Saturn's icy moon Enceladus loses ice mass to space by cryovolcanic geyers, and new TACC supercomputer simulations have improved estimates of ice mass loss. These findings help with understanding and future robotic exploration of what’s below the surface of the icy moon, which might harbor life.

The results offer an important wake-up call for people who want to keep their brain sharp as they age.

In order to efficiently dehydrogenate propane to propene over CoO_x/Silicalite-1, supported CoO_x species no larger than 2 nm should be reduced in situ to metallic Co⁰ and then become decorated with carbon deposits.

Early-stage disease diagnosis relies on the highly sensitive detection of biomarkers. Optical whispering-gallery-mode (WGM) microcavity sensors have emerged as a highly promising technology for precise, label-free biosensing. However, major challenges remain in the rapid fabrication of large-scale arrayed WGM microcavity sensors and their integration into lab-on-a-chip devices for biomedical applications. In a noteworthy advance, researchers at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have developed a novel 3D micro-printed WGM microlaser sensor for highly sensitive on-chip biosensing. This innovation drives the development of next-generation biosensing tools, enabling direct, ultrasensitive and quantitative measurement of biomarkers for early disease detection.

Genome editing is increasingly recognised as a leading frontier in biomedical research and an essential driver of healthcare innovation. At City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK), a research team has been awarded funding under the “RAISe+ Scheme” launched by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China to conduct a project applying novel genome editors in clinical trials over the next three years.