While researching a cleaner, more efficient way to produce ethylene, the University of Pittsburgh's Aime Laurent Twizerimana discovered that the carbon byproduct was battery-quality graphite. With Pitt professors Götz Veser and Mohammad Masnadi and PhD student Nader Sawtarie, Twizerimana launched startup Graphonos Materials, which has demonstrated its novel technology in the lab and has caught the attention of venture capitalists, most recently at the Rice Business Plan Competition, where it won a $20,000 Aramco Innovator Prize.

A study by a team of NYU mathematicians reveals that flocks and schools behave in ways that are similar to a soft crystalline material, with individual birds and fish serving as “atoms” that are evenly spaced in a lattice-like formation. The findings offer detailed insights into the hydrodynamic and aerodynamic interactions crucial in aerospace and automotive engineering, robotics, and energy harvesting.

University of Illinois Chicago researchers have developed a novel class of nanotube membranes that enable ultrafast ion transport. The findings open new pathways for high-efficiency clean energy generation, lithium recovery and molecular separation.

Researchers have developed a new kind of lidar system that simultaneously measures the location, speed and material properties of objects in a scene, which could be useful for applications in robotics, autonomous driving and remote sensing.

Scientists analyzed more than 350 over-the-counter probiotics sold at the three largest pharmacy chains in the United States. Here's what they found.

This study presents a method for fabricating high-resolution, luminescent cerium-doped YAG:Ce³⁺ 3D microstructures using sol–gel synthesis combined with multiphoton laser lithography and controlled annealing. The process yields single-phase crystalline architectures with sub-micrometer features (≈0.48 µm) and isotropic shrinkage while preserving geometry. Structural and optical analysis confirms phase purity and strong emission at 558 nm, with optimal performance at 2 mol% Ce³⁺, enabling applications in photonic and optoelectronic microsystems.

Scientists at IOCB Prague have developed a breakthrough technology that streamlines aptamer development. The new method integrates several biochemical and bioinformatics steps and paves the way for new diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Ongoing applications include wearable sensors that monitor selected biomarkers in real time and provide early warnings of impending health complications. The findings were published in Nature Communications.