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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 10-Dec-2025 12:11 ET (10-Dec-2025 17:11 GMT/UTC)

SwRI, Trinity University to study stable bacterial proteins in search of medical advances

Southwest Research Institute
Business Announcement

SAN ANTONIO — December 10, 2025 — Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and Trinity University will study Thermus thermophilus, a thermal bacterium with highly stable proteins, to advance scientific understanding of stability mechanisms that could pave the way for advanced treatments for diseases such as Alzheimer’s, ALS and cancer. The project is supported by SwRI and Trinity through a new grant program designed to encourage collaborative research.

Integrated piezoelectric vibration and in situ force sensing for low-trauma tissue penetration

Beijing Institute of Technology Press Co., Ltd
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research paper by scientists at Shanghai Jiao Tong University presented a novel integrated piezoelectric module (IPEM) based on a piezoelectric ceramic element designed specifically for bio-membrane puncture and insertion applications.

The research paper, published on Oct. 21, 2025 in the journal Cyborg and Bionic Systems.

Journal: Cyborg and Bionic Systems

For knowledge scouts, broader isn’t better

University of Texas at Austin
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A 2024 Gartner survey found 48% of R&D organizations have a formal technology scouting process.

Scouts bridge gaps between external startups and in-house teams to spark innovation. They source new ideas and knowledge from the outside world, helping companies create new and better products and make processes more efficient.

But new research from Francisco Polidoro Jr., professor of management at Texas McCombs, finds a hidden tension among knowledge scouts. A key part of their role — working with multiple divisions to foster collaboration — can actually make them less effective, not more.

Journal: Academy of Management Journal

SwRI, Trinity University to synthesize novel compound to mitigate effects of stroke, heart attack

Southwest Research Institute
Business Announcement

SAN ANTONIO — December 10, 2025 — Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and Trinity University will improve a prodrug, a compound activated in the body, to mitigate tissue and organ damage associated with heart attacks, strokes and traumatic injuries. These conditions cause a lack of blood flow, but treatment to reverse blockages can also lead to lasting damage.

From dots to lines: new database catalogs human gene types using ’ACTG’ rules

Kyushu University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Kyushu University researchers have created a novel “ACTG” naming system for human gene types, and launched the Joint Open Genome and Omics Platform 1.0 (JoGo 1.0), a global database cataloging 4.7 million gene types from more than 19,000 genes. Integrated with other public resources, the platform establishes a universal language for human gene types, empowering applications in fields such as disease research, drug development, and evolutionary biology.

Journal: Nucleic Acids Research
Funder: Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, “Joint Usage/Research Center for Interdisciplinary Large-scale Information Infrastructures” and “High Performance Computing Infrastructure” in Japan, Japan Science and Technology Agency, MEXT Promotion of Development of a Joint Usage / Research System Project

UC3M secures two prestigious ERC Consolidator Grants for research projects on space propulsion and intergenerational mobility

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Grant and Award Announcement

The Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) has been awarded two prestigious Consolidator Grants from the European Research Council (ERC), one of the most competitive calls in the EU Framework Programme. The selected projects —ROCINANTE, focused on researching and developing disruptive space-propulsion technologies, and EXKIN, dedicated to studying social mobility and the persistence of inequality— will receive nearly €4 million in total funding over the next five years.

Funder: European Research Council

New book examines how educational reforms have attempted to fix past problems instead of inventing the future

University of Kansas
Book Announcement

In his new book "Fix the Past or Invent the Future: Moving Beyond One-Size-Fits-All Education" education scholar Yong Zhao outlines how decades of reform efforts and millions in investments have not notably improved American education. The problem is trying to fix things in one way for everyone, and the time has come to focus on crafting an individualized approach to education that empowers students and teachers to solve problems they care about, as each has the power and the technology to do so, Zhao writes.

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