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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 22-Dec-2025 07:11 ET (22-Dec-2025 12:11 GMT/UTC)

New bioelectronics device based on hydrogel- elastomer conductive nanomembranes

Institute for Basic Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team at the Center for Neuroscience Imaging Research (CNIR) within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), together with Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), has developed a new class of ultra-thin, flexible bioelectronic material that can seamlessly interface with living tissues. The researchers introduced a novel device called THIN (Transformable and Imperceptible Hydrogel-Elastomer Ionic-Electronic Nanomembrane). THIN is a membrane just 350 nanometers thick that transforms from a dry, rigid film into an ultra-soft, tissue-like interface upon hydration.

Journal: Nature Nanotechnology
Funder: Institute for Basic Science

Dual use of cigarettes and vapes can reduce risks of smoking and help smokers quit

Queen Mary University of London
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Study shows dual use of cigarettes and vapes can reduce risks of smoking and help smokers quit.

Journal: Nicotine & Tobacco Research
Funder: Cancer Research UK, National Institute for Health Research

Manure-integrated nitrogen management reshapes soil microbes to cut greenhouse gas emissions without sacrificing crop yields

Maximum Academic Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research teamreveals how integrating manure with synthetic nitrogen fertilizers can significantly reduce agricultural nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions without lowering crop productivity.

Duckweed cuts nitrogen oxides from rice paddies but raises greenhouse gas emissions

Maximum Academic Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team reveals that introducing duckweed (Lemna minor) into rice paddies sharply reduces nitrogen oxide emissions but simultaneously increases nitrous oxide and ammonia release.

Optimized nitrogen strategy boosts rice yields and cuts pollution in central Myanmar

Maximum Academic Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team has identified economically and ecologically optimal nitrogen (N) fertilizer rates that can significantly improve both rice yields and environmental sustainability in central Myanmar.

New framework reveals hidden nitrogen pathways driving pollution from farms to cities

Maximum Academic Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team has uncovered how different hydrological pathways—rather than total runoff alone—govern the movement of nitrogen (N) pollution across rural–urban landscapes.

Unraveling nitrogen removal in riverine wetlands: key roles of denitrification and anammox across a latitudinal gradient

Maximum Academic Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team recently conducted an extensive study on nitrogen removal processes in riverine wetlands across China, focusing on the microbial processes of denitrification and anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox).

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