A team led by Prof. Guo Guangcan from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) has demonstrated the ability to electrically manipulate the spin filling sequence in a bilayer graphene (BLG) quantum dot (QD). This achievement, published in Physical Review Letters, showcases the potential to control the spin degree of freedom in BLG, a material with promising applications in quantum computing and advanced electronics.

A team of researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) has recently developed a lightweight prosthetic hand with 19 degrees of freedom (DOF), capable of replicating human hand functions. This development can assist in the functional rehabilitation and daily activities of millions of upper-limb amputees. The research was published in Nature Communications.

This review investigates the potential of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and their secreted extracellular vesicles (EVs) as therapeutic tools for regulating CD4⁺T cells in immune diseases. MSCs possess unique properties, including multilineage differentiation and immunomodulation, making them promising candidates for treating immune-related disorders.

Researchers have discovered various topological structures in water waves (skyrmions, merons, Möbius and vortices with different topological charges), observed manipulation of floating particles using topological water waves, and described how the spin-orbital motion of particle is related to topologies of waves.

Atherosclerosis, a disease characterized by the accumulation of lipids and inflammatory cells in the arterial wall, is a significant cause of cardiovascular events. A key process in atherosclerosis is the endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndMT), which involves the transformation of endothelial cells into mesenchymal cells, contributing to plaque formation and vascular dysfunction. The novel anthraquinone compound Kanglexin (KLX) has been investigated for its potential to prevent EndMT in atherosclerosis by targeting the fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1) and suppressing the integrin β1/transforming growth factor-beta (TGFβ) signaling pathway. This study provides insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying the protective effects of KLX against EndMT and atherosclerotic progression.

A new study led by CAS Institute of Atmospheric Physics investigates the paradox of these record-breaking cold spells and assesses future risks in a changing climate. The study reveals that human-induced climate change is actually weakening extreme cold events but also highlights that while extreme cold events are becoming less common, they have not disappeared entirely.

Scientists led by Prof. LIU Jing from the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have created a leukocyte-like liquid metallic entity that vividly simulates various leukocyte behaviors in nature.

A new study published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences explores how machine learning and statistical techniques can refine forecasts of photovoltaic by correcting errors in weather models.

A research team led by Prof. WANG Min from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has discovered two bird fossils in Jurassic-era rocks from Fujian Province in southeast China. These rocks date back approximately 149 million years. The fossils fill a spatiotemporal gap in the early evolutionary history of birds and provide the evidence yet that birds were diversified by the end of the Jurassic period.