“Diabetic ulcers,” which occur in patients with diabetes, are dangerous complications that can lead to amputation if the treatment window is missed. A joint research team has developed a “smart dressing patch” that can monitor wound conditions in real time.KAIST (President Kwang Hyung Lee) announced on the 14th of May that a research team led by Distinguished Professor Inkyu Park of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, through joint research with Professor Ji-Hwan Ha of Hanbat National University (President Yongjun Oh), researcher Junho Jeong of the Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials (President Seog-Hyeon Ryu), and Professor Wei Gao of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech; President Thomas F. Rosenbaum) in the United States, has developed a “wireless, battery-free optoelectronic multi-modal sensor patch” for diabetic ulcer management.

A widely used method for measuring how well streams absorb excess nutrients has a hidden flaw: it systematically overestimates uptake length under high-nutrient conditions. Researchers at Duke Kunshan University have derived a corrected zero-order analytical approach that better captures stream nutrient processing when nutrients are abundant, improving the accuracy of tools used to assess river health and guide restoration decisions.

A group of researchers in the UK have shown how the distributions of Pseudo-nitzschia and Dinophysis - two phytoplankton groups known to produce natural toxins that can halt shellfish harvesting – have changed in the North East Atlantic over the last six decades. The research was led by scientists from the University of Plymouth and the Marine Directorate of the Scottish Government, in conjunction with Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), the Marine Biological Association (MBA), and the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS).

Many male hoverflies have bigger eyes than females, giving them the advantage of better optics and faster photoreceptors in high-speed pursuits to find a preferred partner to breed.

New research led by Flinders University – aimed at understanding the deft flying skills of these fast and dexterous native flies – compared different flight speeds between the sexes as key attributes for their survival success.

Easy-to-use adaptive immersive technologies incorporating augmented reality (AR) can motivate learning, social engagement and cognitive development in early childhood, according to new research.

The Flinders University study found that innovative artificial intelligence-driven AR smart glasses – combined with group work, iPad exercises and other classroom activities – resulted in high levels of engagement and cohesive classroom behaviour when used to teach a science topic in an Australian junior primary school.

CHANGWON, South Korea — Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), led by President Chul-jin Choi, announced that a research team led by Su-Min Kim and Jung-Goo Lee has developed the world’s first next-generation magnet manufacturing technology that uniformly enhances magnetic performance throughout thick magnets while reducing heat generation. This technology is expected to significantly improve the efficiency and stability of magnets used in high-power applications such as electric vehicle traction motors.

Professor Jiawei ZHOU, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering under the Faculty of Engineering at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), has been honoured with the 2026 Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Award for his groundbreaking research in thermal management.