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James Gruber and colleagues explore sub-THz CMOS communication systems from recent years, highlighting novel approaches to high-speed data links. In addition, they compare many recent designs and evaluate trends in the field.

Mechanical stress during cycling critically affects lithium-ion battery performance, but traditional models are limited in scale and parameter identification. Xiaoyu Li and colleagues report a multi-scale electrochemical-mechanical modelling framework that uses voltage and strain for non-destructive parameter identification, achieving high-fidelity simulations.

Single-molecule localization microscopy visualizes individual biological molecules but suffers from sample drift that degrades resolution. Hao Qiu and colleagues present reinforced optical cage systems to readily prevent drift for uncompromised resolution

Usual biofeedback methods require the use of multiple sensors and actuators to inform the user. Here, Waldez Gomes and colleagues show that task-relevant vibratory feedback can be generated by an active exoskeleton and lead to significant human posture adaptations.

Mu-Ping Hsu and colleagues report a low-temperature Cu-Cu bonding approach using a thin silver layer that resists heat and humidity. The method improves bond stability, enabling reliable stacking for next-generation advanced packaging.

Tommaso Grossi and colleagues propose NeuberNet, a multi-task manifold decoder that maps low-fidelity elastic displacement fields to high-resolution stress-strain in regions with sharp notches. This framework allows engineers to model plastic effects near stress raisers efficiently, improving design reliability without fully nonlinear simulations.

Lattice structures enable programmable mechanics but often require complex manufacturing or electronic systems. Xiaoheng Zhu, Yucong Hua and colleagues present a pneumatic control method that is easily reconfigurable and suitable for diverse structural applications

Qingang Li and colleagues present a miniaturized, flexible low frequency mechanical antenna designed for efficient cross-medium communication in underground and underwater environments. The antenna can transmit signals over 60 meters and facilitates reliable communication between ground-based quadruped robots and aerial robots operating within caves

Urban bridges need affordable tools to monitor loads in traffic. Yanjie Zhu and colleagues propose a low-cost video– strain system that tracks vehicles and lanes and accurately estimates vehicle weights in real-time, aiding bridge safety and digital twins.

Jingyang Yan and colleagues report the use of V-shaped PDMS stamps for roll-to-roll microcontact printing. With physics-informed displacement control, variable pattern sizes can be produced using a single stamp.

The class of micro-electromechanical systems are renowned for their fast timescales and nonlinear behaviour. Seigan Hayashi and colleagues overcome these challenges by applying experimental continuation to characterise the dynamics of their device.

Jonathan Thomas and colleagues present real-time plasma effector measurements during wound treatment. In- situ monitoring enables precise plasma device control, advancing precision plasma medicine and supporting clinical translation.

Dairy wastewater treatment requires efficient and sustainable solutions. Yuqi Gong and colleagues reported a self-regulating anaerobic system that achieved high pollutant removal and methane production, while significantly reducing energy use and emissions.

Offshore wind farms can act as synergistic energy hubs when integrated with coastal plants, storage, and marine ranches. Da Xie and colleagues report how such clusters in East China enhance renewable absorption and deliver economic and ecological benefits.

Jiansong Fan and colleagues report RoImAI, a vision foundation model for rock thin-section microscopy images. RoImAI enables fast and accurate rock segmentation, classification, and automated lithology reporting.

Yufen Wang and colleagues report a synergistic alkaline biochar-ferrate technique to enhance medium-chain fatty acid (MCFA) production from sludge by stage-optimized modulation. This strategy overcomes dual bottlenecks in sludge-to-MCFA conversion.

Xuan Phuc Le and colleagues report on the photoelectric detection of spin resonances in nitrogen-vacancy centres in a graphitic-diamond-graphitic structure. Behaving like two back-to-back Schottky diodes, it produces an enhanced photoelectric signal.

Yunhui Xie and colleagues report a method that treats a coherent beam combining system as a phased array. They show it can approximate phase-delaying optics to steer, shape and rotate the focus without moving optics, increasing system flexibility.

Radiation workers need accurate monitoring of X-ray exposure, but existing solutions are either inaccessible, expensive, or provide delayed feedback. This paper presents OpenDosimeter, a low-cost and open design solution to the problem.

Magnetic Particle Imaging enables fast 3D imaging without radiation, ideal for cardiovascular and interventional use. Franz Wegner and colleagues tested implant heating in a perfused human cadaver and found no relevant temperature rise.