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1-Oct-2025

Rare glimpse at understudied ecosystem prompts caution on deep-sea mining

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A groundbreaking study has provided the first in-depth look at vast, understudied deep-ocean habitat—the waters that lie just a few meters above the abyssal seafloor—revealing a dynamic community that may be far more sensitive to seasonal changes than previously understood. The research also concluded that deep-sea mining could have significant and unavoidable impacts on biodiversity in that region, regardless of the time of year.

Journal: Limnology and Oceanography
Funder: The Metals Company

1-Oct-2025

Rice physicists’ new lab focused on emergent magnetic materials, funded by Department of Energy

Rice University
Grant and Award Announcement

Four physicists from Rice University have received a $4.4 million grant over three years from the U.S. Department of Energy to establish the Rice Laboratory for Emergent Magnetic Materials (RLEMM). This new research center will investigate the fundamental interactions of magnetism and its role in next-generation technologies.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

1-Oct-2025

Tiny filter, big breakthrough: UF team helps lithium–sulfur batteries keep their charge

University of Florida
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A team of engineering researchers recently showed that a one-atom-thick filter can block sulfur chains from shuttling within the battery, potentially unlocking the long-awaited promise of lithium–sulfur batteries.

Journal: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

1-Oct-2025

Can AI persuade you to go vegan—or harm yourself?

University of British Columbia
Reports and Proceedings

UBC research shows AI chatbots can be more persuasive than humans—raising concerns about manipulation, mental health risks and the need for safeguards.

1-Oct-2025

Palladium filters could enable cheaper, more efficient generation of hydrogen fuel

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

MIT engineers developed a palladium membrane, used for filtering gas mixtures to produce pure hydrogen, that remains resilient at much higher temperatures. The filters could be used in advanced separation methods that enable cheaper, more efficient generation of hydrogen fuel.

Journal: Advanced Functional Materials

1-Oct-2025

Sunlight worsens wildfire smoke pollution, study finds

King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Wildfire smoke causes more air pollution than current atmospheric models can predict. A new study by researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences explains why by revealing that, under sunlight, wildfire smoke particles act like tiny chemical factories, producing harmful oxidants such as peroxides, a group of highly reactive pollutants contributing to smog and haze.

Journal: Science Advances

1-Oct-2025

Could bacteria help fix the smoky taste of wildfire-tainted wine?

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New laboratory experiments show that a bacterium that lives on grape plants can break down guaiacol—an unpleasant-tasting substance which ruins wines made from grapes exposed to wildfire smoke. Claudia Castro of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service and colleagues present these findings in the open-access journal PLOS One on October 1, 2025.

Journal: PLOS One