Latest News Releases 14 April

To address the growing health threats posed by climate change, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is launching a new interdisciplinary research centre focused on climate change and environmental health in the tropics.

3D-printed hydrogel is soft, and sometimes it can be tough. However, could it be hard?

Here, researchers from Zhejiang University report a 3D photo-printable hard/soft switchable hydrogel composite, enabled by the phase transition (liquid/solid transition) of supercooled hydrated salt solution (solvent) within the hydrogel. This work suggests a bright future for the direct use of hard hydrogel as a robust industrial material.

A landmark study has revealed how inherited genetic variants, known as germline variants, play a critical role in the progression of cancer.

The research, conducted by a global consortium of scientists, including Kathleen J. Imbach and contributors from the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute (IJC), offers new insights into how these genetic factors influence molecular processes across a wide range of cancer types.

The sun may rise every morning, but the amount of sunlight reaching the Earth’s surface can substantially vary over decades. Stages of “dimming” and “brightening” correspond with increased air pollution and implementation of clean energy solutions, respectively.