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27-Nov-2025

HKUST researchers pioneer pathway to mechanical intelligence by breaking symmetry in soft composite materials

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team, led by Prof. XU Qin from the Department of Physics (PHYS) and Prof. HU Wenqi from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), has developed soft composite systems with highly programmable, asymmetric mechanical responses. By integrating “shear-jamming transitions” into compliant polymeric solids, this innovative work enhances key material functionalities essential for engineering mechano-intelligent systems— a major step toward the development of next-generation smart materials and devices.

Journal: Nature Materials

27-Nov-2025

More efficient aircraft engines: Graz University of Technology reveals optimization potential

Graz University of Technology
Reports and Proceedings

Using an AI-supported model developed in-house, an interdisciplinary team at TU Graz has sought new methods to enhance the efficiency of aircraft engines.

Funder: Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft

27-Nov-2025

Revolutionary progress in kinematically redundant parallel mechanisms: a review on configurable platform innovations

Journal Center of Harbin Institute of Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A groundbreaking review published in SmartBot presents a comprehensive analysis of Kinematically Redundant Parallel Mechanisms with Configurable Platforms (PMCPs), a transformative robotic technology that balances the precision of parallel mechanisms with the flexibility of configurable end-effectors. Authored by Chunxu Tian from Fudan University and Dan Zhang from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The study addresses key challenges in PMCP development and outlines future directions to advance next-generation adaptive robotic systems.

Journal: SmartBot

27-Nov-2025

Self-heating and cooling without electricity! DGIST develops non-powered 3D smart energy device

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

- Joint research team from DGIST, KAIST, POSTECH, Kyung Hee University, and Kongju National University develops a next-generation, eco-friendly heating and cooling technology that operates without electricity

research result was selected as the cover study in ‘Advanced Materials’

Journal: Advanced Materials

27-Nov-2025

The world's smallest fully wireless neural implant achieved

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The human brain contains about 100 billion brain cells, and the chemical and electrical signals they exchange create most mental functions. Neural implant technology for precisely reading these signals is essential for the research and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. A research team from KAIST and international collaborators has successfully implemented a fully wireless, ultra-small implant, which was previously only a theoretical possibility, going beyond simple miniaturization and weight reduction of neural implants.

Journal: Nature Electronics
Funder: US National Institutes of Health, Nanyang Technological University, the Singapore National Research Foundation, the Singapore Ministry of Education, ASPIRE League Partnership Seed Fund

27-Nov-2025

How does AI think? KAIST achieves first visualization of the internal structure behind AI decision-making

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Reports and Proceedings

Although deep learning–based image recognition technology is rapidly advancing, it still remains difficult to clearly explain the criteria AI uses internally to observe and judge images. In particular, technologies that analyze how large-scale models combine various concepts (e.g., cat ears, car wheels) to reach a conclusion have long been recognized as a major unsolved challenge.

Funder: Ministry of Science and ICT, Institute for Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation

27-Nov-2025

“A single molecular layer” makes lithium batteries safer and longer-lasting

Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at POSTECH, Gyeongsang National University, and KIER develop a molecularly engineered membrane that stabilizes both battery electrodes simultaneously.

Journal: Energy & Environmental Science