Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) have developed an adaptive charging strategy for lithium-ion batteries that could help Electric Vehicles (EVs) charge efficiently while reducing a major cause of battery degradation known as lithium plating. Published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Energy Storage, the study introduces a self-adjusting charging framework that dynamically protects batteries from internal degradation while optimising charging efficiency and time across varying temperature and health conditions.

Researchers have developed a fish-like robot that shows how some species of modern fish are able to walk on land, and could help unravel how early vertebrates evolved similar abilities hundreds of millions of years ago.

Researchers at IRB Barcelona develop a computational framework that creates molecules with selective activity in specific cell types, without the need to start from a predefined molecular target.

Published in Communications Chemistry, the new strategy combines predictive and generative AI to design new chemical entities with specific biological effects.

Experimental validation confirmed that several of the AI-generated molecules displayed the activity they were designed for, achieving a success rate superior to that of traditional screening methods.