UC Berkeley and UCSF have launched the Bakar Computational Biomedicine Initiative to advance AI-driven biomedical research through collaboration, new faculty hires, and an open-source platform.
3M and Discovery Education named 10 middle school finalists in the 2026 Young Scientist Challenge, each earning mentorship and a chance to win $25,000 and the title of America's Top Young Scientist.
UC Berkeley’s Joshua Blumenstock uses AI and machine learning to estimate the cost of ending extreme global poverty, aiming to improve aid targeting and financial access in low-income regions.
Pluto TV launched its first Christmas in July destination on July 1, offering free holiday movies, music, and festive channels for a month-long seasonal celebration.
The FAA awarded L3Harris a contract to upgrade and operate the U.S. aircraft tracking network through 2045, enhancing real-time surveillance and airspace safety.
UC Berkeley researchers found algae survive inside coral cells by repurposing lysosomes, challenging prior symbiosis theories and offering new avenues to study coral bleaching.
3M and Discovery Education named 37 State Merit Winners and four Honorable Mentions in the 2026 3M Young Scientist Challenge, recognizing middle school students for innovative science-based solutions to everyday...
Naval Group concludes an 18-month honorary presidency with the association Elles bougent, highlighting a 30% increase in female mentors and sustained efforts to promote gender diversity in technical and scientific...
Boston Scientific acquired Valencia Technologies to expand treatment options for overactive bladder and urge urinary incontinence using the eCoin System, a minimally invasive tibial neurostimulation therapy.
RTX Ventures invests in startups to modernize manufacturing, addressing output demands from commercial and defense customers through AI, automation, and digital integration.
Firefly Aerospace secured a $144 million NASA CLPS contract to accelerate its second Blue Ghost lunar mission, targeting a 2028 launch with three science instruments to study lunar surface interactions and radiation.
California Governor Gavin Newsom selected a UC Berkeley quantum computing chip as one of seven state contributions to a national time capsule to be buried on July 4, 2276, marking the U.S. 500th anniversary.
3M and the Cadillac Formula 1 Team announced a multi-year global partnership to collaborate on material science innovations, aiming to enhance car performance and operational efficiency in Formula 1 racing.
Firefly Aerospace and SSC Space have completed key infrastructure and regulatory milestones for an orbital launch complex at Esrange Space Center, targeting 2028 for the first launch of Firefly’s Alpha rocket from...
AGCO launches Legacies of the Land, a national storytelling campaign inviting farming families to share their histories as part of America's 250th anniversary celebrations.
Six historical U.S. innovations, from radar’s wartime origins to the Cold War hotline, reveal unexpected breakthroughs that reshaped global technology and continue to influence modern systems like L3Harris’s AERIS X and...
NASA has awarded L3Harris a contract to develop thermal and optical stability technologies for the Habitable Worlds Observatory, a telescope designed to detect life signs on distant planets with picometer-level...
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has developed EcoBOT, an autonomous system combining robotics, AI, and standardized growth chambers to improve reproducibility in plant-microbe research for bioenergy and materials.
UC Berkeley and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the creation of the Nancy Pelosi Institute for Representative Democracy, a nonpartisan academic center focused on research, teaching, and civic engagement to...
Princeton philosopher Mark Johnston revisits his earlier stance on the afterlife, arguing that identity may persist beyond the current body, drawing on secular philosophy and near-death experiences.
Naval Group delivered the De Grasse, the fourth nuclear attack submarine (SNA) of the Barracuda program, to the French Navy on June 24, 2026, following four months of sea trials.
L3Harris highlights seven historical U.S. innovations—from powered flight to the internet—that continue to shape modern missions, detailing how its technologies support aviation, space exploration, maritime operations,...
Planet Labs introduces an AI-driven geospatial tool in private beta, enabling natural language queries to detect deforestation and other land-use changes in near real time using its satellite imagery archive.
Portland International Airport’s Terminal Core Redevelopment Project, led by Skanska and Hoffman Construction with design by ZGF Architects, doubled passenger capacity using connected digital workflows powered by...
Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory developed a data-driven method to optimize chiral 2D metal halide perovskites for spintronics, addressing reproducibility issues in circularly polarized light...
AGCO Foundation commits $200,000 to Helvetas to fund Ukraine’s Economic Resilience Program, offering microgrants, training, and vocational support to agri-entrepreneurs in four regions.
Firefly Aerospace acquires Space-ng to enhance autonomous space operations, integrating proven AI-powered navigation and camera systems into its Blue Ghost landers and Elytra vehicles for future lunar and deep-space...
Farmdar uses AI-driven satellite analytics from Planet Labs to deliver 95% accurate sugarcane yield predictions, addressing long-standing inaccuracies in manual sampling and public satellite data for millers.
Paramount announced *jackass: best and last*, a final film reuniting the original cast for new stunts and archival footage, releasing June 26.
Altadena’s Foothill Catalog Foundation reports progress on pre-approved home designs after the January 2025 fires, with over 50 models now available and the first completed home delivered to a family.