The review proposes a systematic roadmap for designing next-generation electrolyte additives that can boost discharge potential, utilization efficiency, and specific energy in aqueous Mg batteries. It highlights an often-overlooked contributor to anode self-discharge and introduces two strategic frameworks for binary additive design: m...
Researchers have developed a low-iridium heterostructured electrocatalyst that achieves high activity and long-term durability for proton exchange membrane water electrolysis. The catalyst reduces expensive iridium loading while improving oxygen evolution reaction kinetics.
Advanced solid oxide electrolysis cells achieve up to 80% ethane conversion with 85% ethylene selectivity, overcoming traditional trade-offs in alkane upgrading. This technology enables a low-carbon and flexible pathway for sustainable chemical manufacturing.
A new web-based tool, Cog-Free, estimates dementia risk using routine health examination data without cognitive tests. The tool, validated in a prospective cohort study, achieved high accuracy and clinical utility, with variables such as education, grip strength, and age contributing to risk assessment.
Researchers developed a thickness-gradient electrolyte to homogenize current distribution in solid oxide fuel cells, reducing current density deviation by up to 80% and improving durability. The electrolyte's layered structure boosts electrochemical reaction rates while suppressing excessive local current.
A study of 79,000 Chinese university students found that team ball sports showed the most favorable mental health outcomes, while individual aerobic activities were less beneficial. The study also found that exercise frequency and duration, such as 3-4 sessions per week and 90-120 minute sessions, were linked to improved mental health.
Researchers have developed a nanocage architecture that seamlessly integrates ultrafast solar evaporation with selective pollutant degradation in a single material. The architecture achieves record-breaking water evaporation rates and demonstrates exceptional environmental adaptability in a single material.
A collaborative team presents a novel strategy to overcome limitations in CO2 reduction by controlling interfacial water. The hetero-solvent microenvironment enhances selectivity and efficiency, achieving record-breaking results in ethanol production.
Researchers from Jilin University present a coordination–entropy regulation framework that bridges molecular solvation chemistry and macroscopic electrochemical stability. The framework delivers exceptional wide-temperature electrochemical stability, achieving ultrawide-temperature operation and high ionic conductivity.
Researchers have developed a novel all-inorganic perovskite single crystal that bridges the gap between solution-processable materials and high-performance radiation detection. The material achieves exceptional metrics in X-ray detection, including a record-high detection sensitivity and a large resistivity.
Researchers introduce a novel in situ surface repair strategy that fundamentally transforms Mn-based cathode stabilization. The strategy suppresses Mn dissolution chain reactions by leveraging a concentrated 'water-in-salt' electrolyte and an Fe3+ additive that actively repairs emerging vacancies in real time. This approach achieves ex...
A new framework converges soft electronics and artificial intelligence to overcome traditional sensor limitations, enabling adaptive denoising and drift-aware calibration. This synergy transforms mechanically compliant sensors into intelligent systems, achieving continuous, reliable operation in everyday settings.
Eco-nanozymology enables effective modulation of biogeochemical cycles, including carbon fixation and nitrogen fixation, while achieving efficient environmental remediation and low-value biomass valorization. The framework has shown outstanding performance in various applications, including energy conversion and environmental remediation.
Researchers develop ultra-sodiophilic mixed conductor interphase that allows for uniform top deposition in quasi-solid-state sodium-metal batteries, overcoming limitations of traditional artificial solid electrolyte interphases. This breakthrough enables long-lasting and high-performance batteries with enhanced safety and energy density.
Researchers developed a hydrated network interphase with dynamic negatively charged microregions, overcoming limitations of conventional stabilization methods. The HNI strategy achieves triple synergistic regulation of Zn deposition, leading to improved cycling stability and high-performance energy storage systems.
A comprehensive global assessment reveals striking regional disparities in depression-obesity comorbidity, with countries in East Asia and Southeast Asia experiencing rapidly increasing trends. The study projects that the median prevalence of depression-obesity comorbidity will rise to 869 cases per 100,000 population by 2035.
A large prospective cohort study found that daytime light exposure is associated with a lower risk of dementia, with participants exposed to bright light levels above 1,000 lux having a 16% reduced risk. Longer durations of bright light exposure also showed significant reductions in dementia risk.
