Embedded Systems
Benzene exposure is linked to 40% of leukemia cases, making its detection at trace levels critical for public and environmental health. Existing sensors face limitations in sensitivity, sele…
Environmental Engineering
The aviation sector contributes approximately 2.5% of global CO2 emissions, emphasizing the urgent need for sustainable alternatives to conventional jet fuels. This study aims to evaluate th…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Coral reefs stand as the ocean's last line of defense, a living barrier vital to the marine ecosystem, supporting approximately 25% of its biodiversity, and providing additional benefits to…
Biomedical Engineering
Organisms smaller than a grain of salt can convert carbon dioxide into carotenoids, which have a market demand of $2.5 billion. Carotenoids can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, cancer, an…
Chemistry
Current thermal and electrochemical green conversion methods are unsustainably powered by fossil fuels, necessitating a greener approach. Consequently, Researchers have turned to phototherma…
Embedded Systems
Refractive index sensing is a cornerstone of modern optical sensing technologies, enabling the detection of minute changes in material properties, environmental conditions, and biological in…
Chemistry
Hydrogen is a promising clean energy carrier, yet current production methods remain either carbon-intensive or economically unsustainable. Recently, attention has shifted to serpentinization…
Environmental Engineering
With rising carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions accelerating climate change, carbon capture technologies have become essential. Cryogenic carbon capture (CCC) leverages low temperatures to separa…
Plant Sciences
Antibiotic-resistant infections are projected to cause over 39 million global deaths between 2025 and 2050, with treatment costs exceeding $66 billion annually. Rather than replacing ineffec…
Environmental Engineering
The high volumetric capacity (53 g H2/L), low toxicity, and ambient stability of formic acid (FA) make it a promising hydrogen carrier, yet efficiently extracting hydrogen in a clean and sca…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The escalating global energy demand necessitates innovative and efficient storage solutions. However, conventional energy storage devices often require external charging, which can be proble…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
With the advancement of Internet of Things (IoT) technology, businesses are seeking to substitute rapidly deteriorating batteries with more efficient, wireless, and environmentally sustainab…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Diabetes significantly worsens breast cancer (BC) progression by enhancing pathological angiogenesis through metabolic stress, increasing mortality rates by up to 40%. As molecular factors a…
Translational Medical Science
Thyroid cancer (TC) is one of the most common endocrine malignancies worldwide, with 821,214 newly diagnosed cases in 2022. It has the fastest growth rate across all cancers. Despite its pre…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Greenhouse gases, with carbon dioxide (CO2) being the most significant contributor, are the primary causes of climate change. Atmospheric CO2 levels have risen dramatically from pre-industri…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA), known as “forever chemicals,” are persistent environmental pollutants associated with many diseases, including cancer.…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Coral reefs support over 25% of marine life and play a critical role in producing 50% of the oxygen we breathe. Scientists predict that by 2030, 90% of coral reefs will be endangered due to…
Translational Medical Science
Diabetic macular edema (DME) is a leading cause of vision impairment, affecting up to 30% of diabetics. It results from retinal fluid buildup due to vascular leakage and is commonly treated…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Breast cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women, with over 2.3 million new cases diagnosed worldwide each year. Obese breast adipocytes secrete pro-inflammatory cytokin…
Materials Science
With steel demand set to increase ~15% by 2050, current iron reduction methods still emit 2–3 tons of CO2 per ton of steel, making the shift to hydrogen-based technologies essential to mitig…
Biomedical Engineering
Fourth Award
An estimated 100,000 deaths are caused by blood clots in the United States annually, higher than those by breast cancer and motor crashes combined. One common treatment option involves physi…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Third Award
The prediction and optimization of drug solubility in various formulations play a pivotal role in drug development. Statins (STN), a widely prescribed cholesterol-lowering drug family, exhib…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Photo-electrochemical (PEC) water splitting is a key technology for green hydrogen production. However, its widespread application is hindered by the scarcity of freshwater needed and the ch…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The increasing demand for reliable and affordable clean water resources has driven global interest, particularly in dry climates. Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as promising so…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Second Award
Green hydrogen is a renewable fuel and is considered one of the most promising alternatives to fossil fuels; however, commercialized production is hampered due to the high production cost an…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Third Award
In response to immense international energy demands, the industrial sector must witness a historic alteration for bulk energy storage with a wide range of up-scaling spectra for commercial u…
Embedded Systems
Physical limitations behind conventional metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) have prevented device miniaturization by increasing leakage current and consequently, po…
Environmental Engineering
Cement production contributes approximately 8% to global CO2 emissions. Researchers are exploring alternatives such as alkaline-activated cement (AACs), that utilize industrial by-products l…
Systems Software
In today's data-driven world, where 2.5 quintillion bytes are generated every day, reliably storing and accessing vital information is crucial. However, as technologies evolve, traditional m…
Materials Science
One of the maritime industry challenges is marine fouling, an accumulation of bioorganisms such as algae, mussels, and barnacles on marine vessels and ships. Marine fouling increases fuel co…