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High-Performance Hydrogels Application for 3D Printing Gains Ground

According to the Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, its researchers have made headway in applying high performance hydrogels in 3D printing functional devices.

Smartphone AI System Detects Visual Impairment

Scientists from Sun Yat-sen University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University developed an AI-driven system on smartphone to detect visual impairment among kids. The study was published in Nature Medicine on Jan 26.

Storing mRNA Vaccines at Room Temperature Becomes Possible

Chinese virologists have developed a technique that helps store mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines at normal temperature for more than half a year, which overcomes the instability of mRNA vaccines without affecting their bioactivity. The study was published in the journal Cell Discovery.

Solar-Flare Features Reproduced in Lab

The laser-driven turbulent magnetic reconnection was demonstrated by Chinese researchers in a laboratory, which reproduced key features of solar flares. The findings were published in Nature Physics.