In a breakthrough that brings nanoscience one step closer to precise control of chemical reactions, a team of researchers from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has consecutively removed the innermost atom and the outermost electron of a gold nanoparticle—without disturbing its overall structure. This precise manipulation allowed them to probe how the magnetic spin of the material influences its catalytic activity.

Huanglongbing (HLB) is a devastating citrus disease. Prof. YE Jian's team at the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has identified the first citrus resistance mechanism to HLB and developed antimicrobial peptides effective against the disease using artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

A research team from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has identified a fossil acanthocephalan, Juracanthocephalus, from the 160-million-year-old Daohugou Biota in Inner Mongolia, China.

Chinese scientists have discovered that the Moon’s mantle contains less water on the lunar farside than on the nearside, based on analysis of basalts collected by the Chang'e-6 (CE6) lunar mission.

 A research team led by Prof. LIU Gang from the Institute of Metal Research (IMR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has achieved a breakthrough in photocatalytic water splitting by developing a scandium (Sc)-doped titanium dioxide semiconductor in the rutile crystal phase.

A research team led by Prof. WU Qingfeng at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences demonstrated the conserved cellular development and evolutionary innovations in the developing human hypothalamus.

A research team led by Prof. ZHANG Tierui from the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has developed a new catalyst that significantly enhances the efficiency and durability of methanol oxidation reactions.