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The SMASH Team, led by Professor Ping LUO, won the silver medal in robot table tennis at the World Humanoid Robot Games. The team's autonomous humanoid table tennis system, SMASH, is the world's first to use onboard sensing to achieve consecutive strikes and rallies with human players.
The event marked a milestone for HKU TEA, welcoming over 100 incubated projects in Qianhai, with aggregate financing of RMB 850 million and an overall valuation approaching RMB 7 billion. HKU committed to connecting research-led education with industry engagement, entrepreneurship, and interdisciplinary learning.
Researchers warn that marine heatwaves can intensify extreme weather, disrupt fisheries and aquaculture, and threaten coastal livelihoods, ultimately posing risks to human health. Marine heatwaves also have significant psychological impacts on communities, causing grief, anxiety, and uncertainty about the future.
A new strategy has been developed to help macrophages stay active inside tumors. Tiny patches are attached to macrophages, which break down and release zinc ions to activate the immune system. This approach combines immune-cell reprogramming with tumor-environment remodeling, helping macrophages regain anti-tumor activity.
The partnership aims to equip students with practical AI skills and confidence to tackle real business challenges. Participants gained hands-on experience with AI tools and industry insights, and received scholarships to support their education.
Researchers develop innovative masking technology to deliver antibodies directly into brain cells, targeting proteins inside cells. The technology, called SL4, enables antibodies to reach previously inaccessible targets, opening new possibilities for treating diseases like Parkinson's and cancer.
A new study reveals a seasonal pattern in community-acquired acute kidney injury in Japan, with incidence peaking in summer and a larger seasonal increase among those aged 19 years and younger. The study highlights the importance of summer prevention strategies.
Meret Huber receives EUR 1.5 million in EU funding for her project Plant Metabolites as Keystone Traits (METABOKEY), investigating how plant metabolites shape ecological communities. The research aims to answer whether certain plant compounds can act as 'keystone traits' and determine ecosystem structure over generations.
Researchers followed 2,700 Finnish men for 50 years, finding that those with healthy lifestyles lived longer and experienced more happiness, with only 2% showing frailty compared to 25%. A simple and affordable approach can mitigate cardiovascular risk, providing motivation for early interventions.
Injuries in Swedish women's ice hockey have almost doubled after the introduction of body-checking, with shoulder and knee injuries being the most common types. Despite this, players are optimistic about the change, with concerns over fatigue and recovery time also raised.
The 2026 Josep Carreras Institute Symposium explores the latest immunology advances in haematological malignancies, transforming treatment landscapes with CAR-T therapies and checkpoints. Major challenges remain in understanding tumour-immune system interactions and therapeutic resistance.
Researchers have developed a new class of molecular magnets that combine the most successful features of previous designs, resulting in strong magnetic memory properties. The new materials adopt near-linear structures with ligand angles approaching 172°, contributing to their exceptional magnetic behaviour.
A new study found that cosmic radiation levels at commercial flight altitudes rise as solar activity falls, with levels potentially increasing by 40-60% during solar minimum conditions. The researchers also found a clear vertical pattern in radiation levels, with a peak around 17-20 km above Earth.
A randomized controlled trial found that cash transfers to low-income mothers slowed biological aging in their children, measured by epigenetic markers. The intervention also increased spending on activities with young children and brain activity, without affecting other measures of health and development.
Researchers analyzed 1,238 patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and found that patient-reported outcomes can reveal hidden risks associated with the disease. Carefully listening to patients can help predict outcomes, improve prognosis, and identify individuals at higher risk.
Researchers developed WiFo-2, a generalist wireless foundation model that learns reusable channel state information representations and transfers them across scenarios, system configurations, and tasks. The model achieved state-of-the-art performance on 9 communications and sensing tasks with only 1% labeled data.
Researchers developed a physics-based AI approach to predict global-scale carbon cycling in ocean sediments, resolving a long-standing challenge in climate science. The study reveals key findings on dissolved organic carbon behavior, including 11% of particulate organic carbon returning to seawater.
A new mesocosm experiment on Gran Canaria is testing whether concrete rubble can increase ocean alkalinity, mimicking natural rock weathering to absorb CO2 from the atmosphere. The study aims to standardize measurement methods for Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE) and assess its ecological acceptability.
Research shows that a moderate presence of pikas improves the composition of vegetation for grazing yaks, increasing the abundance and nutritional quality of palatable grasses and sedges. This moderate presence helps suppress tall poisonous plants, thereby facilitating weight gains in yaks.
Researchers developed a flexible metal–organic framework, APF-40, to analyze large pharmaceutical molecules with complex structures. The framework enables the determination of structures from microgram-scale samples, aiding drug discovery and natural products research.
