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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 1-Apr-2026 00:15 ET (1-Apr-2026 04:15 GMT/UTC)
3-Oct-2025
The moon’s craters like you’ve never seen before
University of Texas at ArlingtonThe University of Texas at Arlington is teaming up with NASA to celebrate International Observe the Moon Night this Saturday, Oct. 4. At the free event, held in the UTA Observatory from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m., visitors will be able to examine the moon, talk to astronomy experts, and take pictures through a 16-inch scientific-grade telescope.
3-Oct-2025
EU 'people data' project to help Ukrainian refugees integrate in Ireland
UCD Research & Innovation
New EU Social Innovation+ pilot project launched in Co Kildare, Ireland, to explore practical approaches to refugee integration using ethical ‘people data’ platform Pairity.
3-Oct-2025
An out of this world opportunity
University of Pittsburgh
Through a partnership with the University of Pittsburgh’s NSF Center for Space, High-Performance & Resilient Computing (SHREC) and Lockheed Martin, two undergraduates engineering students at Pitt had a unique opportunity to develop and deploy applications to a satellite in geosynchronous orbit (GEO), 22,236 miles above the earth.
2-Oct-2025
New imaging method helps immune cells zero in on cancer
University of FloridaScientists are testing nanoparticle imaging to monitor how immune cells target and attack cancer.
2-Oct-2025
It’s a new era for knee replacements and other joint surgeries
Mayo Clinic
ot so long ago, undergoing a total hip or knee replacement and recovery was a grueling and often painful ordeal. While these are still major surgeries, new techniques and technologies are redefining them — and improving people's outcomes, explains Dr. Brandon Bukowski, an orthopedic surgeon at the Mayo Clinic Health System.
2-Oct-2025
Power-outage exercises strengthen resilience of U.S. military bases
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Now mandated by law, Lincoln Laboratory's blackout drills are improving national security and ensuring mission readiness for over 33 installations.
2-Oct-2025
Forming bonds between chemical and sustainability engineering
University of Rochester
The University of Rochester’s 110-year-old chemical engineering department recently changed its name to the Department of Chemical and Sustainability Engineering, signaling the disciplines are closely intertwined and central to delivering affordable, reliable, and secure technologies with lower impacts on air, water, land, and communities.
2-Oct-2025
Could this year’s drought dull fall foliage viewing? You may be surprised
University of New Hampshire
Fall is in the air and thoughts turn to pumpkins, cider and brightly colored leaves. According to experts at the University of New Hampshire’s Extension, despite drought conditions in the Northeast there should be plenty of leaf peeping opportunities this year, it is just happening a little earlier.
1-Oct-2025
Is there anybody out there?
Georgia State University
Georgia State researchers are joining a bold global mission: to build a revolutionary telescope that could detect life beyond our solar system. An "audacious" leap that might change how we see our place in the universe.