A new study reveals sericin is an active conductor that directs the self-assembly of silk fibroin into ordered nanofibrils through liquid-liquid phase separation. This discovery fundamentally revises the textbook view of sericin and its role in natural fibers, opening doors to engineering materials with similar architectures.
Engineers create optimized interfacial energy barrier in NbSe2/WSe2 heterostructure to accelerate charge separation while suppressing dark current. This approach enables high-speed optical imaging with enhanced fidelity, opening a promising route for next-generation optoelectronic devices.
The study introduced an interphase activator strategy that couples both processes through one additive, converting native surface species into a reconstructed interphase and regulating the coordination environment in the polymer phase. The optimized electrolyte delivers high ionic conductivity and stability, making it suitable for soli...
Researchers developed a platform to move Dirac points in momentum space, allowing for free sound steering. Two fully passive devices were built: a scanning topological antenna and an angle-tunable Klein tunneling device.
A novel Ga-assisted epitaxial strategy enhances the interfacial thermal conductance of β-Ga2O3 on diamond, resulting in improved heat dissipation. The interface's ultra-high fracture strength and phonon bridge mechanism contribute to this breakthrough.
Scientists discovered two rotational growth modes: free rotation and restricted rotation, which impact CNT structure and quality. Free rotation allows for high-crystallinity growth, while restricted rotation leads to structural distortions and defects.
Researchers argue that aerial robots should turn language instructions into verifiable measurement queries before flight actions to ensure safety. This framing connects semantic goals to technical constraints important in flight, such as movement feasibility and uncertainty reduction.
Researchers at Westlake University have developed a new membrane material that addresses the major obstacle of membrane degradation in anion exchange membrane water electrolyzers. The poly(aryl methylquinuclidinium) membrane shows high performance under demanding operating conditions, enabling scalable industrial manufacturing.
The paper proposes 'transcending natural evolution' by using technology to augment human abilities, bridging the gap between biological and algorithmic iteration. Recent advances in AI, robotics, and bioelectronics are blurring the lines between digital and embodied intelligence.
A new perovskite detector film has been developed to improve X-ray imaging at lower doses, reducing image noise and preserving fine structural details. The detector's internal uniformity helps suppress noise, making it possible to capture clear images at ultralow doses.
Researchers used sEEG to examine white matter electrophysiological dynamics during working memory. Load modulates tract-specific power and cross-frequency connectivity, with distinct patterns across different brain regions.
Researchers discovered that fructooligosaccharide induces the selective enrichment of Anaerotruncus colihominis, a UA-degrading bacterium, via modulation of the gut microbiota. This interaction alleviates oxidative damage to the kidney and offers a new therapeutic rationale for prebiotic-based management of hyperuricemia
Researchers find that superconducting fluctuations enhance nematicity as temperature decreases, leading to a new understanding of electronic nematicity and its relationship with superconductivity. They also uncover the intertwined nematic and d-wave superconductive order in copper oxide high-temperature superconductors.
Researchers develop a data-driven turbulence model that handles various flow mechanisms without needing manual tuning. The model outperforms existing ones in predictability, generality, and robustness across different flow regimes.
Xinjiang's snowpack serves as a seasonal water reservoir, affecting agriculture and mountain-oasis systems. The region experienced an increase in warm-dry snow droughts after 2000, driven by both warming and precipitation deficits.
A new theoretical framework proposes that the information in the brain may be continuously stored, flowed and evolved through dynamic electrophysiological activity generated by spatio-temporal coordinated neural ensembles. The study found that neuronal populations can generate rich electrophysiological activities with periodic features...
A research team developed a walking-support robot that uses large-area tactile contact at the torso to track movement intent and share load. The system continuously adapts as the coupled human-robot dynamics evolve, allowing intention alignment and balance support to emerge from the same physical channel.
Researchers discovered a massive expansion of the HK gene family in thermophilic snails, which can survive temperatures exceeding 55 °C. This expansion led to the emergence of membrane-localized HKs, enhancing hexose catabolism and ATP production.
A new study assesses the long-term effects of China's Shan-Shui Initiative, finding that vegetation greenness increased significantly in 14 project areas. The integrated remote-sensing index revealed more nuanced regional responses, with forests and grasslands playing distinct roles across different ecological contexts.
A new study uses a thermal analysis technique to distinguish between different sources of organic carbon transported by rivers after extreme events, such as earthquakes and storms. The findings show that these events can continue to influence carbon transport in river systems for over a decade.
A new study reveals how generic electron interactions in 3D cubic lattices lead to Weyl topological superconductivity. The researchers found that repulsive electron interactions create a chiral d+id pairing state with an octupolar component, featuring eight gapless Weyl points.
Researchers identified nine typical disaster chain types driven by endogenic and exogenic dynamics, highlighting the need for interdisciplinary integration to understand complex geological disaster chains. The study also emphasizes the importance of 'multi-critical phase transitions' in understanding dynamic processes of disaster chains.
A new study maps the changing RNA modification landscape of sperm during development and shows that type II diabetes can disrupt this molecular program. The findings suggest that paternal metabolic disease can impact male fertility and potentially offspring health.
A new study reveals that decoupling in glass-forming liquids originates from high-temperature activation free energies, not dynamic heterogeneity. The researchers observed a universal power-law relationship between two characteristic timescales, which matched the predicted ratio with remarkable accuracy.
Ferroelectric memristors overcome computing hardware bottlenecks by processing data directly where it's stored. This enables significant reductions in data transfer overhead and improvements in computing efficiency.
Researchers propose a new framework, BOC, inspired by biological nervous systems to build more adaptive intelligent systems. The framework integrates sensing, memory, and computation directly at the hardware level, reducing data movement and latency.
