New research conducted by an international set of researchers may have found a new method of developing medical-grade chemical without using heavy metals. It could see drug development become cheaper, less dangerous, and better for the environment.

The development of molecular recognition technology that mimics nature has been progressed following a series of studies by researchers at Dept. of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech).

A centuries-old consensus on body weight regulation and middle-age spread may have just been broken by researchers at Dept. of Biology, College of Science. Their theory, called “leanocentric locking-point theory on fat mass homeostasis,” was published in iScience, a multidisciplinary journal from the Cell Press series.

Catalytic chemistry has been the source of considerable breakthroughs. New findings by chemists at Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) has seen a new direction that could change commercial catalytic chemistry for years.

The production of large single-crystal metal foils with various facet indices has long been a pursuit in materials science. Recently, a group of Chinese scientists has synthesized the largest single-crystal copper (Cu) foil. The research was published on Nature, titled “Seeded growth of large single-crystal copper foils with high-index facets."

Light is an utmost important environmental factor affecting many aspects of plant development. It is also the primary energy source for plants. Recent research at Department of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) has found a new mechanism for light to trigger the process of transferring a signal throughout an organism, particularly across or through a plant.