25-Jun-2026 KRISS develops ultra-precise technology to count damaged DNA fragments National Research Council of Science & Technology The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS, President Dr. Lee Ho Seong) has developed an ultra-sensitive immunoassay-based analytical platform that can detect and quantify trace amounts of “Small Excised Damaged DNA (sedDNA)” fragments generated during cellular DNA repair. This technology enables highly sensitive detection with quantification down to the level of several thousand molecules, measuring up to 22 times more DNA fragments than conventional methods. It provides a new analytical foundation for comparing DNA repair capacity between individuals and studying cellular responses to anticancer drugs and carcinogenic agents. Journal Nucleic Acids Research Funder Ministry of Science and ICT
25-Jun-2026 Investing in science without maintaining a balanced budget can jeopardize financial stability Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) Whether investment in science is effective in supporting financial stability depends on maintaining fiscal discipline, according to a new study in which the UOC participated Journal Applied Economics
25-Jun-2026 SNU researchers develop artificial skin enabling robots to simultaneously sense temperature and pressure like humans for physical AI Seoul National University College of Engineering Seoul National University College of Engineering announced that a research team led by Prof. Seung Hwan Ko of the Department of Mechanical Engineering has developed an artificial skin technology that enables robots to sense temperature and pressure simultaneously, similar to human skin. Journal Nature Materials Funder National Research Foundation of Korea, Air Force Office of Scientific Research
25-Jun-2026 New role of PTGES3 uncovered in liver cancer growth and immune evasion Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences A research team led by Prof. WANG Hongzhi at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has found a novel role of prostaglandin E synthase 3 (PTGES3) in liver cancer, revealing how it drives both tumor growth and immune suppression. Journal Molecular Biomedicine
24-Jun-2026 Commute stress affects work behavior, research finds—and here’s a fix Indiana University New research shows commute stress can affect workplace behavior—and how a simple habit like listening to relaxing music can help employees reset before the workday. Journal Journal of Applied Psychology
24-Jun-2026 KRISS uses Daphnia magna heartbeats to detect early signs of nanomaterials toxicity National Research Council of Science & Technology The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS, President Dr. Lee Ho Seong) has developed a toxicity assessment system that automatically measures and analyzes the heart rate of the Daphnia magna. Capable of processing heart rate data from approximately 150 individuals per hour, the system can assess the toxic effects of pollutants at low concentrations more sensitively than conventional methods that rely on average values from a small number of specimens. The technology is expected to help detect early warning signs of hazardous nanomaterials and environmental pollutants before more visible effects appear. Journal Journal of Hazardous Materials Funder Ministry of Science and ICT
24-Jun-2026 Scientists discover classical space-time crystals moving like Majorana quasiparticles International Institute for Sustainability with Knotted Chiral Meta Matter (SKCM2) New experimental evidence demonstrates that discrete space-time crystals can be realized in classical soft-matter systems, thereby moving beyond the traditional complexities of quantum mechanics. Journal Nature Communications Funder U.S. Department of Energy
24-Jun-2026 Relativistic polarized mid-infrared optical source in magnetized plasma Ultrafast Science A research team at the College of Science, National University of Defense Technology has proposed a compact way to generate and manipulate relativistic mid-infrared light using transversely magnetized plasma. Their studies demonstrated that a magnetized plasma can function as a relativistic waveplate, enabling both frequency conversion and polarization manipulation within a single laser-plasma interaction process. The advance points to a new class of plasma optical components capable of operating in regimes far beyond conventional optical devices. Journal Ultrafast Science
24-Jun-2026 Looking beyond one-dimensional distances in ultrafast liquid electron diffraction Ultrafast Science Researchers from Tsinghua University have developed a new angle-resolved analysis method for ultrafast liquid electron diffraction, offering a route to retrieve more complete three-dimensional structural dynamics from time-resolved diffraction data. The study, titled “Pair Distribution Function Beyond Isotropy: Angle-Resolved Analysis for Ultrafast Liquid Diffraction,” has been accepted by Ultrafast Science. Journal Ultrafast Science
