Multiscale study on thermomechanical behaviour of shield muck-slag-based engineered geopolymer composites (SS-EGC) for shield tunnel segments
Available online 5 June 2026
The shield method is widely recognized as a superior method of tunneling for its advantages of safety, high efficiency, and adaptability to the stratum. However, the manufacturing of shield tunnel segments...
Highly robust and anti-counterfeiting fingerprint imaging and authentication with ultrasonic guided waves
Available online 4 June 2026
Fingerprint authentication, as a mainstream biometric method, has become an indispensable component in consumer electronics and public safety. However, optical and capacitive scans are susceptible to...
Stochastic Spin Modeling and ANEU-TCN for Directional Magnetic Noise Estimation in Atomic Comagnetometers
Available online 3 June 2026
Spatial heterogeneity of Holocene hydroclimatic variations and their driving mechanisms in the South Asian summer monsoon region
Available online 3 June 2026
Understanding the spatiotemporal variations of the South Asian summer monsoon (SASM) is fundamental for predicting regional water resource availability. On interannual and decadal timescales, precipitation...
Exceptional low-cycle fatigue resistance of NiTi alloy structurally engineered during additive manufacturing
Available online 1 June 2026
In additive manufacturing (AM), inhomogeneous precipitates from variable thermal cycles degrade mechanical properties and fatigue life. We propose a novel large-small melt pool coupling strategy to...
Synesthesia of Machine (SoM)-Driven Analog Precoder Optimizationfor Enhanced ISAC Performance in Sub-THz Systems
Available online 1 June 2026
NeutronJittor: Efficient CPU-GPU Memory Management for GNN Training with Jittor
Available online 1 June 2026
PAT: Privacy-Preserving Adversarial Transfer for Accurate, Robust and Privacy-Preserving EEG Decoding
Available online 1 June 2026
Biomedical imaging
May 2026
Modulation of place cells using targeted stimulation with bidirectional microelectrode arrays enhances spatial learning speed in mice
May 2026
•Bidirectional MEMS array enables precise hippocampal recording/stimulation (80 µm).•A 7-day stimulated learning achieves comparable performance to 14-day natural spatial navigation.•A 72 mV/90 Hz stimulation...
Blocking acid-sensing ion channel 1a attenuates bilirubin-induced ototoxicity in cochlear organotypic culture
May 2026
Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia leads to neural dysfunction, including sensorineural hearing loss. Our previous studies demonstrated that elevated bilirubin induced apoptotic pathway activation and led...
Melatonin ameliorates inflammation-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and cementoblastic differentiation in cells by regulating the METTL3/LINC01444/HSPD1 axis
May 2026
Inflammation-induced mitochondrial dysfunction functionally impairs periodontal ligament stem cells (PDLSCs) and hinders their therapeutic efficacy in periodontal regeneration. Melatonin, a mitochondrion-targeted...
Crosstalk between bone and vasculature within bone
May 2026
Bone is a highly vascularized connective tissue, and its physiological and pathological processes are closely linked to the vascular system. The vasculature system should include the blood vessel system...
Profiling adaptive immunity: A quantitative framework for immune repertoire dynamics and clinical diagnostics
May 2026
•The article derives first-principle relationships from foundational biological assumptions, grounding the approach in deductive reasoning rather than data mining.•BCR repertoire diversity is modeled...
Toward in situ characterization for advancing membrane performance in water treatment processes
May 2026
•Membrane technology greatly improved water treatment efficiency was illustrated.•Ex situ characterization techniques enhanced membrane behaviors was reviewed.•In situ characterization techniques for...
Novel function of Teleost skin: Antigen excretion across the epidermis mediated by secretory IgM in vivo model of flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
May 2026
•An in-vivo model of flounder with pre-generated anti-OVA-specific IgM and pIgR was developed.•Circulating OVA antigen diffused into skin dermis and were excreted into mucus by SIgM within 24 h.•The...
Honeycomb-like nitrogen-doped ultramicroporous biochar for efficient and robust CO2 capture
May 2026
•Biochar is synthesized by the one-pot carbonization-activation method from corncob.•Honeycomb-shaped biochar poses densely packed, nested, and compact ultramicropores.•Biochar shows graphite state...
Liquid phase delamination of non-van der Waal two-dimensional sheets of tin monoxide for flexible and long lifespan sodium-ion batteries
May 2026
Sodium-ion batteries are attractive alternatives to Li-ion batteries, but typically suffer from slow redox kinetics and short cycle life. These problems arise mainly from the much larger radius of the...
Mitochondrial homeostasis in bone aging: Unraveling dysfunctional pathways and developing precision therapies
May 2026
Mitochondria have complex functional and information-processing networks that play key roles in both health regulation and disease progression. However, the multiple properties and complex thresholds...
Highly diverse diazotrophs drive high N2 fixation rates in a shallow submarine hydrothermal system
May 2026
Dinitrogen (N2) fixation provides nitrogen sources supporting active chemoautotrophic processes in submarine hydrothermal systems. Here, the diazotrophic phylogenetic diversity and N2 fixation profile...
KREEP materials recorded in impact glasses of Chang’e-6 regolith returned from the South Pole-Aitken Basin
May 2026
The Chang’e-6 mission achieved the first-ever sample return from the lunar farside. The landing site is located within the South Pole–Aitken (SPA) basin, which is the largest and oldest impact structure...
Ore forming process of magmatic nickel-copper-cobalt sulfide deposits in China
May 2026
The magmatic Ni-Cu-Co deposits are the main source of critical mineral resources in China, such as nickel, cobalt, and platinum group elements, which are formed generally in a continental rift setting...
