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Wearable microneedle patch turns standard ultrasound probes into continuous glucose monitors

Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Recently, a research published in Science Advances, Prof. MENG Long from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences along with collaborators Prof. SU Zhongqing from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Prof. Jae-Woong Jeong from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), developed the ARMPatch (Acoustically Readable Microneedle Patch) — a wearable, enzyme-free glucose monitor built entirely from glucose-responsive hydrogel microneedles.

Journal: Science Advances

As monsoon transforms, new study warns of deadly heat-rain double threat—and reveals a 2-year prediction breakthrough

Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

As India grapples with searing heat and an erratic monsoon, a perspective paper reveals the crisis is worse than thought—and offers a surprising ray of hope.

Journal: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

Microwave-made biochar could help turn waste biomass into cleaner water and safer soils

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

As the world searches for better ways to manage waste biomass and clean up polluted environments, a growing body of research is focusing on biochar, a carbon-rich material made by heating organic waste in low-oxygen conditions. A new review published in Biochar offers a comprehensive comparison of conventional pyrolysis and microwave-assisted pyrolysis, two major routes for producing biochar, and explains how the choice of heating method can shape biochar’s structure, chemistry, and pollution-removal performance.

Journal: Biochar

Biochar-powered hydrogel offers a brighter path for solar water purification

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Freshwater scarcity is one of the most urgent challenges facing sustainable development, especially as many conventional desalination technologies require high energy input and costly infrastructure. A new study published in Biochar presents a promising alternative: a hybrid solar evaporator that uses biochar-doped hydrogel to turn sunlight into vapor more efficiently while improving water transport and reducing heat loss.

Journal: Biochar

Water in biomass may help shape better biochar, new study finds

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study published in Biochar shows that the water naturally present in plant biomass is not merely a processing obstacle. Instead, it can actively shape how biomass breaks down during pyrolysis, the oxygen limited heating process used to make biochar, bio-oil, and gases.

Journal: Biochar

Dual-scale encapsulation strategy delivers leak-proof phase change materials from biomass

Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers have developed a dual-scale encapsulation strategy using nanocellulose to create high-performance composite phase change materials. The approach combines Pickering emulsion microencapsulation with aerogel scaffold embedding, achieving excellent shape stability and leakage resistance even at high loading levels.

Journal: Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts

Scaffold-microenvironment decoupling opens new path for chitosan hydrogels in flexible electronics

Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers have developed a scaffold-microenvironment decoupling strategy for chitosan-based hydrogels that architecturally separates mechanical integrity from ionic conductivity, yielding a material with high strength, ultra-high ionic conductivity of 68.6 mS/cm, and exceptional resistance to freezing below –85 °C and dehydration.

Journal: Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts

Plasma spray turns lignin waste into functional coatings in one step

Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that low-energy suspension plasma spraying can deposit and chemically modify soda lignin in a single step, producing continuous, oxidatively modified coatings without additional crosslinkers, organic solvents, or catalysts. The resulting coatings show UV-blocking and anti-fogging properties.

Journal: Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts

Melatonin may help save skin flaps

Skin flaps are essential in reconstructive surgery, but their success can be threatened when blood flow fails to reach the farthest tissue.

Journal: Burns & Trauma

Sweet sabotage: How a sugar-modifying enzyme fuels gastrointestinal stromal tumor’s deadliest driver

West China Hospital of Sichuan University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are primarily driven by mutations in the KIT receptor, yet many patients eventually develop resistance to existing targeted therapies.

Journal: Precision Clinical Medicine

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