A research team has shown that particle diameter plays a greater role than length in controlling heat transfer through large cylindrical birchwood samples during torrefaction. 

A research team has developed a chitosan-modified, phytic acid-doped polyaniline (CS/PA-PANI) electrode that rapidly and selectively captures uranium from aqueous environments through capacitive deionization. 

A research team has developed a sustainable method for converting biomass and nitrogen-rich polyurethane (PU) waste into nitrogen-doped hierarchical porous carbon for aqueous zinc-ion hybrid capacitors (ZIHCs). 

A comparative machine learning study of older adults shows that objective mobility tests and contextual assessment variables outperform demographic information alone for distinguishing fallers from non-fallers. When combined with basic demographic information, mobility measures provide strong screening performance with lower assessment burden than more extensive questionnaire-based approaches.

The explosion of artificial intelligence (AI) and the era of Big Data have exposed a critical flaw in traditional computer hardware: the slow and energy-consuming data transfer between memory and processors, commonly known as the von Neumann bottleneck. Every day, when our devices process AI queries, they must move massive amounts of data back and forth, causing severe delays and battery drain.

To address this challenge, researchers at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) have created a chip with a minimalist architecture that performs complex searches directly where the data is stored, fundamentally bypassing this bottleneck. The research team, led by Professor Can Li from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering and the Centre for Advanced Semiconductors and Integrated Circuits (CASIC), has developed a novel analogue content-addressable memory (CAM) utilising two-dimensional (2D) MoS2 flash memories.

A research team has developed an ethanol-assisted method for preparing manganese oxide-modified activated-carbon (MnOₓ/AC) catalysts that remove nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) efficiently at low temperatures. 

A research team from the School of Public Health at the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), has developed an innovative global viral genomic blueprint, showing that strategically targeting genomic surveillance on international travellers at two major aviation hubs could accelerate the detection of emerging viral variants by days, even with substantially limited global resources. The findings were published in Nature Communications, offering a practical pathway towards establishing a sustainable global early warning system for future pandemics.

A research team developed iron- and zirconium-modified carbon nanofibers that accelerate carbon dioxide (CO₂) release from monoethanolamine (MEA), a widely used solvent for post-combustion carbon capture. 

The ghostly white corals of Mo’orea tell a story of a reef in crisis—and a hidden story of survival. New Texas A&M University-led research reveals that adult survivors of the deadly 2019 heat wave passed heat-tolerant genetic variants linked to survival to the next generation, providing one of the clearest records of rapid evolution in the wild.

Could athletes trade meat for plants and maintain their performance? In a multi-university study, researchers found that recreational runners and resistance trainers did just that. The study, published in Nutrition Journal and coauthored by Rutgers Director of Behavioral Nutrition and Registered Dietitian, Peggy Policastro, found no statistically significant differences in how far recreational runners ran or how much weight resistance trainers lifted after four weeks on each diet.