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New bioelectronics device based on hydrogel- elastomer conductive nanomembranes

Institute for Basic Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team at the Center for Neuroscience Imaging Research (CNIR) within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), together with Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), has developed a new class of ultra-thin, flexible bioelectronic material that can seamlessly interface with living tissues. The researchers introduced a novel device called THIN (Transformable and Imperceptible Hydrogel-Elastomer Ionic-Electronic Nanomembrane). THIN is a membrane just 350 nanometers thick that transforms from a dry, rigid film into an ultra-soft, tissue-like interface upon hydration.

Journal: Nature Nanotechnology
Funder: Institute for Basic Science

Manure-integrated nitrogen management reshapes soil microbes to cut greenhouse gas emissions without sacrificing crop yields

Maximum Academic Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research teamreveals how integrating manure with synthetic nitrogen fertilizers can significantly reduce agricultural nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions without lowering crop productivity.

Duckweed cuts nitrogen oxides from rice paddies but raises greenhouse gas emissions

Maximum Academic Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team reveals that introducing duckweed (Lemna minor) into rice paddies sharply reduces nitrogen oxide emissions but simultaneously increases nitrous oxide and ammonia release.

Optimized nitrogen strategy boosts rice yields and cuts pollution in central Myanmar

Maximum Academic Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team has identified economically and ecologically optimal nitrogen (N) fertilizer rates that can significantly improve both rice yields and environmental sustainability in central Myanmar.

New framework reveals hidden nitrogen pathways driving pollution from farms to cities

Maximum Academic Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team has uncovered how different hydrological pathways—rather than total runoff alone—govern the movement of nitrogen (N) pollution across rural–urban landscapes.

Unraveling nitrogen removal in riverine wetlands: key roles of denitrification and anammox across a latitudinal gradient

Maximum Academic Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team recently conducted an extensive study on nitrogen removal processes in riverine wetlands across China, focusing on the microbial processes of denitrification and anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox).

Dramatic rise in young people using mental health services

University of Edinburgh
Peer-Reviewed Publication

One in five young people in the UK now access specialist mental health care by age 18 – a four-fold increase in under two decades, new research suggests.

Journal: The British Journal of Psychiatry
Funder: Academy of Medical Sciences

SMART launches new research center to develop world’s first wearable ultrasound imaging system for real-time monitoring of chronic conditions

Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART)
Business Announcement

The Wearable Imaging for Transforming Elderly Care (WITEC) project, led by SMART in collaboration with MIT, NTU, NUS and Tan Tock Seng Hospital, is developing the world’s first wearable ultrasound imaging system for continuous, real-time monitoring of chronic conditions such as hypertension and heart failure. Supported by advanced tools like Southeast Asia’s first sub-micrometre 3D printer and cutting-edge ultrasonic imaging technology, WITEC aims to shift healthcare from hospital-based interventions to proactive, home-based care, enabling earlier detection, personalised diagnosis and improved patient outcomes.

Anxiety and insomnia may lower natural killer cell count, potentially repressing immune function

Frontiers
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Anxiety and insomnia have been shown to weaken the immune system and make us more prone to disease. Now, researchers found that this may be because experiencing symptoms of either can reduce the number of natural killer cells, our bodies’ machinery for defense. Their findings showed that in young women who experience insomnia symptoms, the number of total NK cells was lower. If they experienced anxiety symptoms, the number of NK cells that circulate through the body was lower. These findings could inform the development of novel strategies to raise awareness about the physiological consequences of anxiety and insomnia and help in the prevention of immune-related disorders and cancers, the team said.

Journal: Frontiers in Immunology