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16-Apr-2025

Academic and business leaders gather for inaugural U.S. Mining Summit

University of Arizona College of Engineering

The inaugural U.S. Mining Summit, held at the University of Arizona on April 3 and 4, rallied academic and business leaders around surging minerals demand amid unprecedented domestic challenges. The industry could be strengthened by the enactment of the Mining Schools Act of 2025, which was introduced in March and has garnered strong bipartisan support in the Congress.

16-Apr-2025

Proactive carrier screening breaks the silent thread of hemophilia

BGI Genomics

Hemophilia is a rare but serious inherited disease. The constant risk of unexpected bleeding makes it a silent and persistent threat to many families. Proactive carrier screening offers a powerful solution. It supports timely interventions, informed family planning, and more personalized medical care.

16-Apr-2025

Surrey researchers developing surveillance training resources to safeguard Europe’s drinking water

University of Surrey

New training resources to improve the safety of small drinking water systems that are essential to the daily lives of billions worldwide are being developed by scientists from the University of Surrey.

16-Apr-2025

Novel study at Brown shows how late-life health traces back to what happened in the womb

Brown University

It makes sense that a viral infection during a pregnancy might negatively affect the fetus — but scientists now know that some effects of an adverse event during pregnancy may not be revealed for decades. On a more empowering note, scientists have found that low stress in pregnancy, consistent parenting in a child’s early years and quality preschool experiences reduce the risk of heart disease and mental illness in adulthood.

Those particular insights on how early life impacts future health, and many more, were made possible because of the New England Family Study, a one-of-a-kind research project launched in 1959 and continuing today.

Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health

16-Apr-2025

Creating the lab of the future

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

ORNL has developed a network of autonomous science laboratories outfitted with state-of-the-art artificial intelligence and robotic systems and connected to the lab’s world-class user facilities. The goal is to supercharge the research process while producing scientific breakthroughs that would be unachievable in a traditional setting.

15-Apr-2025

Autonomous drone from Delft University of Technology defeats human champions in historic racing first

Delft University of Technology

A team of scientists and students from Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands) has taken first place at the A2RL Drone Championship in Abu Dhabi - an international race that pushes the limits of physical artificial intelligence, challenging teams to fly fully autonomous drones using only a single camera. The TU Delft drone competed against 13 autonomous drones and even human drone racing champions, using innovative methods to train deep neural networks for high-performance control. The gained knowledge on highly-efficient robust AI will contribute to many robotics applications, from self-driving cars to humanoid robots.