14-Apr-2026 Following in the footsteps of Jane Goodall: A wildlife pathologist’s story University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau Wildlife pathologist Dr. Karen Terio works to understand, diagnose, treat and prevent disease in a host of animals, from dolphins to turtles, to chimpanzees and cheetahs.
14-Apr-2026 In bone imaging, machine learning accelerates research progress and uncovers hidden patterns University of Colorado School of Medicine CU Anschutz researcher Michael A. David, PhD, is turning to a subset of AI to enhance the field of orthopedics and helping others do the same. Journal Bone Reports
14-Apr-2026 Mizzou researchers building ‘green’ protection for fragile enzymes University of Missouri-Columbia University of Missouri researchers are using metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) to protect fragile enzymes so they can function in harsh industrial conditions. These porous, customizable “exoskeletons” shield enzymes while still allowing them to speed up chemical reactions, much like a shark cage protects a deep-sea diver. By creating the MOFs using water instead of toxic chemicals, the team’s approach is more sustainable and could improve efficiency and reduce waste in industries such as pharmaceuticals, renewable energy, food and agriculture. Journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
14-Apr-2026 Rice University research helps power safe return of astronauts in historic Orion splashdown Rice University When NASA’s Orion capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean April 10, completing a successful Artemis II mission milestone, a critical piece of the spacecraft’s safe return traced back to research at Rice University.
13-Apr-2026 Living lung model: A breath of fresh air for personalized treatment University of Colorado Denver A University of Colorado Denver lab is developing a lung model to help advance the treatment of lung diseases which affect men and women differently. The artificial lung is made by combining donor cells and tissues with synthetic materials. The result behaves like a real lung—soft when healthy, stiff when sickly—allowing researchers to study diseases like pulmonary fibrosis and cancer more accurately. The biomedical engineering lab is also working with a California-based company to test pharmaceuticals aimed at treating or eliminating lung diseases, which sees the benefit of using the new model.
13-Apr-2026 Bad housing data? UC Irvine is on it University of California - Irvine New study aims to understand how policy changes, such as new zoning laws and broader housing market forces influence the availability and creation of homes, particularly affordable homes.
13-Apr-2026 PolyU project awarded Smart Traffic Fund on enhancing vehicular positioning and navigation using low earth orbit satellites The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is committed to advancing innovation and technology that drive smart mobility and sustainable urban development. In recognition of this effort, PolyU has been awarded funding under the Smart Traffic Fund for the project titled “Enhancing Vehicular Positioning and Navigation Precision in Urban Environments Using Low Earth Orbit Satellites.” This project has secured a total approved funding of HK$4.19 million.
13-Apr-2026 Hannover Messe: Smart wheels make manoeuvring easier – from buggies and pushchairs to hospital beds Saarland University Thinking ahead is a skill taught to learner drivers from the outset – and the intelligent wheels being developed by Professor Matthias Nienhaus’s research team at Saarland University seem to do just that. By anticipating where the user intends to go they can provide a helping push at just the right moment, offer stability when cornering and make manoeuvring under load easier. The team will be showcasing the latest generation of their smart wheel technology at the Hannover Messe from 20 to 24 April. Depending on the application, their technology now works with or without the sensor handle that was part of earlier iterations. The lightest of touches on a hand trolley or a pushchair and tiny variations in the drive data being measured are enough for the system to assist – almost intuitively – with accelerating, braking and steering. The electric motors located inside the wheels provide all the information required, without the need for additional sensors. (Hall 11, Stand D41) Funder German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) and the Central Innovation Programme for SMEs (ZIM).
13-Apr-2026 ETRI holds roundtable with domestic broadcast media companies on global expansion National Research Council of Science & Technology Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) announced that on November 21, 2025, it held a ‘Roundtable on Global Market Entry for Domestic Broadcast Media ICT Companies’ at the Korea Radio Promotion Association (RAPA) headquarters in Seoul, where participants discussed cooperation strategies to strengthen the export competitiveness of domestic broadcasting equipment companies and expand into the Latin American market. Funder Ministry of Science and ICT
13-Apr-2026 Answering big questions about the new flu and SARS-CoV-2 viral variants La Jolla Institute for Immunology “Even if a virus escapes our antibodies and causes infection, our immunity wall protects us from severe disease.”
