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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 18-Nov-2025 15:11 ET (18-Nov-2025 20:11 GMT/UTC)
18-Nov-2025
Engineers work to recruit students, narrow US talent gap in semiconductor workforce
Iowa State University
A team of Iowa State researchers is establishing a year-long program to recruit and train students for the semiconductor industry. It's all about giving students a head start on a semiconductor career and building a U.S. chip workforce.
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- U.S. National Science Foundation
18-Nov-2025
University of Bath placed 56th globally in QS Sustainability Rankings 2026
University of Bath
University of Bath (UK) climbs into top 100 international leaders for sustainability in higher education
18-Nov-2025
Quantum computing consulting and testing center for industry
Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics
The Fraunhofer Industrial Quantum Computing Consulting and Testing Center INQUBATOR is implementing innovative, easy access offerings to help industrial users get started with quantum computing. The aim is to identify and evaluate new application-related use cases where the use of quantum computers promises a foreseeable advantage. Close cooperation with industry will enable the development of innovative solutions that will secure the competitiveness of the German economy. The institutes Fraunhofer IAF, IAO, ITWM, and IPA are jointly conducting the four-year project.
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- German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space
18-Nov-2025
PolyU receives three awards at CES Innovation Awards 2026
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Three innovations developed by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and its startups have achieved remarkable success at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Innovation Awards 2026, garnering three prestigious Innovation Awards for their cutting-edge research and development achievements. Among the award-winning projects, the Smart Firefighting Robots received the highest score in the “Products in Support of Human Security for All” category, earning the coveted “Best of Innovation Award”, the best result PolyU has achieved since first participating in the event. PolyU is committed to nurturing startups through its unique PolyVentures innovation ecosystem. These outstanding results are a testament to the University’s dedication to world-leading research and innovation, as well as its efforts to translate research excellence into impactful solutions that benefit society.
18-Nov-2025
Diabetes drives irreversible organ damage in 500 million adults worldwide
BGI Genomics
Diabetes is not just about elevated blood glucose levels. It is a chronic condition capable of inflicting slow, irreversible harm throughout the body.Lifestyle plays a major role in diabetes development, yet genetics also matters. Today, advanced genetic sequencing technologies such as Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) offer a clearer window into inherited risk long before symptoms appear. For individuals with a family history, this insight supports earlier lifestyle changes, more frequent monitoring, and more personalised prevention strategies.
18-Nov-2025
Cornell student’s AI research makes assistive communication technologies more personal — and more playful
Cornell University
At 15, Tobias Weinberg lost the ability to speak — now as a Ph.D. student at Cornell Tech, he's using AI to improve the technologies he and others with speech disabilities rely on to communicate.
18-Nov-2025
Europe’s hidden power: Turning waste heat into profit
European Science Communication Institute gGmbH
Europe’s industries waste massive amounts of energy like heat. The iWAYS project created the Heat Pipe Condensing Economiser (HPCE) to capture this waste and reuse it. Tested in factories across Europe, it cuts emissions, saves water, and reduces energy costs while keeping production running smoothly.
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- Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
18-Nov-2025
Built by science for science
University of Texas at Austin
Horizon, the largest U.S. open-science supercomputer arriving in 2026, is being designed around the Characteristic Science Applications program: 11 cutting-edge software projects tackling the scientific challenges that will define the facility’s future.
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- Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
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- U.S. National Science Foundation
18-Nov-2025
Keeping kale cool with a new variety: Unicorn
Cornell UniversityITHACA, N.Y. - Years in the making, it’s finally here. Unicorn kale.
Masterminded by Phillip Griffiths, associate professor of horticulture at Cornell University, unicorn kale is full speed ahead: In Johnny’s Selected Seed catalog for 2026, unicorn kale is listed in three locations in the catalog: as a full-size kale and for premium baby leaf and micro-kale growing.