From the Politecnico di Milano’s international research, an innovative tool to combat ecomafia activity and protect the environment

Researchers at University of Tennessee, Knoxville are using AI and machine learning to expedite breast cancer staging, reducing diagnosis time significantly. This innovative tool enhances accuracy, supports clinicians, and has potential applications for other cancers, offering hope in a state with high cancer rates.

Students at the University of Cincinnati will have the opportunity to travel to Taiwan to learn more about semiconductors in the world capital of microchip manufacturing.

The UTIA Hurricane Helene flood recovery team has worked since the storm happened to develop and deliver solutions to families farms, and communities hurt by the catastrophic flooding. 

In the face of growing environmental concerns and the urgent need to reduce carbon emissions, sustainable clean energy solutions have become paramount in addressing the global energy crisis. Hydrogen is emerging as a key solution, as it generates energy with water as its only by-product, offering a cleaner alternative to fossil fuels. However, existing hydrogen storage options, including compressed and cryogenic methods, face challenges such as high cost and safety concerns, limiting their widespread adoption in vehicles. This is where Prof. Tian Tian, Assistant Professor of the Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), is making a breakthrough in his research. He has developed advanced nanoporous materials that enhance safety and storage efficiency, thereby making hydrogen a more viable and scalable clean energy solution for future transportation.

When most growers plant corn, they expect perfect, uniform rows and plump and pearly yellow kernels lining the cob. But a group of USDA Agricultural Research Service scientists intentionally plant the misfits — some gnarled and speckled, others sprouting tassels where ears should be — to perpetuate the wide array of genetic variation in the Midwest’s most economically important crop. 

Two University of Cincinnati professors who study environmental science and risk management were appointed to four-year terms as UNESCO university chairs of natural sciences.

A team of researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) recently won a $250,000 prize from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to improve technologies for delivering genome editing tools to targeted cells in the body. They were one of four winners in a competition after successfully demonstrating a new technique to deliver genome editing biotechnology across the blood-brain barrier to brain cells in preclinical models. 

 

Early childhood and primary school teachers have become the protagonists of a research process during the Summer School of the Pedagogical Renewal Movement of Castelló. Through the workshop “Y tú, como lo ves?” (“And you, how do you see it?”), promoted by the Universitat Jaume I, they have worked side by side with researchers Anna Marzà, Verónica Moreno, Paloma Palau, Paola Ruiz and Gloria Torralba to reflect collaboratively on current teaching practices and analyse how multiliteracy is worked on, i.e. the combination of verbal, visual, digital and audiovisual languages that are increasingly coexisting in classrooms.