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People want robots in warehouses and factories, not hospitals or schools, Hexagon study finds
* The sharpest divide is around care: 68% of adults would prefer a robot to handle heavy lifting, but just 12% would choose a robot for caregiving, according to Hexagon's global Robot Generation study. * Adoption is conditional, not universal, as half of adults also prefer robots for monitori...
METI-Supported Global South-Japan Tech Talent Internship Opens Applications for 2026 Program
Program connects STEM students from the Global South with leading Japanese companies through on-site and online internships TOKYO, June 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Applications are now open for the Global South-Japan Tech Talent Internship (GS-JTI), a program sponsored by Japan's Ministry of Econom...
Atmospheric Chemist Susan Solomon Awarded the 2026 Tang Prize in Sustainable Development
Unraveling the Mystery of the Ozone Hole and Advancing Global Environmental Governance TAIPEI, June 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tang Prize, one of the world's leading academic awards established to address the critical needs of the 21st century, recognizes achievements in four major fields: Sus...
AI reshapes global labour market into two distinct paths, rewarding human skills: PwC 2026 Global AI Jobs Barometer
* AI is creating a 'two-track' labour market: 'professionalised' roles (in which AI acts like a force multiplier for experts, requiring more human-intensive skills) see greater growth across headcount and wages than 'democratised' roles (in which AI makes the role itself easier for non-experts ...
Reka and Moonvalley Join Forces to Advance Models and Infrastructure for Physical AI
SAN FRANCISCO, June 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Reka, an AI research lab building
foundational intelligence for the physical world, has joined forces with
Moonvalley, adding a team of AI researchers and engineers to accelerate
development of models and infrastructure for the physical AI era.
The 2026 Global Energy Prize shortlist released
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, June 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Energy Association has released the shortlist for the 2026 Global Energy Prize – the final list of this year's nominees for one of the world's most prestigious awards in energy science. The roster of the finalists includes 15 scientist...
Five Astronauts Converge in Arizona for Asteroid Day
Grounded in Arizona's unmatched asteroid legacy, Asteroid Day 2026 explores both the risks asteroids pose to our planet and the extraordinary opportunities they represent for science and exploration, June 26-27, Flagstaff, Arizona FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., June 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Every year, a prize...
Waters Launches Industry-First Reversed-Phase Bioseparation Columns to Deliver Up to 3x Faster GLP-1 Characterization and 2x Faster LNP Component Analysis
* Faster run times for GLP-1, insulin, and LNP drug substance testing accelerates biopharmaceutical development timelines and reduces production bottlenecks. * Delivers up to 2x increase in resolving power and sensitivity to identify and track low-level impurities for improved regulatory read...
Desert-bred wheat from Sharjah outperforms global standards as demand grows for climate-resilient crops
SHARJAH, UAE, June 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharjah has achieved a breakthrough in desert wheat cultivation, producing plants with protein levels nearly twice the global soft-wheat average and yields above international benchmarks, a result that researchers say marks significant progress in crop b...
Solidion Technology Unveils Patented Extreme-Climate Battery Technology Targeting Low Earth Orbit-Based Artificial Intelligence Data Centers, Lunar Economy, and Space
Proprietary Gen-ECB Platform Engineered for Satellites, Starship Operations, Artemis Missions, and Orbital Infrastructure — Positioning Solidion at the Forefront of the Commercial Space Boom DALLAS, June 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Solidion Technology Inc. ("Solidion" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: STI)...
Orbit Launches Agent Builder, a Major Industry Leap Forward in AI Investment Research
Award-winning institutional research platform enables asset managers, hedge funds, and quantitative teams to create self-service agents, each automatically exposed as an MCP endpoint. LONDON, June 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Orbit Financial Technology, the award-winning AI investment research platfo...
Helsinki Invites International Companies to Explore R&D Partnerships in Life Sciences and AI & Deep Tech
HELSINKI, June 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Helsinki Partners, together with the
City of Helsinki and the University of Helsinki
Quobly secures €115 million Series A to bring silicon-based quantum computers to market
GRENOBLE, France, June 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Quobly, a French quantum computing company, today announced the closing of a €115 million Series A financing to accelerate the industrialization of its silicon-based quantum computers and bring its first commercial product to market by the end of 202...
Quantinuum Signs MOU with Mitsubishi Electric to Launch Strategic Quantum Computing Partnership
Companies aim to explore advanced industrial engineering and design applications leveraging Quantinuum's high-fidelity quantum computing platform TOKYO, June 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantinuum, a leading quantum computing company, announced today that it has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Un...
Phenomenex Launches Endrix Long Life Columns, Redefining Column Durability and Method Reliability
Redefined Column Durability and Method Reliability
TORRANCE, Calif., June 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Phenomenex Inc.
Waters Introduces Unrivaled Sensitivity and Speed to Benchtop HRMS with Xevo MRT P10 MS, Accelerating Multiomics Research
* Delivers up to 20x improvement in MS/MS sensitivity and 2x faster acquisition speeds, enabling deeper biological insight for next-generation multiomics, therapeutic, and high-throughput workflows. * Identifies up to 40% more lipids by LC‑MS/MS than the leading alternative benchtop high‑reso...
Waters Unveils Cyclic IMS P20 MS: The New Benchmark in Structural and Spatial Omics
* >10x step-change in MS/MS sensitivity paired with multipass Cyclic™ Ion Mobility Spectrometry (IMS) reveals subtle biological differences for earlier, previously unattainable detection of disease signals. * 50% extended upper mass range and comprehensive suite of structural tools advance th...
Changingtek Robotics Launches High-Precision Tactile Sensing Data Collection Hand, Uhand
SUZHOU, China, June 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Changingtek Robotics has launched globally its in-house developed high-precision tactile data collection hand. The device delivers synchronized multi-dimensional and multimodal data capture to support embodied intelligent robot research, precision manip...
Science Centre Singapore Presents the Global Debut of ONE Ocean, an Immersive Ocean Science Exhibition
Opening 30 May, the exhibition turns 20 years of Tara Ocean Foundation research into a 10-zone journey through coral reefs, Arctic frontiers and microscopic marine ecosystems SINGAPORE, May 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Science Centre Singapore will open ONE Ocean: Every Action Rippleson 30 May, brin...
Metabolon Expands Global Access to Metabolomics with the Metabolon Verus™ Metabolomics Profiling Kit
Democratizing metabolomics for researchers worldwide, the new kit brings
Metabolon's analytically rigorous, scalable metabolomics into workflows
designed for integrated biological insights
MORRISVILLE, N.C., May 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Metabolon
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