EurekAlert! News by Subject: Tech & Engineering - News by Subject: Tech & Engineering

Tech & Engineering

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 20-Aug-2025 19:11 ET (20-Aug-2025 23:11 GMT/UTC)

14-Apr-2025

Peptide imitation is the sincerest form of plant flattery

Salk Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Salk Institute plant biologists discover new plant molecule, CLE16, as well as a fungal CLE16 mimic, that encourage the beneficial symbiotic relationship between plants and fungi. CLE16 supplementation in crop fields could help reduce harmful chemical fertilizer use by replacing it with sustainable, long-lasting symbiotic plant-fungus relationships for important crops like soy, corn, and wheat.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

14-Apr-2025

Physics reveals the optimal roof ratios for energy efficiency

Duke University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

There are roof shapes and ratios that maximize heat retainment and energy efficiency and, interestingly, ancient Italian architects and builders seemed to know it, too.

Journal: International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer
Funder: Air Force Office of Scientific Research

14-Apr-2025

Do neurons transmit light?

University of Rochester
Grant and Award Announcement

Researchers from the University of Rochester have begun an ambitious project to study if living neurons can transmit light through their axons—the long, tail-like nerve fibers of neurons that resemble optical fibers.

Funder: John Templeton Foundation

14-Apr-2025

Computer science professor elected AAAS Fellow

University of Texas at Dallas
Grant and Award Announcement

Dr. Latifur Khan, professor of computer science at The University of Texas at Dallas, has been elected to the 2024 class of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) fellows.

Khan is one of 471 scientists, engineers and innovators to be recognized across 24 disciplinary sections. The new fellows will be honored at a June 7 event in Washington, D.C.

14-Apr-2025

UF professor develops AI tool to better assess Parkinson’s disease, other movement disorders

University of Florida
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A groundbreaking open-source computer program uses artificial intelligence to analyze videos of patients with Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders. The tool, called VisionMD, helps doctors more accurately monitor subtle motor changes, improving patient care and advancing clinical research.

Journal: Nature

14-Apr-2025

UH researcher unveils new model to evaluate impact of extreme events and natural hazards

University of Houston
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A University of Houston professor of engineering has created a sophisticated computer model that tracks how water moves in estuaries – which is critical for evaluating climate variability and sea level fluctuation impacts for coastal communities.

Journal: Environmental Science and Pollution Research

14-Apr-2025

Cutting-edge optical genome mapping technology shows promise for diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic options of multiple myeloma

Elsevier
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers have demonstrated the potential of the innovative optical genome mapping (OGM) technique for the diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic management of multiple myeloma. This new study in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, published by Elsevier, details how this novel method can establish the cytogenomic profile of the tumor on a scale suitable for routine practice in cytogenetics laboratories.

Journal: Journal of Molecular Diagnostics