Prolonged exposure to hot weather and direct sunlight can lead to heat exhaustion and skin irritation, which reduces the productivity of outdoor workers and increases health risks. This study has developed a polylactic acid/boron nitride nanosheet composite fabric by electrospinning. Being selectively modified for hydrophilicity, the fabric has combined passive radiative cooling, thermal conductivity and directional sweat wicking to improve thermal comfort in outdoor environments. Compared to conventional cotton fabrics, the composite fibric exhibits excellent solar reflectance (96%) and infrared heat emissivity (93%), along with high thermal conductivity (0.38 W·m^-1 K^-1). In outdoor experiments, the composite fabric lowers skin temperature by 2.0 °C under direct sunlight during the day and by 3.8 °C at night relative to bare skin. The composite fabric features a directional perspiration function and an impressive sweat evaporation rate of 1.67 g·h⁻¹, which can efficiently transport sweat and heat to the fiber membrane surface to keep the skin dry and cool. This work should advance human thermal management strategies for high-temperature outdoor environments.

The electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction reaction (CO₂RR) serves as an effective approach to convert CO₂ into high-value chemicals and facilitate carbon cycling. Among various products, ethylene (C₂H₄), a crucial industrial feedstock, demonstrates substantial market demand and economic significance. Copper (Cu)-based catalysts exhibit remarkable advantages in CO₂RR to C₂H₄ conversion due to their unique electronic structure and optimal *CO adsorption capacity.

Seedless fruit production, known as parthenocarpy, offers major commercial advantages by improving eating quality, reducing labor costs, and stabilizing yields under poor pollination conditions. 

A new review in Chinese Medical Journal details progress in nanocarrier-based cancer therapy. It analyzes polymeric, lipidic, and other nanoplatforms, their roles in immunotherapy, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and addresses translation challenges like scalability and biosafety.

Recently, research teams led by Professor Cai Songhua from the Shenzhen Branch of the Cancer Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Professor Mao Wenjun from Wuxi People's Hospital, and Professor Tang Bufu from Zhongshan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University have focused on the immune microenvironment and lung cancer radiotherapy. They demonstrated a combined therapeutic approach targeting SPP1⁺ macrophages to enhance radiotherapy sensitivity, with the findings published under the title“ SPP1⁺ TAM: CD8⁺ T cell crosstalk associates with blocking radiotherapy efficacy in lung cancer” on Research.

A new Chinese expert consensus provides critical guidance for using medical imaging to determine whether pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) can be surgically removed. The consensus, developed by the Group of Abdomen of the Chinese Society of Radiology, emphasizes a multidisciplinary team (MDT) approach and outlines specific imaging techniques for accurate staging. Key recommendations establish contrast-enhanced CT as the primary tool for assessing local tumor spread, while MRI is prioritized for detecting elusive liver metastases. The guidelines also address the limitations of current imaging in evaluating treatment response and highlight the role of diagnostic laparoscopy. This standardized framework aims to improve preoperative planning, personalize treatment strategies, and ultimately enhance patient outcomes across China.

Chinese chemists boost lignin’s sun protection factor from 5 to 66 and cut colour darkness by one-third through controlled radical grafting and TiO₂ nano-loading, offering a biodegradable alternative to petrochemical filters.

Reporting in the Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, researchers show that atom-transfer radical polymerisation couples waste-pulp lignin with the commercial UV absorber MBBT, producing sub-micron spheres that remain stable after three hours of intense ultraviolet irradiation.

A Canadian team turned 23,000 mating types into a materials library, showing nuclear-mitochondrial combos double film strength or ductility depending on cross-linker choice.

Writing in the Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, researchers report the first systematic screen of wild fungal genotypes for pure mycelial materials, proving that strain choice can outperform process tweaks in green fabrication.