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24-Apr-2025

Prof. Nishuang Liu/Prof. Yihua Gao's team—recent advances in self-powered sensors based on ionic hydrogels

Recently, the team of Prof. Nishuang Liu and Prof. Yihua Gao from Huazhong University of Science and Technology has reviewed the recent advances in self-powered sensors based on ionic hydrogels. The review was published in Research as “Recent Advances in Self-Powered Sensors Based on Ionic Hydrogels”. This review systematically summarizes the self-powered mechanism of ionic hydrogel self-powered sensors, structural engineering related to device and material properties, and related applications, and discusses the challenges and future development of ionic hydrogel self-powered sensors.

Journal: Research
Funder: National Natural Science Foundation of China, Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province

24-Apr-2025

Development of next-generation exosome-based combination therapy for the treatment of the metabolically challenging disease mash

DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

- DGIST Prof. Yea Kyungmoo and team significantly improve fatty liver, inflammation, and fibrosis in cellular and animal disease models using exosome surface/internal engineering - Therapy displays high biocompatibility, maximizing treatment efficiency as liver-specific drug delivery - Research results are published in the internationally acclaimed journal Biomaterials

Journal: Biomaterials

24-Apr-2025

Next-generation drug delivery innovation! DGIST develops precision therapeutics using exosomes

DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

- A joint research team from DGIST and Kyungpook National University has developed a tailored protein adapter technology for the surface modification of extracellular vesicles (exosomes) - Recognized for its precision drug delivery platform capable of attaching diverse therapeutics, the study was published as a supplementary cover article in ACS Nano

Journal: ACS Nano

24-Apr-2025

AI provides reliable answers with less computational overhead

ETH Zurich
Reports and Proceedings

New SIFT algorithm, developed by ETH computer scientists, continuously reduces uncertainty of AI responses using carefully selected enrichment data tailored to the specific question.

Algorithm recognises information relevant to question and selects specific data for AI processing that reduces uncertainty and improves responses.

Method particularly beneficial for users who want to combine their own specialised data with a general AI model and reduce the required computing power.

24-Apr-2025

No more copy-pasting: DNA base editing for better Lactobacillus strains

Kobe University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A Kobe University team was able to edit the DNA of Lactobacillus strains directly without a template from other organisms. This technique is indistinguishable from natural variation and enabled the researchers to create a strain that doesn’t produce diabetes-aggravating chemicals.

Journal: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Funder: Japan Science and Technology Agency, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development

24-Apr-2025

Filipino scientists develop low-cost liquid lenses

Ateneo de Manila University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Water droplets maintain their spherical shape and optical properties when placed on a hydrophobic surface made by coating a glass slide with electrospun PVC fibers. The optical properties can be changed by simply adjusting the volume of water in the droplet.

These dynamically adjustable water-based lenses have many potential future uses, from classrooms and research labs to cameras and wearable gadgets.

Journal: Results in Optics

23-Apr-2025

Wild raccoons as potential reservoir of cytolethal distending toxin-producing Providencia strains in Japan

Osaka Metropolitan University

An Osaka Metropolitan University-led team of researchers identified raccoons as the probable reservoir of the cytolethal distending toxin (cdt) gene-positive Providencia strains in Japan.

Journal: Microbiology Spectrum