Two-dimensional materials are enabling neuromorphic devices with remarkable performance, integration with machine learning algorithms, and applications in various fields. The review highlights record-breaking metrics across multiple architectures and establishes a clear roadmap for 2D neuromorphic systems.
Researchers have unveiled a transformative intrinsic enhancement strategy that redefines the performance ceiling of electrochemical deionization. The F-Cu3Pv-2 electrode leverages heteroatom doping to trigger self-adaptive dual defect formation, enhancing electron transfer, ion adsorption, and diffusion kinetics.
Researchers have developed a transformative silicon nanocomposite anode that overcomes longstanding barriers to practical deployment, achieving simultaneous optimization of electronic conduction, mechanical robustness, and elastic stress recovery. The anode delivers exceptional high-rate performance and outstanding cycling stability, m...
Adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis show significant differences in muscle synergy organization compared to healthy controls, indicating a reorganized trunk motor control. This reorganization is highly individual and may serve as an objective tool for tailoring rehabilitation to each patient's specific coordination profile.
Researchers develop a comprehensive roadmap for halide-based solid electrolytes, enabling high-performance and scalable energy storage systems. HSEs exhibit exceptional electrochemical stability, wide stability windows, and enhanced air stability, promising applications in Li-ion, Na-ion, and post-lithium chemistries.
Researchers developed a single-material dual-mode sensor that operates natively in air and water, eliminating the need for waterproof encapsulation. The sensor achieves high sensitivity across a broad detection range and maintains complete signal decoupling between temperature and pressure variations.
Researchers review cellulose-enabled hydrovoltaic energy generators that combine intrinsic properties of natural polymer cellulose with emerging mechanisms to generate electricity. Cellulose-based systems achieve remarkable metrics in power density and efficiency across various categories.
Researchers created a cascaded metasurface absorber composite that overcomes fundamental trade-offs in LF microwave absorption materials. The novel design achieves exceptional absorption across P- to C-bands at an ultra-thin thickness of 3.78 mm, with outstanding angular stability and stealth capability.
Researchers have developed a novel double-shell host material that overcomes the notorious shuttle effect in lithium-sulfur batteries. The material's dynamic electrochemical microenvironment actively transports polysulfides away from the catalyst surface, preventing passivation and ensuring sustained high catalytic efficiency.
Researchers developed atomic/molecular layer deposition (ALD) engineering of silicon interfaces to overcome traditional silicon anode limitations. The approach enables stable and functionalized interfaces with unique self-limiting surface chemistry, achieving ultra-high capacity, fast charging, and extended cycle life.
Researchers develop a novel FeN4–Ru6–NiN4@PCA catalyst with atomic-level precision and multiscale electronic modulation for exceptional bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysis. The catalyst achieves high ORR half-wave potential and OER, with low bifunctional voltage gap, stability, and methanol tolerance.
The study introduces a graph-attention deep learning model, CBPFNet, to predict mechanochemical site selectivity and bond-resolved peak force in complex molecules. This method enables rapid screening of sustainable polymer design and biomaterials, accelerating the targeted engineering of sacrificial-bond networks.
Researchers have developed a novel impedance-gradient metadevice that bridges structural engineering and AI for next-generation stealth systems. The device achieves ultra-broadband microwave absorption spanning the full 2–18 GHz radar band while simultaneously achieving infrared thermal insulation and rapid visible color adaptation.
Scientists create a 3D-shaped cyclic hydrocarbon scaffold confinement strategy to isolate and define the structures of organic clusters. The method suppresses extended through-space conjugation networks, yielding isolated clusters with well-defined sizes.
Researchers review triboelectric wearable sensors for self-powered sensing and AI integration, enabling adaptive machine functions. The systems demonstrate remarkable capabilities in healthcare, gesture recognition, device control, intelligent transportation, and robotics.
Researchers developed an intelligent breathing e-skin inspired by Nepenthes that overcomes sweat accumulation issues. The device features a liquid-diode effect for active sweat management and high-fidelity electromyographic teleoperation capabilities.
