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30-Sep-2025

Farm conservation is an economical path to save Colorado River water

University of California - Riverside
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A UC Riverside study examined 462 federally funded Colorado River water conservation and supply projects, totaling about $1 billion (in 2023 constant dollars) between 2004 and 2024 and found the most cost-effective way to conserve dwindling water supplies is conservation on the farms that use most of the river water.

Journal: JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association

30-Sep-2025

ORNL composites research wins top CAMX awards

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory was honored with four prestigious awards at the 2025 Composites and Advanced Materials Conference, North America’s largest event dedicated to composites and advanced materials.

30-Sep-2025

Virginia Tech researcher champions personalized approach to blood cancer treatment

Virginia Tech
Grant and Award Announcement

For his work to individualize cancer treatment, Virginia Tech physician-scientist Christopher Hourigan has been named among the top Innovators in Health Care in 2025 in greater Washington, D.C., by the Washington Business Journal.

30-Sep-2025

The insomnia trade-off

Osaka Metropolitan University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a survey of Tokyo metropolitan residents, Osaka Metropolitan University researchers found that long commuting times predicted insomnia and daytime sleepiness, while small living spaces also predicted insomnia.

Journal: Journal of Transport & Health
Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

29-Sep-2025

Rapid flash Joule heating technique unlocks efficient rare‑earth element recovery from electronic waste

Rice University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A team of researchers including Rice University’s James Tour and Shichen Xu has developed an ultrafast, one-step method to recover rare earth elements (REEs) from discarded magnets using an innovative approach that offers significant environmental and economic benefits over traditional recycling methods. Their study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Sept. 29, 2025.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Funder: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

29-Sep-2025

Daydreaming can lead to epiphanies, greater career purpose, WashU research finds

Washington University in St. Louis
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Recent research from Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis indicates that people can increase their potential for experiencing work-related epiphanies by engaging in a playful type of mind wandering known as “problem-solving daydreaming.”

Journal: Journal of Management

29-Sep-2025

How EU’s data protection regulation affected news and media websites

Carnegie Mellon University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

n a new longitudinal study, researchers examined EU and U.S. news and media websites to determine how online content providers adapted their responses to the GDPR over time, and whether restrictions on online tracking affected outcomes such as the quantity of content and visitors’ engagement. The study found that while EU websites made changes and adapted, they continued to produce quality content and engage audiences at levels comparable to their U.S. counterparts.

Journal: Management Science
Funder: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, CARNOT Telecom & Societe Numerique, DATAIA Convergence Institute, French National Research Agency, U.S. National Science Foundation