Researchers developed an on-chip all-optical supernode for ultra-low-latency deep neural network inference, achieving a 100-fold increase in inference speed while using only one-ninth of computing resources. The system supports high-speed data routing and switching with low loss and flat response over a spectral range exceeding 100 nm.
Scientists at SUSTech and collaborators report first experimental observation of one-sided chiral hinge states in a 3D magnetic Weyl photonic crystal, verifying the 3D QHE of Fermi arcs. The discovery reveals a new physical mechanism for robust light transport in 3D space with potential applications in topological photonic devices.
Researchers examine the flow physics and modeling challenges governing EUV sources, highlighting the importance of debris control and multiscale fluid dynamics. The study aims to provide a common framework for laser-plasma and fluid mechanics communities, supporting future advances in EUV source performance.
Researchers stabilize fractional orbital angular momentum modes by confining them into stable integer-charged composite states. This 'locally fractional, globally integer' behavior provides a new route to control fractional vortices.
A nationwide China study analyzed 695,142 hospitalized patients and identified eight life-stage pathogen profiles, three co-detection networks, and marked male predominance in bacterial and fungal infections. The study found distinct shifts in microbes across infancy to old age, accompanied by sex disparities.
This study defines IFRD1's disease-protective function and elucidates its molecular regulatory mechanism, which suppresses de novo hepatic lipogenesis by boosting α-KG production. Clinical correlations and translational potential are also established for therapeutic interventions targeting the GLUD1/α-KG axis.
Ionic thermoelectric materials have been found to tap into low-grade waste heat with unusually high thermopowers, enabling applications such as wearable patches, smart buildings, and energy-harvesting smart windows. Challenges in standardization, scalability, and sustainability hinder commercialization.
The new photonic architecture harnesses three fundamental degrees of freedom: wavelength, mode, and polarization, achieving 192 parallel computing channels. The chip supports large, reconfigurable convolution kernels up to 13x13, capturing global structural contours while preserving fine details.
Researchers use unsupervised learning and neural networks to group anomalous Hall curves into distinct families, creating a roadmap for understanding complex magnetic behaviors. The framework predicts desirable properties and guides the search for rare quantum states.
A nationwide study across China reveals that fungal species with broad geographic distribution are the dominant drivers of soil carbon decomposition. These widespread saprotrophic fungi play a crucial role in shaping future carbon dynamics under climate change.
Researchers propose protein coronas as a dynamic navigation interface to shape how nanomedicines are recognized and delivered across the blood-brain barrier. The corona can be manipulated to bias circulation, targeting ligands, and intracellular trafficking for improved brain delivery.
Researchers develop Csp–π–d conjugated system to enhance oxygen reduction performance, outperforming platinum-based catalysts in stability and cost-effectiveness. The new catalyst facilitates electron transfer and weakens OH adsorption, promoting intermediate desorption and accelerating reaction kinetics.
A new artificial lateral-line sensing unit helps underwater robots estimate both magnitude and direction of local flow velocity. The sensor uses a flexible silicone spring, light-emitting diode, and photodiodes to detect subtle hydrodynamic changes in water flow.
A new cellulose-based material, celluplastic, exhibits high strength, flexibility, and transparency, rivaling conventional plastics. It can be fully recycled in water over 100 cycles without chemical degradation.
A large-scale study developed a predictive model for Lymph Node Metastasis (LNM) status in T1b gastric cancer using digital pathology and deep learning. The DL-T1 nomogram achieved an AUC of 0.910, indicating high accuracy in predicting LNM risk.
Researchers identify cholesterol ester buildup as biomarker predicting progestin therapy response in young women with endometrioid endometrial carcinoma. Combination treatment with progestin and a statin doubles six-month remission rate and helps patients become mothers.
A research team found that thalidomide may help stabilize and shrink sporadic CNS-AVMs by reducing endothelial ANGPT2 and increasing mural cell coverage. The drug showed promise in early clinical trials, with no lesion growth observed in 28 patients.
Researchers designed a Ce-Cu2O catalyst with dual active sites to regulate hydrogen utilization in electrochemical nitrate reduction reaction. The new mechanism enables cooperative L-H and E-R hydrogenation processes, improving ammonia selectivity under high current densities.
A comprehensive review synthesized decade-long efforts on ruthenium dioxide's altermagnetism, highlighting ongoing debates and proposed future research directions. The study suggests that epitaxial strain, defects, or interface effects may contribute to the observed magnetic properties of RuO2 thin films.
A new review reveals that spinal cord injury can trigger a cascade of systemic complications throughout the entire body, affecting organs far from the original injury site. The authors propose a neuro-immune-metabolic network framework for understanding these complications and suggest a shift towards proactive, system-wide recovery.
The review systematically maps out the research landscape of wearable AI doctors, combining power-harvesting approaches with self-powered intelligence. Flexible electronics enable devices to withstand dynamic environments, while on-device AI inference processes data locally for real-time analysis.
A viscoplastic interlayer composed of PIB and MAPP effectively seals non-planar electrodes, preventing biofluid ingress. The interlayer's conformal contact and tight binding block water permeation, ensuring long-term stability.
A study found that the spring SAM underwent a marked structural shift around 1998, strengthening its delayed influence on Antarctic summer sea ice. This shift led to enhanced ice-loss processes, including increased air-sea heat exchange and ocean warming in the Weddell Sea.
Researchers used snRNA-seq to study H2S signaling in Chinese cabbage, identifying 18 clusters of cell types and 9 major cell types. The study found that H2S induces globally coordinated transcriptional reprogramming and identifies two key genes enhancing drought tolerance.