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UVA materials science engineer Jerry Floro recognized by Materials Research Society for impact in his field

University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science
Grant and Award Announcement

Jerry Floro loves materials science and he wants everyone to know why they should too.

KAIST opens a new era of Webtoons: From “viewing” to “experiencing”

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Reports and Proceedings

- A research team led by professor Ian Oakley from the School of Electrical Engineering at KAIST has developed an XR comics platform that enables creators and readers to participate in creating and experiencing comics, and presented the world’s first set of core design principles for XR comics.

- Eye tracking prevents spoilers, while haptic feedback conveys sensations such as a character’s heartbeat, creating immersive comic experiences embedded in physical space

- The research was presented at ACM DIS 2026, a leading international conference in human-computer interaction and design, demonstrating the potential of comic platforms beyond smartphone screens

Funder: Institute of Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation, Information Technology Research Center, Ministry of Science and ICT

Around the world, road injuries remain a leading, preventable cause of death among young people

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In 2023, nearly 51 million people were injured and 1.34 million died from road injuries, making road injuries one of the leading global causes of premature death and disability, according to a new study published today in The Lancet Public Health. While age-standardized rates of road injury incidence and mortality have declined over the past three decades, progress has been highly uneven, with the greatest burden continuing to fall on low- and middle-income countries.

Journal: The Lancet Public Health

New AI-guided technique may improve delivery of brain tumor therapy

Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery
Reports and Proceedings

Researchers presented a groundbreaking artificial intelligence (AI)-guided technique today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s (SNIS) 23rd Annual Meeting that may improve the accuracy of delivering experimental therapies directly to malignant brain tumors.

AI helps close critical data gaps on thousands of chemicals used in plastics

Shenyang Agricultural University Collaborative Journals
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A multimodal large language model framework converts scattered charts, reports, and regulatory records into a comprehensive dataset for assessing plastic chemical production, hazards, environmental behavior, and oversight

Evo 2 brings artificial intelligence closer to reading and writing the language of life

Shenyang Agricultural University Collaborative Journals
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new artificial intelligence model called Evo 2 can analyze and generate DNA sequences across bacteria, archaea, plants, animals, and other forms of life, marking a major step toward a unified AI system for biology.

NEW Community debuts at Goldschmidt 2026: An open scholarly community connecting artificial intelligence, environmental science, and geochemical research

Shenyang Agricultural University Collaborative Journals
Meeting Announcement

Built on the open-access publishing platform of NEW HORIZON PRESS LIMITED, NEW Community engaged in international outreach and scholarly exchange during the 2026 international geochemistry conference. Its activities centered on emerging topics including AI-ready geochemical data, carbon removal, enhanced rock weathering, biogeochemical cycles, contaminant transport and transformation, and climate change, with the aim of fostering interdisciplinary research networks.

New paper outlines roadmap for next generation of brain-computer interfaces designed to treat cognitive disorders

The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New perspective argues future brain-computer interfaces should focus on restoring cognition—not just movement—to advance treatment for depression, PTSD, OCD, and other brain disorders

Journal: Trends in Cognitive Sciences

What wastewater says about what we eat and who we are

Duke University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study suggests what’s flushed down the drain can offer a real-time snapshot of what communities are eating.

Researchers at Duke University School of Medicine and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill analyzed tiny fragments of plant and animal DNA from wastewater samples across 19 North Carolina communities representing 2.1 million people to reveal how economics, immigration, and geography influence what's on our plates.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences