Researchers have systematically quantified temperature-induced measurement errors in electrical capacitance tomography for high-temperature gas-solids fluidized beds. Numerical simulations across a broad geometric matrix (outer diameters from 27 to 1067 mm) combined with high-temperature experiments reveal that while normalized sensitivity distributions remain exceptionally stable, raw capacitance measurements are highly susceptible to thermal perturbations. Crucially, increasing wall thickness drastically amplifies errors for adjacent electrode pairs. Excluding adjacent measurements effectively suppresses thermal deviations, extending the permissible operating range at the cost of fine-scale boundary resolution. A theoretical equivalence between thermal distortions and inherent noise enables direct application of noise-based criteria to define operational limits.

Researchers have developed hierarchical porous carbon nanosheets (CMK‑700) derived from coal tar pitch via a space‑confinement and activation strategy. The optimized material features a high specific surface area of 2223.9 m²·g⁻¹ and a maximized ultramicroporous volume of 0.4836 cm³·g⁻¹. A unique dual‑ion relay storage mechanism was unraveled: larger [Zn(H₂O)₆]²⁺ ions are stored in larger micropores (>1 nm), while smaller hydrated protons (H₃O⁺) act as “charge relays” to penetrate ultramicropores (<1 nm) via reversible chemical hydrogen adsorption/desorption. The assembled device delivers a specific capacity of 368.1 mAh·g⁻¹ at 0.5 A·g⁻¹ and retains 86.39 % capacity after 21,000 cycles.

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), which affects about 30% of the population worldwide, is driven in part by excessive hepatic de novo lipogenesis (the production of fatty acids within the liver). In mice, the minor intron splicing factors ZRSR1 and ZRSR2 can influence hepatic lipid metabolism by controlling the processing of Insig transcripts. Whether these proteins also regulate metabolism independently of their canonical splicing function has remained unclear.

Sanchi ginseng (Panax notoginseng) is a cornerstone of traditional Chinese medicine, prized for its saponins—bioactive compounds with anti-inflammatory, cardiovascular, and anticancer properties. 

The low endosomal escape efficiency of endocytosis-based delivery has become a key barrier restricting therapeutic biomacromolecule applications in biomedicine. A review published in Biomedical Analysis highlights emerging non-endocytic transmembrane delivery strategies that bypass conventional cellular uptake pathways and enable direct cytosolic delivery of proteins, nucleic acids, and gene-editing tools. Led by Dr. Yang Liu from Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, the review summarizes recent advances in physical, biomimetic, and bioengineered delivery platforms and discusses their potential for gene therapy, drug delivery, and cellular engineering.

Real-time intelligent systems need processors that adapt as data change. Scientists from the University of Cambridge, Tsinghua University and collaborators developed a temporally plastic photonic processor (TPPP) that combines stable optical computation, fast dynamic modulation and recursive optical memory. The chip improves robustness in spectral sensing and autonomous-driving control, and projects up to 16 times higher energy efficiency and 100 times lower intrinsic compute delay than advanced electronic processors.

Concurrently with and prior to the emergence of hematopoietic stem cells within the intraembryonic aorta, various types of hematopoietic progenitors are believed to arise in the extraembryonic yolk sac through a process of endothelial-to-hematopoietic transition.