MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, March 4 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * CMU researcher exploring the future of battery technology Author: Robert Wang Dr. Brad Fahlman, a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Central Michigan University, is leading research that could change the way we power electric vehicles and other battery-driven technologies. With new funding secured, his team is focusing on metal-sulfur batteries--specifically lithium-sul  more

ITHACA, New York, March 4 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Joseph Burns, emeritus professor, former dean of faculty, dies at 83 Joseph A. Burns, Ph.D. '66, emeritus professor of engineering and astronomy, and a former vice provost and dean of the Cornell faculty, died Feb. 26 in Ithaca. He was 83. A planetary scientist specializing in celestial mechanics, Burns in 1998 helped discover two moons of Uranus and, more recently, contributed to discoveries about Saturn's rin  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 4 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: * * * Nebraska Engineering creates dual degree program with Nebraska Wesleyan The University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering and Nebraska Wesleyan University are partnering on a program to enable students to earn bachelor's degrees from both institutions. Students enrolled in the dual degree program will begin their undergraduate education at Nebraska Wesleyan with programs in physics, chemistry o  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, March 4 -- The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Campus issued the following news: * * * Paws and effect: UTC mechatronics team training robot dogs to move like canines On a recent Friday morning, two robot dogs--Spot and Goddard--roamed across the Chamberlain Field grass as University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Associate Professor of Mechatronics Gokhan Erdemir and two student researchers captured movement data. Their goal? Refining an artificial intelligence-driv  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 3 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice's Gustavsson receives NSF CAREER Award to investigate dynamics of gene regulation Rice University's Anna-Karin Gustavsson has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award to advance her research on gene regulation dynamics. The five-year, $788,823 grant will support the development of innovative tools to visualize, quantify and analyze DNA organization and interactions in real time. Ric  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following news: * * * Russia Capitalizes on Development of Artificial Intelligence in its Military Strategy By Sergey Sukhankin Executive Summary: * Russia has significantly increased its investment in artificial intelligence (AI), allocating a substantial portion of its state budget toward AI-driven military research. This funding aims to enhance Russia's technological edge in modern warfare, particularly in AI-enabled military app  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 4 -- Boston University issued the following news: * * * Success! BU Telescope Lands on the Moon Aboard NASA's Blue Ghost Mission 1 In a historic first for BU, the LEXI telescope is operating from the lunar surface and will image Earth's magnetic shield By Jessica Colarossi On Sunday, March 2, at 2:30 am, a team of researchers gathered in a lab in Boston University's College of Engineering. It was a moment they had anticipated for years: a BU-developed telescope  more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, March 4 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * UAH celebrates Research Week with 11th Research Horizons Poster Session highlighting undergraduate student innovation To celebrate Research Week, Undergraduate Research at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) is highlighting the 11th UAH Research Horizons Poster Session, March 4 from 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m., on the second floor of the Charger Union. Research Week activities on the UAH campus are   more

LA JOLLA, California, March 4 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * UC San Diego Team Uncovers Mystery of Water's Hidden Dual Phases Supercomputer simulations reveal two distinct liquid states For decades, water's behavior in extreme conditions has puzzled scientists. A study using U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) ACCESS allocations on Expanse at the San Diego Supercomputer Center, part of the UC San Diego School of Computing, Information and  more

LA JOLLA, California, March 4 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Medical and Pharmacy Students Present Innovative Research at Symposium Each summer between their first and second years of medical school, students are encouraged to step up to the plate and seek out research opportunities to further expand their experience and knowledge base. This past summer more than 100 University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Skaggs School of P  more