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New AI method advances prediction of Brazil’s national soybean yield

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new AI-based system can generate high-resolution soybean yield maps across Brazil using only limited local data, improving yield estimates for this key agricultural region and potentially providing strategic benefits to global soybean markets. The newly published work by researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign demonstrates an innovative approach that enables high-performance national yield estimates for Brazilian soybeans, even in areas where directly reported local yield data are very limited.

Journal: International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation
Funder: U.S. Department of Agriculture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

FAMU-FSU Engineering joins Mayo Clinic to research Alzheimer’s disease treatments

Florida State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers from Mayo Clinic Florida, Florida State University and the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering are collaborating to develop innovative treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.

In research published in Advanced Healthcare Materials, they developed a more accurate cellular model for brain disease research, a tool that could help scientists create better treatments for patients.

Journal: Advanced Healthcare Materials

Novel AI model accurately detects placenta accreta in pregnancy before delivery, new research shows

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A novel artificial intelligence (AI) model accurately detected the presence of placenta accreta spectrum (PAS), a dangerous pregnancy condition that often goes undetected with current screening methods, according to new research presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) 2026 Pregnancy Meeting™.  PAS is a leading cause of maternal mortality and morbidity, but only half of all cases are diagnosed during pregnancy, researchers say.

Journal: Pregnancy
Meeting: 2026 Pregnancy Meeting™

Frontier simulations test turbulence theories at record 35 trillion grid points

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Using the Frontier supercomputer at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have performed the largest direct numerical simulation (DNS) of turbulence in three dimensions, attaining a record resolution of 35 trillion grid points.

Journal: Journal of Fluid Dynamics

RESEARCH: New sound-based 3D-printing method enables finer, faster microdevices

Concordia University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Concordia researchers have advanced their earlier 3D sound printing breakthrough with a new proximal sound printing technique that places the sound source closer to the material, enabling 10× finer, faster microscale structures. Using focused ultrasound, it improves precision, repeatability and power efficiency for microdevices in healthcare and sensing.

Journal: Microsystems & Nanoengineering
Funder: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

UVA Engineering Professor Michael L. King elected to the National Academy of Engineering

University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science
Grant and Award Announcement

The National Academy of Engineering has elected Michael L. King, a professor of practice in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science, to its Class of 2026.

UVA Alumna and Engineering Foundation board member Anne Aunins elected to the National Academy of Engineering

University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science
Grant and Award Announcement

The National Academy of Engineering has elected Anne Aunins, a University of Virginia chemical engineering alumna and board member of the University of Virginia Engineering Foundation, to its Class of 2026. Election to the NAE is one of the profession’s most prestigious distinctions, honoring engineers whose innovations and leadership have had transformative impact on industry and society.