Revolver Therapeutics has won the health category of the Royal Society of Chemistry's Emerging Technologies Competition 2026.

Researchers from UCL, the University of Southampton and the University of Nottingham have developed a reinforcement learning-based control scheme that helps wave energy converters harvest more power from the ocean without relying on a precise mathematical model of the device. By combining a proximal policy optimization (PPO) algorithm with short-term wave forecasts, the controller continuously adapts itself and generated up to 13.9% more energy than a conventional controller when tested on real sea-wave data collected off the coast of Cornwall, UK.

This June 2026, Chile’s first rare-earth mining project was unanimously approved by the Environmental Evaluation Commission (COEVA), despite ongoing community discontent and a 2022 vote that led to a 99% rejection of the mining plans. Two Utrecht University master's theses analyzed the roughly 8,900-page Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the Aclara Resources (REE Uno SPA) mining project, including three rounds of public consultation. Both studies find the same structural pattern: the documents are strong on description, but thin where impacts on water should be identified, evaluated, and mitigated. Moreover, the public consultation process entirely omits or only superficially addresses 74-80% of raised concerns. This raises questions about the validity of approving a water-intense mining project in a water-stressed region.

New UVM Study Finds Better Biosecurity Isn't Just About Teaching Farmers. It's About Understanding Human Behavior.

Researchers review 16 years of global studies and discover that disease prevention on farms depends on much more than information alone.