A new study reveals how combining biochar with advanced hydrogels can dramatically improve solar-driven water evaporation, offering a promising pathway for low-energy desalination and water purification technologies.

A growing body of research is redefining how scientists view a once-overlooked byproduct of biomass processing. A new review published in Biochar reveals that process water generated during hydrothermal carbonization, long treated as waste, could play a key role in sustainable agriculture and the circular bioeconomy.

JMIR Publications today released a new featured report in its News and Perspectives section detailing the transformative rise of Digital Twin (DT) technology in health care management.

U-M archaeologists study the changes in climate and river pattern that led to the success of an ancient city in Sudan.

A leading expert in antibody-drug-conjugate (ADC) technology,  Binghamton University Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences L. Nathan Tumey has worked for nearly two decades developing new approaches for the treatment of cancer. Now, thanks to a substantial $2.75M grant from the National Institutes of Health, Tumey is taking an exciting step forward in his research — leading the charge to transition this exciting technology platform for applications outside of oncology.

The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics has named Illinois Tech Professor of Applied Mathematics Fred Hickernell as a member of the 2026 class of SIAM fellows in recognition of his outstanding research and service to the community. Hickernell’s research group at Illinois Tech has been developing software libraries that gives researchers access to cutting-edge computational methods to solve their finance, engineering, and scientific problems. These efforts have conveniently consolidated software that promotes important theory that supports novel computational methods that help solve high-dimensional integration and function approximation problems, or problems with large amounts of variables and need a more even distribution of data points and estimations. 

A study conducted at a hospital in São Paulo, Brazil, suggests that analyzing intracranial compliance using technology developed with support from FAPESP may reduce mortality, neurological sequelae, length of hospital stay, and readmissions.

Storing and transporting hydrogen safely and efficiently just got more promising. A new study in Engineering fine-tunes platinum’s d-electron structure via different oxide supports to boost the dehydrogenation of liquid organic hydrogen carriers. The Pt/MgO catalyst stands out with optimized activity and stability, offering a clear path to better hydrogen release catalysts for real‑world use.