A recent study has shed light on the transcriptional regulatory mechanisms of Penicillium expansum, the fungal culprit behind blue mold disease in fruits.

A research paper by scientists at the University of Macau proposed a novel multi-section magnetic soft robot maneuvered by an associated collaborative multirobot navigation system with magnetic actuation and ultrasound guidance for intravascular intervention.

The new research paper, published on Nov. 28, 2024 in the journal Cyborg and Bionic Systems, provided a versatile magnetic soft robot along with a navigation system to complete the interventional procedure with the vasculature, e.g., embolization elimination.

Dr. Dong Hyuk Chun and his research team from the Clean Air Research Laboratory at the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), led by President Chang-keun Yi, have developed a technology that efficiently manages volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from small-scale businesses and recycles them with lower energy consumption compared to existing methods.

Yonsei University researchers have provided new experimental evidence for electronic rotons and their connection to Wigner crystallization in a two-dimensional system. Using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy on alkali-metal-doped black phosphorus, their studies demonstrate that these rotons play a role in triggering the self-organization of electrons into ordered arrays. These findings contribute to the understanding of strongly correlated electron phenomena and the behavior of novel quantum materials.

Diabetic wounds often lead to severe complications that can result in amputations. These chronic and non-healing wounds are marked by persistent inflammation, affecting more than six per cent of the global population. In Singapore, there are about four lower limb amputations daily due to non-healing diabetic wounds. A study focusing on diabetic wounds in Singapore estimated that the gross amputation-related healthcare cost per patient was S$23,000 in 2017.

By analysing huge amounts of biological data, the use of machine learning accelerates the identification of critical control hubs that are sensitive to changes in the network structure of the total controllability network, thereby having potential as diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets for disease and cancer treatment.

In Estonia, many people learnt a lesson from ethnomedicine as children – that placing a plantain leaf on a scraped knee would help to heal the skin faster. This practice has been a common way to aid skin recovery for generations. Today, scientific studies have confirmed that plantain plants do indeed accelerate wound healing and possess anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties. A study by researchers at Tallinn University of Technology indicates that compounds found in the plants may also be helpful against the bacteria causing Lyme disease.

Reliable access to clean water is a basic human right and a central objective of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Thus, securing technologies that can remove pollutants from water bodies is an essential step toward sustainability. Among several existing methods, harnessing solar energy represents an attractive option for water remediation without increasing carbon emissions.