University of Pittsburgh engineers have developed a 3D bioprinting method that creates collagen-based scaffolds, allowing cells to grow and self-organize into functional tissues. Led by Daniel Shiwarski, in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon’s Adam Feinberg, the team designed high-resolution, perfusable scaffolds (CHIPS) that integrate with a custom bioreactor (VAPOR), enabling vascularized tissue models. Published in Science Advances, this platform offers an organicl alternative to synthetic microfluidic devices, with potential to advance disease modeling and reduce reliance on animal testing.

A research team led by Prof. YAN Ya from the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with scientists from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and the University of Auckland, has developed a highly stable and efficient water oxidation catalyst, marking a major advancement in the field of green hydrogen production via water splitting technology.

NIST scientists have published results establishing a new atomic clock, NIST-F4, as one of the world’s most accurate timekeepers, priming the clock to be recognized as a primary frequency standard — the ultimate source of time.

The NIST-F4 clock was carefully and painstakingly assembled and tested over the last few years.

By joining a small group of elite clocks run by a handful of countries, NIST-F4 makes the foundation of global time more stable and secure.

Researchers have developed a new therapy that can be injected intravenously right after a heart attack to promote healing and prevent heart failure. The therapy both prompts the immune system to encourage tissue repair and promotes survival of heart muscle cells after a heart attack. Researchers tested the therapy in rats and showed that it is effective up to five weeks after injection. 

Professor Jairo Sinova of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) will be coordinating a new Priority Program in the field of condensed matter physics that will be dealing with unconventional magnetism. The Priority Program will involve fundamental and applied research in the field of unconventional magnetic systems to develop IT components or devices that will reach the technical limits of physical viability in terms of speed, storage density, and efficiency. The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved the establishment of the Priority Program on "Unconventional Magnetism: Beyond the s-wave magnetism paradigm" and will be providing around EUR 8 million in funding over an initial period of three years. The project is to be launched in 2026.