A recent paper from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME), published in Nature Communications, built an active learning model that was able to explore a virtual search space of one million potential battery electrolytes starting from just 58 data points. From this minimal data, the team from the lab of UChicago PME Asst. Prof. Chibueze Amanchukwu identified four distinct new electrolyte solvents that rival state-of-the-art electrolytes in performance.

Findings from the University of Kansas could offer important context for farmers who want to use beneficial microbes to improve yields. Today, microbial commercialization in agriculture represents an expanding multibillion dollar sector.

If we all ate more vegetables and less meat, and cut down on bananas, chocolate and coffee, we could free up significant areas of land for restoration and save hundreds of the world’s species from extinction, finds a new Cambridge study.

A UH researcher reports that managing life-threatening diabetic ketoacidosis may center around reducing ketone levels in diabetic patients and increasing exercise capacity. That could be life-changing for approximately 20-30% of the 830 million diabetic patients who develop the disease. 

Scientists have long sought to develop treatments that enhance the muscle’s self-renewal capabilities to stave off degeneration. Researchers have found it challenging to generate an adequate supply of therapeutic cells. These cells also tend to be immature, which limits their regenerative potential.

Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute published findings October 30, 2025, in Stem Cell Reports demonstrating a new method that yields up to twice as many therapeutic cells as previous protocols, while also delivering more mature and effective cells. This marks an important step in advancing regenerative medicine treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy and other degenerative muscle diseases.