A UCLA-led team has developed an advanced sensor platform that measures metabolites — key molecules involved in sustaining life through metabolism — inside the body in real time.

By mimicking natural metabolic pathways and using biological molecular toolkits, the sensors can track thousands of metabolites, far beyond the small set detectable by traditional sensors, while simplifying the technology development process.

This advance opens up new possibilities for diagnosing and managing disease, developing new drugs and unlocking deeper insights into how biological systems function. 

Proof-of-concept work uses unique, safe particles to remove microplastics in a single cycle.

Mice flown on the International Space Station in microgravity experience bone loss mostly in weight-bearing bones, which might help inform human acclimation to spaceflight

University of Texas at Dallas developed a new theory to explain heat transfer on advanced surfaces, which they outline in an article published online March 13 in the physical science journal Newton.

The theory is critical to the researchers’ work to develop innovative surfaces for applications such as harvesting water from air without electricity.

ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, today named Torsten Hoefler, a Professor at ETH Zurich, the recipient of the 2024 ACM Prize in Computing for fundamental contributions to high-performance computing and the ongoing AI revolution. Hoefler developed many of the core capabilities of modern supercomputers and defined key aspects of the algorithms for distributing AI models on them.