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Technology11 Dec 2025

Dr. Yue Hu receives 2026 O'Donnell Award for revolutionizing energy operations with real-time AI and reinforcement learning

Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovator Yue Hu, Ph.D., AI Specialist – Production Technology at bp, is the recipient of the 2026 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award in Technology Innovation from TAMEST. She was chosen for her cutting-edge work applying AI to optimize real-time industrial processes in the energy sector. Dr. Hu specializes in reinforcement learning (RL), an AI approach that learns by trial and error. While RL has proven powerful in fields like robotics and gaming, it had rarely been applied successfully to high-stakes oilfield operations. By combining AI with bp’s powerful computing systems, Dr. Hu has successfully applied RL ...

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Technology11 Dec 2025

JMC Publication: Insilico’s AI platforms enable discovery of potent, selective, oral DGKα inhibitor to overcome checkpoint resistance

Insilico Medicine has developed a new class of small molecule inhibitors targeting diacylglycerol kinase alpha (DGKα) designed to restore T cell function and overcome resistance to immune checkpoint blockades in solid cancers. The latest results from this program have just been published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, describing the discovery and comprehensive preclinical evaluation of Compound 10, a novel, potent, selective and orally administered DGKα inhibitor. The compound exhibits a differentiated pharmacokinetic and safety profile and ...

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Technology11 Dec 2025

Fairness in AI: Study shows central role of human decision-making

AI-supported recommender systems should provide users with the best possible suggestions for their enquiries. These systems often have to serve different target groups and take other stakeholders into account who also influence the machine’s response: e.g. service providers, municipalities or tourism associations. So how can a fair and transparent recommendation be achieved here? Researchers from Graz University of Technology (TU Graz), the University of Graz and Know Center investigated this using a cycling tour app from the Graz-based start-up Cyclebee. They conducted research into how the diversity of human needs can be taken into account by AI. ...

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Technology10 Dec 2025

Vine-inspired robotic gripper gently lifts heavy and fragile objects

In the horticultural world, some vines are especially grabby. As they grow, the woody tendrils can wrap around obstacles with enough force to pull down entire fences and trees. Inspired by vines’ twisty tenacity, engineers at MIT and Stanford University have developed a robotic gripper that can snake around and lift a variety of objects, including a glass vase and a watermelon, offering a gentler approach compared to conventional gripper designs. A larger version of the robo-tendrils can also safely lift a ...

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Technology10 Dec 2025

Biosensor performance doubled – New applications possible

• Measurement accuracy of oxidase biosensors for glucose, lactate, and creatinine increased from about 50 to 99 percent • Oxygen previously caused inaccuracies; the new method removes oxygen • Researchers see potential applications ranging from personalized medicine to agriculture Biosensors are helping people with chronic conditions worldwide live better lives. However, their measurement accuracy has often been relatively low, limiting the range of possible applications. ...

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Technology10 Dec 2025

Artificial beaver dams show promise in offsetting climate change effects

VANCOUVER, Wash. — The use of artificial beaver dams to replicate the ecological benefits created by the industrious rodents shows promise for offsetting damage to fish habitat, water quality, and biodiversity arising from climate change. But as the use of such “beaver mimicry” spreads, particularly in the Pacific Northwest, there are key gaps in the research and a need for more studies that examine whether the outcomes seen in specific projects are broadly applicable. That is a key takeaway from a new review of scientific literature by Washington State University researchers and ...

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Technology10 Dec 2025

New fully digital design paves the way for scalable probabilistic computing

Artificial intelligence and machine learning could become dramatically more efficient, thanks to a new type of computer component developed by researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara and Tohoku University, in collaboration with the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). The technology is based on "probabilistic bits," or "p-bits", which are hardware elements that naturally fluctuate between 0 and 1. Unlike conventional digital bits, which are fixed in value, p-bits can efficiently explore many possibilities. This makes them well-suited for solving problems such as optimization and inference, tasks that ...

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Technology10 Dec 2025

New superconducting thin film for quantum computer chips

If quantum computing is going to become an every-day reality, we need better superconducting thin films, the hardware that enables storage and processing of quantum information. Too often, these thin films have impurities or other defects that make them useless for real quantum computer chips. Now, Yuki Sato and colleagues at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) in Japan have discovered a way to make a superconducting thin film from iron telluride, which is surprising because it is not normally superconducting. The fabrication process reduces distortion in the crystal structure, ...

