In a paper published in Science Bulletin, Chinese scholars (Chao Yang and Qingquan Li) from Shenzhen University, together with more than ten domestic and foreign institutions, used scenario assumptions to estimate the potential carbon sink of roof greening in 102 major Chinese cities, indicating that roof greening in these cities possibly afford a large potential carbon sink and benefits to China's carbon neutrality goals.

Researchers from Kyushu University and Nagoya University in Japan have developed a model that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to predict organoid development at an early stage. The model, which is faster and more accurate than expert researchers, could improve the efficiency and lower the cost of culturing organoids.

The opensource LabEmbryoCam uses 3D-printed components to form a robotic microscope and is the result of over a decade of research at the University of Plymouth. Its creators say the instrument can autonomously monitor the earliest stages of development in any aquatic species.

Dr. Jae-Woo Choi and his team at the Center for Water Cycle Research at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) recently announced the development of a fiber-based recovery material that can recover rare earth metals such as neodymium (Nd) and dysprosium (Dy) with high efficiency. The new material is expected to contribute to solving rare earth supply and industrial stability issues by recovering and recycling rare earth metals (neodymium-iron-boron (Nd-Fe-B)) that are mainly used in third-generation permanent magnets, which are essential components in the electric vehicle, hybrid vehicle drive motors, wind power, robotics, and aerospace industries.

The government of Japan, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency, provided support for the development of the new campus of IIT Hyderabad in the form of design work for six complexes. This work was done by experts from the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo. The work commenced in 2011 and was completed earlier this year.

A team of interdisciplinary scientists from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering under the College of Design and Engineering at NUS has developed flexible fibres with self-healing, light-emitting and magnetic properties.

 

The Scalable Hydrogel-clad Ionotronic Nickel-core Electroluminescent (SHINE) fibre is bendable, emits highly visible light, and can automatically repair itself after being cut, regaining nearly 100 per cent of its original brightness. In addition, the fibre can be powered wirelessly and manipulated physically using magnetic forces.