CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 14 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Generative AI tool helps 3D print personal items that sustain daily use * Generative artificial intelligence models have left such an indelible impact on digital content creation that it's getting harder to recall what the internet was like before it. You can call on these AI tools for clever projects such as videos and photos -but their flair for the creative hasn't quite crossed  more PR

MERCED, California, Jan. 14 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: * * * Innovative Research Secures Coveted Fellowships for Ph.D. Students * The ARCS Foundation Northern California awarded five UC Merced graduate students with 2025-26 fellowships. ARCS advances science and technology in the United States by providing financial awards to exceptional graduate-level scholars in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. In total, the ARCS Foundation N more PR

BETHLEHEM, Pennsylania, Jan. 15 -- Lehigh University issued the following news: * * * Becoming 'AI Ready' With its new "AI Readiness" initiative, Lehigh embraces an AI future--where students will both learn about and with AI, and do it ethically. * No recent issue has roiled education more than artificial intelligence (AI). Especially since the rise of generative AI three years ago, educators have struggled to determine how and whether to allow AI into the classroom, and how it might be tau more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, Jan. 15 (TNSjou) -- The New Jersey Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * NJIT Researchers Discover Long-Hidden Source of Gamma Rays Unleashed by Solar Flares By Jesse Jenkins Solar physicists say they have found a key source of intense gamma rays unleashed when Earth's nearest star produces its most violent eruptions. In findings published in Nature Astronomy, scientists at NJIT's Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research (NJIT-CSTR) have pinpointed a prev more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Jan. 14 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU astronomy student links brightening regions on the sun to early warnings for solar flares * Aman Priyadarshi Kumar, New Mexico State University astronomy Ph.D. student, didn't start his graduate studies with solar flares, but he's always been interested in them. When NMSU Astronomy Assistant Professor Juie Shetye asked him to lead a data cataloging project, that interest led them to n more PR

GOLDEN, Colorado, Jan. 15 -- Colorado School of Mines issued the following news: * * * Partnering with Elevate Quantum, Mines accelerates the quantum industry's future The quantum era is taking shape in the Mountain West, where innovation, talent and collaboration are converging to transform technology, industry and society. At the center of this effort is Elevate Quantum, representing a regional effort that unites academic institutions, industry leaders and government partners to accelerate  more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 14 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Quantum simulator sheds light on how nature moves energy in systems like photosynthesis and solar conversion * Researchers led by Rice University's Guido Pagano used a specialized quantum device to simulate a vibrating molecule and track how energy moves within it. The work, published Dec. 5 in Nature Communications, could improve understanding of basic mechanisms behind phenomena such as photosynthesis and s more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Jan. 14 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Rocks and rolls: The computational infrastructure of earthquakes and physics of planetary science WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -Sometimes to truly study something up close, you have to take a step back. That's what Andrea Donnellan does. An expert in earth sciences and seismology, she gets much of her data from a bird's-eye view, studying the planet's surface from the air and space, using the data to ma more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 14 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Scientists demonstrate first-time use of AI for genetic circuit design * There are hundreds of cell types in the human body, each with a specific role spelled out in their DNA. In theory, all it takes for cells to behave in desired ways -for example, getting them to produce a therapeutic molecule or assemble into a tissue graft -is the right DNA sequence. The problem is figuring out what DNA sequence codes fo more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 14 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Scientists uncover new quantum state that could power future technologies * Scientists have discovered a new quantum state of matter that connects two significant areas of physics, potentially leading to advancements in computing, sensing and materials science. A study published in Nature Physics Jan. 14, co-led by Rice University's Qimiao Si, brings together quantum criticality, where electrons fluctuate b more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, Jan. 14 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * Three UC Santa Cruz professors and one student recognized as Santa Cruz Works 'Titans' * This recognition celebrates their contributions to the region's technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship ecosystem. January 14, 2026 By Emily Cerf Four University of California, Santa Cruz, community members have been named 'Titans' by Santa Cruz Works in recognition of their impac more PR

HATTIESBURG, Mississippi, Jan. 15 -- The University of Southern Mississippi issued the following news: * * * Polymer Scientist Professor Earns $60,000 Award for Sustainable Materials Research By David Tisdale Dr. Zhe Qiang, an associate professor in the School of Polymer Science and Engineering at The University of Southern Mississippi, has earned a $60,000 Scialog Fellowship award to develop more sustainable multilayer film materials. Qiang is partnering with a research group led by Dr. Jo more PR