POSTECH and Chung-Ang University team have developed a low-tortuosity, lithiophilicity-graded porous structure to suppress dendrite growth in lithium metal batteries.

POSTECH-SKKU Joint research team Discovers the Molecular Mechanism Behind Polarity Switching in Conjugated Polymer Semiconductors.

Oxygen-Vacancy-Rich MgO/Ni@NiAlO catalyst was successfully fabricated via a MgO-assisted interface engineering, featuring abundant active oxygen vacancies (resistance to coking) and Ni/MgNiO₂ interfaces (inhibiting Ni particles sintering), which achieved coke-free methane dry reforming and unprecedented stability at 600 °C.

In a paper published in MedComm, an international team of scientists present a comprehensive review of immunomodulatory mechanisms in chronic wound healing. The authors analyze the distinctive immune-landscapes in diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), pressure ulcers (PUs) and venous leg ulcers (VLUs), and demonstrate how dysregulation of innate and adaptive immune cells (including macrophages, neutrophils and T-cells) contributes to prolonged inflammation, extracellular matrix degradation and failed tissue repair. They further discuss translational approaches — such as cytokine-based therapies, protease inhibitors, immunomodulatory biomaterials, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and MSC-derived extracellular vesicles — summarizing current clinical trials and identifying emerging therapeutic targets for precision interventions in chronic wound care.

This study present a novel strategy for synthesizing a uniformly dispersed cobalt single-atom (Co_SA) catalyst with a well-defined Co-N₄ coordination structure through a thermal transformation process using CoPc as the precursor and phosphate functionalized rGO as the support material (Co@rGO-P). Additionally, Co@rGO-P was utilized to construct heterojunctions with PTA nanosheets through an in-situ growth method, resulting in the highly efficient photocatalyst Co@rGO-P/PTA for non-sacrificial H₂O₂ production in pure water.

New research has shown for the first time that Australian marsupials are contaminated with synthetic ‘forever chemicals’, which are linked to significant health impacts in other animals and humans.

A pioneering study reveals that low-grade coal, known as lignite, can be effectively converted into a resource for environmental protection—offering solutions for wastewater cleanup and resource recycling. Researchers from the University of Melbourne, in collaboration with Deakin University and Yancheng Institute of Technology, have developed a fast and energy-efficient method to modify lignite, greatly boosting its ability to strip toxic cadmium from polluted water.