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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 11-Nov-2025 14:11 ET (11-Nov-2025 19:11 GMT/UTC)

Device study offers hopes for spinal cord injuries

University of Auckland
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An implantable electronic device has restored movement following spinal cord injury in an animal study.

Journal: Nature Communications

Study reveals uneven land sinking across New Orleans, raising flood-risk concerns

Tulane University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Parts of New Orleans and its surrounding wetlands are gradually sinking, and while most of the city remains stable, a new study from Tulane University researchers suggests that sections of the region’s $15 billion post-Katrina flood protection system may need regular upgrades to outpace long-term land subsidence.

Journal: Science Advances

Researchers uncover novel mechanism for regulating ribosome biogenesis during brain development

Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A collaborative team led by Prof. ZHOU Tao from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Prof. SHEN Bin from Nanjing Medical University has revealed that VIRMA, a protein highly expressed in the embryonic brain and various cancers, regulates brain development by modulating ribosome biogenesis.

Journal: Science Advances

Dan M. Frangopol honored with IASSAR’s inaugural Distinguished Service Award

Lehigh University
Grant and Award Announcement

Dan M. Frangopol, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Emeritus, and Inaugural Fazlur R. Khan Endowed Chair of Structural Engineering and Architecture, Emeritus, at Lehigh University is the inaugural recipient of the Distinguished Service Award presented by the International Association of Structural Safety and Reliability (IASSAR).

Roberto Morandotti wins prestigious IEEE Photonics Society Quantum Electronics Award

Institut national de la recherche scientifique - INRS
Grant and Award Announcement

Professor Roberto Morandotti, a globally recognized leader in quantum optics and photonics at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), has won the 2025 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Photonic Society Quantum Electronics Award. This award pays tribute to Professor Morandotti’s pioneering work in entanglement generation and the processing of complex quantum states in photonic devices and systems, both as scientific head at the Ultrahigh Speed Light Manipulation Laboratory and holder of the Canada Research Chair in Smart Photonics.

Consortium aims to kickstart large-scale carbon removal

University of Exeter
Meeting Announcement

Experts will gather in Exeter next week to help kickstart a “new carbon economy”.

How to manage cybersecurity risks in the energy sector?

University of Vaasa
Reports and Proceedings

Inconsistent cybersecurity practices in organisations pose a threat to the energy sector. Variation in cybersecurity culture, skill levels and training, and over-reliance on regulations and resistance to complex security protocols expose critical systems to threats. A new open-access handbook from researchers from the University of Vaasa, Finland, offers a structured, user-friendly resource to enhance cybersecurity resilience in the Nordic energy sector.

Funder: Business Finland, NordGrid Energy Research, Swedish Energy Agency