A research team led by Professor Taesung Kim of the School of Mechanical Engineering at SKKU developed an optoelectronic synaptic device that mimics the functions of human neurons and synapses at the device scale.

The sixth State of the World’s Plants and Fungi report, published 16 June 2026 by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, brings together expertise from over 400 scientists across 40 countries to explore how new technology is transforming the race to save nature. The report argues technology can be nature’s ally, with digital tools exposing critical gaps in scientific knowledge and highlighting where action is most urgently needed to safeguard plants and fungi.

- Professor Sung Jin Kim’s team embeds liquid-cooling channels thinner than a human hair inside silicon chips, enabling cooling of 2 kW per 1 cm² with room-temperature water

 

- 3D coolant distributing channels shorten the travel paths like a distributed logistics network, reducing flow resistance and pumping power by up to 90%

 

- Record-high coefficient of performance (COP) of 106,000 expected to help ease thermal bottlenecks in AI accelerators and data centers

A new study has shown that agricultural waste from lavender straw can be transformed into a highly sensitive biochar-based sensor for detecting ethylene glycol, a widely used but potentially toxic chemical found in products such as antifreeze and industrial solvents.

A new biochar-regulated catalyst can remove 96.9% of the widely used insecticide imidacloprid from water within 40 minutes, offering a promising route for treating pesticide-contaminated wastewater.

Dissolved black carbon, a water-soluble fraction of black carbon produced from incomplete combustion and biochar, has long been viewed as a mobile form of carbon that can move from soils into rivers, lakes, estuaries, and oceans. A new review published in Biochar shows that its journey through the environment is far more complex than simple transport in water.

The third annual Cleveland Discovery and Innovation Forum, hosted by Cleveland Clinic and IBM, highlighted progress in applying quantum computing and AI to healthcare and life sciences research. The forum brought together global leaders in healthcare, science and technology to share insights into how advanced computing is accelerating discovery and shaping the future of patient care.

The one-day event, held today on Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus, featured more than 30 speakers from academia, industry, foundations, venture capital and government.

A new study finds that plants respond to injury by actively redirecting sugars to damaged tissues, helping fuel the regeneration process. Using a fluorescent sensor to track sugar movement in living plants, researchers discovered that wounds trigger a localized shift in energy transport, concentrating glucose around the injury site. The findings offer new insight into how plants coordinate repair and recovery and could help scientists better understand the mechanisms that support resilience in crops facing physical damage or environmental stress.

A new study involving UCF researcher and Associate Professor Thomas Wahl has found that historical one-in-100-year extreme coastal water level events are now occurring about every eight years.