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28-May-2026

Creative Destruction Lab launches CDL-Cleveland in partnership with University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Business Announcement

Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), a global nonprofit that supports science- and technology-based startups, today announced the launch of CDL-Cleveland in partnership with University Hospitals (UH) and Case Western Reserve University (CWRU). The new site will host the CDL Healthcare Delivery stream, focused on early-stage ventures building technology to reduce costs, improve patient outcomes, and accelerate the adoption of innovation inside real clinical environments.

28-May-2026

Negative online experiences are common but often go unreported among youth with mental health and neurodevelopmental concerns

The Child Mind Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study from the Child Mind Institute finds that negative online experiences are common among youth with mental health and neurodevelopmental conditions, and that most incidents go unreported through platform tools. Published in JAACAP Open, the study surveyed 1,009 youth ages 9 to 15 and found that more than one in four experienced at least one negative online incident in the past year, including cyberbullying, harassment, and other forms of digital harm. Among those who had such an experience, nearly 69% reported multiple incidents, yet only 20% used platform reporting tools. Researchers identified key barriers to reporting, including confusion about how to report, uncertainty about what qualifies, and emotional barriers such as embarrassment and fear of consequences. The findings suggest that online safety efforts need to be tailored to youth who may already be managing mental health or developmental challenges, and that reporting systems should be clearer, safer, and easier for young people to use.

Journal: JAACAP Open

28-May-2026

Water scarcity could undercut U.S. lithium mining

Northwestern University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

U.S. is developing lithium mines to reduce reliance on foreign supply chains. New study assessed whether U.S. subbasins can support water-intensive lithium mining. Team combined water, climate and socioeconomic models to project water supply and demand between 2040 and 2060. Under every scenario, most western subbasins struggled to meet existing water demands, let alone support additional lithium mining.

Journal: Communications Earth & Environment

28-May-2026

UTIA faculty to help expand virtual reality resources in classrooms

University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture
Grant and Award Announcement

Virtual reality is entering the agricultural science classroom, and University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture researchers are helping teachers incorporate and create their own virtual reality resources.

With a $500,000 grant from USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, a faculty team in the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications is building on their findings from a previously funded USDA grant project aimed to further develop efforts to train secondary school teachers and bring virtual reality (VR) to the classroom through the Agriscience Metaverse Academy.

28-May-2026

How farmers respond to climate-related risk

University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

As climate change increases the frequency of drought, excessive rainfall, and other extreme weather events, farmers face growing uncertainty about crop production. Understanding how farmers perceive and respond to that uncertainty can help improve agricultural policy and climate adaptation strategies. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Michigan State University examines farmer risk preferences when dealing with climate impacts.

Journal: Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association

28-May-2026

Researchers create novel structural state of matter with exotic properties

Brown University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a study published in Science, researchers used silver nanoparticles to assemble a theorized, but never-before observed crystal metallic structure.

Journal: Science

28-May-2026

AI suggests simple food swaps to make meals healthier and cheaper

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An artificial intelligence framework that suggests just one to three ingredient swaps can make meals meaningfully more nutritious and less expensive, according to a new study published in the open-access journal PLOS Digital Health by Trevor Chan and Ilias Tagkopoulos of the University of California, Davis, USA.

Journal: PLOS Digital Health

28-May-2026

MIT researchers develop a low-cost technique to get lithium out of rocks

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

MIT researchers developed a low-temperature process for extracting battery-grade lithium from the common mineral spodumene. The closed-loop process could help the U.S. tap into its own abundant sources of lithium, a critical element that is currently refined primarily in China.

Journal: Science
Funder: Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), MIT Climate Grant Challenges program

28-May-2026

Novel reactive ink prints as everlasting copper

University of Maryland
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new invention from a team that includes a University of Maryland engineer halts the copper degradation cycle that turns statues, roofs, and even nickels green. The researchers have developed a liquid reactive ink that can print copper onto nearly any surface without oxidation or corrosion.

Journal: Science