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Honey-like heat flow: A new heat transport regime discovered in ultrathin semiconductors

Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study led by researchers from the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and McGill University, describes a new regime of heat transport in two-dimensional materials.

These findings, published in Nature Physics, open the door to new ways of controlling heat flow without altering the structure of materials, with potential applications in thermal management and thermoelectric energy conversion

Journal: Nature Physics

Coal pollution is cutting solar power output, study finds

University of Oxford
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research led by the University of Oxford and University College London (UCL) has revealed that pollution from coal-fired power plants is significantly reducing the energy output of solar photovoltaic (solar PV) installations, particularly where these are expanding side by side. The findings have been published today (15 May) in Nature Sustainability.

Journal: Nature Sustainability

Breakthrough could reshape RNA editing with world's first DNA-guided CRISPR

University of Florida
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A team of engineers at the University of Florida has developed a new form of CRISPR technology that could make diagnostics and treatments safer, more precise and more affordable, while opening the door to entirely new ways of controlling disease.

Journal: Nature Biotechnology

Reversible glue technology goes electric

Newcastle University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A collaboration between electrical and chemical engineers at Newcastle University is responsible for a reversible glue that can change how we recycle electronic waste.

Journal: Advanced Electronic Materials

Four startups nurtured in Okinawa move to the next stage

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University
Business Announcement

The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) held the 2026 demo day for four teams selected for the eighth cohort of its startup support program, the OIST Innovation Accelerator.

3D printing bones: Researchers develop ceramic implants that mimic natural bone

Tampere University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at Tampere University, Finland, have developed a groundbreaking 3D‑printed ceramic implant material that closely mimics real human bone. The findings advance the development of personalised bone regeneration and may lead to more effective and accessible treatments for bone defects.

Journal: Materials Today Bio

Future-proofing robotics: Brain-inspired hardware to overcome AI computing bottlenecks

Journal Center of Harbin Institute of Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Traditional computing architectures struggle to support the complex, real-time demands of modern autonomous robots. A team of researchers has published a comprehensive review in SmartBot, detailing how neuromorphic electronic devices that mimic the biological nervous system can provide the necessary hardware foundation for the next generation of "embodied intelligence".

Journal: SmartBot
Funder: Key Program of NSFC-Tongyong Union Foundation, the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province, the Taishan Scholar Foundation.

Kumamoto University technical expert receives prestigious MEXT Minister’s Award for excellence in research support

Kumamoto University
Grant and Award Announcement

Kumamoto University is proud to announce that Mr. Takenobu Nakagawa, a Senior Technical Specialist has been awarded the 2026 Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). Mr. Nakagawa received the Outstanding Support for Research Award in the Advanced Technical Support Category.

AI and supercomputer simulations reveal how a bacterial energy-converting enzyme pumps sodium ions, paving the way for new antibiotics

National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The Na⁺-NQR enzyme is vital for energy production in pathogenic bacteria like the one that causes cholera, making it a highly promising target for new antibiotics. Researchers combined modified artificial intelligence techniques with extensive supercomputer simulations to visualize the hidden, dynamic movements of this enzyme during sodium transport. The study revealed that sodium binding and electron transfer act as a precise dual trigger, driving specific subunits of the enzyme through a cycle of shape changes to pump sodium ions across the cell membrane. Unlocking this pumping mechanism provides a powerful new computational framework for understanding cellular energy-converting molecular machines and could accelerate the design of targeted antibacterial drugs.

Journal: Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
Funder: Research Center for Computational Science, Okazaki, Japan, JSPS KAKENHI, Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists, JSPS KAKENHI, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), JSPS KAKENHI, Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (A)

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