{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"112576","title":"ASU researcher pushes standards for AI-generated media","body":"Flip a coin. Heads: The photo you\u2019re looking at is real. Tails: It\u2019s been generated by artificial intelligence, or AI. Either way, you would probably be guessing, and that\u2019s the problem.Last year, a research study published in Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery, a magazine by\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-04-07T17:23:59-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/07\/2026-5:23pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"From refund scams to deepfake fraud, AI-generated content is driving costly deception online and getting harder to identify. At Arizona State University, Yezhou \u201cYZ\u201d Yang is working to change that. ","teaser":"Flip a coin. Heads: The photo you\u2019re looking at is real. Tails: It\u2019s been generated by artificial intelligence, or AI. 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When Mikael \u00d6rn is asked whether the real experience lives up to the movie version \u2014 whether standing on that Olympic podium in Los Angeles in\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-03-19T10:53:40-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/19\/2026-10:53am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A swimmer, software engineer and entrepreneur, Arizona State University alum Mikael \u00d6rn has built a career that arcs from Olympic podium to global technology leadership.","teaser":"Imagine it: the roar of the crowd flattening into white noise, the medal cool and improbably heavy against your chest, and a flag rising above your eyeline.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/SCAI-Olympian-Mikael-Orn-2026-EG-8652-a%20_1920x1080.jpg?itok=_wu7qew8","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260319-science-and-technology-asu-olympics-twice","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. 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Today, he has returned to the pool, supplying advanced racing lane technology to aquatic centers, including Mona Plummer. Photo by Erika Gronek\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence|Ira A. 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Right: A carved stone stela depicting a ruler at Cop\u00e1n (a Maya city in what is now Honduras), which had a more autocratic form of governance. Photos by Linda Nicholas\/Field Museum","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Human Evolution and Social Change|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Anthropology|History|Social science|Research","audiences":"Alumni|Faculty","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"112066","title":"From medical training to fashion branding, CreateAI offers ASU community ways to make AI work for them","body":"Across Arizona State University, artificial intelligence has moved beyond discussion. It is now designed, tailored and activated by the people who rely on it every day.ASU launched CreateAI across the university in 2025 to place custom intelligence directly in the hands of faculty and staff. The\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-03-18T10:50:40-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/18\/2026-10:50am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU launched CreateAI to place custom artificial intelligence directly in the hands of faculty and staff. The flagship tool kit enables users to craft, refine and share experiences aligned with their courses, research and daily operations. ASU employees have already created over 7,000 experiences inside the platform, from simulated patients for medical training to conversational language tutors.","teaser":"Across Arizona State University, artificial intelligence has moved beyond discussion. It is now designed, tailored and activated by the people who rely on it every day.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/CreateAI_image%201.png?itok=LouraWn1","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260318-science-and-technology-createai-tool-kit-offers-asu-community-ways-to-customize-ai","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"University Technology Office, Creative + Communications","contributor-contact-information-name":"Annie Davis","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"361-425-9609","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/CreateAI_image%201.png?itok=LouraWn1","image_alt":"Illustration of a laptop with CreateAI Builder screens stretching out from it","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Enterprise Technology","interests":"Artificial intelligence","audiences":"Faculty|Staff|Students","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"111886","title":"How humans took over the planet","body":"Humans really do rule the world. We took over fast and far, more than any other wild vertebrates. We inhabit nearly every corner of the world, and can thrive in deserts, tropical rainforests and even extremely cold climates.But how?Scientists say we did it through not only biological evolution, but\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-03-13T12:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/13\/2026-12:00pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"New research from Arizona State University evolutionary anthropologist\u00a0Charles Perreault shows how human global dominance was predominately achieved through cultural evolution.","teaser":"Humans really do rule the world. We took over fast and far, more than any other wild vertebrates. We inhabit nearly every corner of the world, and can thrive in deserts, tropical rainforests and even extremely cold climates.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/Your%20paragraph%20text%20%281%29.png?itok=qA-ib06B","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260313-science-and-technology-how-humans-took-over-planet","hide_byline":"1","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"","contributor-contact-information-name":"","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/Your%20paragraph%20text%20%281%29.png?itok=qA-ib06B","image_alt":"Graphic illustration of the Earth, as seen from space.","image_caption":"Earth as seen from space. 