Doing good pays off: Environmentally and socially responsible companies drive value and market efficiency
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Researchers at Kyushu University provide new evidence that strong environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices enhance both corporate intrinsic value and overall market efficiency. Their findings also show that ESG performance has a greater impact than disclosure alone, particularly in advanced economies, and highlight the importance of high-quality, transparent ESG reporting.
A review paper by scientists from Tianjin University presented light on brain-on-a-chip interfaces (BoCIs)—a groundbreaking technology that fuses lab-grown biological neural networks with electronic systems to enable bidirectional information exchange.
The new research paper, published on Jun. 17 in the journal Cyborg and Bionic Systems, presented a systematic categorization and detailed characterization of Brain-on-a-Chip Interfaces (BoCIs). It discusses the interaction methods employed in lab-grown brain models, followed by an exploration of hybrid intelligence research based on BoCIs.A research paper by scientists from Nanyang Technological University proposed a deployable cable-driven transport system, featuring a tethered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a winch mechanism and a modular knot planner to achieve autonomous knotting on environmental structures, addressing the challenge of flexible and reliable anchoring in unstructured environments.
The new research paper, published on Dec. 26 in the journal Cyborg and Bionic Systems, presented the development, validation, and optimization of the autonomous knotting system, demonstrating its shape-agnostic capability and practicality for heavy-load transport in complex, unprepared settings.Life begins with a single fertilized cell that gradually transforms into a multicellular organism. This process requires precise coordination; otherwise, the embryo could develop serious complications. Scientists at ISTA have now demonstrated that the zebrafish eggs, in particular their curvature, might be the instruction manual that keeps cell division on schedule and activates the appropriate genes in a patterned manner to direct correct cell fate acquisition. These insights, published in Nature Physics, could help improve the accuracy of embryo assessments in IVF.