Boise State University marketing professors, Shikhar Sarin and Trina Sego, have coauthored two papers published in the Academy of Marketing Science Review that examine a long-debated issue in the tech sector: how companies can successfully secure early-mover advantages. Titled “Securing Early-Mover Advantage in Technology Markets: Insights from the Field on the Contingent Influence of Organizational Will and Skill” and “Contingent Influences of Innovation Characteristics and Firm Capabilities on Early-Mover Advantages: A Conceptual Framework for High-Tech Environments,” the studies analyze how factors such as organizational capabilities, strategic intent, and the nature of innovation shape whether being first to market leads to sustained competitive benefits.

At the University of Missouri, breakthrough discoveries are powered by cutting-edge tools, expert support and collaborative spaces.

Across campus, Mizzou’s advanced technology core facilities bring shared access to advanced technologies that help researchers quickly move ideas from concept to impact. These spaces allow scientists to tackle pressing challenges, develop better treatments, strengthen agriculture and drive the state’s economy forward.

AI analysis of facial features finds demographic differences, not mathematical ratios, shape perceptions of beauty, highlighting bias in training data.

What is data? How is it created? What does it consist of? Can it be objective? These are theoretical questions that interest Professor Miriah Meyer, who is originally from the US but now works in Sweden. But as AI development accelerates, she also wants to contribute practical knowledge that enables us, as humans, to shape a better future.

The new HiWHyV project will establish Sweden's first large-scale hydrogen valley, covering renewable hydrogen production, storage, distribution, and use at a commercial scale and in real-life conditions across Sweden.  

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 28, 2026) — Coal has long been the fuel at the heart of energy production in the Commonwealth. Kentuckians often grow up with stories of their grandfather’s days in the mines. But researchers at the University of Kentucky are finding ways to repurpose coal for energy storage — in the form of lithium-ion batteries.

Espaitec continues to promote technology and competitiveness among businesses, strengthening its position as a leading technology hub, fostering entrepreneurship, innovation, and knowledge transfer in the society of the province of Castellón.

The Science and Technology Park of the Universitat Jaume I makes a annual monitoring of companies linked to Espaitec through a series of indicators, which detail data related to billing, investment in R&D&I, employability, knowledge transfer and collaboration between university and company, among other aspects.

A total of 557 people carry out their professional activity in the companies located in the Park, being 396 men and 161 womenAmong them, 166 workers carry out skilled employment tasks directly related to research, development and innovation, representing 29,8%.

Regarding the integration of university talent, in 2025 companies linked to Espaitec hosted 101 students for curricular internships. As for the hiring of graduates from Universitat Jaume I, a total of 57 graduates joined the companies in the Park.

A new genomic approach is helping improve crop resilience.

From a reusable surgical stapler designed for low-resource hospitals to an AI-powered tool that helps mothers detect neonatal jaundice early, student innovators from across the globe gathered at Rice University’s BioScience Research Collaborative to tackle some of the world’s most urgent health challenges. The 16th annual Rice360 Undergraduate Global Health Technologies Design Competition, held April 24, brought together 22 teams from seven countries to present low-cost, scalable solutions aimed at improving care in resource-limited settings