The Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT, President Seok-Min Shin) announced that its DNA-Encoded Library (DEL) Research Center has launched the “DEL CoreBank Platform,” which supports hit discovery processes based on DNA-Encoded Library technology. The platform offers services ranging from compound library provision and screening to data analysis and follow-up validation.

When a metal valve seat fails in an industrial pipeline, it can lead to a gas leak, a production shutdown and thousands of dollars in repairs. In the oil and gas industry, that small sealing ring carries a lot of responsibility. A senior capstone team within the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University spent the 2025–26 academic year trying to solve this issue.

As NASA sets its sights on a manned mission to Mars, it faces a deadly challenge: maintaining human health in zero gravity. Without the resistance of fighting against gravity, astronauts’ bodies lose both muscle and bone density at a dangerous rate. Their cardiovascular systems also decline dramatically faster than they would on Earth.The Aggienauts, a team of five seniors at Texas A&M University, have designed, machined and tested a device that could be the solution. As part of NASA’s Spring 2026 Design Challenge, the team received $300 and an open-ended challenge to address exercise in space.

As communities around the world grapple with aging infrastructure, water scarcity, emerging contaminants and the growing impacts of climate change, researchers at Rice University are advancing technologies aimed at making water systems more resilient, sustainable and adaptable. That work took center stage June 1-5 as Rice’s WaTER Institute hosted the 20th International Water Association Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies, which brought together more than 270 industry professionals and academic researchers from 27 countries under the theme Resilient Water in a Changing World. The conference is widely regarded as one of the premier global forums for emerging water and wastewater technologies.