Method turns urine into super valuable material

A team has engineered a yeast platform that converts urine from wastewater into a high-value biomedical and dental implant substance.

UC Irvine • futurity
June 17, 2025 ~5 min

Electronic forehead tattoo tracks stress on the job

"We've long monitored workers' physical health, tracking injuries and muscle strain. Now we have the ability to monitor mental strain..."

UT Austin • futurity
June 17, 2025 ~6 min


Circadian ‘clocks’ show humans are seasonal creatures

"The study shows that our biologically hardwired seasonal timing affects how we adjust to changes in our daily schedules."

U. Michigan • futurity
June 17, 2025 ~7 min

This compact, low-power receiver could give a boost to 5G smart devices

Researchers designed a tiny receiver chip that is more resilient to interference, which could enable smaller 5G “internet of things” devices with longer battery lives.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
June 17, 2025 ~7 min

Bumblebee queens take days off

"Without queens, there's no colony. And without colonies, we lose essential pollinators. These breaks may be the very reason colonies succeed."

Jules Bernstein - UC Riverside • futurity
June 17, 2025 ~6 min

Precise measurement standards have revolutionized museum science, helping nail down where artifacts are from

Measurement standards underlie most fields of science – without them, researchers couldn’t compare the results of different studies.

Thomas Lam, Physical Scientist, Museum Conservation Institute, Smithsonian Institution • conversation
June 17, 2025 ~11 min

AI ‘reanimations’: Making facsimiles of the dead raises ethical quandaries

AI avatars of dead people are teaching courses and testifying in court. Even with the best of intentions, the emerging practice of AI ‘reanimations’ is an ethical quagmire.

Daniel J. Feldman, Senior Research Fellow, Applied Ethics Center, UMass Boston • conversation
June 17, 2025 ~9 min

Closing in on superconducting semiconductors

Plasma Science and Fusion Center researchers created a superconducting circuit that could one day replace semiconductor components in quantum and high-performance computing systems.

Julianna Mullen | Plasma Science and Fusion Center • mit
June 17, 2025 ~5 min


Working memory is more complicated than we thought

A new study reveals working memory is an orchestra rather than a solo act—with multiple brain regions contributing to help us maintain info.

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
June 16, 2025 ~6 min

Laser beams power soft robotic arm for complex tasks

Researchers have developed a soft robotic arm capable of performing complex tasks such as navigating around an obstacle or hitting a ball.

Silvia Cernea Clark-Rice • futurity
June 16, 2025 ~7 min

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