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14-Oct-2025
Checking the quality of materials just got easier with a new AI tool
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPeer-Reviewed Publication
SpectroGen, a new AI tool, serves as a virtual spectrometer for assessing a new material’s quality, offering a faster and cheaper option for certain materials-driven industries.
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- Matter
14-Oct-2025
Combining non-invasive brain stimulation and robotic rehabilitation improves motor recovery in mouse stroke model
PLOSPeer-Reviewed Publication
Combining non-invasive brain stimulation and robotic rehabilitation improves motor recovery in mouse stroke model
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- PLOS Biology
14-Oct-2025
This stapler knows when you need it
Carnegie Mellon UniversityReports and Proceedings
CMU researchers are harnessing AI to help everyday objects sense human activity and respond in useful ways. Their system uses computer vision, LLMs and wheeled platforms to observe behavior, predict intentions and move objects across horizontal surfaces. The team is exploring larger applications of the system, including shelves that unfold from walls when they're needed.
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- ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST ’25)
14-Oct-2025
Johri developing artificial intelligence literacy among undergraduate engineering and technology students
George Mason UniversityGrant and Award Announcement
Aditya Johri, Professor, Information Sciences and Technology; Dr. Lawrence Cranberg Endowed Research Fellow, College of Engineering and Computing (CEC), received funding for the project: “Developing Artificial Intelligence Literacy Among Undergraduate Engineering and Technology Students Through Case-Based Instruction.”
14-Oct-2025
SwRI’s Dr. Chris Thomas named AIAA Associate Fellow
Southwest Research InstituteGrant and Award Announcement
SAN ANTONIO — October 14, 2025 — Dr. Chris Thomas of Southwest Research Institute’s Mechanical Engineering Division has been named an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
14-Oct-2025
Highly sensitive monitor can detect vitamin B6, glucose in sweat
Penn StatePeer-Reviewed Publication
Vitamin B6, which is absorbed from a broad range of foods, helps bolster immune system function and neurotransmitters in the brain. But some patients with chronic conditions like diabetes might experience low concentrations of vitamin B6, leading to reduced mental and physical health function, with possible symptoms including irritability, depression, anemia, numbness or muscle twitching. Expensive blood draws are currently the only way to monitor B6 levels, but a team led by Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, the James L. Henderson, Jr. Memorial Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Penn State, has developed a new, non-invasive approach that could allow for continuous monitoring, even at home.
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- Composites Part B Engineering