Latest News Releases 2 April

Achromatic metasurface waveguide technology is revolutionizing augmented reality (AR) displays by addressing the longstanding issue of chromatic aberration. Developed by a research team from China, this innovative approach combines inverse-designed metasurface couplers with a high refractive index waveguide, achieving superior color accuracy and uniformity across a wide field of view. The technology promises to enhance the visual experience in compact AR systems, paving the way for advanced applications in various fields by overcoming the limitations of traditional diffractive waveguides.

Dimethoxymethane (DMM) carbonylation provides a mild, green and sustainable route for production of degradable plastic monomers, glycolic acid. ZEO-1 zeolite contains large cages comprised of 16×16 and 16×12 MRs intersection showing high DMM carbonylation activity and small cages comprised of 12×12 MRs intersection showing high DMM disproportionation activity. Zeolite ZEO-1 exhibits both high DMM carbonylation and disproportionation activity due to its unique structure and active sites distribution.

Plant biologists examined records for nearly 1,200 individual corpse flower plants from 111 institutions around the world. The data and records were severely lacking and not standardized. Without complete information, conservationists were unable to make informed decisions about breeding their plants. Out of the plants studied, 24% were clones and 27% were offspring from closely related individuals. Low genetic diversity could lead to further endangerment and even extinction.

Seoul National University College of Engineering has announced that a research team led by Professor Sung Jae Kim of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, in collaboration with Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, and Hallym University’s Department of Materials Science & Engineering, has developed a compact peritoneal dialysis device that can be utilized as a portable artificial kidney. This research was published on March 29 in the prestigious journal Journal of Nanobiotechnology in the field of biotechnology.