A research team led by Professor Qiang Zhang from Tsinghua University has published a comprehensive analysis of energy storage technologies critical to China’s power system decarbonization. The study, featured in Technology Review for Carbon Neutrality, examines the multifunctional roles of storage systems across grid segments, evaluates core technologies from ultrashort-duration flywheels to seasonal hydrogen storage, and projects their deployment under cost and regional constraints. The work highlights policy mechanisms to support China’s transition to a carbon-neutral energy economy by 2060.

The flourishing development of the ‘low-altitude economy’ has not only enriched the aircraft industry but also expanded the application prospects of aircraft. However, this growth has also raised higher demands for the safety and intelligence levels of these aircraft. In emergency situations involving mechanical failures, adverse weather conditions, or strong interference, it is crucial for aircraft to autonomously select a suitable landing region and land safely. This can maximize the safety of both the aircraft and its occupants while minimizing economic losses. However, there is a lack of effective technical solutions for autonomous landing guidance under emergency conditions. This research focuses on this application and proposes a new monocular vision-based measurement method for autonomous aircraft landing guidance in unknown structured environments. The method enables the aircraft to autonomously select a suitable landing region and accurately measure the relative 6D pose (3D rotation and 3D translation) between the aircraft and the landing region, providing a reliable foundation for autonomous landing guidance.

Dr. Joungho Park and his research team from the Energy AI and Computational Science Laboratory at the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) have conducted an economic analysis of water electrolysis, a key technology for future eco-friendly hydrogen production, and presented optimal operation strategies to maximize efficiency and reduce costs.

- University of Leicester paleontologists publish new book on technofossils

- Offers a glimpse of how today’s technology will become the fossils of the future

- Scientists suggest that wind turbine blades, made from difficult to recycle materials, may be among the most surprising fossils found by future palaeontologists

A white dwarf and a red dwarf star have been discovered closely orbiting each other emitting radio pulses every two hours. Their findings means we know it isn't just neutron stars that emit such pulses, but these are spaced unusually far apart.

A recent study by the RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau shows extensive pesticide contamination in the landscape of the Upper Rhine Region. The research team led by Carsten Brühl shows for the first time that synthetic chemical pesticides from conventional agriculture do not remain on the cultivated areas, but spread from the lowlands to the Black Forest and the Palatinate Forest. The results show that the entire landscape is contaminated with pesticide mixtures, shedding new light on the potential environmental impacts of conventional agriculture. According to the researchers, pesticide use must be reduced urgently in order to protect areas around fields, orchards and vineyards.