Researchers at the University of Liverpool have developed AI-driven mobile robots that can carry out chemical synthesis research with axtraordinairy efficiency.

In a study publishing in the journal Nature, researchers show how mobile robots that use AI logic to make decisions were able to perform exploratory chemistry research tasks to the same level as humans, but much faster

BUFFALO, NY- November 6, 2024 – A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science), Volume 16, Issue 20 on October 24, 2024, entitled “On the lifespan of Enchytraeus crypticus - impact of iron (nanomaterial and salt) on aging.”

Exhaled breath contains chemical clues to what’s going on inside the body, including diseases like lung cancer. And devising ways to sense these compounds could help doctors provide early diagnoses — and improve patients’ prospects. In a study in ACS Sensors, researchers report developing ultrasensitive, nanoscale sensors that in small-scale tests distinguished a key change in the chemistry of the breath of people with lung cancer. November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month.

Professor Igor Lesanovsky from the Institute of Theoretical Physics at the University of Tübingen, Professor Ferdinand Schmidt-Kaler from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and Professor Markus Hennrich from the University of Stockholm have been awarded a Synergy Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). Their research project uses quantum simulators consisting of electronically excited ion crystals to tackle unsolved questions in physics, but also to illuminate complex processes in chemistry, biology, and information processing. The ERC is providing funds of nearly EUR 10 million over a period of six years. Around EUR 3.5 million of these are earmarked for the research at JGU.

POSTECH and Korea University research team unveils a next-generation transparent cooling film using the principles of radiative cooling.

Researchers from the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) and the University of Tokyo have designed bioinspired hydrogels capable of using sunlight to produce hydrogen and oxygen from water. Hydrogels contain polymer networks that facilitate energy conversion, offering a breakthrough approach to generating renewable hydrogen energy. This research shows how polymer-based systems could revolutionize sustainable energy production.

The presence of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in all the world’s oceans but one has been in steady decline since 2001, when 152 countries agreed on a comprehensive global ban. The exception has been the Arctic Ocean, which has seen a sharp rise in POPs in its frigid waters over the past several decades. A new study in Science Advances says ocean and air currents are transporting POPs northwards, where cold waters extend their half-lives. This could impact the overall health of the fragile Arctic ecosystem as it permeates the food web.