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7-Jan-2026

Regenerative farmers view nature as a meaningful partner in professional decision-making

University of Eastern Finland
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In Finland, farmers who have transitioned to regenerative agriculture are forming a regenerative professional partnership with nature in their decision-making, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. Published in Agriculture and Human Values, the study explored the framework of the professional partnership in decision-making between Finnish regenerative farmers and nature. The study involved 86 farmers participating in the Carbon Action Project.

Journal: Agriculture and Human Values

7-Jan-2026

Taylor & Francis announces expanded scope for flagship PeerJ journal

Taylor & Francis Group
Business Announcement

Taylor & Francis has announced an expansion in the scope of multidisciplinary journal PeerJ, offering authors a more streamlined publishing experience, enhanced visibility of their work and new opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration. Highly regarded for its innovative approach to open and transparent publishing, researchers across a broader range of related scientific fields can now submit to PeerJ’s flagship STM title.

7-Jan-2026

Capturing fast dynamics with deep learning-empowered computational microscope

Chinese Society for Optical Engineering
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers from the Department of Precision Instruments at Tsinghua University have developed a novel model-based deep learning framework that significantly enhances the temporal resolution of computational microscopy. By training a neural network that learns the inherent spatiotemporal correlations in dynamic processes, the team achieved high-fidelity, time-resolved imaging of live biological samples, pushing the boundaries of label-free microscopy. The progress is published in the journal PhotoniX.

Journal: PhotoniX
Funder: National Natural Science Foundation of China

7-Jan-2026

Chinese mainland rapidly expands presence in global digital education research

ECNU Review of Education
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new bibliometric study published in ECNU Review of Education offers a comprehensive overview of digital education research from 2018 to 2023. Analyzing 2,767 international peer-reviewed articles from the Scopus database, the study reveals significant global growth in the field and underscores the Chinese mainland’s rising academic influence.

Journal: ECNU Review of Education

7-Jan-2026

Impact-resistant polyurea coating that senses damage in real time

KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers have created a spray-on polyurea nanocomposite coating reinforced with functionalized graphene. The coating delivers high strength and stretchability, strong adhesion across substrates, and durable performance after heat, salt-spray, and UV aging. It also resists corrosion and provides fast, reliable strain sensing for real-time damage detection—offering a scalable protective coating for infrastructure and automotive structures.

Journal: Advanced Nanocomposites
Funder: National Natural Science Foundation of China, Liaoning Province Science and Technology Plan Project, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, Liaoning Province Science and Technology Joint Program

7-Jan-2026

From sediment to surface: How invisible plumes trigger harmful algal blooms

Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Harmful algal blooms pose growing risks to freshwater ecosystems, drinking water security, and public health. Yet despite their dramatic appearance at the water surface, the earliest stages of these events often unfold quietly and invisibly below.

Journal: Environmental Science and Ecotechnology

7-Jan-2026

Solar hydrogen can now be produced efficiently without the scarce metal platinum

Chalmers University of Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team led by Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have presented a new way to produce hydrogen gas without the scarce and expensive metal platinum. Using sunlight, water and tiny particles of electrically conductive plastic, the researchers show how the hydrogen can be produced efficiently, sustainably and at low cost.

Journal: Advanced Materials
Funder: Svenska Forskningsrådet Formas, The Swedish Energy Agency, The Wallenberg Foundations, Swedish Research Council