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SIU researcher aims to make 3D-printed metal parts more robust; strengthen trust in the tech
Mechanical engineering master’s students Reese Rodely (left) and Kamal Kunwar discuss what they are observing in SIU Carbondale’s 3D metal printer. (Photo by Russell Bailey) To many, 3D printing evokes images of desktop gadgets spitting out...
Researchers from University of Pennsylvania Describe Findings in Cardiovascular Diseases and Conditions (Application of a data mining approach to predict cardiovascular disease risk in the Republic of Korea: The National Health Insurance …):…
2025 OCT 03 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Information Technology Business Daily -- Current study results on Cardiovascular Diseases and Conditions have been published. According to news reporting originating from...
What the science says about young children taking Tylenol
It started with an unsubstantiated warning that taking Tylenol during pregnancy could raise a child’s risk of autism. But the message from President Donald Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seems to have quickly expanded to suggest...
Book Review: A Call to Arms About the Threat of Anti-Science
By Dan Falk In the 1995 book “The Demon Haunted World,” the astronomer Carl Sagan warned that the United States was turning its back on science, and that the consequences would be dire. Near the start of their new book, “Science Under Siege: How...
Fox Chapel cyclist, 62, training for 170-mile event to benefit cancer research
George Stewart prefers to be out cycling on the roads of Fox Chapel, Indiana Township, West Deer and Butler County. Stewart, a 62-year-old Fox Chapel resident, doesn’t want to have to worry about being tripped by the hazards that go along with...
Two Top Scientists Tackle Trump’s Idiocracy
Mother Jones illustration; Wikimedia, Joshua Yospyn/Wikimedia Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. This story was originally published by Undark and is reproduced here...
Britain’s top 10 most loved Halloween films - number one is 1988 classic
As a nation, we are fond of a holiday. And though Halloween may not be our most celebrated occasion, it is certainly prevalent around this time of year in more than one medium. One of those media is film,, and a study has been released that...
Engineering firm acquires Lancaster County company
Herbert, Rowland and Grubic Inc. has acquired Becker Engineering, LLC, a civil engineering firm with 12 employees based in Lancaster County. “Its services closely align to HRG’s with a strong emphasis on municipal engineering, water, wastewater,...
Opinion: Want the next breakthrough? Don’t starve the science that makes it possible
If you’re scrolling through this story on a smartphone, you’re holding a product that harnesses one of the boldest investments the United States ever made into science. In 1947, researchers at Bell Labs in Murray Hill, New Jersey, started this...
Pennsylvania governor signs executive order to protect vaccine access statewide
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has signed an executive order aimed at protecting access to vaccines across the state. The order establishes a state vaccine portal and directs all state agencies to follow trusted medical guidance. It also...
85 years ago: County names new officers, employees
DUBLIN COURIER HERALD, DISPATCH, AND PRESS Lamar Thigpen, Rockledge merchant, will lead Laurens County Board of Commissioners next year, and James L. Keen, Dublin insurance man, will be Clerk of the Board, it was decided at a caucus of the present...
Being rude to ChatGPT gets more accurate answers than politeness, finds research
The ethics of talking to an AI chatbot, and what kind of information they can return in return, is a topic of hot debate. The risks of misleading medical information, incitement to violent actions, and detachment from real-world experiences stir...
Trump and Kennedy claim it's unsafe to give young children Tylenol. What does the science say?
It started with an unsubstantiated warning that taking Tylenol during pregnancy could raise a child’s risk of autism. But the message from President Donald Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seems to have quickly expanded to suggest...
Sheetz Taps Ignite Retail Technology for Loyalty Operations
Sheetz has announced the successful transitioning of its loyalty operations to Ignite Retail Technology, marking the next evolution of the Sheetz Rewards experience. With this move, Sheetz gains a modern, scalable loyalty platform designed to...
TCU Institute of Behavioral Research Awarded Five-Year, $7.2 Million NIH Grant to Promote Community ‘Deflection’ Strategies, Reduce Justice System Involvement
The Institute of Behavioral Research (IBR) at Texas Christian University (TCU) has been awarded a five-year, $7.2 million grant from the NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to study “deflection” approaches that connect people with unmet...
SIU Researcher Aims to Make 3D-Printed Metal Parts More Robust, Strengthening Trust in Tech
To many, 3D printing evokes images of desktop gadgets spitting out plastic trinkets. In reality, additive manufacturing (AM) now builds metal components for aircraft engines, medical devices and other intricate parts not easily made with...
MIT refuses Trump offer that ties research grants to political demands
The president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has rejected a White House proposal that would tie federal funding to universities’ support for President Donald Trump’s political priorities. In a letter to the Trump...
Molecular Targeting Technologies, Inc. Initiates Legal Action Over Unauthorized Use of Albumin-binding Evans blue (EB) Targeted Radiotherapeutic (EB-TRT)
WEST CHESTER, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Molecular Targeting Technologies, Inc. (MTTI) has filed a formal legal complaint in the Court of Common Pleas for Chester County, Pennsylvania concerning the unauthorized use of its EB-TRT technology by Dr....
Report: Pennsylvania continues growing older as population growth rate slows
An IOF report out this month says PA's population is declining as deaths outpace births and Boomers age, shrinking the workforce while the number of retirees grows. HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania is getting older, and its population growth rate is...
Sheetz Transitions to Ignite Retail Technology as New Loyalty Platform Partner
TWIN FALLS, IDAHO -- October 10, 2025 -- Sheetz, one of the nation’s most innovative convenience store brands, has successfully transitioned its loyalty operations to Ignite Retail Technology, marking the next evolution of the Sheetz Rewards...