Prof. Yingxiang Liu's team at the State Key Laboratory of Robotics and Systems, Harbin Institute of Technology, developed a unique tripodal piezoelectric robot driven by a high-stiffness ring-shaped elastic body. By combining axisymmetric vibration modes with an asymmetric foot arrangement, the proposed robot achieves both planar agile motions and high load capacity.

A new study published in Big Earth Data proposes a large language model (LLM)-based multi-agent framework for remote sensing analysis that integrates data resources, analytical tools, and AI-driven reasoning to assist non-expert users in conducting complex remote sensing tasks. Using the ExpertsRS prototype built on AutoGen and DeepSeek-V3, experiments demonstrate that the system can transform ambiguous queries into expert-level analytical workflows and outperform baseline LLM and single-agent approaches in planning efficiency and result accuracy. The Sentinel-2 dataset used in this study is openly available from the European Space Agency at https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-2. The code repository for this work is accessible at https://github.com/zhelunSun/URSA.

Mississippi State scientists are building on two decades of irrigation research to identify production practices that help growers save water while improving crop yields.

Lewis-paired dopants are a promising way to achieve strong, stable doping in organic semiconductors, but their high reactivity makes precise control over doping levels difficult. In a recent study, researchers from Korea tackled this issue by showing that solvent polarity can regulate dopant reactivity during processing. Using this new strategy, they achieved finely tunable, efficient, and stable doping across multiple organic semiconductors, supporting the development of next-generation flexible and sustainable organic electronics.

Ada by Antoine Bello delves into the meaning of creativity in the context of AI through its protagonist Ada, an AI character who writes literary works. In a new article, a researcher from Pusan National University has analyzed the novel to bring out the meaning and forms of creativity by leveraging the perspectives of powerful thinkers, including Walter Benjamin, Henri Bergson, and Jacques Derrida.

Imagine a paint that changes color depending on how hard its surface is hit. It could be used on football helmets to monitor concussion-level impacts, to record the handling history of shipped packages, or placed on insoles to analyze an orthopedic patient’s gait.

Research published in JMIR Aging challenges tech stereotypes, showing that custom-built tablet food records are highly feasible and usable for older adults undergoing inpatient rehabilitation.

The construction sector faces two problems at once: it emits large amounts of CO₂ and produces vast quantities of concrete waste. But what if part of that waste could be used to trap carbon instead of ending up as rubble?

That is the idea behind accelerated carbonation. Crushed recycled concrete can be exposed to CO₂-rich gas, allowing carbon dioxide to react with the old cement paste and become locked into stable mineral compounds. In principle, this could help reduce the environmental impact of construction while giving demolition waste a second life.

The challenge is that concrete does not behave like a simple sponge for CO₂. Inside the material, the reaction depends on a fragile balance between gas, water, pores and minerals. If the pores are too dry, carbonation slows. If they contain too much water, CO₂ struggles to move through them.

At the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), researchers used neutron imaging on NeXT to follow water inside cement paste during carbonation, while X-rays tracked structural changes and cracking. This real-time view showed that carbonation actively reshapes the material as it progresses: it releases water, changes the pore network, slows CO₂ transport and creates cracks that later partly close.

The result is a clearer picture of what controls CO₂ storage in recycled concrete. This is an important step toward designing better carbonation treatments for recycled concrete and turning a major waste problem into a more circular route for lower-carbon construction.