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These tiny compartments help generate the energy that powers not only our bodies, but also the cells of all eukaryotes (i.e., animals, plants, fungi and countless single-celled organisms like amoebae).The origin of\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-03-13T09:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/13\/2026-9:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Scientists have discovered unusual microbes that offer new clues about how cells adapt to life with little or no oxygen. The findings help explain how mitochondria, the tiny structures that power our cells, can shrink, change or even disappear over evolutionary time.","teaser":"Mitochondria are among the most important structures inside living cells.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/mitochondrial-genome-wideman.png?itok=wFzJ8gUg","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260313-science-and-technology-tracing-how-cells-learned-live-without-oxygen","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/mitochondrial-genome-wideman.png?itok=wFzJ8gUg","image_alt":"Graphic illustration of mitochondria","image_caption":"A newly discovered lineage of microbes is helping scientists understand how mitochondria \u2014 the energy-producing structures inside cells \u2014 can evolve, shrink or disappear as organisms adapt to low-oxygen environments. 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","teaser":"As countries across the globe move to strengthen their positions in the semiconductor value chain, Thailand is taking a coordinated, national approach \u2014 and Arizona State University is playing a key role in helping turn that strategy into action.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/1769006640254.jpeg?itok=o2FuhoSL","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260312-science-and-technology-thailand-partnership-builds-national-semiconductor-capability","hide_byline":"1","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"","contributor-contact-information-name":"","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/1769006640254.jpeg?itok=o2FuhoSL","image_alt":"A large group of people pose for a photo behind a sign for MUT in Thailand","image_caption":"A group from Mahanakorn University of Technology in Thailand poses for a photo. ASU is working with Thailand\u2019s Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Mahanakorn University of Technology and industry partners to help reimagine the Thailand Microelectronics Center as a regional training and workforce development hub for Southeast Asia. Courtesy photo","related_story":"","news_units":"Ira A. 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It is the first mission dedicated to long-term\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-03-12T09:00:33-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/12\/2026-9:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat, or SPARCS, has captured its first images of stars from space, marking the start of its science operations in orbit. The mission, led by ASU and funded by NASA, is dedicated to long-term ultraviolet monitoring of nearby low-mass stars, the most common in our galaxy that often have Earth-sized, possibly habitable planets.","teaser":"The Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat, or SPARCS, has captured its first images of stars from space. This milestone marks the start of its science operations in orbit.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/SPARCS%20Lift%202%20%28002%29.jpg?itok=nR-qsItO","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260312-science-and-technology-asu-led-sparcs-mission-achieves-first-light-marking-start-science-operations","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Earth \u0026amp; Space Exploration","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kim Baptista","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4662","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/SPARCS%20Lift%202%20%28002%29.jpg?itok=nR-qsItO","image_alt":"Scientists wearing protective outfits work with a CubeSat in a lab.","image_caption":"AZ Space Technologies engineer Nathaniel Struebel (left) and ASU undergraduate student Ysabella McAulliffe fit-test the CubeSat into the box, which deployed it into space. 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Red flags stacked on red flags. Automated scanners screaming about code injections, memory corruptions and compliance violations. Somewhere in that digital haystack\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-03-06T10:47:57-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/06\/2026-10:47am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Wil Gibbs has parlayed his doctoral research into a $1.5 million tech startup that will provide cybersecurity solutions powered by artificial intelligence to industry and enterprise clients. ","teaser":"Every morning, computer security engineers slide behind their desks, open their dashboards and brace for impact.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/SCAI-Hackademic-Wil-Gibbs-2026-EG-7928-a%201920x1080.jpg?itok=mVOvdlYI","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260306-science-and-technology-asu-hackademic-funded-cybersecurity-startup-founder","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. 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Photo by Erika Gronek\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"Center for Cybersecurity and Trusted Foundations|School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence|Advanced Capabilities for National Security Institute|Ira A. 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But when that story involves hex values, file systems, packet captures or metadata time stamps, even the most seasoned judge can struggle to follow the plot.Imagine a public defender who can\u2019t afford a digital forensics expert. Or a police officer\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-26T11:45:05-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/26\/2026-11:45am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A trio of computer science graduate students have developed Legal Laysplainer, a system powered by artificial intelligence that translates complex digital forensic evidence into clear, accessible language.","teaser":"In a courtroom, truth often hinges on storytelling. 