technology that could transform the way unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are used in real-world missions.

Journal: IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems

Kunming Manifesto calls for agrobiodiversity to transform food systems

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Reports and Proceedings

The global food system is in urgent need of a radical shake-up to meet growing demand for food and nutrition security. The 2025 Kunming Manifesto, launched at the 2025 Africa Food Systems Forum, presents agrobiodiversity as a solution to improve nutrition, strengthen ecosystems, and empower local communities, when integrated into policy and practice. Actionable recommendations and case studies show that a coordinated multistakeholder approach in resilient agrifood systems can deliver rapid health, economic, and environmental benefits.

Pretreatment methods bring second-gen biofuels from oilcane closer to commercialization

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In collaboration with other Bioenergy Research Centers, CABBI researchers are developing industrially feasible techniques for second-generation biofuel production from oilcane, an oil-rich variety of sugarcane, to help meet our growing societal demand for fuels.

Journal: Sustainable Energy & Fuels
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

New design framework makes it easier to create custom shock-absorbing materials

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Designers typically use an iterative process that focuses on optimizing the mechanical properties without factoring in the thickness and area of the foam pad used in applications. The advance opens a new perspective on how to approach the design of protective materials by challenging conventional wisdom.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: Office of Naval Research, Army Research Office

Mizzou at the forefront of using hydrogen energy safely

University of Missouri-Columbia
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at the University of Missouri are working to make hydrogen energy as safe as possible.

Journal: ACS Sensors

SwRI and Copeland win R&D 100 Award for innovative oil-free compressor

Southwest Research Institute
Grant and Award Announcement

SAN ANTONIO — September. 3, 2025 — Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) announced today that compressor technology co-developed with Copeland has won an R&D 100 Award. R&D World Magazine has recognized the “Copeland oil-free centrifugal compressor with Aero-lift™ bearing technology” as among the 100 most significant innovations for 2025.

Scrolling while on the toilet linked to higher risk of hemorrhoids

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Survey participants who reported using a smartphone while on the toilet had a higher risk of hemorrhoids than non-users. Chethan Ramprasad of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, U.S., and colleagues present these findings in a new study in the open-access journal PLOS One on September 3, 2025.

Journal: PLOS One