A Chinese research team led by Zhong-Shuai Wu at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics has developed a layer-by-layer 3D printing strategy for constructing thick lithium-ion battery cathodes with anisotropic ion pathways, achieving a record-high areal capacity of 38.4 mAh cm^-2.

Lithium-ion batteries and plastics—two of the most consumed products in modern society—are becoming increasingly problematic when they reach the end of their lives. While batteries pose risks due to toxic components and resource waste, plastics challenge global recycling systems with their sheer volume and chemical durability.

Now, researchers from Soochow University and Harbin Engineering University have jointly developed a novel, dual-waste recycling strategy that addresses both problems simultaneously. In a study recently published in Science China Chemistry, they report a breakthrough in repurposing spent lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery materials and graphite anodes into highly efficient photothermal catalysts capable of upgrading waste polyester plastics such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET).

We have proposed a new therapeutic effect of CAR-T-cell therapy through a lymphoma case treated with bispecific antibody (BsAb). Memory-formed T cells had been developed in the body after CAR-T-cell therapy. Interestingly, bystander CAR-negative CD8⁺ T cells in the CAR-T-cell product successfully expanded in periphery and lymph node, and mostly propagated after treatment with BsAb, which resulted in complete remission. Therefore, such sequential approach using CAR-T/BsAb might have a potential to further enhance antitumor effects.

What happens when things combine? This question lies at the heart of the Borell-Brascamp-Lieb inequality (BBL), a mathematical relation widely applied across many fields of mathematics, science and beyond. Now, researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), University of Tokyo and University of Florence have provided a new proof for this powerful inequality, taking an unconventional approach based on heat and diffusion equations.

Researchers at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and their collaborators have developed polymer-based nanoparticles that self-assemble with a temperature shift, offering a simple method for delivering protein-based medicines and vaccines.