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24-Oct-2025

Aboveground rather than belowground productivity drives variability in miscanthus × giganteus net primary productivity

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment

A study by researchers at the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) found that net primary productivity in Miscanthus × giganteus is driven by aboveground productivity, influenced by nitrogen application and site. The results provide useful data for agroecosystem models and crucial insights for future perennial belowground sampling, and will help improve understanding of the carbon sequestration potential of this perennial grass.

Funder: U.S. Department of Energy

24-Oct-2025

Heavier electric trucks could strain New York City’s roads and bridges, study warns

NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New York City’s roads and bridges already incur millions in annual damage from oversized trucks, and a new study warns the shift to electric freight could intensify that burden. As electric trucks replace diesel models, their heavier batteries could increase the city's yearly repair costs by up to nearly 12 percent by 2050.

Journal: Transport Policy

24-Oct-2025

AI unlocks the microscopic world to transform future manufacturing

Higher Education Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Discover how AI-driven particle vision analysis is revolutionizing smart manufacturing. This review article explores cutting-edge advancements in microscopic imaging, focusing on particle classification, detection, segmentation, and tracking. Learn how AI enhances precision and efficiency across industries, from nanotechnology to pharmaceuticals, paving the way for future technological breakthroughs.

Journal: Engineering

24-Oct-2025

Data Protection is transforming humanitarian action in the digital age, new book shows

University of Exeter
Book Announcement

Humanitarian organisations must go beyond reactive compliance to data protection laws if they are to continue using technology in a principled, safe, and trusted way in the digital age, experts have said.

24-Oct-2025

Bezos Earth Fund grants $2M to UC Davis and American Heart Association to advance AI-designed foods

University of California - Davis
Grant and Award Announcement

The Bezos Earth Fund has announced a $2 million grant to UC Davis, the American Heart Association and other partners to advance “Swap it Smart” as part of its AI for Climate & Nature Grand Challenge. The funding will support research that could help redesign foods, for example optimizing for flavor profile, nutritional properties and lower costs and environmental impact. Swap it Smart is an AI-powered recipe formulation tool in development by scientists at the UC Davis in collaboration with the Periodic Table of Food Initiative (PTFI), an entity of RF Catalytic Capital co-managed by the American Heart Association and Alliance of Bioversity CIAT and developed by The Rockefeller Foundation.

Funder: Bezos Earth Fund

24-Oct-2025

AI-driven nanomedicine breakthrough paves way for personalized breast cancer therapy

ELSP
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A comprehensive review in "Biofunct. Mater." meticulously details the most recent advancements and clinical translation of intelligent nanodrugs for breast cancer treatment. This paper presents an exhaustive overview of subtype-specific nanostrategies, the clinical benefits of FDA-approved nanodrugs, and innovative approaches to address tumor heterogeneity and treatment resistance. This serves as a foundational framework and pragmatic guide for enhancing precision-based breast cancer therapies.

Journal: Biofunctional Materials

24-Oct-2025

Recent progress of soft and bioactive materials in flexible bioelectronics

Beijing Institute of Technology Press Co., Ltd

A review article published by the Fudan University presented the most recent progress for these purposes, with an emphasis on material properties such as foreign body response, on integration schemes with biological tissues, and on their use as bioelectronic platforms.

The new review paper, published on Apr. 29 in the journal Cyborg and Bionic Systems, summarized an envisioned applications involve advanced implants for brain, cardiac, and other organ systems, with capabilities of bioactive materials that offer stability for human subjects and live animal models.

Journal: Cyborg and Bionic Systems