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Yet, for all its importance, scientists have long wondered: How did this intricate structure come to be?Now, a fresh theory suggests\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-25T08:04:46-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/25\/2026-8:04am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The ribosome is one of life\u2019s most remarkable inventions \u2014 a tiny molecular machine inside every cell that turns genetic code into the proteins that keep us alive. Yet, scientists have long wondered: How did it come to be? Now, a fresh theory suggests that the ribosome may have started out as a parasite with virus-like properties before it became an essential partner in the cell.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","teaser":"The ribosome is one of life\u2019s most remarkable inventions \u2014 a tiny molecular machine inside every cell that turns genetic code into the proteins that keep us alive.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/shutterstock_2685663301.jpg?itok=4z1cmVb4","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260225-science-and-technology-did-ribosome-begin-parasite","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/shutterstock_2685663301.jpg?itok=4z1cmVb4","image_alt":"A 3D rendering of a ribosome translating a strand of messenger RNA","image_caption":"A 3D rendering of a ribosome translating a strand of mRNA. 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That is the driving question for Project Gen Z, an initiative that embeds Gen Z undergraduates as researchers in the study of how learning is changing.Project Gen Z is led by President\u2019s\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-23T13:38:07-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/23\/2026-1:38pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Are best practices in college biology teaching, built on 30-plus years of research, working for Gen Z students? That is the driving question for Project Gen Z, an initiative that embeds Gen Z undergraduates as researchers in the study of how learning is changing.","teaser":"Are best practices in college biology teaching, built on 30-plus years of research, working for Gen Z students?","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/b3dad9f0-a9ef-4b3a-9472-e28e83d10188.jpg?h=70a1df78\u0026amp;itok=UU2G8ONe","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260223-science-and-technology-project-gen-z-asks-whether-college-teaching-working-current","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Life Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Gabriela Harrod","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/b3dad9f0-a9ef-4b3a-9472-e28e83d10188.jpg?h=70a1df78\u0026amp;itok=UU2G8ONe","image_alt":"Sara Brownell at the podium of a large lecture hall filled with students","image_caption":"President\u0026#039;s Professor Sara Brownell speaks during a class session of BIO 360: Animal Physiology \u2014\u00a0one of the largest lectures in the School of Life Sciences. 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Instead, she\u2019s been named one of ASU\u2019s 2026 Regents Professors.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","teaser":"It\u2019s a bit difficult to describe the work Stephanie Forrest does as director of Arizona State University\u2019s Biodes","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/20251202%20StephanieForrestRegentsProfessor_006.JPG?h=15433a1a\u0026amp;itok=7RPy3_D6","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260219-science-and-technology-wannabe-high-school-math-teacher-regents-professor","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Scott Bordow","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/20251202%20StephanieForrestRegentsProfessor_006.JPG?h=15433a1a\u0026amp;itok=7RPy3_D6","image_alt":"An outdoor portrait of a woman with short white hair wearing glasses and a purple blouse","image_caption":"Regents Professor Stephanie Forrest, director of ASU\u0026#039;s Biodesign Center for Biocomputation, Security and Society, poses for a portrait outside of the Creativity Commons building on the Tempe campus on Dec. 2, 2025. 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Her groundbreaking work in cognition,\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-19T14:15:53-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/19\/2026-2:15pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Danielle McNamara has dedicated her career to improving reading and writing comprehension for students around the world, and now her dedication is being recognized with ASU\u2019s highest faculty honor: a Regents Professor title.","teaser":"Reading can transport people around the world \u2014 and back and forth in time.That\u2019s what\u0026nbsp;Danielle McNamara has helped tens of thousands of students do.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/DanielleMcNamara_003.JPG?h=f692311e\u0026amp;itok=r5dTZYou","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260219-science-and-technology-regents-professor-recognized-pioneer-educational-technology","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Dolores Tropiano","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/DanielleMcNamara_003.JPG?h=f692311e\u0026amp;itok=r5dTZYou","image_alt":"Danielle McNamara leaning against a tree","image_caption":"2026 Regents Professor Danielle McNamara is an expert in cognition, reading comprehension, writing and educational technology. 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It felt like the country\u2019s food production system was unraveling.But according to new research, that perception wasn\u2019t\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-18T10:21:54-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/18\/2026-10:21am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Between 2018 and 2022, the United States endured a pileup of disasters: a trade war, floods, the pandemic and drought. Together, they tested our food system, and now new research shows which parts bent under pressure, which snapped and which steadily kept working. The findings can be used to better protect food distribution from future shocks and disruptions.","teaser":"In the spring of 2020, Americans watched grocery store shelves empty in real time. Flour vanished. Meat became scarce and expensive.