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“She loves me, she loves me not”: physical forces encouraged evolution of multicellular life, scientists propose

Marine Biological Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study appearing Monday, March 31 in Nature Physics presents a striking example of cooperative organization among cells as a potential force in the evolution of multicellular life. Based on the fluid dynamics of cooperative feeding by Stentor, a relatively giant unicellular organism, the study originated from the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), Woods Hole, Mass.

Journal: Nature Physics
Funder: Marine Biological Laboratory, NIH/National Institutes of Health, U.S. National Science Foundation, Office of Naval Research, Emory University

Ultrafast laser alloying enables sub-5 nm Ru-based catalysts for efficient hydrogen evolution

Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Recently, the research team led by Prof. LIANG Changhao from the Institute of Solid State Physics, the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has demonstrated a method for the synthesis of carbon nanotubes (CNTs)-supported intermetallic RuM (M = Cu, Rh, and Pd) alloys dominated by sub-5 nm nanoparticles (NPs).

Journal: Advanced Science

New study resolves long-standing debate on low-pressure phase transitions in HfO₂

Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

According to a research published in Physical Review B, researchers from the Institute of Solid State Physics, the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Southwest Jiaotong University, has combined high-pressure electrical transport experiments, high-pressure Raman spectroscopy, and first-principles calculations to reveal the structural phase transition behavior of hafnium oxide (HfO₂) under high pressure and its evolution mechanism in electrical properties.

Journal: Physical Review B

Joint consensus highlights the role of bone turnover markers in osteoporosis diagnosis and management

International Osteoporosis Foundation
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new consensus paper, published by the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO), the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), and the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC), provides an updated evaluation of reference bone turnover markers (BTMs) and newer markers in the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis. The paper reassesses the clinical utility of BTMs in predicting fracture risk and monitoring osteoporosis treatment based on evidence from the past decade. The study reaffirms the use of procollagen type I N propeptide (PINP) and β-isomerized C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (β-CTX-I) as reference BTMs, with standardized measurement protocols for clinical studies and patient monitoring.

Journal: Osteoporosis International

Phases and triple (multiple) point: Critical phenomena around the AD singularity

Osaka Metropolitan University

Osaka Metropolitan University physicists present a case study of the critical phenomena around Argyres-Douglas singularity of N = 2 susy made at (𝐴₁, 𝐴₄_𝑘₋₁), 𝑘=1,2 realized by one unitary matrix model.

Journal: Nuclear Physics B

Stereoisomeric engineering for critical balance of solvation and adsorption capability

KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
Peer-Reviewed Publication

This study introduces the stereoisomerism to inform the balanced selection of electrolyte additives to achieve the optimal deposition behaviors and electrochemical performance. An appropriate level of solvation ability and adsorption ability can facilitate faster deposition kinetics and encourage the preferential orientation growth of (002) planes. With sorbitol, the symmetrical battery can stably cycle for over 3470 h at 2 mA cm^-2 and 1 mAh cm^-2, and full battery also exhibits excellent electrochemical performance.

Journal: Advanced Powder Materials
Funder: Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province, National Natural Science Foundation of China

AI-powered breath test could detect silicosis early: Study

University of New South Wales
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The new test for silicosis has shown promise in an early study, and is now being analysed in larger cohorts.

Journal: Journal of Breath Research
Funder: iCare Dust Diseases Board

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