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This unassuming material is capable of capturing or releasing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in response to moisture swings.

Pulling carbon dioxide out of the air using moisture

A more efficient way to capture fresh water from the air

Bringing transformative potential to agriculture with a natural technology for ‘dimming’ genes

Staving off coral reef collapse via a new technique

LEGACY DISCOVERIES

Using genomics and gene editing rapidly bring groundcherries toward domestication

SteriPEN Freedom offers USB-powered water purification

American Phytopathological Society (APS)

Augmented reality proves beneficial for informal science education

Fast, stretchy circuits could yield new wave of connected wearable electronics

Artificial intelligence used to gain powerful insights into the biophysics of cancer

World’s first cellulose aerogel made of paper waste is biodegradable, non-toxic, flexible and ultra-strong

New battery charging technology uses light to charge batteries for powering portable electronics

MSU physicists push new Parkinson’s treatment toward clinical trials. Photo by Derrick Turner

MSU physicists push new Parkinson’s treatment toward clinical trials

Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)

Lady Gaga-designed Polaroid camera sunglasses

MS breakthrough for Western team

Gene Therapy Could Help Corals Survive Climate Change

University of Amsterdam (UvA)

A clinically validated 3D-printed stethoscope costs $3 to produce and can be a lifesaver in areas of the world where other medical technology is scarce

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Jiangnan University

University of Regensburg

Italian Institute of Technology (IIT)

University of Waterloo

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

Radboud University Nijmegen

Russian Academy of Sciences

Imperial College London

Osaka University

Technical University of Munich (TUM)

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

American Geophysical Union (AGU)

University of South Florida (USF)

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering

University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Jacobs School of Engineering

Sichuan University

The polyoxometalate power generator collects the natural atmospheric humidity and produces continuous electrical signals by the uneven distribution and directional movement of ions, realizing efficient collection and utilization of low-value energy. (Image: Nano Research, Tsinghua University Press)

Power from natural atmospheric humidity

A breakthrough to revolutionize polymer plastics recycling

Protecting computers against spy programs with a new cipher system

A new synthetic antibiotic strategy to defeat gram-negative bacteria like Salmonella, Pseudomonas and E. coli

Pairing this floating sponge with an oxidizing agent could help destroy harmful algal blooms. Adapted from ACS ES&T Water 2023, DOI: 10.1021/acsestwater.3c00202

Removing harmful algal blooms with a floating sponge

Junyi Zhao demonstrates using a simple ballpoint pen to write custom LEDs on paper (left). The same pens can be used to draw multicolored designs on aluminum foil (top right) and to create light up sketches (bottom right). (Images courtesy of Wang lab)

Handwritten electronics and devices from a ballpoint pen?