Origami device fabrication has huge potential in the fields of health, agriculture, and space technology. However, portability of the presently used fabrication devices is a concern and on-site production of three-dimensional (3D) devices remains a challenge. To address this, researchers have developed a portable, multimaterial printer using electrowetting on dielectric technology. This device allows rapid fabrication of 3D devices, eliminating the challenges of the existing technologies and improving the applicability of paper-based devices.

Scientists have uncovered how the plant hormone auxin helps roots bend and downwards towards gravity – a process called gravitropism - even after encountering obstacles in soil. 

Tomatoes, one of the world's most important horticultural crops, often struggle to grow in saline soils that limit yields and quality. 

Award-winning Swansea University spin-out company Bionema Group Ltd has been awarded a major funding boost from Innovate UK.

Antimicrobial resistance has become one of the top global public health and development threats due to the misuse and overuse of antimicrobials in humans, animals, and plants. Researchers are leveraging artificial intelligence and interdisciplinary approaches to design antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) that show a reduced risk of inducing resistance. Precise targeting design makes AMPs more efficient for combating drug-resistant bacteria and fungi, with applications spanning medicine, agriculture, and food safety.

New research reveals “unprecedented” conservation results of community-based management of protected areas in the Amazon - as many face a future in which they may become increasingly degraded due to low enforcement of regulations, growing external encroachment and competition for resources.