Researchers from UCLA published a Perspective in Science Bulletin proposing bioengineered platforms that mimic immunological synapses to improve CAR-T cell manufacturing. Their strategies offer solutions for enhanced activation, transduction, and memory T cell formation.

Researchers discovered the spin-configuration of excited states in a promising zero-dimensional luminescent material, (Bmpip)₂SnBr₄, resolved a scientific debate with groundbreaking insights into its unique energy structures and shed light on designing better LEDs and spin-based devices.

Some species of fig trees store calcium carbonate in their trunks – essentially turning themselves (partially) into stone, new research has found. The team of Kenyan, U.S., Austrian, and Swiss scientists found that the trees could draw carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere and store it as calcium carbonate ‘rocks’ in the surrounding soil. 

Rice cultivation is known to be resource-intensive, but a study now reveals how root microbes help rice thrive without synthetic and organic fertilizers. Researchers from Japan analyzed microbial communities in rice roots from fertilized and unfertilized fields and discovered that high-yielding rice grown in nutrient-poor soils was enriched with nitrogen-fixing root microbes that naturally support plant growth. These findings could pave the way for microbial biostimulants, promising sustainable rice farming in the future.