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How tetracycline molecules shape their own capture on biochar

Maximum Academic Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team has uncovered why some tetracycline antibiotics are trapped by biochar faster and more effectively than others: the difference lies in their molecular structure.

New USF study tests whether AI can reliably predict immune responses

University of South Florida
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used to help scientists accelerate drug discovery and search for new treatments. But for AI tools to work effectively, researchers need to know whether they can be validated and applied in real-world situations. A team at the University of South Florida is taking a step in that direction by merging AI and immunology in ways that could enhance oncology treatment and the development of new drugs and vaccines.

Journal: Nature Machine Intelligence

From e-waste to energy storage: Recycled phone batteries and lignin power a high-performance sodium-ion anode

Maximum Academic Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team has developed a sodium-ion battery anode material by co-recycling spent mobile phone batteries and industrial lignin, turning two problematic waste streams into a functional composite with strong sodium storage performance.

Prof. Dafna Kariv of Reichman University’s Adelson School of Entrepreneurship Wins European Union Innovation Award for AI System Simulating Entrepreneur–Investor Interactions

Reichman University
Grant and Award Announcement

Congratulations to Prof. Dafna Kariv, Head of the Entrepreneurship–Business Administration track at the Adelson School of Entrepreneurship at Reichman University, on being awarded the Inspiration Award in the ETF New Learning Award 2026 competition, presented by the European Training Foundation (ETF), an agency of the European Commission, to groundbreaking initiatives in teaching and learning.

Turning Camellia shell waste into a dual nutrient trap for wastewater cleanup

Maximum Academic Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team has developed a calcium hydroxide-modified biochar made from discarded Camellia oleifera shells that can simultaneously capture ammonium and phosphate from water, two major drivers of eutrophication.

Turning orange waste into a fast, reusable dye trap for wastewater

Maximum Academic Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team has developed a hierarchical porous biochar from orange peel waste using a dual Fe/Zn activation strategy, creating a low-cost adsorbent that removes methylene blue from water quickly and efficiently.

BRIGHT and LanzaTech launch new partnership to accelerate carbon to value biotechnology in Europe

Technical University of Denmark
Business Announcement

A multi-year collaboration will establish a next-generation C1 biofoundry at DTU to convert industrial carbon emissions into fuels, chemicals, and materials.

Internal-heating pyrolyzer produces cleaner, agriculture-ready biochar

Maximum Academic Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team has developed a novel internally heated cigar-type slow pyrolyzer and shown that changing draft direction, pyrolysis temperature, air distribution rate, and cooling mode can significantly alter the quality, cleanliness, and energy performance of the resulting biochar.

Chemical hardness engineering boosts perovskite tandem efficiency to 30.3%

Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team led by Prof. GE Ziyi and Prof. LIU Chang at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a chemical-hardness-guided strategy to control crystallization in all-perovskite tandem solar cells—achieving a certified power conversion efficiency of 30.3% in rigid devices and 28.0% in flexible tandems.

Journal: Nature Nanotechnology