Electrons possess electrical charge but also magnetic spin and orbital angular momentum. While charge and spin currents have driven advancements in electronics and spintronics, respectively, generating “orbital currents” has remained a challenge. An international research team has now successfully observed “orbital pumping,” a new phenomenon in which orbital currents are generated from the precession of magnetization in magnetic materials. The discovery could provide the foundation for “orbitronic” technologies based on orbital currents.

Neural interfaces are crucial in restoring and enhancing impaired neural functions, but current technologies struggle to achieve close contact with soft and curved neural tissues. Researchers at Pusan National University have introduced an innovative method—microelectrothermoforming (μETF)—to create flexible neural interfaces with microscopic three-dimensional (3D) structures. Their findings show how this method improves neural recording and stimulation, with potential applications in artificial retina devices and brain-computer interfaces.

A new method for forest phenology detection, called the Change Point Estimation of Forest Photosynthetic Phenology based on the Maximum Perpendicular Distance (CBPD), has been developed to accurately extract the start and end of the growing season in forests.

Familial Chilomicronemia Syndrome (FCS) is a genetic disease that causes persistent accumulation of triglycerides in the blood –more than 10 times higher than normal–, which main symptoms are severe abdominal pain and frequent episodes of pancreatitis –severe inflammation of the pancreas. A scientific team led by researchers from the University of Malaga has carried out a multidisciplinary study in which multiple genetic variants that originate the lipid alteration caused by this pathology have been identified and analyzed using standard criteria for the first time. 

New double network hydrogel technology features automated self-strengthening that rapidly activates upon deformation of its polymer network.

An Osaka Metropolitan University research team observing anemonefish in the field found they engage in interesting feeding behavior with their host sea anemones.