Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
A community-driven data management system for ocean carbon and acidification research
Data management plays an important role to bridge the gap between observations and subsequent research, as well as decision support. This is especially true for oceanographic research, where data from individual cruises often need to be compiled in order to understand regional and global processes.
Observation of time-reflection for electromagnetic waves
We demonstrate time-reflection of electromagnetic waves for the first time. This result opens a new avenue for Floquet electromagnetics and establishes the foundation for breakthrough applications in imaging, wireless communications, and optical computing.
Metal oxide single-component light-powered micromotors for photocatalytic degradation of nitroaromatic pollutants
The extensive employment of nitroaromatic pollutants has led to severe contamination of the environmental waters. Here, we proposed low-cost single-component WO3 microrobots capable of efficient photodegradation of nitroaromatic pollutants in a sustainable way.
Membrane-anchored DNA nanojunctions enable closer APC-T cell contact in elevated T-cell receptor triggering
Yulin Du, Liping Qiu*, and Weihong Tan* et al. from Hunan University develop membrane-anchored geometrically stable DNA nanojunctions to decrease intermembrane spacing at the close contact zone, leading to the exclusion of tyrosine phosphatase CD45 protein and enhancement of T-cell signalling.
