Highlights
Transportation
Tackling tugboat timing woes
6 October 2025Through machine learning, a new mathematical model aims to reduce fuel costs and improve the timeliness of tugboat services in high-traffic ports.
Bioengineering
Lipid tweaks for better vaccines
2 October 2025A*STAR researchers discover how subtle changes to a packaging component of mRNA vaccines can boost their efficacy and safety.
Energy
Amplifying hidden faces of aluminium batteries
30 September 2025A closer look at aluminium battery electrolytes sheds light on the complex mechanics that set them apart from lithium-ion systems.
Mental Health
Beating stress with mindfulness
26 September 2025While scepticism still surrounds the effectiveness of mindfulness interventions, a new multi-site study may help settle the debate.
Energy
When two (atomic) heads are better than one
24 September 2025Dual-atom catalysts overcome a significant barrier in lithium-sulfur battery performance, opening a new paradigm for catalyst design in next-generation batteries.
Immunology
Going the distance to treat pancreatic cancer
22 September 2025The distance between certain cell types in pancreatic tumours can predict whether patients live longer.
Electrochemistry
Catalytic tag team pulls ammonia into green waters
16 September 2025An unusual molecular ‘baton pass’ in oxide-derived copper may explain its remarkable potential to turn wastewater nitrates into a useful chemical feedstock.
Food Science
Soy gets a tasteful makeover
10 September 2025Researchers find that the same microbes behind cheeses and dry-aged meats can add new depths of flavour to fermented soybean products.
Electronics
Spongy sensors for a human touch
4 September 2025Inspired by sponges and trees, a novel hydrogel design paves the way for a new generation of multi-functional electronic soft sensors.
Bioengineering
Unraveling sticky situations with antibodies
2 September 2025New insights on heat and acidity's role in monoclonal antibody clumping pave the way for improved biotherapeutics production methods.
Chemistry
A sharper view of mirror molecules
29 August 2025Adjustments to a key chemical reaction could improve the selective production of mirror-image molecules with differing properties for better chemical design.
Optics And Photonics
Seeing hydrogen with light
27 August 2025Researchers successfully prove the existence of an optical phenomenon that paves the way for compact yet ultrasensitive hydrogen sensors.
Food Science
Digesting the difference between plant and animal proteins
25 August 2025A study on how animal meats and their plant-based alternatives are digested uncover key nutritional differences with implications for future food innovation.
