・The research group has developed SPACIER, a cutting-edge polymer material design tool that combines machine learning with molecular simulations.

・Utilizing SPACIER, the team successfully synthesized novel optical polymers that exceed the empirical limits of refractive index and Abbe number (a measure for the wavelength dependence of refractive index).

・SPACIER was designed to integrate seamlessly with RadonPy, a platform that fully automates computational experiments for polymer materials. By utilizing RandonPy’s automated molecular simulation capabilities, SPACIER facilitates the design of polymer materials tailored to a wide range of physical properties and material systems.

Research has revealed clear evidence that changes in the orchestration of brain oxygenation dynamics and neuronal function in Alzheimer’s disease contribute to the neurodegeneration.

The study “Neurovascular phase coherence is altered in Alzheimer’s Disease” is published in Brain Communications. Researchers found that the median respiration rate was approximately 13 breaths per minute for the control group, and approximately 17 breaths per minute for the Alzheimer’s group.

Prof Stefanovska said: This is a revolutionary discovery that may open a whole new world in the study of the Alzheimer's disease. It most likely reflects an inflammation, maybe in the brain, that once detected can probably be treated and severe states of Alzheimer's might be prevented in the future.”           

A new study of satellite imagery and high-resolution climate model data by scientists at the University of Rochester upends previous assumptions and provides insight about how the atmosphere and ocean weather patterns interact.

A carnation-like nanostructure could someday be used in bandages to promote wound healing. Researchers report in ACS Applied Bio Materials that laboratory tests of their nanoflower-coated dressings demonstrate antibiotic, anti-inflammatory and biocompatible properties. They say these results show these tannic acid and copper(II) phosphate sprouted nanoflower bandages are promising candidates for treating infections and inflammatory conditions.

As a result of hard work and collaboration between The University of Texas at Arlington’s Amphibian and Reptile Diversity Research Center (ARDRC) and the Joseph Rex Dinardo Jr. Herpetology and Natural History Science Research Trust in Philadelphia, thousands of literature items have been donated to the National Institute of Biodiversity (INABIO) in Quito, Ecuador, to help it jump start its renovated education and research program for biodiversity.

For many years, it has been widely believed that fossils no longer contained their original organic molecules as the fossilization process was thought to destroy them. Now, a groundbreaking study, led by the University of Liverpool, has identified preserved collagen remnants in the hip bone of an Edmontosaurus, a duck-billed dinosaur. This discovery not only resolves a a long-standing scientific debate but could unlock new insights into dinosaurs.

New research from the Florida State University Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry shows that a particular type of monoclonal antibody known as NISTmAb retains its structure even if the sugar molecules attached to it are changed.