Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
Tailoring atomic diffusion for in situ fabrication of different heterostructures
We conduct electrically driven atomic diffusion reactions for in situ fabrication of different structures inside a TEM. The direction of atomic diffusion can be controlled by the electrical field, while the diffusion path can be tailored by local temperature, resulting in distinct heterostructures.
Multi-center validation of machine learning model for preoperative prediction of postoperative mortality
This study aimed to create a machine-learning prediction model for 30-day mortality after a non-cardiac surgery that adapts to the manageable amount of clinical information as input features and is validated against multi-centered rather than single-centered data.
Listening to the birds: how does song culture evolve?
The genesis of a long-term field data set can be prosaic: a researcher measures something, then comes back and repeats that measurement again, and again. It is not always clear what might emerge from the accretion of data over the long term; sometimes the focus evolves as the study progresses.
Magnetic aerogel for environmental remediation
A group of academic principle investigator from multiple countries (Poland, Taiwan and India) were developed an efficient adsorbent of magnetite nanoparticles decorated PVA-modified PEI-h-BNNSs aerogel (adsorbent) for efficiently capturing of heavy metals and organic dyes from an aqueous solution.
Biomimetic generation of the strongest known biomaterial found in limpet tooth
Limpet tooth has the highest known tensile strength of any known biological composite material. In our latest manuscript on limpet tooth, we chart new territory in marine invertebrate cell culture, developmental biology, transcriptomics and biomimetics with implications for sustainable technology.
Highly conducting single-molecule topological insulators based on mono- and di-radical cations
Designing long and highly conducting molecular wires has been a great challenge for decades. It has now been shown that an oxidized 2.6-nm-long oligophenylene-bridged bis(triarylamine) can show a single-molecule junction conductance over 0.1G0.
