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Science News for July 25, 2026


Data‑driven framework reveals optimal scale‑up patterns for modular CO₂ reduction reactors

Researchers developed a data-driven framework to identify optimal scale-up patterns for modular CO₂ reduction reactors. The study found that different performance objectives require distinct architectural hierarchies, with total annual cost influenced by substrate-level features and CO₂ conversion dictated at the stack level.

SourceHigher Education Press·JournalENGINEERING Chemical Engineering·TypeExperimental study·DateJul 25, 2026

Can an AI knowledge base teach medicine? A VTE Education study shows strong performance in standardized tasks, but creative test writing still needs teacher oversight

A study by Peking University First Hospital and collaborators found that a specialty AI knowledge base can aid in standardized learning tasks for venous thromboembolism (VTE) education. The tool reduced the burden of searching and integrating information, allowing learners to focus on clinical reasoning.

Quantifying and mitigating thermal interference for electrical capacitance tomography in high-temperature fluidized beds

Researchers developed a method to quantify and mitigate thermal interference in electrical capacitance tomography (ECT) measurements. The results showed that room-temperature calibration can be applied at high temperatures without compromising reconstruction integrity. Increasing wall thickness significantly amplifies measurement error...

SourceHigher Education Press·JournalENGINEERING Chemical Engineering·TypeExperimental study·DateJul 25, 2026

Cerium-doped bismuth oxyiodide enables efficient CO₂ conversion to cyclic carbonates

Researchers developed Ce-doped BiOI catalysts for efficient CO₂ conversion to cyclic carbonates, overcoming limitations of conventional homogeneous catalytic systems. The proposed mechanism involves oxygen vacancy-mediated Lewis acid-base pairs, facilitating epoxide adsorption and reducing the energy barrier for epoxy ring-opening.

SourceHigher Education Press·JournalENGINEERING Chemical Engineering·TypeExperimental study·DateJul 25, 2026

Kogakuin University and IIT (ISM) Dhanbad launch collaborative research on next-generation multifunctional glass-ceramic materials for energy applications

Researchers from Kogakuin University and IIT (ISM) Dhanbad collaborate to develop advanced glass-ceramic materials for energy storage and conversion. The joint effort aims to deepen understanding of Narpsio-V materials' structure-property relationships and optimize their performance.

KAIST identifies a molecular “switch” that activates cell growth signaling, suggesting a potential basis for next-generation anticancer therapy

A research team at KAIST has uncovered the molecular mechanism by which amino acid signals activate cell growth signaling. The findings suggest a potential basis for next-generation anticancer therapies that target abnormal growth signaling in tumor cells.