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Tech Xplore / Colorado State University goes all in on AI, partnering with Microsoft to create RamGPT

Colorado State University has partnered with Microsoft to pilot a university-wide artificial intelligence system similar to ChatGPT that places the land-grant institution at the front of the pack in collaborations between ...

Jan 22, 2026 in Business
Medical Xpress / Medical-grade near-infrared light therapy shows promise for protecting football players' brains

Punch-drunk syndrome, boxer's madness, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The name has changed over the years, but the cause is clear: repeated impacts can affect long-term brain health, with symptoms ranging from confusion ...

Jan 22, 2026 in Neuroscience
Tech Xplore / Thermomagnetic generator harvests ocean temperature differences to power maritime sensors

The key to future technologies can sometimes be found in the past. What Ravi Kishore is working to perfect, for example, has its origins in the 19th century imaginations of Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison.

Jan 20, 2026 in Engineering
Medical Xpress / Enzyme-blocking treatment reverses chronic pain in preclinical study

Chronic pain affects more than 50 million Americans, yet for decades, treatment options for pain that persists in the absence of inflammation have been limited. Seventy-five percent of these patients, disproportionately women, ...

Jan 22, 2026 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Study reveals weight loss medications may improve outcomes for chronic sinus disease patients

A new study published in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery reveals that glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs)—a class of medications primarily used for weight loss and diabetes management—may significantly ...

Jan 22, 2026 in Inflammatory disorders
Phys.org / How shifting tectonic plates drove Earth's climate swings

Carbon released from Earth's spreading tectonic plates, not volcanoes, may have triggered major transitions between ancient ice ages and warm climates, new research finds.

Jan 20, 2026 in Earth
Tech Xplore / Microalgae could be future for sustainable architecture in Western Australia

Microalgae‑based architecture is gaining attention globally as a sustainable design solution, and the concept could soon become a reality in Western Australia.

Jan 22, 2026 in Engineering
Tech Xplore / Nvidia CEO says AI will create jobs for electricians and plumbers

As artificial intelligence threatens to upend job markets in countries around the world, Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang brushed off longer term concerns and made the case that skilled vocational workers ...

Tech Xplore / Top risk factors for pedestrian-vehicle crashes at Massachusetts bus stops identified

With pedestrian fatalities—particularly in public transit areas—continuing to rise across the country, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have determined the top risk factors of pedestrian-vehicle ...

Jan 22, 2026 in Automotive
Phys.org / Pūkeko birds combine sound elements to create complex call sequences for communication, study reveals

Pūkeko use sound elements to create calls and combine them to create complex call sequences in order to expand the range of options for expressing themselves—these are the findings of an international team including Konstanz ...

Jan 20, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Intricacies of Helix Nebula revealed with Webb

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has zoomed into the Helix Nebula to give an up-close view of the possible eventual fate of our own sun and planetary system. In Webb's high-resolution look, the structure of the gas being ...

Jan 20, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / To fight cancer, scientists customize cellular protein

Precise methods for shredding or repairing and replacing specific cancer-causing proteins in a malignant cell, developed at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, could have applications beyond cancer to a wide range of ...

Jan 20, 2026 in Chemistry