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From colonialism to green transition: A new book on the cobalt and copper mining business in the Congo

University of Jyväskylä - Jyväskylän yliopisto
Book Announcement

A new book Mining and Financial Imperialism: The Central African Copper Bonanza by Timo Särkkä analyses the Western colonial origins of the mining industry and its post-colonial legacies in the Central African Copperbelt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Unveiled: New Vision for American Science and Technology (VAST)

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Reports and Proceedings

On Tuesday 25 February, a task force of more than 70 leaders from science, industry, academia, and philanthropy – chaired by AAAS CEO Sudip Parikh – unveiled the Vision for American Science and Technology (VAST), a bold, strategic vision to strengthen the U.S. science and technology enterprise and ensure the U.S. remains globally competitive. VAST identifies key avenues to reduce barriers that hinder progress, build and empower a stronger and more adaptable workforce, and advance our global competitiveness while addressing societal challenges with commitments to fundamental discovery research. The VAST Task Force’s recommendations will unlock the U.S. science and technology enterprise’s full potential and secure our economic prosperity for future generations. You can read more here: https://www.vastfuture.org/

Journal: Science

Insilico Medicine and Tenacia Biotechnology announce research collaboration focused on CNS therapeutics discovery using generative AI

InSilico Medicine
Business Announcement

Cambridge, MA, Mar 3, 2025 --- Insilico Medicine ("Insilico"), a clinical stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven biotechnology company, and Tenacia Biotechnology (“Tenacia”), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing innovative treatments for nervous system disorders, today announced a strategic research collaboration. Focused on certain potential targets, Insilico and Tenacia will collaborate during the early discovery stage of novel Central Nervous System (CNS) disease therapies, developing small molecule inhibitors from scratch to preclinical candidate nomination.

Breaking the surface: how damage reshapes ripples in graphene

University of Cambridge
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists discover how defects in the surface of two-dimensional sheets alter ripple effects, even freezing the sheet’s motion altogether.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Complete breakdown of Plexiglas into its building blocks

ETH Zurich
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Polymer chemists at ETH Zurich have discovered a surprising way to virtually fully break down PMMA plastic – commonly known as Plexiglas – into its monomer building blocks. The process remains unaffected by the presence of additives.

Journal: Science

Pusan National University researchers develop a novel 3D adipose tissue bioprinting method

Pusan National University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Adipose tissues, which serve as fat reserves, have been recognized as an endocrine organ. The three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting of adipose tissues has potential applications in regenerative medicine. However, the 3D bioprinting conditions have not been optimized for adipose tissues. Now, researchers from Korea have developed a novel method for 3D adipose tissue bioprinting using a hybrid bioink. The 3D bioprinted adipose tissues exhibited skin regeneration ability, paving the way for their applications in regenerative medicine.

Journal: Advanced Functional Materials

Two video games created to improve hand and wrist rehabilitation

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Business Announcement

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), in collaboration with Escuela Politécnica del Ecuador and the ASEPEYO hospitals in Barcelona and Madrid, has developed a system of exercise video games (or exergames) that promotes the rehabilitation of people with mobility problems in their hands and wrists. The system also provides data to therapists so that they can analyse their patients’ progress during the recovery stage.