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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 19-Feb-2026 17:11 ET (19-Feb-2026 22:11 GMT/UTC)
“In the Mediterranean, two people out of three live near a wetland: A vital heritage under severe pressure”
Tour du ValatGas fermentation: Game changer for the circular economy?
Universitaet StuttgartNew CD Laboratory at TU Graz to research safe, lightweight rail vehicles
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- Austrian Federal Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism, Siemens Mobility Austria GmbH, Plasser & Theurer, Export von Bahnbaumaschinen, Gesellschaft m.b.H., Miba Frictec GmbH
Science Briefing: High magnetic fields reveal atom-level structures of drugs, materials
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- U.S. National Science Foundation
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- 2026 AAAS Annual Meeting
New sensor could diagnose UTIs right from your phone
Texas A&M UniversityResearchers at Texas A&M University are testing smart catheter sensors for early diagnosis and treatment of UTIs to lower the risk of patient complications.
3 things to know about cancer and your heart: Mayo Clinic expert shares tips to reduce risk
Mayo ClinicAs cancer therapies improve and increasingly achieve cures or recurring periods of remission, preventing and managing damage to organs from cancer treatment has become a top concern. That includes injury to the heart, says Joerg Herrmann, M.D., a cardiologist and the founder and director of the Cardio-Oncology Clinic at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.
UTA marks 75th year of regional science fair
University of Texas at ArlingtonThe University of Texas at Arlington will host hundreds of North Texas middle and high school students at the 75th annual UTA-Fort Worth Regional Science and Engineering Fair on Monday at College Park Center.
UT San Antonio to launch nation’s first open-access neuromorphic computing hub
University of Texas at San AntonioAs artificial intelligence grows more powerful, its energy demands are rising rapidly—driven by massive data centers that many experts say are unsustainable. To address this challenge, UT San Antonio is launching a national initiative through its MATRIX AI Consortium to rethink how AI computing works.
Backed by funding from the National Science Foundation, the initiative—called THOR: The Neuromorphic Commons—will establish a publicly accessible national hub for neuromorphic computing. This brain-inspired approach mimics how human neurons process information, activating only when needed and using far less energy than traditional computers.
THOR will provide researchers nationwide with open access to the largest full-stack neuromorphic computing platform of its kind, accelerating experimentation while advancing more energy-efficient and sustainable AI technologies.
ETRI demonstrates Korea’s first predictive pedestrian safety AI service
National Research Council of Science & TechnologyKorean researchers have developed key technology to ensure pedestrian safety at intersections, laying the foundation for a paradigm shift in traffic safety. This technology is expected to significantly reduce pedestrian accidents after being tested by local governments and commercialized in the future. ETRI announced that since October 8 in 2025, it has been conducting a demonstration of Korea’s first “predictive pedestrian safety AI service” at four major intersections in Cheonan. This service can predict pedestrian trajectories to prevent traffic accidents in advance.
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- Ministry of Science and ICT