A study led by Dr. Zeynep Seda Albayrak from Koç University identified three distinct psychosocial profiles among 158 adolescents receiving psychiatric outpatient care, each associated with different patterns of digital technology use. The findings suggest that problematic social media, smartphone, internet and gaming behaviors should be evaluated in relation to adolescents’ emotional, psychiatric and demographic characteristics rather than screen time alone.

Deciphering how drugs alter cellular gene expression is essential for new drug screening and personalized medical treatment. Scientists mainly rely on high-throughput sequencing to capture drug perturbation transcriptomic profiles, yet this experimental method suffers from high costs and long testing cycles, making it impossible to cover countless combinations of chemical compounds, cell lines and administration dosages.

A flexible sensor that fuses the body’s electrical and mechanical signals into a single data stream can monitor cardiac health and decode hand gestures from one patch on the skin, cutting the size, power and complexity of conventional multi-sensor wearable systems.

Researchers have achieved the world’s first demonstration of a gate-defined quantum dot in zinc oxide (ZnO), a material prized for qubit applications. Beyond confirming controlled single-electron behavior, the devices showed an unconventional Kondo effect appearing regardless of electron number—a surprising signature of ZnO’s strong electron correlations and a new platform for quantum technology research.

An international team of researchers, clinicians, educators, ethicists, and patient partners has developed and validated the Health CARE-AI (Contextual, Accountable, Responsible, and Equitable Artificial Intelligence) Framework. Published in JMIR Medical Education, the landmark study provides an actionable, consensus-backed roadmap for the responsible integration of AI across the health care learning and practice continuum.

Koç University researchers have developed a conservation method that combines photogrammetry, digital modeling, 3D printing and embedded sensors to replace missing sections of archaeological amphorae. The customized fills can help monitor environmental and physical changes affecting the artifacts, offering a reproducible approach to their conservation and long-term preservation.

A research team led by Dr. Seo, Jae hwa at Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) Advanced Semiconductor Research Center, working with Professor Yoon, Young jun’s team at Gyeongkuk National University, has achieved Korea’s first demonstration of a silicon carbide (SiC)-based betavoltaic cell designed to generate electricity for more than 50 years without recharging or replacement even in extreme environments such as space and the polar regions. The findings have drawn international attention, having been published in the International Journal of Energy Research, a leading global journal in the energy field ranked in the top 3.6% by JCR and second in its subject category.

Nitrilases are critical industrial biocatalysts for converting nitriles into high-value carboxylic acids, yet their application is often hindered by the formation of insoluble inclusion bodies during heterologous expression. A new study introduces a robust engineering strategy utilizing superfolder green fluorescent protein (sfGFP) fusion to screen for solubility-enhancing mutations. By targeting surface hydrophobic residues, researchers successfully developed a triple mutant, PD1Mut3, which exhibits significantly improved soluble yield, thermostability, and catalytic efficiency, offering a generalizable platform for optimizing enzyme production.