Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have introduced an innovation in additive manufacturing by integrating origami-inspired 3D printing techniques with hybrid composites. By eliminating the need for molds to fabricate a part, this process produces lightweight, cost-efficient structures with faster build times and greater adaptability.

For families, the burden of this treatment is staggering, stretching emotional and financial resources to the breaking point. Yet health experts worldwide agree on one crucial fact: combining sustained blood donation efforts with effective prevention strategies offers the most promising pathway toward reducing the long-term impact of thalassemia.

A large marine heatwave has bathed parts of the West Coast in very warm ocean waters over the past year, breaking temperature records in the Pacific. NOAA has also announced that El Niño has developed in the tropical Pacific and is predicted to intensify to a moderate or strong level this fall. El Niño represents another form of marine warming , though with different drivers and influences. The prolonged period of high temperatures could affect fisheries and marine life in the California Current that have already been buffeted by shifting ocean conditions over the last decade.

A team of otolaryngologists, biomedical engineers, and audio engineers helped a PhD student design and test an assistive brace that has him playing the French horn stronger, at higher ranges, and more confidently than ever before.

Arbutus Cloud, Canada’s largest cloud computing site for academic research that is housed at the University of Victoria, is now faster while improving sovereign artificial intelligence (AI) and data processing capabilities.  

UMBC nuclear physicist Priyarshini Ghosh and collaborators have completed the first experiment at Michigan State University’s Facility for Rare Isotope Beams to generate and fragment chromium-52 nuclei, precisely measuring the outcomes of their interactions with hydrogen. The experiment mimicked what happens as the nuclei travel across the galaxy after being forged in a supernova. The results will help scientists decode the true chemical history and composition of our galaxy.

Before testing new therapies in animals, researchers now have a more efficient starting point — lab-grown canine muscle cells that can help identify what works and what doesn’t.

Developed at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS), the Myok9 cell line is a lab-grown canine muscle cell model that allows scientists to evaluate treatments in a controlled laboratory setting before moving into further studies.

The approach supports a growing national effort to reduce animal use in research while maintaining scientific progress, particularly in fields focused on developing new therapies. The Myok9 cell line is now commercially available through multiple vendors, including one of the world’s largest cell line distributors.