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17-Jul-2025

Metabolic engineering boosts yeast antioxidant power for drug production

Higher Education Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers introduced malate biosynthetic capability into the yeast Candida glabrata to improve the oxidative stress tolerance. Due to the fact that malate biosynthesis activated the anti-oxidative defense system, the oxidative stress tolerance of C. glabrata exhibited a significant improvement. This strategy has application potential for the biosynthesis of pharmaceutical chemicals.

Journal: Systems Microbiology and Biomanufacturing

17-Jul-2025

From passive to intelligent: Bioengineered organs meet electronics

Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

As bioelectronics merge with tissue engineering, bioengineered organs are gaining the ability to sense, respond, and adapt in real time—ushering in a new era of smart regenerative systems.

Journal: Trends in Biotechnology

17-Jul-2025

Recycled tyre tech boosts railway resilience and cuts waste

University of Technology Sydney
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research has shown that a world-first system of rubber shock absorbers made from recycled tyres can significantly protect railway tracks from damage, addressing the dual challenges of high maintenance costs and national tyre waste.

Journal: Canadian Geotechnical Journal
Funder: Australian Research Council

17-Jul-2025

Gene editing offers transformative solution to saving endangered species

University of East Anglia
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Gene editing technologies - such as those used in agriculture and de-extinction projects - can be repurposed to offer what an international team of scientists is calling a transformative solution for restoring genetic diversity and saving endangered species.

Journal: Nature Reviews Biodiversity

17-Jul-2025

Cracking the code of force-driven chemistry

University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Penn Engineers reveal a new model that describes how mechanical stress fuels chemical reactions and why that could help reshape green manufacturing and lubricant design.

Journal: Physical Review B
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation, U.S. National Science Foundation

17-Jul-2025

OLEDs light the way to faster longer-distance wireless communication

SPIE--International Society for Optics and Photonics
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists from the University of St Andrews and the University of Cambridge have demonstrated the fastest-ever data transmission using organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), achieving speeds of 4.0 Gbps over 2 meters and 2.9 Gbps over 10 meters. By optimizing device design and using a highly stable organic material, dinaphthylperylene (DNP), the team overcame traditional speed limitations of OLEDs. This breakthrough paves the way for flexible, low-cost visible light communication systems that could be integrated into everyday devices and displays.

Journal: Advanced Photonics

17-Jul-2025

UK Government and UK Research and Innovation join forces to launch multi-billion-pound compute roadmap

UK Research and Innovation
Grant and Award Announcement

The roadmap heralds a significant increase in publicly accessible compute capacity. Investments include up to £2 billion to deliver a holistic and user-centred compute ecosystem with £1 billion to expand the AI Research Resource 20-fold by 2030.

Funder: UK Research and Innovation