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/SCAI_food_banner_1920x1080_eg.jpg?itok=DicM1Up6","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260218-science-and-technology-america-stresstested-its-food-system-and-it-mostly-held","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kelly deVos","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"602-534-6578","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/SCAI_food_banner_1920x1080_eg.jpg?itok=DicM1Up6","image_alt":"An illustration shows the four steps of the U.S. agri-food system. 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Packages miss delivery windows. Shelves sit empty. Costs spike.\u0026nbsp;What\u2019s exposed in those moments isn\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-10T13:39:48-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/10\/2026-1:39pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Industrial engineer Lacy Greening is earning recognition for her work to solve a simple question: What if the U.S. freight system could become smarter and more resilient through networks that learn, coordinate and adapt in real time?","teaser":"America\u2019s freight system is a miracle of modern logistics \u2014 until it isn\u2019t.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/SCAI-Lacy-Greening-Transportation-2026-EG-6842-a%201920x1080.jpg?itok=UlkYNvvi","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260210-science-and-technology-one-asu-researchers-fix-freights-costliest-miles","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. 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Dozens of ASU researchers \u2014 whose expertise ranges from technology for older adults living alone to water insecurity solutions \u2014 will speak at the event, whose theme this year, Science @ Scale, aims to highlight the importance of research\u2019s value for the public good.","teaser":"When the American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting takes place this month in Phoenix, Arizona State University will be well represented.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/20250325%20NathanJohnsonLEAPSLab_233.jpg?itok=dAeInGnG","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260206-science-and-technology-asu-researchers-aaas-annual-meeting-phoenix","hide_byline":"1","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"","contributor-contact-information-name":"","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/20250325%20NathanJohnsonLEAPSLab_233.jpg?itok=dAeInGnG","image_alt":"Two men work on a solar panel","image_caption":"The upcoming American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting will feature ASU experts from a range of fields, including engineer Alexander Mobley (pictured), who will co-lead a workshop on microgrids. 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His older child \u2014 a bright, motivated, college-bound middle schooler \u2014 was waiting weeks for feedback on assignments\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-05T15:04:20-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/05\/2026-3:04pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Inspired by his son\u2019s classroom experience, ASU engineering alum Sarvesh Bhardwaj is rethinking how students get feedback.","teaser":"Sarvesh Bhardwaj didn\u2019t set out to disrupt American education. At first, he was just a parent watching his son struggle.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/SCAI_Sarvesh_Bhardwaj_White_house.jpg?itok=oy1JB1RA","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260205-science-and-technology-ai-tool-giving-teachers-time-back","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. 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They slip into existence quietly, born from familiar materials we\u2019ve handled a thousand times.One of those materials is copper, a metal prized for its strength, durability and electrical conductivity \u2014 qualities that have made it a\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-02T17:45:28-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/02\/2026-5:45pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU engineering researchers discovered a new way to 3D print porous copper structures, unlocking faster manufacturing for applications in security and energy.","teaser":"The most surprising discoveries rarely arrive with a drumroll. They slip into existence quietly, born from familiar materials we\u2019ve handled a thousand times.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/3-Nature-Comms-w.jpg?itok=JsWdDkp_","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260202-science-and-technology-hidden-powers-porous-copper","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. 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But beneath our feet, far beyond where drills can\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-29T13:15:41-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/29\/2026-1:15pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Despite decades of research, we may not understand the Earth as well as we think. So Sibo Chen, a physical chemist and mineralogist, conducts high-pressure experiments to explore how planets work deep below the surface and what makes worlds livable.","teaser":"Despite decades of research, we may not understand the Earth as well as we think.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/DSC09703-3.jpg?itok=XM0IzB1U","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260129-science-and-technology-how-asu-professor-recreates-extreme-interiors-planets-in-lab","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Molecular Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"David Rozul","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"602-496-3673","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/DSC09703-3.jpg?itok=XM0IzB1U","image_alt":"ASU SMS Sibo Chen 1","image_caption":"Sibo Chen, assistant professor in ASU\u2019s School of Molecular Sciences and School of Earth and Space Exploration, stands beside Ichiban, a two-story tall, 6,000-ton uniaxial multi-anvil press in ASU\u2019s FORCE Lab, where researchers re-create the extreme conditions found deep inside planets. 