Los Angeles, CA – October 2, 2026 - The Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI) has been awarded a contract worth up to $19.8 million under the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) PRINT program to lead a multi-institution effort to engineer transplantable, immune-compatible liver tissue. Dr. Xiling Shen, Principal Investigator and Acting Director, will lead the project, aimed at easing donor scarcity and the lifelong immunosuppression that transplant patients require today

Thanks to enzyme-based biocatalysis, an enormous range of pharmaceutical active ingredients and other complex molecules can be synthesized in an environmentally friendly manner. Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have now developed a technology that allows to assemble enzymes into millimeter-sized, storable beads. In this process, the enzymes not only act as catalysts but also constitute the beads’ material itself. In a further variant, the enzyme networks can be combined with living cells. A patent application has been filed for the technology. The results have been published in Advanced Materials. (DOI: 10.1002/adma.75120)

A new review in the Journal of Sport and Health Science proposes a translational roadmap for turning tai ji quan into a scalable, evidence-based form of exercise medicine for preventing falls among older adults. The article highlights strong evidence for tai ji quan’s safety, effectiveness, and cost value, while outlining three priorities for broader impact: clinical workflow integration, decentralized virtual trials, and responsibly governed Augmented AI.

Atrial fibrillation can develop during sepsis, a life-threatening response to infection, and is linked to higher risks of stroke, death, and recurrence. A new review in the Journal of Intensive Medicine brings together evidence on how often sepsis-associated atrial fibrillation occurs, who is at risk, and how it is diagnosed and managed. With no randomized trials defining optimal management and no specific guidelines, the authors offer practical guidance and identify research priorities to standardize care.

Periodontitis can damage tooth-supporting bone as stem cells lose their regenerative capacity with age. Researchers at Sichuan University found that IGFBP5 reduced cellular senescence and restored bone-forming ability in dental follicle stem cells by modulating WNT5B-related signaling. An engineered hydrogel carrying IGFBP5-overexpressing cells improved periodontal bone regeneration in rats. The findings highlight a potential strategy for rejuvenating therapeutic stem cells and supporting the development of regenerative treatments for age-related periodontal bone loss.

The circular photogalvanic effect (CPGE), a phenomenon that generates helicity-dependent photocurrents in noncentrosymmetric materials, can originate purely from a crystal's internal structure without contribution from the surface, reveals a study from Science Tokyo. Researchers demonstrated this effect in 2D organic–inorganic hybrid perovskites using circularly polarized light at normal incidence, which helped distinguish the bulk response from surface contributions. The finding establishes a strategy for regulating spin-polarized photocurrents and advancing opto-spintronic technologies.

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has successfully launched a satellite carrying pioneering perovskite solar cells developed locally for testing in space, together with artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities designed to analyse images directly in orbit. The CRIMSON-1 satellite will gather real-world performance data on lightweight perovskite solar cells in the harsh environment of space, while also testing technologies that could help future spacecraft analyse raw data before beaming it back to Earth.

CRIMSON-1 is NTU’s 14th satellite launched into space and it is among the first projects supported by the National Space Agency of Singapore (NSAS) under Singapore’s Space Access Programme (SAP) as part of the national Space Technology Development Programme.

The programme gives Singapore researchers and companies opportunities to test technologies such as advanced materials, solar cells and edge computing systems in orbit, build flight heritage and shorten the path from laboratory development to space validation. The satellite is also supported by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), which secured satellite spectrum and orbital resources from the International Telecommunication Union for its operation.

 

CRIMSON-1 was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the Transporter-18 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, United States, on 1 October.