As electric vehicles become more common, exhaust emissions may decline, but another form of traffic pollution is receiving increasing attention: chemicals released as tires wear down.

Circadian rhythms play a crucial role in regulating various physiological processes. A recent review highlights the critical role of circadian rhythms in muscle health and aging, emphasizing how circadian disruption contributes to sarcopenia. Researchers propose circadian-aligned lifestyle interventions and pharmacological treatments as potential strategies to combat age-related muscle loss, offering new avenues for sarcopenia management in the elderly.

A research team has developed an iron-copper bimetallic activated hydrochar capable of removing methylene blue dye and treating wastewater from potato processing. 

Decoupling the size and electronic interplay in Pd and PdAg nanocatalysts reveals critical thresholds in ensemble size and Pd valence state for steering 1,3-butadiene hydrogenation selectivity towards 1-butene (66%).

A research paper by scientists from Imperial College London introduced a bionic multichannel whisker system, as an additional sensing modality for endoluminal interventions.

The new research paper, published on Aug. 05 in the journal Cyborg and Bionic Systems, provided proof‑of‑concept validation for a compact sensor add‑on that can discriminate surface texture, reconstruct local geometry, and estimate radial contact forces–three tactile primitives that are difficult to access through vision alone.

A research paper by scientists from Shanghai Jiao Tong University developed and clinically evaluated an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled wearable ultrasound device for noninvasive estimation of elevated central venous pressure (CVP) by imaging the internal jugular vein (IJV) and common carotid artery (CCA) in acute and critical patients.

The new research paper, published on Aug. 05 in the journal Cyborg and Bionic Systems, has developed an integrated system that combines a wearable ultrasound patch with artificial intelligence to estimate elevated CVP noninvasively from neck vascular imaging.

A research paper by scientists at Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology proposed a single source dual drive flexible knee joint assisted exoskeleton device to assist elderly people in daily walking.

The research paper, published on Aug 11, 2026 in the journal Cyborg and Bionic Systems.

Inorganic perovskite CsPbCl₃ single crystals (SCs) are promising for stable and high-performance X-ray detection due to their high X-ray absorption, superior optoelectronic properties, and superior chemical and thermal stability. However, the size of CsPbCl₃ SCs grown via low-energy-consumption solution methods remains limited to below 1 mm, primarily because of the limited solubility of raw materials in solvents and the lack of effective growth techniques. In this work, an amine-salt-assisted solution crystallization strategy is developed to grow high-quality CsPbCl₃ SCs with size up to 15 mm. This significant size improvement is enabled by a 13-fold increase in precursor solubility, achieved by constructing hydrogen bond interactions between the amine salt and insoluble raw materials. Consequently, the SCs exhibit high μτ product (6.3 × 10^–3 cm² V⁻¹), low trap density (2.9 × 10¹⁰ cm⁻³), and large resistivity (1.7 × 10⁹ Ω cm). Therefore, the SC detectors achieve a record-high sensitivity of 76,624 μC Gy⁻¹ cm⁻² and a low detection limit of 47.9 nGy s⁻¹ even under low bias voltages, enabling high contrast X-ray imaging. This ingenious and executable low-temperature solution crystallization strategy combined with superior X-ray detection performance makes CsPbCl₃ SCs promising to advance the low-cost development of safe radiation detection systems.

Inspired by the sophisticated visual systems found in nature, bioinspired adaptive optical imaging technology is undergoing a profound transformation from static imitation to dynamic intelligence. A review article published online on March 30, 2026, in Volume 2 of Opto-Electronics Plus, titled "Bioinspired adaptive optical imaging technology," systematically outlines the landscape of this field. The review focuses on two core research directions and anticipates future trends. The study is led by Dr. Wang Qionghua, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at Beihang University, China.

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) develops through the long-term interplay of genetic predisposition, lifestyle, and environmental exposures. Residential greenness is increasingly studied as a measurable environmental exposure that may be related to diabetes risk. However, prospective evidence from Chinese populations remains limited, and whether genetic susceptibility modifies the greenness–T2D association, particularly in terms of absolute risk reduction, has remained unclear.