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11-May-2025

Glass beads offer a window into the Moon’s hidden depths

Curtin University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An international study featuring scientists from Curtin University’s School of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Space Science and Technology Centre offers new insights into the Moon’s history and provide a better understanding of what lies beneath its cratered surface.

Researchers from Curtin University, Nanjing University and The Australian National University analysed tiny, green glass beads collected by Chang’e-5 — the Chinese National Space Administration mission to the Moon.

Journal: Science Advances

11-May-2025

Development of high-performance twisted nylon actuators and their applications for soft robots

Research
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The researchers from the Lab of Advanced Actuation Technologies (LAAT) at Harbin Institute of Technology propose performance enhancement strategies for TNAs to address the critical demand for high-performance actuators. These approaches enable the simultaneous realization of large deformation and high output force, significantly improving the actuation performance. The novel high-performance TNAs demonstrate strong application potential in soft robots.

Journal: Research
Funder: National Natural Science Foundation of China

11-May-2025

Scientists hail new ‘industrially viable technology’ that can squeeze hydrogen from seawater

University of Sharjah
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists say they have developed a new technology capable of extracting clean hydrogen fuel directly from seawater.

Journal: Small

10-May-2025

Soft robots with Cy5: an “intake and work” imaging technique for intraoperative navigation of gastric lesion

Beijing Institute of Technology Press Co., Ltd
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research paper by scientists at Zhejiang University presented.

Journal: Cyborg and Bionic Systems

10-May-2025

CrystalTac: vision-based tactile sensor family fabricated via rapid monolithic manufacturing

Beijing Institute of Technology Press Co., Ltd
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research paper by scientists at Imperial College London presented CrystalTac, a vision-based tactile sensor family fabricated via rapid monolithic manufacturing.

9-May-2025

Decoding apple flavor and nutrition: New study maps the metabolites of 22 apple varieties in Shanxi Province, China

Maximum Academic Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team has revealed how apple variety and growing environment shape the nutritional composition and flavor of apples cultivated in Shanxi Province, China.

Journal: Food Innovation and Advances

9-May-2025

Eco-friendly extraction and chitosan aerogel delivery enhance antibacterial potential of Carya cathayensis husk triterpenoids

Maximum Academic Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team has developed a sustainable method to extract antibacterial triterpenoids from the discarded husks of Carya cathayensis (Chinese hickory) using surfactant-assisted ultrasound techniques.

Journal: Food Innovation and Advances