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20-Mar-2026

AI assisted tool linked to improved stroke care and outcomes

A clinical decision support tool that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse scans after a stroke alongside treatment recommendations is associated with better quality care and long term outcomes for patients compared with usual care, finds a study from China published by The BMJ today.

Journal: The BMJ
Funder: National Key Research and Development Program of China, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals’ Mission Plan, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China, CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences, Beijing Ande Yizhi Technology Co.

20-Mar-2026

New insights into biochar reveal how to better capture phosphorus and protect water systems

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study uncovers how specially engineered biochar can more effectively capture organic phosphorus, offering a promising solution to reduce nutrient pollution while improving sustainable phosphorus use in agriculture.

Journal: Biochar

20-Mar-2026

New biochar-based technology boosts antibiotic removal from water using low-energy ultrasound

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers have developed a new carbon-based material that dramatically improves the removal of persistent antibiotics from water, offering a promising and energy-efficient solution to a growing environmental challenge.

Journal: Biochar

20-Mar-2026

Turning waste into a solution: micro-nano bone biochar boosts rice yield and cuts toxic cadmium

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers have developed a novel soil amendment made from animal bone waste that can both increase rice production and significantly reduce the accumulation of toxic cadmium in edible grains, offering a promising strategy for safer and more sustainable agriculture.

Journal: Biochar

20-Mar-2026

New AI models could slash energy use while dramatically improving performance

Tufts University
Reports and Proceedings

AI and data servers consume more than 10% of the nation's energy output—and it’s expected to double by 2030.Seeking to head off an unsustainable path of power consumption, researchers have developed a proof-of-concept for efficient AI systems that could use 100 times less energy to train than current ones, while at the same time providing more accurate results on tasks

20-Mar-2026

Smart wound dressing delivers antibiotics on-demand, accelerating healing and reducing resistance

Brown University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

To help in the fight against antibiotic overuse and resistance, researchers have developed a new wound dressing material that releases antibiotic nanoparticles only when harmful bacteria are present.

Journal: Science Advances

20-Mar-2026

New computer chip material inspired by the human brain could slash AI energy use

University of Cambridge
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers have developed a new kind of nanoelectronic device that could dramatically cut the energy consumed by artificial intelligence hardware by mimicking the human brain.

Journal: Science Advances

20-Mar-2026

Terahertz imaging makes a leap toward real-time, non-invasive diagnostics

University of Warwick
Peer-Reviewed Publication

University of Warwick researchers unveil fully fibre-coupled terahertz single-pixel imaging system for advanced live imaging of biological tissue.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: EPSRC

20-Mar-2026

How UCLA researchers cleared the nanoscale bottleneck holding back next-gen electronics

California NanoSystems Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at UCLA have discovered a way to dramatically improve how electrical current enters perovskite semiconductors, an emerging class of materials with enormous potential for next-generation electronics.

Journal: Nature Materials