The carbon-reduction benefits of electric vehicles vary across cities in China as richer cities can transfer much of their carbon emissions from power generation to less developed cities, burdening them with additional costs, a new study led by UCL researchers has found.

Recently, a research published in Science Advances, Prof. MENG Long from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences along with collaborators Prof. SU Zhongqing from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Prof. Jae-Woong Jeong from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), developed the ARMPatch (Acoustically Readable Microneedle Patch) — a wearable, enzyme-free glucose monitor built entirely from glucose-responsive hydrogel microneedles.

Professor Daehyung Park’s research team in the School of Computing develops DiSPo, a robot AI model that can flexibly improve task precision from only coarse (low-frequency) demonstrations

DiSPo demonstrates up to an 81% higher success rate than existing technologies and achieves ultra-precise control in real-world robot experiments, successfully passing through a narrow 2.5 mm clearance

The technology is expected to expand the application of robots in industrial automation fields requiring high dexterity, such as micro-component assembly, medical robotics, and precision machining