Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) has developed a cost-effective and high-efficiency maintenance technology using satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data.

Electromagnetic induction, a mechanism used to convert energy into electricity in energy harvesters, has been less explored in small systems. A new study by researchers from SeoulTech explores innovative strategies to enhance power generation in cylindrical electromagnetic induction-type vibration energy harvesters by analyzing magnetic flux gradients and proposing novel magnet and coil configurations to maximize electrical energy conversion from mechanical vibrations.

A thorough analysis of market, technological, and supply chain outcomes for sodium-ion batteries finds that signifacant advances are needed before commercialization. It's the first study by STEER, a new Stanford and SLAC energy technology analysis program.

Is permanent storage the only strategy for dealing with nuclear waste? No, says Prof. Kristina Kvashnina of the Helmholtz-Zentrum-Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR). With the aid of new EU funding, she wants to investigate the options for recycling some elements of nuclear waste using novel separation techniques – because old nuclear fuels contain important raw materials, not just for nuclear energy. For the next three years, 2.3 million euros in funding have recently been made available for the project “MaLaR – Novel 2D-3D Materials for Lanthanide Recovery from nuclear waste”. In addition to Germany, the partners are France, Sweden and Romania.

A study conducted by UniTrento researchers examined ant trails to find out how they manage to avoid congestion thanks to their specific traffic strategies. These could provide a model for the mobility of autonomous vehicles on smart roads

A research team led by Prof. WAN Yinhua from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a dual-functional reverse osmosis (RO) membrane with enhanced antibacterial and antiadhesion properties. The membrane demonstrates broad-spectrum, sustained antibacterial activity, as well as resistance to various foulants. These properties make it suitable for water purification, seawater desalination, and high-salinity wastewater treatment, among other applications.