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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 28-Oct-2025 20:11 ET (29-Oct-2025 00:11 GMT/UTC)
Scientists uncover how gibberellin enhances tea’s signature umami compound
Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of ScienceTheanine, a unique amino acid responsible for tea's refreshing taste and calming effect, plays a central role in determining tea quality.
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- Horticulture Research
Data-guided bioelectrodes pave way for greener remediation
Chinese Society for Environmental SciencesPeer-Reviewed Publication
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- Environmental Science and Ecotechnology
Advances in nanoparticle-mediated cancer therapeutics: Current research and future perspectives
Chinese Medical Journals Publishing House Co., Ltd.Peer-Reviewed Publication
This review addresses cancer therapy limitations (systemic toxicity, multidrug resistance, MDR) via innovative nanoparticle (NP) platforms. Innovations include dual-phase liposomes (co-deliver hydrophilic/hydrophobic drugs, e.g., HA-functionalized ones for CD44⁺ brain tumors), green-synthesized metal NPs (low toxicity), MOF NPs (induce pyroptosis to boost immunity), and cell membrane-coated NPs (avoid RES clearance). It combines passive (EPR effect) and active (ligand-receptor) targeting.
Clinically, NPs reduce toxicity, enable delivery to hard-to-reach sites (e.g., brain), and overcome MDR. While long-term safety needs validation, NPs offer promise for personalized, less toxic oncology care.
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- Cancer Pathogenesis and Therapy
Bright squeezed light in the kilohertz frequency band
Light Publishing Center, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics And Physics, CASPeer-Reviewed Publication
Bright squeezed light, combining quantum noise reduction with high optical power, is a valuable resource for quantum sensing. To achieve this goal, scientists in China developed a nonclassical hybrid passive–active power stabilization technique that extends the stabilization bandwidth to MHz frequencies. They experimentally realized −5.5 dB squeezing at 1 mW across the kHz–MHz band. The novelty technique enables the new possibilities in quantum metrology and precision measurement.
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Key Research and Development Program of China
Laser-driven luminescent ceramic-converted near-infrared II light source for advanced imaging and detection techniques
Light Publishing Center, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics And Physics, CASPeer-Reviewed Publication
Laser-driven near-infrared II (NIR-II) light sources comprising luminescent ceramics represent a promising research frontier. A non-equivalent cation substitution strategy was presented to fabricate high-efficiency translucent MgO:Ni2+,Cr3+ NIR-II luminescent ceramics. The co-doping of Cr3+ induces structural distortion at Ni2+-occupied octahedral sites, effectively breaking the parity-forbidden d-d transition constraint while enabling efficient energy transfer from Cr3+ to Ni2+. When integrated into laser-driven NIR-II light sources, the system achieves record-breaking performance of 214 mW output power under 21.43 W/mm2 blue laser excitation.
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- Joint Funds of the National Natural Science Foundation of China and Chongqing, National Key R&D Program of China, University Key Laboratory of Guangdong
Second and third harmonic generation in topological insulator-based van der Waals metamaterials
Light Publishing Center, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics And Physics, CASPeer-Reviewed Publication
Researchers have found a new way to turn low-frequency light into higher-frequency terahertz waves using special quantum materials called topological insulators. By placing these materials inside tiny ring-shaped structures that boost light signals, they created both even and odd harmonics—something rarely seen before. This breakthrough could lead to better ways of generating terahertz light, which is useful for imaging, communication, and exploring new physical effects in advanced materials.
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- Light Science & Applications
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- FET Open project EXTREME IR, PNRR project, UK Research and Innovation councils
Resecting the unresectable — advances in Extracorporeal Liver Surgery (ELS)
Zhejiang University- Journal
- Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International
When faucets rest: Hidden microbial risks emWhen faucets rest: Hidden microbial risks emerge in hourserge in hours
Chinese Society for Environmental SciencesPeer-Reviewed Publication
Microbial safety at the tap is a critical but often overlooked aspect of daily hygiene.
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- Environmental Science and Ecotechnology
Toward a cervical cancer–free future: Cancer Biology & Medicine highlights science, policy, and equity
China Anti-Cancer AssociationPeer-Reviewed Publication
Cervical cancer will be the first human cancer eliminated through coordinated global action.
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- Cancer Biology & Medicine