A research team has developed an ethanol-assisted method for preparing manganese oxide-modified activated-carbon (MnOₓ/AC) catalysts that remove nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) efficiently at low temperatures. 

A research team from the School of Public Health at the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), has developed an innovative global viral genomic blueprint, showing that strategically targeting genomic surveillance on international travellers at two major aviation hubs could accelerate the detection of emerging viral variants by days, even with substantially limited global resources. The findings were published in Nature Communications, offering a practical pathway towards establishing a sustainable global early warning system for future pandemics.

A research team developed iron- and zirconium-modified carbon nanofibers that accelerate carbon dioxide (CO₂) release from monoethanolamine (MEA), a widely used solvent for post-combustion carbon capture. 

The ghostly white corals of Mo’orea tell a story of a reef in crisis—and a hidden story of survival. New Texas A&M University-led research reveals that adult survivors of the deadly 2019 heat wave passed heat-tolerant genetic variants linked to survival to the next generation, providing one of the clearest records of rapid evolution in the wild.

Could athletes trade meat for plants and maintain their performance? In a multi-university study, researchers found that recreational runners and resistance trainers did just that. The study, published in Nutrition Journal and coauthored by Rutgers Director of Behavioral Nutrition and Registered Dietitian, Peggy Policastro, found no statistically significant differences in how far recreational runners ran or how much weight resistance trainers lifted after four weeks on each diet.

Researchers from the University of Manchester, alongside international collaborators from Neuroscience Research Australia, ETH Zurich, Karolinska Institutet, and Atlantic Technological University, have conducted a new systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating the role of active video games, or "exergames," in fall prevention for older populations.

Lithium–oxygen batteries have great potential as next-generation energy storage devices; however, sluggish oxygen reactions have long hindered their commercial adoption. Researchers from Shibaura Institute of Technology developed a heterostructured lanthanum cobalt oxide-cobalt oxide composite that accelerates these reactions, achieving outstanding bifunctional catalytic performance with a record-low potential gap of just 1.14 V. The platinum-free catalyst could allow longer-range electric vehicles and extended-endurance drones, offering a cost-effective and sustainable path toward next-generation energy storage.

A research team has developed porous sodium-alginate composite gel microspheres capable of capturing uranium(VI) from aqueous solutions with high capacity and selectivity.