On the small Greek island of Kastellorizo, researchers have discovered Dolichopoda balrogi, a new species of cave cricket living inside an artificial underground tunnel. Named after Tolkien's subterranean demon, the find proves that human-made structures can harbour entirely unique and isolated ecosystems.

Spin waves are a promising way to reduce the energy-consumption of computing. New research shows that sending spin waves along a zig-zag path boosts the signal over 5,000 times compared to previous methods.

As the global transition toward carbon neutrality accelerates, "water electrolysis"—a technology that splits water electrically to produce clean hydrogen—is drawing significant attention. However, a major limitation has been the decline in efficiency caused by bubbles formed during the electrolysis process that block the pathways. A domestic research team has resolved this challenge by developing an innovative technology that rapidly discharges bubbles and boosts hydrogen production efficiency, much like clearing an expressway through a heavily congested road.

Researchers at the Faculty of Information Technology at the University of Jyväskylä have used artificial intelligence to speed up the analysis of colorectal cancer samples and predict the functioning of the cells’ DNA repair mechanism. The AI model's analysis can help shorten diagnosis times, reduce costs, and improve the analysis's accuracy. The research was conducted in collaboration with the Central Finland Welfare Region and is co-funded by the European Union.

An international team involving Graz University of Technology has investigated how heavy machinery can be operated more safely using extended reality applications. In the process, a disco laser outdid VR headsets.

Researchers have developed a design principle enabling the creation of complex patterns on silicon chips by way of microfabrication.

Thanks to these patterns, vibrations follow predetermined paths.

A material structured in this manner could harvest energy from vibrations or process signals without electricity.

As rescue teams work to save those still trapped inside a cave in Laos, students from Monash University have invented a device to help prevent similar underground emergencies. 

Discovering new catalysts is one of the central challenges in developing clean-energy technologies such as green hydrogen production. Yet catalyst discovery has traditionally remained confined within individual material families, limiting researchers’ ability to transfer knowledge across chemically distinct systems.

A research team led by Director HYEON Taeghwan of the Center for Nanoparticle Research within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) framework that discovers catalysts in a fundamentally new way — by combining knowledge across different catalyst families.

Researchers from The University of Osaka created stable cobalt-based honeycomb structures inside a layered material and observed ferromagnetic-like ordering at low temperatures. By introducing a small amount of cobalt into NaSbO₃, the team demonstrated a new platform to study Kitaev materials using abundant 3d transition metals, potentially supporting future cost-effective quantum technologies.