Material Science and Engineering
Illuminating pathways to long-lived organic solar cells
Innovative polymer materials have what it takes to harvest solar energy in extreme outdoor environments.
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Electrical Engineering
A new interface for efficient electronics
Two forms of gallium oxide come together in a “phase heterojunction” to create a sensitive ultraviolet detector.
Bioengineering
High value harvests from designer algae
Circular bioprocess deploys functionalized microparticles to collect sustainably generated chemicals from microorganisms.
Mechanical Engineering
Innovative strain sensor design enables extreme sensitivity
Efficiently designed architecture makes it possible to manufacture passive strain sensors that are wireless, very sensitive, and extremely thin.
Weeding out the secrets of Red Sea macroalgae
An analysis of chemical elements found in macroalgae from the Red Sea provides insights into regional blue carbon stores and worrying pollution trends.
Chemical Engineering
Biogas upgrading goes with a swing
Pressure swing adsorption systems can produce high-purity methane and carbon dioxide.
Bioscience
Digging into the world of plant-growth-promoting microbes
Uncovering the mechanism of how soil bacteria improve plant resilience to drought and salinity could be important for mitigating effects of climate change on crop production.
Chemical Engineering
Stronger, lighter, cheaper: a new route to carbon fiber production
Low-cost oil residues could be converted into valuable carbon fibers.
Bioengineering
Stray DNA fragments challenge CRISPR precision
Simple fixes of unintended large genetic insertions uncovered in genome editing offer improved safety and reliability.
Marine Science
Rhodoliths found in a surprise location
A chance discovery on the Palmyra Atoll in the tropical central Pacific enables researchers to take a close look at coralline algae ecosystems.
Bioscience
Unique microbiome discovered in mountain streams
As glaciers shrink, a major study reveals remarkable biodiversity across the world’s glacier-fed streams, providing a global reference for future climate-change microbiology studies on this vanishing ecosystem.
Earth Science and Engineering
Kahramanmaraş earthquake study showcases potential slip rate errors
An image analysis technique shows that crustal damage from an earthquake can extend further than expected with implications for slip rate estimates and hazard assessment.
Marine Science
Examining phytoplankton’s past to reduce future algal blooms
Sediment-core analysis highlights clear shifts in regional phytoplankton community trends following urbanization and industrialization on the coast of the Arabian Gulf.
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Giving voice to the voiceless through assistive technology
Artificial skin coupled with sensors and machine learning technology allows people with voice disorders to communicate using soundless mouth movements.
Bioengineering
A new approach to rare disease diagnosis
An innovative AI-based tool leverages varied symptom descriptions, along with evidence from the scientific literature and genomic datasets, to pinpoint disease-associated gene variants.
Bioscience
COVID-19 mutations and their links with excessive immune responses
Mutations on a key SARS-CoV-2 viral protein are linked to extreme immune responses and could offer a novel vaccine target.
Bioengineering
Fungal enzymes may enhance provitamin A content and stability in crop plants
A simple enzymatic pathway taken from fungi can enhance the production and storage of provitamin A in crop plants.
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