Adopting electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for green transport transformation
July 2026
Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing aircraft (eVTOLs), also known as flying cars, are expected to lead a new round of transport transformation owing to their superior travel speed and spatial flexibility....
Future mobile information networks
July 2026
Modern distribution of Cladocera in lakes of northern China and western Mongolia and its environmental implications
July 2026
•The first large-scale biogeographical investigation of cladocerans in lakes in northern China and western Mongolia.•Lake level, nutrient, and salinity are the main controls of the structure of modern...
Lignin-mediated atomic coordination engineering of Ru nanoclusters with self-optimized Mott-Schottky interfaces for industrial hydrogen production
July 2026
The global transition toward carbon neutrality urgently demands scalable green hydrogen technologies driven by renewable energy. While water electrolysis represents a key pathway, current anion exchange...
Adaptive gyration mechanism in fan worm gill filaments for enhanced filter-feeding efficiency
July 2026
•Fan worm gill filaments passively gyrate via V-shaped section and unbalanced torsion.•Passive gyration increases particle capture efficiency by 141% on average.•Gill filaments achieve efficient filtration,...
Multispectral photoacoustic microscopy and NIR-II fluorescence imaging of TREM2-positive microglia in Aβ-driven Alzheimer’s pathogenesis
July 2026
•Novel TREM2-ICG probe enables dual-modal photoacoustic/NIR-II imaging.•In vivo tracking of microglial dynamics near Aβ plaques with neural context at 30 fps.•Multiscale imaging overcomes depth/field-of-view...
p53 mutation-associated prognosis across cancer types underlines hematological malignancy as an applicable cancer type to p53-rescue therapy
July 2026
Tumor suppressor p53 is mutated and thereafter loses tumor-suppressive function in about 50% of cancer cases, across nearly all cancer types. Efforts to rescue mutant p53 pharmacologically have been...
Activation of anionic redox reactions with vacancies in layered potassium manganese oxide
July 2026
Layered manganese-based oxides are promising cathode materials for potassium-ion batteries (PIBs) owing to the abundant K resources. However, their energy density is limited to the accessible redox...
Cyanido-bridged mixed-valence system: How to control the electron transfer process
July 2026
Cyanido-bridged mixed-valence compounds represent a distinctive and significant mixed-valence system. Exploring this system provides valuable insights into comprehending the intricacies of electron...
Research progress and application of solid-state nanopore fabrication based on wet etching
July 2026
Solid-state nanopores have the potential to revolutionise biomedical and molecular detection, particularly in the fields of gene sequencing, protein analysis, and ion screening, owing to their exceptional...
Distinct factors drive the progression of tau pathology in Alzheimer’s disease
July 2026
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia worldwide. The primary histopathological markers for AD diagnosis are extracellular amyloid plaques and intracellular neurofibrillary tangles...
Data-driven and people-centric operations: Research opportunities in retail operations
July 2026
This paper reviews advances and research trends in retail operations. Retailers can now collect and utilize granular operations and behavioral data to understand their consumers and employees and make...
One stone kills two birds: Novel recycled fiber spinning engineering for one-step yarn reinforcement and clean dyeing
July 2026
Low recycling rates of textile waste and high dyeing energy consumption are two significant challenges for the textile industry in response to the call for Carbon Neutrality. In view of this, we propose...
Molecular identity of the mechanotransduction machinery in inner ear hair cells and mechanotransduction-linked hearing loss
July 2026
Hearing is among the most sensitive sensory modalities in vertebrates, and its dysfunction can lead to hearing loss. Auditory perception within the inner ear relies on mechanosensitive hair cells and...
Improvement of mechanical properties and mechanism analysis of FMLs by ultrasonic vibration assisted hot press forming
July 2026
The low forming quality of fiber metal laminates (FMLs) limits their application in the aerospace field. As a fundamental research, FMLs high-quality forming process provides key technical support for...
Identifying ROCK2 as an intervention target for bilirubin encephalopathy
July 2026
Neonatal bilirubin encephalopathy is primarily characterized by central auditory dysfunction and cognitive impairments. However, the precise molecular mechanisms underlying bilirubin-induced neurotoxicity...
Small-molecule autophagy modulators: Mechanisms, therapeutic potential, and development challenges in pathological settings
July 2026
Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved process in eukaryotic cells that delivers intracellular components to lysosomes for degradation and recycling. Increasing evidence has elucidated the regulation...
Nonreciprocal quantum optics: New effects and applications in quantum sensing
July 2026
Recent advancements in quantum techniques have enabled the design and fabrication of nonreciprocal optical devices that operate in the deep quantum regime, where quantum statistical properties play...
Dynamically adjustable topological edge states in thermal diffusion-advection system
July 2026
Topological edge states offer a powerful platform for understanding and manipulating waves, encompassing classical electromagnetic and acoustic wave systems and condensed matter systems. Though topological...
Label-free proteomics and single-cell mass cytometry analysis of 5 immune tissues from mice with artesunate administration reveal immunosuppression of artesunate via BST2 and MDSCs
July 2026
Artesunate is a worldwide prevalent antimalarial medicine, which has also been demonstrated for anti-tumor, anti-virus and anti-autoimmune diseases. Yet the underlying molecular and cellular mechanisms...
Development of a one-step office hysteroscopic lightweight artificial intelligence application for subfertility risk stratification of intrauterine adhesions
July 2026
•Intrauterine adhesions (IUAs) can reduce natural fertility and cause delayed conception in affected patients. Image deep learning methods can assist in managing fertility after the disease.•A codeless...
A novel integrated ESID strategy of critical property-flavor quality attributes of Huangqi Shengmai Yin
July 2026
There is still a gap between traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Western medicine, and it is crucial to build a bridge between them. In this study, taking Huangqi Shengmai Yin as a demonstration,...
