Every year, millions of newborns undergo routine heel-prick screening, a simple test that can mean the difference between a healthy life and catastrophic disability. Now, breakthroughs in high-throughput sequencing are supercharging this process. It detects rare genetic disorders before symptoms appear and transforms pediatric medicine from damage control to prevention.

Strengthening the competitiveness of the American transportation industry relies on developing domestically produced electric vehicle batteries that enable rapid charging and long-range performance. By integrating a new type of current collector, which is a key battery component, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated how to manufacture a battery with both superior energy density and a lasting ability to handle extreme fast charging. This enables restoring at least 80% of battery energy in 10 minutes.

The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS, President Lee Ho Seong) participated in the "Daejeon-Quebec Quantum Technology Forum" held on June 12 (local time) in Sherbrooke, Quebec, at the DistriQ Quantum Technology Innovation Zone. During the forum, KRISS, in partnership with Daejeon Technopark (Daejeon TP), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with DistriQ to strengthen cooperation in the quantum industry.