Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
Pathways to Achieve Ambient Pressure High-Temperature Superconductivity in Nickelates
Scientists performed experiments and theoretical analyses to explore how chemical and physical pressures affect the structure transition of superconducting bilayer nickelates . Their results suggest a possible approach to achieving high-temperature superconducting state at ambient pressure.
The Explosive Passion of Youth Behind Ancient Stories
XPR1, the sole protein that export phosphate out of cells in human. We found that XPR1 forms a membrane-spanning channel and employs a relay” process to facilitate phosphate passage through the channel, maintaining the cellular phosphate levels within a reasonable range.
The decreasing housing utilization efficiency in China’s cities
In contrast to most regions of the world, where there are high rates of urbanization, there is no shortage of urban housing in China. Quite the opposite: there has been an overproduction of housing in Chinese cities.
A first global atlas of the bacterial microbiome in the world’s glacier-fed streams
Glaciers and their streams are vanishing at an unprecedented pace because of global warming. What else are we potentially losing beside freshwater resources? In our article in Nature, we show what else besides freshwater resources we are potentially losing as glaciers shrink — a unique microbiome!
Lead-free metal halide perovskite crystal enables excitation-mode-selective multiexcitonic emissions
Owing to the zero-dimensional nature, different excitonic states in low-dimensional perovskite crystals can be selectively excited by ultraviolet light, X-ray irradiation, and mechanical action, enabling dynamic control of steady/transient-state spectral features by modulating the excitation modes.
Linking tissue injury to neural precursor reprogramming in gliomagenesis
In this article, we provide a behind-the-scenes narrative of a new publication from my lab, led by Akram Hamed, published today in Nature: Gliomagenesis mimics an injury response orchestrated by neural crest-like cells. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08356-2
