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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 15-Dec-2025 10:11 ET (15-Dec-2025 15:11 GMT/UTC)

17-Oct-2025

Scientists turn algae and crop waste into valuable fuels and nanomaterials

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers from Chongqing University have developed a clean and efficient process to transform microalgae and agricultural residues into a range of high-value products, including biofuels, bio-adsorbents, and fluorescent carbon nanodots. The study, published in Biochar, offers a sustainable way to reuse biomass resources that are often discarded or burned, contributing to renewable energy production and environmental protection.

Journal: Biochar

17-Oct-2025

Quantum meta-devices: Miniaturizing the future of photonics

Light Publishing Center, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics And Physics, CAS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers have reviewed how meta-devices can miniaturize and integrate quantum photonic systems, enabling advanced applications in quantum imaging, communication, and computing. These ultra-compact devices promise to make quantum technology more practical and scalable.

Journal: Light: Advanced Manufacturing
Funder: University Grants Committee / Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, City University of Hong Kong, National Natural Science Foundation of China

17-Oct-2025

Turning indoor light into power: new research from SEE provides insights that could supercharge smart devices

Simon Fraser University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study from SFU’s School of Sustainable Energy Engineering (SEE) proposes an innovative standardization framework to overcome long-standing inconsistencies in testing indoor solar technology—enabling reliable efficiency measurements and accelerating progress toward practical, sustainable indoor energy harvesting.

Journal: Joule

17-Oct-2025

A lightweight and rapid bidirectional search algorithm

ELSP
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at the University of Kent, UK, introduced LiteRBS (Lightweight and Rapid Bidirectional Search), a novel grid-based pathfinding algorithm designed for efficient and scalable navigation in mobile robots. Published in ELSP Journal, the work demonstrates that LiteRBS achieves high computational performance with low memory usage, outperforming classical algorithms such as A*, Bidirectional A*, Jump Point Search (JPS), and the Shortest Path Faster Algorithm (SPFA).

Journal: Robot Learning

17-Oct-2025

Citadel’s Jordan Chetty elected to Hertz Foundation Board of Directors

Fannie and John Hertz Foundation
Business Announcement

The Hertz Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing American scientific and technological leadership, today announced the election of Hertz Fellow Jordan Chetty to its board of directors as an early-career board member. Chetty earned his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, where he specialized in the fabrication of neural interfaces, devices that enable the study and modulation of brain activity. Driven by boundless curiosity, he has built a career that has so far ranged from creating his own startup to building large-scale systems at Meta. Recently, he joined global investment firm Citadel as software engineer.

17-Oct-2025

Former Inscripta CEO Sri Kosaraju elected to Hertz Foundation Board of Directors

Fannie and John Hertz Foundation
Business Announcement

The Hertz Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing American scientific and technological leadership, today announced the election of Sri Kosaraju to its board of directors. Kosaraju is the former chief executive officer at Inscripta, and currently serves as audit chair and board member at 10x Genomics, supporting advancements in life science technology.

17-Oct-2025

Jump Trading CSO Kevin Bowers elected to Hertz Foundation Board of Directors

Fannie and John Hertz Foundation
Business Announcement

The Hertz Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing American scientific and technological leadership, today announced the election of Hertz Fellow Kevin Bowers to its board of directors. Bowers is chief science officer and head of research and development at Jump Trading, a proprietary global trading firm specializing in algorithmic and high-frequency trading strategies.