CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * A "scientific sandbox" lets researchers explore the evolution of vision systems * Why did humans evolve the eyes we have today? While scientists can't go back in time to study the environmental pressures that shaped the evolution of the diverse vision systems that exist in nature, a new computational framework developed by MIT researchers allows them to explore this evolution in  more PR

LAKELAND, Florida, Dec. 18 -- Florida Polytechnic University issued the following news release: * * * Florida Poly recaps 2025: A year of bold growth and success The year 2025 is ending just as audaciously for Florida Polytechnic University as it began. In a year that launched with a public safety-enhancing police invention and drew to a close with nearly $1 billion in economic impact, Florida Poly celebrated progress, expansion and international success. With outstanding rankings, record-bre more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Dec. 17 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU researchers advance NASA-aligned multiscale modeling to design next-generation aerospace materials * Media Contact: Desa James | Communications Coordinator | 405-744-2669 | desa.james@okstate.edu Researchers from the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology are taking a significant step toward accelerating the design and certification of advanced aerospace materials through a new mult more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Researchers tackle AI's energy problem with a greener fix * Artificial intelligence is getting more powerful - but it's also racking up a massive energy bill. Some estimate that one maximum-length ChatGPT query can use about twice as much power as an average U.S. home does in one minute. Multiply that by billions of queries and the enormous training AI models require, and the energy impact is staggering. As re more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 17 -- Carnegie Mellon University posted the following news: * * * Researchers Unlock Clues to the Origin of the Longest Gamma-ray Burst Ever Observed * Astronomers have observed the longest gamma-ray burst a powerful, extragalactic explosion that lasted more than seven hours. It was so extraordinary that several teams of scientists have been poring over a flood of data from both Earth- and space-based telescopes and satellites to make sense of it. Observations  more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Robotics, exoplanets, quantum theory earn Research Excellence Awards * Revealing how psychiatric drugs reshape the brain, designing next-generation missions to find distant worlds, and redefining the limits of quantum computation are among the research themes that helped this year's faculty earn Cornell Engineering Research Excellence Awards - the college's highest recognition for groundbreaking scientific impac more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, Dec. 17 -- The University of Washington posted the following news release: * * * Saturn's biggest moon might not have a global ocean -- but the search for life isn't over * Careful reanalysis of data from more than a decade ago indicates that Saturn's biggest moon, Titan, does not have a vast ocean beneath its icy surface, as suggested previously. Instead, a journey below the frozen exterior likely involves more ice giving way to slushy tunnels and pockets of meltwater n more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 17 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * The year in review: MSU experts, top headlines of 2025 * From a new presidential administration and consequential tariffs to devastating wildfires and a new comet, to pop culture news and continued international conflict, faculty experts at Michigan State University offered thoughtful, research-based commentary to provide insight and context on these events. MSU researchers continued to make break more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Dec. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * To get lifelike movement from synthetic materials, researchers can embrace chaos Chemical reactions that are sensitive to force could help power engineered materials that beat, twitch and shiver like living tissue for new applications in robotics and other technologies * When people think of high-powered machines, they'd likely think of muscle cars before their own muscles. But muscles and o more PR

TOLEDO, Ohio, Dec. 18 -- The University of Toledo issued the following news: * * * UToledo Launches Northwest Ohio Cancer Research Institute By Nicki Gorny The University of Toledo is launching the Northwest Ohio Cancer Research Institute, bringing together an expert roster of researchers to advance treatment of one of the most pressing public health challenges in Ohio and across the United States. "Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide. The Northwest Ohio Cancer Research Institute a more PR