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Such declines are largely absent in peer countries, particularly in Nordic Europe, where outcomes have improved over time.In a new\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-27T16:34:36-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/27\/2026-4:34pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Americans born in the 1960s and early 1970s report higher loneliness and depressive symptoms, and show poorer memory and physical strength, than earlier generations. Such declines are largely absent in peer countries. An ASU-led study using survey data from 17 countries reveals why U.S. trends diverge from other wealthy nations.","teaser":"Americans born in the 1960s and early 1970s report higher loneliness and depressive symptoms, and show poorer memory and physical strength, than earlier generations.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/20260202%20US%20Loneliness.jpg?itok=732wYTDU","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260127-science-and-technology-why-us-middleaged-adults-are-falling-behind-peers-abroad","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Office of Media Relations and Strategic Communications","contributor-contact-information-name":"Joe Rojas-Burke","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/20260202%20US%20Loneliness.jpg?itok=732wYTDU","image_alt":"Digital illustration of several individuals standing evenly spaced out and casting shadows.","image_caption":"Image courtesy of Jorm Sangsorn\/iStock","related_story":"","news_units":"Department of Psychology|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Healthy Living|Social science|Research","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 03 Good Health and Well-Being|SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"110811","title":"ASU student develops solution to common archaeological problem","body":"Patrick Fahey is very good at identifying ancient animal remains.He has analyzed and identified tens of thousands of fossils from archaeological sites like Pinnacle Point,\u0026nbsp;a designated\u0026nbsp;World Heritage Site located on the southern coast of South Africa. 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An ASU doctoral student has developed a mathematical solution that will make this job easier.","teaser":"Patrick Fahey is very good at identifying ancient animal remains.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/KobehShaftFrags3.png?itok=lBKXidhA","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260127-science-and-technology-asu-student-develops-solution-common-archaeological-problem","hide_byline":"1","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"","contributor-contact-information-name":"","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/KobehShaftFrags3.png?itok=lBKXidhA","image_alt":"Rows of small bone fragments lined up","image_caption":"Bone fragments collected from Kobeh Cave in Iran, a Middle Paleolithic site. 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Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, leads the Intelligent Mobile \u0026amp; Pervasive Applications \u0026amp; Communication Technologies Lab, or IMPACT Lab, where Banerjee works as a research associate professor. Shaikh, Thakur and Dingwani are graduate students working under Gupta\u2019s supervision to create a digital twin of the mine to ensure long-term safety and sustainability. Photo courtesy of the IMPACT Lab","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence|Ira A. 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Researchers have focused on the buildup of amyloid plaques, tangles of tau protein and the slow loss of neurons that erode memory and thinking.But a growing body of research is now pointing to\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-16T08:14:59-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/16\/2026-8:14am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In a new study, Diego Mastroeni and his colleagues at Arizona State University have uncovered links between the mind-robbing progression of Alzheimer\u2019s disease and changes in the gut. The findings deepen our understanding of the gut-brain axis, suggesting new approaches for early diagnosis and treatment.","teaser":"For decades, Alzheimer\u2019s disease has been treated as a condition that begins and ends in the brain. Researchers have focused on the buildup of amyloid plaques, tangles of tau protein and the slow loss of neurons that erode memory and thinking.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/AD-gut-brain-connection.png?itok=4mjfwMFZ","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260116-science-and-technology-roots-alzheimers-disease-extend-beyond-brain","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/AD-gut-brain-connection.png?itok=4mjfwMFZ","image_alt":"Illustration of a human brain.","image_caption":"New research is reshaping how scientists think about Alzheimer\u2019s by revealing unexpected connections between the gut and the brain. 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But in 2009, when he met fellow geologist Philippe Lambert on an excursion to the Rochechouart impact structure in southern France, Wittmann learned of a\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-12T13:44:37-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/12\/2026-1:44pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A decades-old mystery involving an ash-like rock discovered at the Rochechouart impact structure in southern France was solved when ASU scientist Axel Wittmann put a sample of the rock under some high-resolution microscopes at the university\u2019s Eyring Materials Center.","teaser":"Axel Wittmann had always had \u201ca fondness for exotic rocks,\u201d as he puts it, his favorite being suevite, formed from intense meteorite collisions.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/iStock-1347930643.jpg?itok=26WBmkPL","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260112-science-and-technology-asu-microscopes-help-solve-decadesold-asteroidimpact-deposit","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Knowledge Enterprise, Core Research Facilities","contributor-contact-information-name":"Billy Hollander","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-0868","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/iStock-1347930643.jpg?itok=26WBmkPL","image_alt":"Asteroid in the night sky above sandy dunes.","image_caption":"iStock photo","related_story":"","news_units":"Core Research Facilities|Knowledge Enterprise","interests":"Science|Space exploration|Technology|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Staff","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}}]}