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22-Apr-2026

Curtin appoints Cisco leader to foster future tech talent

Curtin University has appointed global tech industry leader Carl Solder as Adjunct Professor in a move designed to fast-track innovation and develop the next generation of tech talent. Mr Solder - the Chief Technology Officer of Cisco Australia and New Zealand - brings a wealth of global expertise to Curtin following a 40-year career in Australia, New Zealand, the Asia-Pacific region, and the United States, including 19 years in Silicon Valley.

22-Apr-2026

Lack of robust regulation and information about contaminated industrial sites in India poses public health risk demanding urgent reform, study claims

University of Bristol
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research has highlighted how inadequate environmental regulations and assessments of contaminated industrial land in India are endangering human populations and wildlife ecosystems.

Journal: Environmental Development

22-Apr-2026

Better-fed calves are more moo-tivated to play, pioneering study shows

University of Bristol
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research has revealed dairy calves which are fed less complete tasks faster and remember more in pursuit of milk, but miss out on play.

Journal: Scientific Reports

22-Apr-2026

SLA-I/II knockdown significantly reduces immune rejection in pig-to-primate xenotransplantation

Science China Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

CHANGCHUN, China – A collaborative research team from Jilin University, Tongji Hospital of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has demonstrated that knocking down swine leukocyte antigen class I and II (SLA-I/II) molecules significantly mitigate human-pig xenogeneic immune rejection in vivo. The study, published in SCIENCE CHINA Life Sciences, further reveals that CD154/CD40 pathway blockade remains essential to prevent early loss of pig kidneys in non-human primates.

Journal: Science China Life Sciences

22-Apr-2026

Equipping COF with a platinum "engine" boosts photocatalytic water splitting hydrogen production efficiency by 109-fold

Science China Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers have developed a new photocatalyst by anchoring platinum clusters onto covalent organic frameworks, creating "bidirectional electron highways" that boost hydrogen production from water splitting by 109 times. This breakthrough achieves an 80.72% quantum efficiency and exceptional long-term stability.

Journal: Science Bulletin

22-Apr-2026

Metagenomic software advance boosts research into microbial diversity

Earlham Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers studying the diversity of microbes in environmental samples now have access to a new tool that opens the door to cheaper, more accessible analysis of their samples, thanks to a major advance led by scientists at Earlham Institute, Institut Pasteur, and Quadram Institute.

Journal: Nature Communications

22-Apr-2026

How can scientists visualize cellular life with greater precision?

Salk Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Salk researchers collaborated with scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine to develop a new class of probes for imaging living cells. The probes, called visible-spectrum antigen-stabilizable fluorescent nanobodies (VIS-Fbs), generate high-contrast images with minimal disruption to normal cellular activity. The technology enables more precise investigation of complex biological processes, including cell signaling, development, and disease progression.

Journal: Nature Methods

22-Apr-2026

Plants can sense the sound of rain, a new study finds

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In experiments with rice seeds submerged in water, MIT researchers found that the sound of falling droplets shook the seeds out of a dormant state, stimulating them to germinate more quickly than seeds that were not exposed to the same sound vibrations.

Journal: Scientific Reports

22-Apr-2026

Seeing is believing: New probes reveal proteins inside living cells with unprecedented clarity

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Fluorescent probes have transformed modern biology by allowing researchers to tag and visualize individual molecules in living cells, tissues, and animals. Using these tools, researchers can watch viruses infect cells in real time, observe cellular trash collection, and track the signaling that spurs tumor growth.

Journal: Nature Methods
Funder: Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation, Research Council of Finland, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation, NOMIS Foundation Neuroimmunology Initiative, Edwards-Yeckel Research Foundation