Biomass chemical looping is emerging as a promising route for producing renewable energy and chemicals while enabling efficient carbon management. A comprehensive review highlights advances in hydrogen, methanol, syngas, and power generation pathways, alongside the growing role of machine learning in oxygen carrier design and process optimization. The study also evaluates lifecycle and economic performance, identifying biomass chemical looping as a sustainable platform for future low-carbon energy systems.

NATO battlefield surgery and trauma training courses, as well as practical and simulation-based programs, were among the first activities hosted by Semmelweis University’s newly established Anatomy & Innovation Center for Education and Research (AICER). Opened in April, the facility provides physicians and healthcare professionals with realistic environments for learning and practicing new surgical and diagnostic procedures before introducing them into patient care. The center aims to improve patient safety and quality of care through advanced technologies and hands-on training.

Schools and universities are increasingly working together to promote teaching and learning. However, it is often difficult to assess whether a partnership is actually working and how to maintain it in the long term. A doctoral thesis completed at Tallinn University offers a new tool for this purpose.

Dwarf mongooses anticipate encounters with rival groups and adjust how they move, communicate and defend resources beforehand, according to new research from the University of Bristol.

Heatwaves are arriving sooner and becoming hotter, with the United Kingdom recording May 25 as its hottest day in May since tracking began more than a century ago, only for the record to break again the next day. While humans can turn to artificial means of cooling, such as air conditioning or swimming pools, plants are left to cope with heat and frequently co-occurring droughts on their own. Sarah M. Assmann, Waller Professor of Biology at Penn State, is working to better understand how plants respond to environmental signals — and is applying that understanding to develop crops more resilient to environmental stress.