A flexible serpentine probe has been developed to study epilepsy's impact on cognitive functions. The probe revealed that epilepsy disrupts spatial encoding of hippocampal place cells, correlating with observed cognitive deficits.
Researchers have found a quantized planar Hall plateau in magnetic Weyl semimetals, which is determined by the Chern number and energy tilt of the Weyl points. This discovery provides new insights into the relationship between the Hall effect and global topological quantities.
Researchers developed a heterogeneous catalytic system to depolymerize polyurethane waste into diamines, diols, and lactones. The resulting intermediates were then converted into functional polymers, including energy-storage-capable polyimide and chemically recyclable polylactone.
A nationwide cross-sectional study found sepsis incidence and mortality rates among hospitalized non-child cancer patients in China rose significantly, with higher rates observed in older patients.