A new method uses hybrid bright-dark field imaging to enhance digital pathology resolution, improving diagnostic sensitivity and AI-assisted analysis. It achieves 2.1x spatial resolution enhancement with minimal hardware upgrades and improved efficiency.
A study in mice with Rett syndrome found altered pubertal development and hormonal regulation, affecting social behavior, cognition, and muscle-skeletal health. The MECP2 gene mutation disrupts the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal axis, leading to delayed puberty, low hormone levels, and neuroendocrine alterations.
Researchers found four anti-cancer drugs that enhance penicillin-type antibiotics' effectiveness against MRSA, while one drug reduced effectiveness. The discovery may lead to combination therapies pairing antibiotics with non-antibiotic drugs to extend existing antibiotics' lifespan and provide new treatment options.
Researchers from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine outline the potential of intra-arterial stem cell therapy to improve recovery for stroke patients, who often face disability despite major advances in treatment. The therapy works by promoting brain repair, reducing inflammation, and enhancing recovery.
SwRI simulations indicate that large impacts on icy moons with subsurface oceans may not create new oceans, but rather affect their longevity. Smaller moons are more likely to lose their oceans after a large impact.
A study found that probiotic supplement use increased 287% among adults and 786% among young people, while fiber intake remained unchanged, between 2009 and 2023. Probiotic users consumed more high-microbial foods and fiber content than non-users, but these beneficial diet habits may be decreasing due to supplement use.
Researchers created normative growth charts for infant motor development using the MAIJU smart jumpsuit, providing a more detailed picture of how early development proceeds. The study found that motor skills do not appear in sudden jumps, but rather as a gradual shift towards a growing repertoire of skills.
Researchers at the University of Warwick have created a new material combining magnetism and electrical polarisation, making it possible to switch magnetic information using an electric field. The material works at close to room temperature, a significant breakthrough for energy-efficient computer memory.
Replacing sugar with non-nutritive sweeteners does not undermine weight loss or maintenance, and in some cases appears to help. Additionally, the review found no support for the idea that consuming sweeteners trains people to crave more sweetness or eat more overall.
A research team compared 64 satellite-derived estimates with flux-tower observations, identifying reliable approaches and mapping global patterns from 2001 to 2015. Carbon-water coupled products, such as PMLv2 and BESSv2, reproduced flux-tower observations more accurately than independent products, providing a more consistent basis for...
A new study using satellite mapping identifies the Amazon forest restoration priorities and provides a framework to prioritize protection, natural regeneration, and restoration. The framework distinguishes between vulnerable, isolated regrowth and mature patches suitable for long-term protection.
The BMS Collaborative Research Fellowship brings together Harvard Medical School and Bristol Myers Squibb to support innovative research and train postdoctoral fellows in drug discovery science. Fellows will work with faculty mentors at HMS and industry scientists at BMS to advance new insights into disease.
A team developed a new active-passive remote sensing fusion approach, APEX, to generate continuous regional aerosol profiles at high resolution. The algorithm preserves fine atmospheric structure and supports planetary boundary layer height estimation. Future work will address coverage gaps and improve continuity.
A new framework combines satellite imagery, environmental DNA, and machine learning to predict fish biodiversity. The approach outperforms conventional methods, offering a scalable and noninvasive pathway for biodiversity mapping, conservation planning, and freshwater surveys.
Scientists create new two-step annulative p-extension method for synthesizing structurally diverse nanographenes, including curved and non-planar structures. The research expands the toolbox for chemists to access rare molecular fragments with unique properties.
A new fluorescence microscopy technique, SPIFFI, harnesses polarization of fluorescent light to generate super-resolution images of dynamic structures and processes inside living cells from a single camera exposure. The method allows researchers to visualize nanometer-scale structures in real-time, revealing details such as mitochondri...
Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center tested a novel drug called TY1, which targets an immune system pathway, and found it reduced inflammation and DNA damage in immune cells. The drug also improved heart function and physical activity in laboratory mice with a condition mimicking systemic sclerosis, suggesting a potential future ...
Researchers have developed an eggshell-inspired aluminum material that offers significant protection from space debris. The material, which consists of water-filled aluminum eggshells arranged in an array, can withstand high loads and reduce the velocity of an impact projectile by nearly 65%. The design, which is inspired by the natura...
A US study of 20 years of health data found that hormone therapy initiated during peri- or early postmenopause reduces cardiovascular disease risk by 22% compared to those who did not use hormone therapy. The protective effect was strongest among Black women and those who initiated therapy within 10 years of menopause onset.
Researchers will develop a molecular diagnostic test that quantifies small RNA species to detect fetal oxygen deprivation during labor. The technology aims to provide clinically relevant values for stratifying the risk of babies during labor.