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Technology9 Dec 2025

ERC Consolidator Grant for soft robotics researcher

Whether artificial hands with an especially gentle touch or an endoscope that crawls through the intestines like a worm, robots made of soft materials could soon carry out tasks that are difficult for metal-based systems. Dr. Philipp Rothemund, assistant professor at the University of Stuttgart, seeks to simplify how soft robots are controlled. The European Research Council (ERC) is funding the project with one of its prestigious Consolidator Grants worth up to €2 million. “I would like to congratulate Philipp Rothemund on this award. Soft ...

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Technology9 Dec 2025

UT Dallas partners with Tech Mahindra on AI innovation

The University of Texas at Dallas has partnered with Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of technology consulting and digital solutions to enterprises across industries, to collaborate on artificial intelligence (AI) innovation, skill development and research. UT Dallas has signed a memorandum of understanding with Tech Mahindra to facilitate collaboration with the India-based company, which opened its headquarters in the Americas in March in Plano, Texas. Tech Mahindra will launch its first Makers Lab in the U.S. in Dallas, providing opportunities for undergraduates, master’s and doctoral students, and faculty to advance AI technologies, data science, quantum computing, cybersecurity ...

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Technology9 Dec 2025

Pompeii offers insights into ancient Roman building technology

Concrete was the foundation of the ancient Roman empire. It enabled Rome’s storied architectural revolution as well as the construction of buildings, bridges, and aqueducts, many of which are still used some 2,000 years after their creation. In 2023, MIT Associate Professor Admir Masic and his collaborators published a paper describing the manufacturing process that gave Roman concrete its longevity: Lime fragments were mixed with volcanic ash and other dry ingredients before the addition of water. Once water is added to this dry mix, heat is produced. As the concrete ...

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Technology9 Dec 2025

GeoFlame VISION: Using AI and satellite imagery to predict future wildfire risk

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE EMBARGOED UNTIL DECEMBER 9, 2025 GeoFlame VISION: Using AI and Satellite Imagery to Predict Future Wildfire Risk A new computer model produces a dynamic wildfire risk map, starting with the state of California Washington, D.C., December 9, 2025 – Wildfires pose a significant threat across the southwestern United States, due to the region’s unique topography and weather conditions. Accurately identifying locations at the highest risk of a severe wildfire is critical ...

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Technology9 Dec 2025

ERC grant helps to quantify the impact of anthropogenic air pollution particles on climate

University of Tartu Associate Professor in Climate Physics Velle Toll received the Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) to quantify the extent to which air pollution particles cool the Earth’s climate. The results of Toll’s work would help fill a gap in our detailed understanding of human-induced climate change and improve the accuracy of climate projections. The main cause of anthropogenic climate change is the greenhouse gases released by burning fossil fuels, and the ...

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Technology9 Dec 2025

Researchers develop a new computational tool to understand how genetic interactions impact human traits

A new study has developed a powerful computational method that can detect how genes interact with each other to influence complex traits in humans at a scale previously impossible. The new method was applied to massive datasets that pair individual genomes and traits to find evidence for such interactions. The findings, published in Nature Genetics, show that a person's genetic background can substantially modify how individual genetic variants affect their traits. Why it matters Understanding how genes interact to influence complex traits, such as Body Mass Index or total ...

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Technology9 Dec 2025

Artificial turf in the Nordic climate – a question of sustainability

Artificial turf football pitches are better than natural turf from a sustainability perspective – at least as long as the artificial turf material is recycled and the natural turf is cut using fossil fuel-powered lawn mowers. This is demonstrated by researchers at Linköping University in a new study comparing the environmental impact of the different pitches with the help of life cycle analyses. “The Nordic climate is tough on football pitches and there isn’t much research on the subject. But there is a great deal of interest from the municipalities as regards sustainability and weighing artificial turf against natural ...

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Technology9 Dec 2025

Listening to the 'whispers' of electrons and crystals: A quantum discovery

A researcher at the Department of Physics at Tohoku University has uncovered a surprising quantum phenomenon hidden inside ordinary crystals: the strength of interactions between electrons and lattice vibrations - known as phonons - is not continuous, but quantized. Even more remarkably, this strength is universally linked to one of physics' most iconic numbers: the fine-structure constant. What makes this dimensionless number (α ≈ 1/137) so iconic is its ability to explain electromagnetic interactions, ...

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Technology8 Dec 2025

Research aims to strengthen the security of in-person voting machines

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE EMBARGOED UNTIL DECEMBER 8, 2025 Research Aims to Strengthen the Security of In-Person Voting Machines New study on election security evaluates potential vulnerabilities in widely used Precinct Count Optical Scanners Washington, D.C., December 8, 2025 – About 70% of Americans voted in person in the 2024 presidential election, their ballots counted by machines called Precinct Count Optical Scanners (PCOS). Researchers at Towson University have systematically analyzed thousands ...

