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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 23-Jun-2025 16:10 ET (23-Jun-2025 20:10 GMT/UTC)

KIST develops ultrasonic wireless battery charging technology

National Research Council of Science & Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team led by Dr. Sunghoon Hur of the Electronic and Hybrid Materials Research Center at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) and Professor Hyun-Cheol Song of Korea University has developed a biocompatible ultrasonic receiver that maintains its performance even when bent.

Journal: Advanced Materials
Funder: Ministry of Science and ICT

FAU CA-AI awarded $2.1million to establish new U.S. Air Force Center of Excellence

Florida Atlantic University
Grant and Award Announcement

To address critical U.S. Air Force communications needs, FAU engineering’s Center for Connected Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence has received a $2.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense Air Force Research Laboratory to establish the FAU Center of Excellence for Research and Education in Programmable Wireless Networks. The center will serve as a critical hub for innovation in dynamic spectrum operations, secure wireless systems and training the next generation of national defense engineers.

Funder: U.S. Department of Defense

From millions of virtual structures to three real breakthroughs

Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology(UNIST)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has reported the first-ever synthesis of UZIF-31, UZIF-32, and UZIF-33—three unprecedented zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs).

Journal: JACS Au

To improve screenings with technology, focus on people first

American Academy of Family Physicians
Peer-Reviewed Publication

This issue of Annals of Family Medicine includes four original studies that illustrate valuable concepts to consider when incorporating technology in screening to improve early detection and management of disease.

Journal: The Annals of Family Medicine

Implementing a digital cognitive screening tool and flexible workflow helps primary care clinics integrate dementia screening

American Academy of Family Physicians
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A previous study across seven primary care clinics found that many older adults who completed a digital cognitive assessment showed possible signs of cognitive impairment. In this companion study, researchers assessed how agile implementation, an approach based on iterative improvements and tailored clinic workflows, could support the integration of digital cognitive assessment screening into routine care for patients aged 65 and older.

New technology facilitates delivery of advanced medicines

Karolinska Institutet
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed a technique that enables efficient delivery of therapeutic proteins and RNA to cells. The method, presented in Nature Communications, shows promising results in animal studies to deliver gene editors and protein therapeutics.

Journal: Nature Communications

From structure to function: Tailoring wurtzite MgSiN₂ for next-generation electronics

Institute of Science Tokyo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Nitrides with a wurtzite structure are widely used in cutting-edge technologies, from blue light-emitting diodes to high-frequency noise filters in smartphones. Now, for the first time, scientists from Institute of Science Tokyo have successfully synthesized a wurtzite-structured MgSiN₂ thin film, an insulating nitride containing two elements. This material exhibits compatible optical and piezoelectric properties, paving the way for new energy conversion materials, ferroelectric memory, and next-generation electronic devices.

Journal: Advanced Electronic Materials
Funder: Japan Science and Technology Agency, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, U.S. National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy