18-Aug-2026 New study links bad bosses with greater work intensity City St George’s, University of London Work intensity is significantly higher under poor line managers, according to new research led by Bayes Business School (City St George’s, University of London) that could have strong implications for global occupational health and productivity. Journal Journal of Industrial Relations
18-Aug-2026 Causal association of educational attainment with myopia: A two-sample mendelian randomization study Xia & He Publishing Inc. Observational studies have shown that educational attainment is associated with the risk of myopia, but the causality of this relationship is unclear. The aim of the present study was to investigate the causal association between educational attainment and myopia.Observational studies have shown that educational attainment is associated with the risk of myopia, but the causality of this relationship is unclear. The aim of the present study was to investigate the causal association between educational attainment and myopia. Journal Exploratory Research and Hypothesis in Medicine
18-Aug-2026 Decoding structure-selectivity interplay in Pd-Ag nanocatalysts for butadiene semi-hydrogenation Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy Sciences Decoupling the size and electronic interplay in Pd and PdAg nanocatalysts reveals critical thresholds in ensemble size and Pd valence state for steering 1,3-butadiene hydrogenation selectivity towards 1-butene (66%). Journal Chinese Journal of Catalysis
18-Aug-2026 MINI improves saltmarsh carbon monitoring Journal of Remote Sensing A new hyperspectral index, moisture-insensitive non-photosynthetic vegetation index (MINI), enables more reliable estimation of vegetation cover in coastal saltmarsh wetlands under changing moisture conditions. Journal Journal of Remote Sensing
18-Aug-2026 Researchers harness UV-C wavelengths to advance wireless quantum communication Optica Oxford researchers have demonstrated the first wireless quantum key distribution (QKD) system in the ultraviolet-C (UV-C) band, enabling secure wireless communication in direct sunlight. Published in Optica Quantum, the system uses UV-C micro-LEDs and single-photon detectors to operate in the "solar-blind" spectrum, achieving secure key rates over 1 Mbit/s with minimal ambient noise. Future work will focus on outdoor daylight testing and extending the communication range. Journal Optica Quantum
18-Aug-2026 New practitioner perspective argues AI should transform the strategy process—but never make the final call Strategic Management Society A practitioner article published in the SMS Explorer, “AI Will Help Formulate Strategy, But Should Never Finish It,” by Michael Olenick, challenges a growing assumption in the business world: that generative AI can take strategy off executives’ plates. As AI tools grow more capable, the debate has shifted from whether AI can contribute to strategy to whether it should lead it. Olenick, drawing on more than two decades of AI-aided strategy research, argues it should not—and explains precisely where the line must be drawn. The article examines the role generative AI can—and cannot—play in the strategy process, drawing on Olenick’s development of VSTRAT, an AI-aided strategy system he first built in 2002 and later advanced as a research fellow at INSEAD. The piece references published findings that large language models can generate and evaluate strategies at levels comparable to entrepreneurs and investors, while insisting that the ability to produce strategic outputs is not the same as the authority to commit to them. Journal Strategic Management Journal
18-Aug-2026 Digital Dunes and Fortified (Sand)castles: Scientists tame unruly sand in graphics and simulations Institute of Science and Technology Austria Sand may seem simple, but for scientists it is one of nature’s trickiest materials to model. At the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), researchers are reimagining sand one grain at a time, showing how tiny changes in shape can make sand flow, pile up, resist pressure—or even withstand attacks like a fortified (sand)castle. The findings were presented at a leading computer graphics conference and published in ACM Transactions on Graphics. Journal ACM Transactions on Graphics Funder European Research Council, Scientific Service Units (SSUs) of the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) through resources provided by Scientific Computing
18-Aug-2026 Bioinspired adaptive optical imaging - giving machines "living" eyes Editorial Office of Opto-Electronic Journals Group Inspired by the sophisticated visual systems found in nature, bioinspired adaptive optical imaging technology is undergoing a profound transformation from static imitation to dynamic intelligence. A review article published online on March 30, 2026, in Volume 2 of Opto-Electronics Plus, titled "Bioinspired adaptive optical imaging technology," systematically outlines the landscape of this field. The review focuses on two core research directions and anticipates future trends. The study is led by Dr. Wang Qionghua, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at Beihang University, China. Funder National Natural Science Foundation of China, Program of China
18-Aug-2026 Greener neighborhoods linked to lower type 2 diabetes risk Higher Education Press Type 2 diabetes (T2D) develops through the long-term interplay of genetic predisposition, lifestyle, and environmental exposures. Residential greenness is increasingly studied as a measurable environmental exposure that may be related to diabetes risk. However, prospective evidence from Chinese populations remains limited, and whether genetic susceptibility modifies the greenness–T2D association, particularly in terms of absolute risk reduction, has remained unclear. Journal Life Metabolism
18-Aug-2026 ZRSR1 restrains fatty liver in mice independently of minor intron splicing Higher Education Press Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), which affects about 30% of the population worldwide, is driven in part by excessive hepatic de novo lipogenesis (the production of fatty acids within the liver). In mice, the minor intron splicing factors ZRSR1 and ZRSR2 can influence hepatic lipid metabolism by controlling the processing of Insig transcripts. Whether these proteins also regulate metabolism independently of their canonical splicing function has remained unclear. Journal Life Metabolism
