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Eureka 2026 connected ideas and experiences to drive entrepreneurship and innovation (opens the original)
In its eleventh edition, the Universidad Industrial de Santander’s Entrepreneurship Summit fostered the exchange of experiences in innovation, scientific research, technology, and business development. The event was held online and free of charge, with its broadcast originating from a television studio set up for the…
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Improving AI-generated images, pixel by pixel (opens the original)
Researchers from URochester and NVIDIA develop new models that provide pixel-level control over AI image generation.
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CBSHS Alumni Spotlight: Communication alumnus credits Clemson Experience for shaping career in teaching and research (opens the original)
Meet Andy Hogue, 2003 graduate of the Clemson University Department of Communication and associate dean in the College
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Two FAMU-FSU College of Engineering professors receive Department of Energy Early Career Awards (opens the original)
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering professors Ralm Ricarte and Junliang Liu have been named recipients of the U.S. Department of Energy’s
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Gemini Enterprise now available to all CWRU students (opens the original)
Case Western Reserve University Hero Type Image Meg Herrel Wed, 10/28/2026 - 15:23 Students Editorial Staff October 28, 2026 Ready to take your studying, research and productivity to the next level? All CWRU students now have access to Gemini Enterprise, a secure…
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Stealth Partisan Outlets Exploit Trust in Local Journalism (opens the original)
New research from Carnegie Mellon University’s Kenneth C. Griffin School of Computer Science found that partisan media operations spent millions of dollars on social media ads ahead of key elections to promote pink slime websites masquerading as local news sources to sway voters with their content.
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Why do we find certain things beautiful? A psychologist’s new book offers a bold answer
Nicholas Humphrey’s new book, Why Is the World So Beautiful?, posits a theory of beauty – but is beauty too manifold to surrender its mysteries to one theory?
Picture: Ash Amplifies/unplash, CC BY-NC-SA
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Creative arts enrolments are dropping for Year 12. Here’s what parents and students should know
National figures show between 2015 and 2023, enrolments fell by 39% in drama and 38% in dance.
Picture: Vitaly Gariev/ Pexels
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Exempting pensioners from private health rebate changes won’t make it fairer. Here’s what would
A pensioner carve-out would mostly protect comfortable part-pensioners, while missing younger families who are struggling most.
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Artemis III SLS Core Stage Joins Boosters at Kennedy (opens the original)
NASA’s Artemis III SLS (Space Launch System) core stage is integrated alongside the twin solid rocket boosters on Oct. 28 inside the Vehicle Assembly Building’s High Bay 3 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Technicians lifted the 212-foot rocket stage from the facility’s High Bay 2 using a one-of-a kind lifting beam designed
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Researchers find plastic fibers can worsen viral disease in fish (opens the original)
Interdisciplinary study reveals how the shape and timing of microplastic exposure can influence disease severity in rainbow trout.
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Concordia and LITE join forces to accelerate battery technology industrialization in Quebec (opens the original)
New MOU strengthens ties between academic research and industry to advance battery innovation
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Rocky the robot: Taking human-like intelligence where humans cannot go (opens the original)
As Rocky learns to think on its feet, NRC researchers are training robots for disaster zones, the Moon and beyond.
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Maine’s arts and cultural nonprofits support more than 7,000 jobs, UMaine economist finds (opens the original)
A new study by University of Maine economist Todd Gabe estimates that Maine’s arts and cultural nonprofits support 7,333 jobs statewide through their operations, purchases from suppliers and employees’ household
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How the biggest Alzheimer’s risk gene disrupts the process of insulating neurons (opens the original)
MIT researchers showed that the APOE4 gene variant suppresses molecular signaling needed for oligodendrocytes to myelinate neurons and also demonstrated a proof-of-concept fix.
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Unlocking secrets: Mantis shrimp vision captures unseen (opens the original)
The researchers found that special proteins and natural pigments work together to help the animals sense a wider range of light, including far-red light, which is beyond the range of human vision. The post Unlocking secrets: Mantis shrimp vision captures unseen first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
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New DOE consortium advances SI-driven battery manufacturing to strengthen US competitiveness (opens the original)
The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is helping lead a national consortium focused on quickly moving energy storage innovations from the lab to U.S manufacturing. Called the Battery Manufacturing (BattMan) Accelerator, the consortium combines the power of four national laboratories…
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NASA University Challenge Ignites Trajectory of Drone Entrepreneur (opens the original)
Five years ago, Gavin Gardner was a Michigan State University engineering student researching next-generation drone technology as part of a NASA grant. Garder expected the research to be demanding – but he was surprised that navigating the financial side of the work presented an even greater challenge. Although Gardner was used to leading fellow students
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New tropical proteas expand flower farming across Hawaiʻi (opens the original)
Researchers have achieved a breakthrough in floriculture by breeding new “tropical” pincushion protea hybrids that bloom near sea level. The post New tropical proteas expand flower farming across Hawaiʻi first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
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