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Advancing biomedical breakthroughs: Science in One Health study draws insights from wild animals
Shanghai Jiao Tong University Journal CenterPeer-Reviewed Publication
Wild animals adapted to extreme environments, such as hibernating bears, sub-Antarctic birds or deep-sea worms, hold molecular secrets that could revolutionize medicine. Now, researchers have discovered that understanding adaptations like sub-zero temperature and high pressure and temperature survival can help develop new treatments for antibiotic-resistant infections, muscle loss, heart disease, and aging. Their findings emphasize the indispensable role of biodiversity in shaping future biomedical breakthroughs, underscoring the need for its preservation to harness Nature’s potential for medical innovation.
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- Science in One Health
High-performance colloidal quantum-dot surface-emitting laser array
Light Publishing Center, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics And Physics, CASPeer-Reviewed Publication
Scientists from China have developed high-performance colloidal quantum-dot (CQD) surface-emitting laser array based on circular Bragg resonator (CBR). The CQD CBR laser array, leveraging high-quality CQD material with low gain threshold and high stability and CBR cavity with strong optical confinement, features a low lasing threshold, high pixel density (2100 PPI), and a remarkable 1000-hour operation lifetime (3.63 × 108 pulses) at room temperature, promising advancements for practical CQD laser applications in the future.
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- Light Science & Applications
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Key Research and Development Program of China, Guangdong University Key Laboratory for Advanced Quantum Dot Displays and Lighting, Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Advanced Quantum Dot Displays and Lighting, Shenzhen Stable Support Research Foundation, Shenzhen Science and Technology Program, High Level of Special Funds from Southern University of Science and Technology
High temperature molten salts mediated deep regeneration and recrystallization of ternary nickle-rich cathodes
KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Peer-Reviewed Publication
This study reports a high-temperature molten-salt system of KCl+LiOH+Li2CO3 to regenerate spent nickel-rich ternary cathodes. At elevated temperature, the molten-salt environment accelerates the conduction and transport of reaction ions, making the lithium replenishment process more efficient and sufficient. The upcycled cathode with single-crystalline structure effectively suppresses particle cracks and harmful side reactions during cycling, delivering a capacity retention of 81.2% after 200 cycles at 1 C, which is even significantly superior to commercial cathode.
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- Advanced Powder Materials
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China, Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars of Hunan Province, Central South University Innovation-Driven Research Programme, G. C. acknowledges the support from the 100 Talented program of Hunan Province
Researchers achieve electrosynthesis of ammonia from NO in pressurized electrolyzer
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy SciencesPeer-Reviewed Publication
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- Nature Communications
Researchers reveal evolutionary marvels in Earth's deepest oceans
Chinese Academy of Sciences HeadquartersPeer-Reviewed Publication
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- Cell
Chinese scientists find structural variation that boosts grain number in sorghum
Chinese Academy of Sciences HeadquartersPeer-Reviewed Publication
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- Nature Plants
PolyU unveils comprehensive zeolite structures, advancing development of catalysts for petrochemical and renewable energy
The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
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- Science
Rising CO2 levels: Impacts on crop nutrition and global food supplies
Higher Education PressPeer-Reviewed Publication
A new study published in Engineering uncovers the dual-faced effects of elevated CO2 on food security. It shows that while elevated CO2 can bring certain benefits to plants, it also poses threats such as reducing nutrient content in crops, which may impact global food supplies and human health.
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- Engineering
Med-X | Optical imaging unveiling metabolic dynamics in cells and organisms during aging and diseases
Shanghai Jiao Tong University Journal CenterPeer-Reviewed Publication
Cellular metabolism plays a critical role in various physiological and pathological processes. High resolution imaging of intracellular metabolic activities is crucial for understanding many biological pathways, and for facilitating disease prognosis and treatment assessment. Raman scattering (RS) spectroscopy/microscopy, in particular stimulated Raman scattering (SRS), has emerged as a powerful imaging technology for cellular imaging with high specificity, high sensitivity, and subcellular resolution. Since its invention, SRS microscopy imaging has been extensively applied in life science for studying composition, structure, metabolism, development, and disease in biological systems. This review focuses on the latest applications of SRS imaging, particularly with heavy water probing, for studying metabolic dynamics of biomolecules in organisms during aging and diseases. Furthermore, future applications and development of SRS imaging in both life science and medicine are considered.
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- Med-X