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Professor Sunghak Park's research team of Sungkyunkwan University achieves world-leading eco-friendly chemical synthesis through bubble control technology

SKKU research team led by Professor Hosung Seo, in an international collaboration, publishes its findings in PRX Quantum, a leading journal in quantum information science.

Researchers investigate factors that drive ecosystem stability at multiple, rather than a single, level of the food chain.

Researchers reveal how electronic patterns emerge and can be controlled in the graphene-like quantum material CeTe₃.

Discovering the materials needed for cleaner energy technologies has long been a slow process - but AI could change that. Researchers at Tohoku University have developed a closed-loop AI framework that continuously learns from experiments to identify promising energy materials faster and at lower cost. The approach could accelerate the development of next-generation batteries, hydrogen storage and other low-carbon technologies.

The battle against environmental degradation is complex. Green technologies can be both part of the solution and part of the problem, a recent study has revealed. Researchers from Tohoku University and the National Institute for Environmental Studies have utilized remote sensing and machine learning to reveal the impacts mining for minerals in green technologies has on biodiversity.

- Prof. Sukho Song declares a paradigm shift in the value of robotics from “performance” to “environmental and social contributions” - Presents, for the first time in the world, three new principles that future robots should uphold (Minimally Invasive, Universally Accessible, and Symbiotic) - Published in Nature Machine Intelligence (top 0.3% in JCR), a world-leading journal in AI and robotics, and featured on the cover of its July 2026 issue

- DGIST and GIST achieve multi-site brain stimulation using a single ultrasound transducer and demonstrate improvements in neuropathic pain - Simultaneous stimulation of multiple brain regions through the skull using only an AI-designed ultrasound lens without the need for expensive and complex multichannel equipment - Published in Brain Stimulation, a leading international journal in the field of brain stimulation

Researchers find dormant pigment cells in vitiligo patches, suggesting a new treatment strategy

Researchers developed a scalable method for preparing high-purity chiral mechanically interlocked molecules using a removable chiral auxiliary that can be recovered and reused. The strategy makes difficult interlocked molecular architectures more accessible and provides a practical platform for future applications in catalysis, molecular recognition, and chiroptical materials.

Photothermal therapy is a cancer treatment option lacking the negative side effects associated with chemotherapy. Near-infrared laser light selectively heats and destroys cancer cells. However, two issues have stopped this less invasive treatment from becoming mainstream. Scientists have long sought to find a way to prevent nanoparticle clearance - where the immune system clears the nanoparticles carrying therapeutic agents before they can reach tumors - and better laser efficacy so it can reach deeper tumors. Now, a research team has overcome these challenges.

A new study including Kavli IPMU's Ken'ichi Nomoto suggests when primordial black holes trigger some Type Ia supernovae, it causes a chemical abundance trend.

AI learns from captains instead of calculations in Japan’s trickiest sea

New framework enables researchers to model how light and electrons interact in metals, semiconductors and two-dimensional materials, paving the way for faster development of advanced chips, optical technologies and quantum devices.

We examine whether penalties for long ground delays with passengers kept on board (i.e., lengthy tarmac delays) deter airline violations or are simply treated as a cost of doing business. Using severe-weather cases as a quasi-natural experiment, we compare penalized and non-penalized airlines with difference-in-differences methods. We find modest and inconsistent improvements. Deterrence is weaker when penalties are small relative to airlines’ net incomes, suggesting that some carriers may view them as routine business costs.

Logically, you would think a sleek surface has optimal aerodynamics – but recent research at Tohoku University turns this fundamental principle completely on its head. Applying an irregular microscale surface texture reduced the aerodynamic drag of a test model. The innovation has potential applications for designing fuel-efficient vehicles.

• Proposing the right educational direction by analyzing the effects of using generative AI at each learning stage • Confirming a 'paradoxical result' where higher AI dependency increases subjective satisfaction but decreases objective test scores

Certain blood types may have increased risk of mortality in patients undergoing hemodialysis

Proactively predicts passengers' risky boarding behaviors with 97.58% accuracy using a single CCTV video frame

An international team of researchers, including the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), has published two landmark papers in Nature and the Journal of Integrative Plant Biology (JIPB), calling for a radical transformation of how the world produces nutritious food to meet triple burden of food security, climate change, and nutritional challenges.

A research team led by Professor Sai Kishore Ravi from SEE at CityUHK has successfully demonstrated how mechanical vibrations can be harnessed to drive the production of useful chemicals from water.

Analysis of global X (formerly Twitter) trending data reveals hidden structural asymmetries in public opinion

Foundational steps made towards artificial cell production for blood bank reserves

An accelerator of the highest-energy protons in our galaxy has been identified; it could help scientists better understand the nature of these fast-moving particles that fill the space between stars.

A conventional robotic hand is equipped with multiple motors or peripheral devices for grasping a wide variety of objects. This study presents a robotic hand equipped with multiple grippers that are driven by a single motor with the transmission of motor power switched via a mechanism using gravity (Magnetic and Gravity-based Driving mechanism). Thus, it provides design guidelines for a new robotic hand capable of accommodating diverse grasping actions while maintaining a relatively simple structure.

The game's traditional Filipino remedies are based on real research from the Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care (PITAHC).

Graphene revolutionized materials science after its discovery in 2004. Its list of potential applications is long, but its use in high-temperature superconductors has been stymied by weak electron interactions. Researchers from Tohoku University have recently created a stable version of boron graphene on the surface of a three-dimensional crystal, potentially overcoming this limitation and opening a pathway toward more energy-efficient electronic devices.

You are what you eat! Researchers discovered that a small change to the diet of silkworms improves the quality of silk they produce.

Host genetics-driven expansion of invasive Escherichia coli in the gut microbiome exacerbated tumorigenesis by targeting Hippo pathways to induce cancer stemness via CD44 upregulation. Mouse models of Apc gene mutation and bacteria-epithelial cell cocultures provided proof of concept that invasive bacteria derived from commensal microbes enhanced epithelial clonogenicity. Our data support the use of bacterial precision medicine as an alternative strategy for managing colorectal cancers, even in the hereditary subset.

Researchers from the University of Osaka found that localization of the CLK1 kinase to nuclear stress bodies during thermal stress and recovery is regulated by PP1-mediated dephosphorylation and RIOK2-mediated rephosphorylation. This mechanism, which controls pre-mRNA splicing under stress conditions, could provide new insight into stress-related diseases.