As demand grows for high-precision navigation in autonomous vehicles, mobile mapping, robotics, and other real-time applications, one challenge continues to limit performance: the long time required for satellite positioning systems to reach full accuracy. 

The United States still leads China in the quality and commercial reach of its biomedical science but is losing the race to translate scientific discoveries into cures. New analyses from the Cure Innovation Index, released today ahead of Cure's session on U.S.-China biomedical competitiveness at the BIO International Convention in San Diego, find that without immediate renewed investment and policy changes, the U.S. scientific edge will not hold. “America’s challenge is no longer discovery alone. The emerging battleground is translation, the speed and efficiency with which scientific breakthroughs move from the laboratory into development, commercialization, and patient impact," said Seema Kumar, CEO of Cure, the premier healthcare innovation ecosystem headquartered in New York City. If the United States wants to stay ahead, the answer isn't to out-publish China. It's to fix the translational bottlenecks with renewed funding, especially for early translational work, modernized clinical trial infrastructure, and stronger bridges between academic research and industry.

Andrei Khodak, a principal engineering analyst at PPPL, has been awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award from the American Nuclear Society (ANS) for his work on virtual prototyping of liquid‑metal plasma‑facing components and tritium‑breeding blankets to address challenges in plasma heat exhaust, breeding and material erosion in fusion power plants. Established in 1977, the Outstanding Achievement Award is presented at the Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy or the ANS Annual Conference.

DeepFake technology has grown so sophisticated that AI-generated faces can now fool both human eyes and many detection systems—but a more insidious problem lurks beneath the surface: these detectors don't treat everyone equally. 

Scientists built a flying robot that is both easy to control and energy-efficient, especially in changing wind conditions. The robot can change its shape and uses wind to stay in the air, instead of relying on thrust-generating motors. The idea is inspired by how birds fly which remain naturally stable when airborne. The work was published in npj Robotics on June 21, 2026.

Scientists from 27 European research institutions warn that the European Commission's proposed pesticide reform would weaken key safeguards protecting biodiversity and human health, and offer recommendations for a safer, more efficient alternative approach.

A team of researchers has developed a new type of imaging sensor that uses both light and sound to create detailed pictures of biological tissues. This marks the first successful use of an array of over 40 microscopic, polymer-based "microrings" to capture these types of images. It can track oxygen levels, blood flow, and how dense blood vessels are. Therefore, it is much more effective at spotting the early signs of cancer.

The gas ethylene causes fruit and vegetables to ripen faster and is responsible for millions of tons of food being lost annually during transport and storage. Now researchers from the University of Copenhagen, among others, have succeeded in getting clay to collect the gas and hope that the material can help reduce food waste in the long term.