Feature Stories
Updates every hour. Last Updated: 21-Oct-2025 17:11 ET (21-Oct-2025 21:11 GMT/UTC)
8-Oct-2025
New technologies tackle brain health assessment for the military
MIT Lincoln LaboratoryNew technologies build on years of research at Lincoln Laboratory to develop a rapid brain health screening capability for the U.S. military.
8-Oct-2025
‘Quantum Untangled’ explores the power and potential of quantum through art
King's College LondonA new exhibition opening today will give insights into the hidden world of quantum through immersive artwork and sculptures.
8-Oct-2025
€28 million program unites universities, charities and industry to deliver next generation cancer care
UCD Research & Innovation
Phase 2 represents double the investment, scale and ambition for POI, Ireland's largest cancer research programme, following five years of impact in accelerating personalised cancer therapy and diagnostics by this unique strategic partnership.
8-Oct-2025
A bright future in Texas computational science
University of Texas at Austin
During the TACCSTER 2025 poster session, Texas researchers highlight the methods, results, and insights of their work, powered by cutting-edge computing resources at TACC.
7-Oct-2025
Study finds dosing concerns for common anticoagulant in underserved areas
Texas A&M University
New research reveals a need for better management of direct oral anticoagulants in underserved settings.
- Journal
- Scientific Reports
7-Oct-2025
Molecular motors drive new non-invasive cancer therapies
Texas A&M UniversityResearchers are using molecular motors as a new tool for medical intervention to target and destroy cancer cells. These light-activated molecular motors are nanometer-sized machines that can apply mechanical forces from within cells to target and selectively disrupt cancerous activity.
- Journal
- Journal of the American Chemical Society
- Funder
- Welch Foundation, Discovery Institute
7-Oct-2025
3,000 lung transplants performed each year in US
American Thoracic Society
For thousands of Americans living with advanced lung disease, a lung transplant may be their only chance for survival. Yet despite the life-saving potential of this procedure, many patients face the transplant journey without adequate information, resources, or support. The American Thoracic Society is proud to sign on as an inaugural partner to the first-ever Lung Transplant Awareness Day on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.
7-Oct-2025
SwRI develops technology to deploy stabilized solar arrays, enabling spacecraft docking
Southwest Research Institute
SAN ANTONIO — October 7, 2025 — Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has developed technology to stiffen deployable structures on spacecraft, enabling autonomous spacecraft docking operations. SwRI is currently integrating the Parallelogram Synchronized Truss Assembly (PaSTA) technology with solar arrays on the Astroscale U.S. Refueler spacecraft. The team is also designing two different deployable booms using PaSTA technology for another spacecraft SwRI is developing.
7-Oct-2025
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals rank among nation’s best for 2025-2026
University of California - San Francisco
The UCSF Benioff hospitals in Oakland and San Francisco ranked nationally in all 11 specialties assessed in the annual survey, including top 10 placements in cancer, newborn specialty care, and gastroenterology and GI surgery. Three other specialty areas — neurology and neurosurgery, urology, and kidney disorders — ranked in the national top 20.