Researchers discovered that phosphorus plays a synergistic promoter role in evolving NiFe phosphides, accelerating oxygen evolution and suppressing dissolution of iron ions. The breakthrough catalyst delivers exceptional OER activity, achieving low overpotentials and superior reaction kinetics.
A new strategy for boosting the performance of layer-by-layer organic photovoltaics (LOPVs) has been developed by incorporating a high-mobility crystallinity material into the acceptor layer. This approach achieved a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 19.81%.
A comprehensive review introduces a pioneering exergy-based loss function for Physics-Informed Neural Network-Digital Twins, promising real-time optimization and accurate prediction of complex thermal systems. The study provides a definitive roadmap for industries seeking to minimize energy consumption while maximizing output in the In...
Researchers presented a comprehensive system-level review of polymer-based flexible wireless sensors for seamless skin-like mechanical compliance with real-time health monitoring. The review breaks siloed tradition by addressing sensing mechanisms, wireless systems, manufacturing strategies, materials, and clinical applications.
Researchers from Tianjin University and Lund University developed a pioneering in-cylinder active reduction strategy to combat high NOx emissions from ammonia-fueled internal combustion engines. The study successfully reduced NOx emissions by 14.4% using an ammonia post-injection technique.
Researchers have developed a novel hierarchical hydrogel electrolyte that balances mechanical robustness and ionic conductivity, enabling ultralong-life flexible zinc-ion batteries with impressive performance. The bioinspired design achieves exceptional ionic conductivity and accelerates Zn2+ desolvation kinetics.
Researchers unveil high-performance, earth-abundant Fe-N-C catalysts using AI and quantum chemistry. The 'dual modulation' strategy accelerates oxygen reduction reaction in fuel cells, enabling cheaper and more efficient hydrogen fuel cells.
A new review framework redefines how hard carbon anodes are engineered in sodium-ion batteries. By optimizing each stage of the fabrication chain, researchers achieve improved performance and reduced costs.
The integration of biomass-derived materials provides an innovative solution to overcome the limitations of solid-state batteries, including high fabrication costs and environmental footprint concerns. By repurposing natural structures, researchers have discovered structurally sophisticated biopolymers that possess naturally hierarchic...
Researchers from Fuzhou University review the potential of Atomic Layer Deposition to regulate interfacial chemistry in zinc-ion batteries, enabling durable high-performance systems. The technique's unique conformality and precision make it suitable for layer-by-layer growth of atomic films on complex battery components.
Researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University review advancements in porous transport layer design for proton-exchange-membrane water electrolyzers. Optimizing these layers is critical for unlocking ultra-efficient and durable green hydrogen production technologies.
Researchers have established a strategic framework for triboelectric nanogenerators in military applications, overcoming limitations of traditional sensing systems. TENGs efficiently convert mechanical energy into electrical energy through contact electrification and electrostatic induction, enabling self-sustaining microsystems with h...
A research team has developed a highly efficient segmented thermoelectric module that converts waste heat into electricity with remarkable effectiveness, achieving an outstanding peak energy conversion efficiency of 12.7%. This advancement enables the recovery of industrial waste heat and powers deep-space devices.
Researchers reviewed NASICON cathodes' anion chemistry to achieve high-performance and stability in sodium-ion batteries. NVPF and NVOPF materials were found to have distinct crystal structures, sodium storage mechanisms, and electronic conductivity, with NVOPF exhibiting enhanced conductivity and stability.
The novel bionic cooling skin bridges the gap between comfort and functionality by combining a hierarchical Janus nanofiber structure with visible light-responsive metal–organic frameworks. It achieves passive thermal management, on-demand antibacterial action, and skin-like mechanical compatibility, resulting in 97.1% antibacterial ef...
A preclinical study reveals that different muscles remodel on different timelines after hemorrhagic stroke, with specific adaptations occurring between 2-12 weeks. Rehabilitation programs may need to be timed to these post-stroke windows to effectively leverage muscle plasticity for functional recovery.
Researchers found that dietary fat balance influences T-cell membrane oxidation, making them more vulnerable to ferroptosis. This can weaken immune responses, including CAR-T cell therapy effectiveness.