11-Mar-2026 Robots vs. Therapists: live experiment tests AI’s ability to give relationship advice Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics Can artificial intelligence offer meaningful relationship advice, or do human therapists still provide something machines cannot replicate? Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics explored this question during a public experiment at the InScience Film Festival in the city of Nijmegen.
11-Mar-2026 Welsh cohort first to test “life changing” product that could help end global period poverty Cardiff University A low-cost, self-sanitising and reusable period pad developed by scientists at Cardiff University has left the lab for real-world studies. Washable menstrual pad users in Wales are the first to test and share their experiences of using SunPad – a new period product, which harnesses the energy of the sun to kill bacteria, remove stains, and neutralise odours.
11-Mar-2026 Hanae Inami, Hiroshima Astrophysical Science Center Hiroshima University Associate Professor Hanae Inami at the Hiroshima Astrophysical Science Center specializes in astronomy, with a particular focus on galaxies beyond the Milky Way — a field known as extragalactic astronomy. Her main targets are dusty galaxies, which emit strongly in the infrared spectrum.
11-Mar-2026 Pea-sized wonder: Shedd Aquarium becomes first known aquarium to raise warty frogfish baby Shedd Aquarium A tiny fish is making big waves at Shedd Aquarium as animal caretakers celebrate hatching and raising a warty frogfish (Antennarius maculatus). To the aquarium’s knowledge, this is the first time the species has been successfully reared in an aquarium setting.
11-Mar-2026 Engineers develop deft solution to keep robots oriented in space University of Cincinnati University of Cincinnati engineers looked for simple but effective ways to maintain a robot's orientation while working on a broken satellite in zero gravity. They discovered that a second robotic arm acting as a counterbalance could help the robot maintain stability. Funder U.S. Space Force
11-Mar-2026 A warning for the AI era: Why America's energy infrastructure isn't ready for what's coming Stanford University Data centers, extreme weather and a lack of federal climate regulation could put major strains on the U.S. power grid. Alice Hill, a former White House senior director for resilience policy, discusses what it will take to protect energy systems in a warming world and why investing before disaster strikes always beats recovering after.
10-Mar-2026 Remembering Philip E. Bourne, Founding Dean of the University of Virginia School of Data Science University of Virginia School of Data Science The University of Virginia mourns the loss of Philip Bourne, founding dean of the School of Data Science, a pioneering scientist, visionary academic leader, and one of the most consequential figures in the modern history of the University.
10-Mar-2026 Warm spring pattern emerging across Appalachia East Tennessee State University East Tennessee State University researchers say an unusually warm weather pattern across Southern Appalachia could continue through spring as drought conditions persist in parts of Appalachia.
10-Mar-2026 Dahlia Simangan, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University Hiroshima University Associate Professor Dahila Simangan at The IDEC Institute specializes in international relations, primarily focusing on the different aspects of post-conflict peacebuilding. Simangan is also affiliated with the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Graduate School of Innovation and Practice for Smart Society, and is a core member of the Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability (NERPS).
10-Mar-2026 Sustainability meets robotics: the first eco-friendly robotic covers of ankle and knee prostheses made of paper-based composites Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia - IIT The first robotic cover of ankle and knee prostheses made from a new environmentally responsible material will be presented at the “JEC World 2026” event, taking place from 10 to 12 March 2026 at the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre, France. The prototypes stem from the collaboration between the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology) and the start-up Alkivio (part of the Novacart Group), which produces a new innovative composite, based on paper, named AlkiPaper®.
