Announcing a new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances; DOI  10.29026/oea.2026.250303.

Announcing a new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances; DOI  10.29026/oea.2026.250263

English farmers shrank their environmental footprint between 2010 and 2021, with decreases in several key areas, including greenhouse gas emissions, fertilizer overuse and cattle populations, reports a new study by Yusheng Zhang and Adrian Collins of Rothamsted Research in the United Kingdom, published April 29, 2026 in the open-access journal PLOS One.

Researchers from QST, The University of Tokyo, and Kyushu University have developed biocompatible molecular quantum nanosensors (MoQNs) that function inside living cells. These sensors enable precise, absolute temperature measurements at subcellular resolution and detect radical-related spin signals in both cytoplasm and nucleus. By using molecular spin qubits in nanocrystals, MoQNs overcome limitations of existing sensors, offering improved uniformity, stability, and biocompatibility, opening new possibilities for intracellular thermometry and biochemical sensing. 

Researchers at two Department of Energy national laboratories have partnered with a private company to create an autonomous, field-ready aquatic robot that collects, processes, and analyzes samples of environmental DNA, sharing data in real-time. 

Engineers at the University of Houston have unlocked decades of hidden flood risk data, using artificial intelligence to transform paper flood maps into digital tools that reveal how flooding has evolved—and where future risks are rising.

Rice researchers University engineered a new version of a well-known multiferroic that exhibits orders of magnitude higher performance at room temperature than its parent material.