8-Apr-2026 AI "check-engine light" for electric vehicles: new deep learning model predicts battery health with 99% accuracy Higher Education Press As the electric vehicle (EV) market surges, the biggest anxiety for owners and manufacturers remains the battery. How long will it last? Is it safe? Accurately predicting a battery's State of Health (SOH) is notoriously difficult under real-world driving conditions. Now, a research collaboration including Jilin University and major automaker China FAW Group has developed a novel deep learning model that cracks this code, achieving prediction errors of less than 1% even in dynamic environments. Journal ENGINEERING Energy
8-Apr-2026 State of health estimation for bipolar lead-acid batteries based on gray wolf optimized hybrid regression technique Higher Education Press Researchers have developed an integrated gray wolf optimization algorithm-based hybrid estimation framework that combines sample entropy, localized voltage area, and fuzzy entropy to accurately estimate the state of health of bipolar lead-acid batteries. Partial charging profiles are utilized to extract and validate battery health feature attributes based on gray relational grades. The proposed hybrid models utilize two pairs of battery health attributes: localized voltage area paired with either fuzzy entropy or sample entropy. The average mean absolute error and average root mean squared error values are below 1.02 percent and 1.5 percent respectively for the localized voltage area and fuzzy entropy health attribute pair. Journal ENGINEERING Chemical Engineering
7-Apr-2026 Caregiver-reported good practices and their associations with care-recipient condition in dementia care: A text-mining study Osaka Metropolitan University Osaka Metropolitan University researchers extracted and verified caregiver-reported good practice actions that improve the condition of people with dementia and compiled them into a structured list. Journal BMC Geriatrics
7-Apr-2026 EVA1A regulates hepatic lipid homeostasis by modulating CD36 expression and its palmitoylation Research Recently, a study revealed that CD36 expression and palmitoylation are regulated by the tumor suppressor gene EVA1A in hepatocellular carcinoma, making it a key regulator of hepatic lipid metabolism. The elucidated EVA1A-CD36 axis presents a novel pathogenic mechanism and a promising therapeutic target for MASLD. This study was conducted by the team of Associate Professor Ning Li at Qingdao University. Journal Research Funder National Natural Science Foundation of China, Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program for College Students
7-Apr-2026 Biochar shows promise for healthier soils and stronger forests, but careful use is key Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University A growing body of research suggests that biochar, a charcoal-like material made from plant and agricultural waste, could play a major role in improving soil health and supporting more resilient forests. A new review study brings together over two decades of research to evaluate how biochar affects soil quality and tree-based crops, while also highlighting important risks and knowledge gaps. Journal Biochar
7-Apr-2026 Significant rise in sepsis cases in New Zealand, research finds University of Otago New Zealand hospital admissions for sepsis rose significantly between 2000 and 2019, with infants, people over 70, Māori and Pacific peoples and those living in areas of deprivation at much higher risk of developing the condition, researchers at the University of Otago, Wellington – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka, Pōneke, have found. Funder Health Research Council of New Zealand
7-Apr-2026 New research identifies how to design biochar for removing “forever chemicals” from irrigation water Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University A new study shows that carefully designed biochar can effectively remove harmful “forever chemicals” from recycled water used in agriculture, offering a promising and sustainable solution to protect food systems and public health. Journal Biochar
6-Apr-2026 Genomic study reveals heartworm’s ancient origins and global journey Texas A&M University For decades, scientists have assumed canine heartworms spread globally alongside modern dog movement, but new genomic research co-authored by researchers from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) suggests that assumption may be incomplete, pointing instead to a far older and more complex evolutionary history. Journal Communications Biology Funder Canine Research Foundation, Dogs Victoria, Australian Companion Animal Health Foundation
6-Apr-2026 How an eye physician who translated classical Greek medicine into Arabic helped form Western medical thought University of Sharjah A recent study argues that a medieval ophthalmologist who translated Greek works by Galen, Hippocrates, and Plato from Greek into Arabic played a pivotal role in shaping Western medical scholarship. The authors base their conclusion on their analysis and translation of a previously little-known treatise by Hunayn Ibn Ishaq written in a question-and-answer format. This treatise crowns ten other works by Hunayn regarded as landmarks in both Islamic and Western medical history. Hunayn, the authors maintain, offers detailed analyses of ocular anatomy, including the layers of the eye and the optic nerve, demonstrating advances that made lasting contributions to Arabic and Western medicine alike. Journal Cogent Arts and Humanities
