Researchers have developed a graph-based expert system that improves the accuracy and prediction stability of automated bank reconciliation. By modelling historical transactional data as a network graph, the system can learn complex one-to-many matching scenarios that existing tools often fail to predict correctly. The findings point to more reliable automation for high-risk domains such as finance and accounting.

In the exploration process of relevant research, researchers have successfully developed a flexible evaporation-induced generator (EIG) with relatively excellent performance through a triple gradient synergy strategy. These devices not only achieve a relatively high peak power density but also have the potential to adapt to wearable scenarios by virtue of their good flexibility.

Professor Zaifa Shi's team at Xiamen University developed an ultra-high temperature flash vacuum pyrolysis (UT-FVP) device to form giant fullerenes from single-carbon molecules within a short time (15 s) at extremely high temperatures (∽3000 ℃). Due to the strong intermolecular forces between giant fullerene molecules and soot, traditional ultrasonic or Soxhlet extraction methods cannot separate most giant fullerenes from soot in toluene. To overcome these strong intermolecular forces, two separation techniques—mechanical grinding and sublimation—were optimized to separate the giant fullerenes from the pyrolysis products, and laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LDI-TOFMS) was used for comprehensive and thorough detection. These methods extended the mass distribution of synthesized giant fullerenes to 2760 Da (greater than C₂₃₀). Notably, the separation technology can also recover giant fullerenes that have long been neglected due to incomplete separation in flame and arc discharge methods. This separation strategy has broad applicability in the synthesis of giant fullerenes, providing a new perspective for the synthesis and utilization of these carbon materials. The article was published as an open access research article in CCS Chemistry, the flagship journal of the Chinese Chemical Society.

A new study from researchers at the University of Western Australia and Universitas Brawijaya has found that adding biochar to advanced food waste recycling systems can significantly increase the clean energy yields of hydrogen and methane. This breakthrough offers promising strategies for municipalities and industries aiming to turn food scraps into valuable renewable fuels while reducing environmental impacts.

Researchers from Zhengzhou University have released the most comprehensive review to date on the rapidly expanding field of element doped biochar. The study explains how simple biowaste can be transformed into powerful engineered materials with exceptional performance in pollution control, energy storage, soil improvement and industrial catalysis. The findings highlight the growing importance of advanced carbon materials in global efforts to address environmental and energy related challenges.

A new study has introduced the first Malaysia specific model for estimating the social cost of carbon, offering policymakers a clearer path toward meeting the country’s climate and biodiversity goals while protecting economic growth. The research, published in Carbon Research, highlights how Malaysia can leverage its extensive forest resources to reduce climate damages, lower mitigation costs, and accelerate progress toward net zero emissions.

Low earth orbit (LEO) mega-constellations, characterized by dense satellite coverage and low transmission latency, have substantial advantages in global communications, earth observation, and disaster forecasting. Compared to traditional constellations with simple configurations, mega-constellations have a large number of nodes and complex satellite interaction relationships and are oriented to vast global missions. As a result, when the traditional ground-based centralized management mode is applied to a mega-constellation, the ground station suffers from an explosive growth of control load and struggles to achieve the efficient, timely, and orderly operation of the mega-constellation. Therefore, it is necessary to adjust the management architecture to partially transfer the on-ground management mission to on-board management mission. Clustering satellites into multiple management domains and implementing unified management within each domain is an effective method for realizing on-board management of mega-constellations. Existing studies on the construction of satellite management domains have focused on some specific indicators, such as spatial distribution uniformity, network control latency, and controller load. Considering the highly dynamic motion of the mega-constellation, a fixed management domain construction will inevitably lead to frequent updates of the management architecture, thereby increasing the burden of on-board management. Thus, more stable strategies for constructing and updating the management domain need to be explored to reduce the frequency of management architecture updates over extended mission periods.

A research paper by scientists at Cortical Labs investigate the complex network dynamics of in vitro neural systems using DishBrain, which integrates live neural cultures with high-density multi-electrode arrays in real-time, closed-loop game environments..

The research paper, published on Aug 4, 2025 in the journal Cyborg and Bionic Systems.

Blueberry plants host diverse fungal communities on their aboveground tissues, yet how these communities shift across flower and fruit development has remained unclear. 

Three innovations developed by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and its startups have achieved remarkable success at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Innovation Awards 2026, garnering three prestigious Innovation Awards for their cutting-edge research and development achievements. Among the award-winning projects, the Smart Firefighting Robots received the highest score in the “Products in Support of Human Security for All” category, earning the coveted “Best of Innovation Award”, the best result PolyU has achieved since first participating in the event. PolyU is committed to nurturing startups through its unique PolyVentures innovation ecosystem. These outstanding results are a testament to the University’s dedication to world-leading research and innovation, as well as its efforts to translate research excellence into impactful solutions that benefit society.