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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 31-Mar-2026 18:15 ET (31-Mar-2026 22:15 GMT/UTC)
Welsh cohort first to test “life changing” product that could help end global period poverty
Cardiff UniversityA 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.
Hanae Inami, Hiroshima Astrophysical Science Center
Hiroshima UniversityPea-sized wonder: Shedd Aquarium becomes first known aquarium to raise warty frogfish baby
Shedd AquariumEngineers develop deft solution to keep robots oriented in space
University of CincinnatiUniversity 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.
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A warning for the AI era: Why America's energy infrastructure isn't ready for what's coming
Stanford UniversityData 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.
Remembering Philip E. Bourne, Founding Dean of the University of Virginia School of Data Science
University of Virginia School of Data ScienceThe 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.
Warm spring pattern emerging across Appalachia
East Tennessee State UniversityDahlia Simangan, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University
Hiroshima UniversitySustainability meets robotics: the first eco-friendly robotic covers of ankle and knee prostheses made of paper-based composites
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia - IITThe 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®.