University of California, Berkeley’s Polymer-COF Research Results Published in Science

Biology · Health

A large-scale study has found that people who have experienced COVID-19 infection, even those with mild symptoms, face a significantly increased risk of allergies after recovery.

Scientists have for the first time discovered eukaryotic organisms capable of fixing nitrogen, suggesting that a bacterium engulfed about 100 million years ago evolved into a special nitrogen-fixing organelle.

Australia is currently waging a war on cats aimed at protecting its native biodiversity.

A comprehensive study shows that unsweetened black coffee may be associated with a reduced risk of depression, whereas sweetened coffee, sugary drinks, and juices may increase this risk.

Research indicates that brushing with toothpaste containing specific bacteria may help reduce the occurrence of cavities.

Scientists have shown in the latest research that the development of cancer is not always accompanied by genetic mutations, redefining our understanding of cancer’s mechanisms.

Studies reveal that there may be important biological reasons why human intelligence seems to excel compared to other species.

Computing · Artificial Intelligence

Researchers suggest that language models can actually be viewed as a Q function, a theory that could significantly influence the future direction of AI development.

Microsoft has achieved a breakthrough in creating digital humans, with technology similar to OpenAI’s Sora, producing extremely realistic digital human imagery.

Despite the Transformer model’s powerful capabilities, a study found that it has not reached its full potential.

Nanyang Technological University has proposed a new paradigm for dynamic human body rendering that can accurately reproduce the effect of skirts fluttering while dancing.

Meta has released a large model capable of processing infinitely long texts, which only has 7B parameters and has also been open-sourced.

Chemistry · Material Science

Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley have discovered that certain polymer and COF (covalent organic frameworks) connections can significantly enhance the ductility, toughness, and strength of materials.

Using a co-solvent-assisted interfacial polymerization technique, researchers have developed a new type of high-performance membrane, a technology that was featured in the journal Science.

Inspired by plant leaves, scientists at Nanyang Technological Institute have developed a new folding mechanism, and their work has been published in PNAS.

Others

Some have proposed “intervening with nature” by spraying sea salt into the sky, but the potential consequences of such actions remain unclear.

According to reports, nearly half of our country’s large cities are experiencing rapid land subsidence, potentially affecting about a third of the urban population.

Scientists warn that from now on, global food prices are likely to rise year by year.

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