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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 2-Apr-2026 22:16 ET (3-Apr-2026 02:16 GMT/UTC)

Wildlife-friendly landscapes dramatically boost biodiversity in fragmented forests

University of East Anglia
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A major new study has revealed that improving the landscapes surrounding forest remnants can dramatically increase their ability to retain bird species - even when the forest fragments themselves are small or isolated.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Improved catalyst enhances the conversion of ethanol to hydrogen

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Fine-tuning the processing of perovskite-type ceramic material increases system stability and reduces costs by eliminating the need for noble metals.

Journal: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

Robots can’t feel; these sensors could change that

Penn State
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team, including Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, James L. Henderson Jr. Memorial Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Penn State, is using pressure sensors — tiny devices, roughly the size of a paperclip, that can measure the force applied over an area — to design a highly sensitive electronic “skin” for use alongside robots and prosthetic limbs.

Journal: Nano-Micro Letters

Bust stimulation for sustained locomotion control and autonomous navigation of terrestrial cyborg beetles

Beijing Institute of Technology Press Co., Ltd
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research paper by scientists at University of Queensland burst stimulation as an alternative to the conventional stimulation protocol to achieve more sustained responses of cyborg insects from darkling beetles (Zophobas morio)..

The research paper, published on Mar 9, 2026 in the journal Cyborg and Bionic Systems.

Journal: Cyborg and Bionic Systems

Including AI-derived heart fat measurement improves accuracy of cardiovascular disease risk prediction

Mayo Clinic
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Mayo Clinic research identified a powerful new way to improve the prediction of a patient's long-term cardiovascular disease risk by enhancing a routinely performed imaging test with artificial intelligence (AI).

Journal: American Journal of Preventive Cardiology

With help from AI, eye images offer window into cardiovascular risk

American College of Cardiology
Reports and Proceedings

A new system that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to assess cardiovascular risk based on images of the eye captured during eye exams demonstrated strong correlation with a standard cardiovascular risk assessment, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session (ACC.26). Researchers said using AI to screen for heart disease risk during routine eye exams could help more people become aware of their risk and facilitate referrals for preventative care.

Meeting: American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session

Researchers demonstrate integrated stabilized laser chips performing clock and quantum operations on a room temperature trapped ion qubit

University of California - Santa Barbara
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In an ongoing effort to bring quantum science out of the tightly controlled lab environment and into the field, researchers from UC Santa Barbara and the University of Massachusetts Amherst have, for the first time, demonstrated a chip-scale, stabilized, visible light laser that drives a trapped ion atomic optical clock and quantum qubit, paving the way toward compact, portable and scalable trapped-ion quantum information systems.

Journal: Nature Communications

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