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Technology8 Dec 2025

Expanding the search for quantum-ready 2D materials

Quantum technologies from ultrasensitive sensors to next-generation information processors depend on the ability of quantum bits, or qubits, to maintain their delicate quantum states for a sufficiently long time to be useful. One of the most important measures of this stability is the spin coherence time. Unfortunately, qubits may lose coherence because their environment is “noisy,” for example, due to the presence of nuclear isotopes or other interference that disturbs the qubit. Two-dimensional (2D) materials—or atomically thin sheets—can offer quiet environments for qubits, as their reduced thickness naturally lowers the number of isotopes that interact ...

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Technology8 Dec 2025

White paper on leadership opportunities for AI to increase employee value released by University of Phoenix College of Doctoral Studies

University of Phoenix College of Doctoral Studies announces a new white paper, “Leadership Opportunities for Increasing Employee Value through Artificial Intelligence,” authored by Andrew C. Lawlor, PhD, and Pamayla E. Darbyshire, DHA, MSN/CNS, both Fellows at the Center for Educational and Instructional Technology Research (CEITR). The paper examines how leaders can use AI, especially generative AI, to address skills gaps, restore worker autonomy, and shift employees from repetitive tasks to higher-value activities. The authors draw upon the University’s Career Optimism Index® study and other current research, ...

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Technology8 Dec 2025

ASH 2025: New combination approach aims to make CAR T more durable in lymphoma

MIAMI, FLORIDA (EMBARGOED UNTIL DEC. 8, 2025, AT 4:30 P.M. EST) – A new clinical trial suggests that pairing bispecific antibodies and antibody-drug conjugates with CAR T-cell therapy may sharply boost one-year progression-free survival for people with aggressive lymphoma. In just a few years, treatment options for aggressive lymphoma have rapidly advanced. However, many patients show a consistent pattern: powerful new therapies act quickly but often fail to keep the lymphoma at bay permanently, says Jay Spiegel, M.D., a transplant and cellular therapy physician at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Spiegel ...

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Technology8 Dec 2025

New paper rocks earthquake science with a clever computational trick

Hoboken, N.J., December 8, 2025 — On Saturday December 6, 2025 Alaska was rocked by a 7.0 magnitude quake. Though not always so forceful, earthquakes happen every day. On average, about 55 of them strike daily, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), totaling some 20,000 annually worldwide. About once a year, one reaches 8.0 points or greater and 15 others hit within the magnitude 7 range on the Richter scale, which measures earthquakes by the energy they release. For example, in just 2025 an 8.8 earthquake offshore from the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia, ...

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Technology8 Dec 2025

Intellicule receives NIH grant to develop biomolecular modeling software

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Intellicule, a software company whose solutions determine the 3D structures of biomolecules imaged with cryogenic-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), has received a $217,941 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant from the National Institutes of Health. Daisuke Kihara, who leads Intellicule, said the grant will be used to develop software technology that could impact precision medicine. “It will have the potential to accelerate the development of novel drugs by offering precise structural information that can guide the design of molecules with improved ...

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Technology8 Dec 2025

Mount Sinai study finds childhood leukemia aggressiveness depends on timing of genetic mutation

New York, NY (December 8, 2025) – A team of researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has uncovered why children with the same leukemia-causing gene mutation can have dramatically different outcomes: it depends on when in development the mutation first occurs. The study, led by Elvin Wagenblast, PhD, Assistant Professor of Oncological Sciences, and Pediatrics, at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, was published this week in Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. It shows that leukemia ...

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Technology8 Dec 2025

RSS Research Award for new lidar technology for cloud research

Potsdam/Leipzig. The Reinhard Süring Foundation's 2025 Research Award goes to Leipzig-based atmospheric researcher Dr. Cristofer Jiménez for his contributions to a remote sensing technology that makes it possible to study the interactions between particles and clouds much better than ever before. The so-called dual-field-of-view polarisation lidar is based on two different aperture angles, which are used to observe and compare the reflections of laser beams in the atmosphere. Every three years, the Reinhard Süring Foundation Research Prize honours young scientists for outstanding work in a subfield of meteorology. In 2025, the prize was awarded for "New ...

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Technology8 Dec 2025

Optical chip pioneers physical-layer public-key encryption with partial coherence

Public-key encryption is essential for secure communications, eliminating the need for pre-shared keys. In the information age, our digital lives, from online payments to private communications, depend on a powerful technology known as the "public-key cryptosystem." This can be envisioned as a "digital safe" with two distinct keys: a public key for anyone to encrypt information, and a private key, held only by the recipient, for decryption. The security of algorithms like RSA is based on classical mathematical problems, such as factoring a large integer ...

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