Researchers proposed an image-aided terminal guidance attitude control method for Explosively Formed Penetrator (EFP)-equipped multirotors to achieve long-range precision strikes, solving disturbance, EFP dispersion and visual-attitude coupling problems. Published in Defence Technology, the work built a multi-source EFP dispersion model, designed an NTSM-STO composite controller, and validated its fast response, strong robustness and high hit rate via Monte Carlo simulations and real flight tests.

An international research collaboration, from Sun Yat-sen University, South China University of Technology, University of Liverpool and JiangSu CheeShine Performance Materials Co., has developed a mechanically adaptive artificial interphase for ultrafast zinc metal batteries. By constructing a spider-web-like nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) nanofiber interphase, the researchers achieved synergistic regulation of homogeneous Zn²⁺ transport, free-water blocking, and interfacial deformation buffering. This strategy transforms unstable zinc growth into a uniform and confined surface deposition process. Based on this interphase, Zn//Zn symmetric cells can operate stably for more than 6,000 hours, while Zn//V₂O₅ full cells deliver stable cycling for 20,000 cycles at an ultrahigh rate of 50 A g^-1, providing a new interfacial engineering strategy for safe and high-power aqueous zinc batteries.

A team of researchers from the University of Washington, Janelia Research Campus, and EMBL Heidelberg developed a new class of fluorescent imaging tags called NovoTags. This new tagging system is based on an AI model developed by Nobel Laureate David Baker, which allowed the scientists to create proteins from scratch that bind to exceptionally bright fluorescent dyes developed by Luke Lavis at the Janelia Research Campus. NovoTags will allow researchers to identify specific proteins inside cells and observe many at once, accelerating the study of protein-protein interactions. Future developments in this technology could also help researchers combine fluorescence microscopy with in situ cryo-electron tomography, providing deeper insights into structure-function relationships inside cells.

A group of researchers from Beijing Institute of Technology, National Institute of Clean-and-Low-Carbon Energy, Beijing Engineering Research Center of Nano-structured Thin Film Solar Cells and Beijing University of Chemical Technology, has developed a coordination-regulated strategy to stabilize wide-bandgap perovskites for efficient perovskite/CIGS tandem solar cells. By introducing bis(2-pyridylmethyl) sulfide (2PyS) to regulate the local Pb²⁺ coordination environment, the researchers suppressed defect formation, reduced halide ion migration, and mitigated photoinduced phase segregation. The optimized wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells achieved an efficiency of 22.21% and retained more than 91% of their initial performance after 2000 hours of continuous operation. When integrated with a CIGS bottom cell, the resulting four-terminal perovskite/CIGS tandem solar cell delivered an overall efficiency of 29.71%. This study provides a promising molecular design route toward stable and efficient tandem photovoltaics.

Quantum technologies promise revolutionary advances in computing, sensing, and information processing. However, controlling individual quantum bits (qubits) at the atomic scale remains a major challenge because conventional approaches rely on magnetic fields, which are difficult to confine to a single molecule.

A research team at the Center for Quantum Nanoscience (QNS) led by Director Andreas HEINRICH within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), together with collaborators at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), has now demonstrated that the quantum state of an individual magnetic molecule can instead be controlled electrically using a newly identified exchange-mediated mechanism. The study provides a new strategy for electrically controlling molecular quantum systems and could help pave the way toward more scalable quantum technologies.

Scientists have found a way to spot early signs of skin aging, discovering that collagen's hidden internal structure begins to unravel before the fibers themselves break apart.

Polymer-based flexible wireless sensors have demonstrated significant potential in health monitoring. However, existing studies have predominantly focused on material design, energy harvesting, and wireless communication, while research addressing signal attenuation, noise accumulation, and data distortion within wireless links remains relatively limited. Physiological signals are highly susceptible to multi-source interference during acquisition and transmission; without effective data processing and intelligent analysis strategies, monitoring outcomes may fail to meet the accuracy and stability requirements of clinical applications. To address this research gap, this review constructs a comprehensive framework encompassing signal sensing, link transmission, and intelligent processing, building on advances in flexible materials and wireless energy supply modes. Special attention is given to the critical roles of channel compensation, noise suppression, feature extraction, lightweight artificial intelligence models, and edge computing in enhancing data quality and reducing energy consumption. Furthermore, the review systematically analyzes the impact of wireless link stability and energy management on monitoring performance. By reinforcing the synergistic mechanisms between data processing and communication, this work aims to provide design principles and development directions for the next generation of high-reliability, low-power, and intelligent wireless flexible health monitoring systems.

Using a simple physical model, researchers at the University of Osaka, The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), RIKEN, and the Institute of Science Tokyo revealed how superionic conduction emerges when mobile ions undergo sublattice melting while the surrounding crystal framework remains intact. Near this transition, ions move cooperatively in spatially heterogeneous, string-like patterns, aided by anharmonic lattice motion. The findings identify general physical principles connecting lattice softness and collective transport, potentially guiding more efficient development of solid electrolytes for batteries and energy-conversion technologies.