Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
In fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) of crude oil, traditional riser reactors suffer from hydrodynamic inefficiencies that severely reduce product selectivity and promote excessive coke formati…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The rising cost and scarcity of conventional battery materials have accelerated the search for sustainable energy storage systems capable of operating in extreme environments. Seawater-activ…
Environmental Engineering
Dependence on fossil fuels is driving climate change and environmental damage, creating an urgent need for cleaner alternatives. Hydrogen, as a sustainable and carbon-free fuel, offers a pro…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Electrochemical seawater splitting is one of the most promising methods for sustainable hydrogen production. However, its major challenge is the simultaneous chlorine evolution reaction (CER…
Translational Medical Science
Endocrine therapy resistance affects ~40% of patients with estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer, limiting treatment efficacy and contributing to relapse. The Aryl Hydrocarbon Recep…
Translational Medical Science
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have differentiation and anti-inflammatory properties, making them effective treatments for diseases including diabetes and osteoarthritis that affect approxima…
Materials Science
Vanadium dioxide (VO2) thin films display an intriguing insulator-to-metal phase transition, which results in a distinct change in infrared (IR) transmittance across the solar spectrum. This…
Biomedical Engineering
Early disease diagnostics rely primarily on biochemical reactions requiring centralized laboratories or significant processing time. However, malignant transformation alters the electrical p…
Environmental Engineering
Approximately 2.7 billion tons of red mud waste from the aluminum industry are stockpiled worldwide, and nearly 1.5 million tons of glass-fiber waste are generated annually. In alignment wit…
Environmental Engineering
With approximately 4.4 billion people worldwide lacking access to safe water, sustainable purification technologies that operate efficiently under natural sunlight are necessary. Industrial…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Pain management for terminal cancer patients often relies on opioids and invasive procedures, causing systemic side effects and psychological distress. This study developed 3D-printed hollow…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
With 35–40 million people worldwide requiring prosthetic or orthotic services, only 1 in 10 receive the care they need, primarily due to high costs. Soft robotics has emerged as a promising…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are complex respiratory disorders with variable disease progression and heterogeneous treatment responses. While biologic therapies su…
Materials Science
With applications ranging from astronomy and environmental monitoring to night vision and medical diagnostics, infrared (IR) imaging technologies are more in demand than ever. Despite the fa…
Biomedical Engineering
Cancer spreads throughout the body in a process named metastasis. Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) play a critical role in promoting metastatic cancers, which cause approximately 90% of cancer…
Biochemistry
Antibiotic drug resistance causes an estimated 1 million deaths each year and over 200 trillion USD in healthcare costs. Amoxicillin (AMOX) is an antibiotic effective against a broad range o…
Chemistry
Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, exceeding 37 billion tons annually, are intensifying environmental crises and threatening public safety. Electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (eCO2RR…
Translational Medical Science
Osteosarcoma (OS) is an aggressive bone cancer with poor survival rates due to chemoresistance. Chemotherapy, the main treatment, often fails as OS cells become resistant, leading to tumor g…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The need for sustainable energy storage drives the search for alternatives to lithium-ion batteries, which face limitations in energy density, cost, environmental impact, and material scarci…
Plant Sciences
The parasitic plant, Striga hermonthica, threatens food security in Africa and affects the income of smallholder farmers, with impacts between $7-10 billion USD annually. A newly emerging st…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Electrolysis, one of the most efficient methods for hydrogen production, consumes around 40 billion liters of freshwater annually, thus limiting its scalability due to freshwater scarcity. S…
Materials Science
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), especially highly desiccant aluminum-based MOFs such as CAU-10, have garnered considerable attention for water harvesting due to their remarkable porosity an…
Materials Science
Next-generation wireless communication technologies, such as 6G, heavily rely on terahertz (THz) frequencies due to their high-frequency operation and broad bandwidth capabilities. However,…
Materials Science
Solar panels are considered an efficient and sustainable energy solution; however their performance and longevity are increasingly compromised by dust accumulation. Previous studies have ind…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Transparent conductive oxides, such as indium tin oxide (ITO), are essential for various optoelectronic devices including solar cells, LEDs and touchscreens that rely on both transparency an…
Chemistry
Electrochemical CO2 reduction to C2 hydrocarbons has been intensively studied as a promising approach for utilizing CO2 emissions and meeting the high demand for ethanol and ethylene as valu…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
With the accelerated need for clean energy sources, hydrogen stands at the forefront of widespread adoption. Hydrogen leaks are difficult to detect due to the lack of odor, near invisible fl…
Environmental Engineering
Hydrate-based desalination (HBD) operates at lower temperatures and pressures than conventional methods, reducing energy consumption. HBD efficiency depends on refrigerant selection, influen…
Environmental Engineering
Fossil fuel combustion releases vast amounts of CO2, contributing to over 8 million premature deaths annually, more than those caused by smoking, by intensifying respiratory illnesses, heart…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
CO2 emissions are a critical global concern, particularly in urban and industrialized regions. Effective tracking of CO2 plumes is essential for understanding climate impacts and managing ai…