A new method developed by TU Wien makes it possible to precisely determine the inner state of thermal energy storage systems using just a few sensors. This opens up new possibilities for the more efficient use of industrial waste heat.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researcher Zhenglun “Alan” Wei is aiming to improve prenatal diagnosis of the most common cardiac birth defect by going with the flow … of blood in tiny hearts. Wei, an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, is leading a four-year project funded with $2,915,519 from the National Institutes of Health to develop a personalized model that will use detailed blood flow information collected from noninvasive tests to detect obstructions of the aorta in fetuses.

A U.S. federal agency is investing $38 million in a provocative and potentially transformative project: AI-powered medical "digital twins" to help doctors personalize treatments for critical ill patients in hospitals. The project, led by a U. of Vermont surgeon and researcher, will help doctors treat the most challenging illnesses in the ICU—sepsis, burns, severe trauma, and disordered immune responses. The funding is from ARPA-H in the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services and is the largest research award in UVM's history.

When a conversational AI character in an immersive environment says something false, how should the system alert the user? Researchers explored this question in a proof-of-concept study, which tested three techniques for alerting users to hallucinated statements from “embodied” AI agents in virtual reality (VR) systems.

A NASA satellite originally designed to study large bodies of water may also be able to monitor most of the world’s irrigation canals, according to a new UW study. This capability could help farmers and water managers around the world manage resources, prepare for droughts and improve food security in their communities.

A research paper by scientists at Zhejiang University of Technology presented a bioinspired perceptual sensor (BPS) capable of spatiotemporally decoding haptic and pain information by integrating artificial mechanoreceptors with synaptic transistors..

The research paper, published on Sept 26, 2026 in the journal Cyborg and Bionic Systems.

Two faculty members from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Tickle College of Engineering are part of a nearly $1 million National Science Foundationinterdisciplinary project aimed at optimizing and expanding the production and distribution of locally grown food. Jon Hathaway, a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Catherine Schuman, an assistant professor in the Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, are collaborating with a local nonprofit, Three3, and other University of Tennessee researchers and community partners to develop DFARM, a smart, connected community food production and distribution system.