A pioneering research-industry partnership has used advances in indoor farming technology to grow pea shoots fortified with Vitamin B12, opening an exciting route to market for farmers and addressing a major public health need.

 A bone-like composite developed at EPFL uses naturally occurring enzymes to accelerate mineralization through an energy-efficient, room-temperature process. The strong, lightweight material shows promise for bone repair applications.

Researchers from the School of Biomedical Sciences at the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), in collaboration with the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Sinai Health in Toronto, Canada, have achieved a major breakthrough in regenerative medicine. The team has genetically engineered human stem cells that can ‘cloak’ themselves to evade immune rejection, while carrying a built-in kill switch to prevent tumour formation. This innovation opens the door to a safe, off-the-shelf source of cells and tissues, potentially transforming treatment for conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, diabetes, heart failure, and spinal cord injuries, without the need for lifelong immune suppression. 

Technologies that convert carbon dioxide (CO₂) emitted from factories and power plants into useful chemical feedstocks are considered key to achieving carbon neutrality. However, rapid degradation of catalyst performance has long hindered commercialization. KAIST researchers have now developed a “self-regenerating” catalyst that restores its activity during operation, offering a potential solution to this challenge.KAIST (President Kwang Hyung Lee) announced on the 11th of March that a research team led by Professor Dong Young Chung from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering has identified the fundamental cause of catalyst degradation in electrochemical reactions that convert CO₂ into useful materials and has developed a new design strategy that allows catalysts to maintain their active state during the reaction.

A new study published in The Journal of Engineering Research introduces a data-driven framework showing that hotel mergers can generate significant resource savings—even among already efficient hotels—by optimising operational inputs such as rooms, beds, staff, and salaries. The approach helps identify merger partnerships with the greatest potential efficiency gains in the hospitality sector.

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