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The authors present a machine learning approach to enable modular robots to learn to walk and follow objects within a short time. The method is based on bioinspired central pattern generators and is validated on six robots with different body shapes.
Polyester waste is increasingly accumulating in the environment, and alcoholysis recycling offers a sustainable management solution. This study demonstrates the use of an oxygen vacancy-rich catalyst to transform waste blended polyester/textiles into high-value monomers.
There is a need for extensive neuroimaging datasets to facilitate the study of dynamic human visual perception. Here, the authors present a repository of whole-brain fMRI responses to over 1000 short naturalistic video clips across ten human subjects.
Kim et al. report a strategy to reduce the dynamic disorder of the perovskite lattice by using CMMs that adsorb on the surface of PeNCs via van der Waals interactions and hydrogen bonding. The resulting pure green LEDs satisfying the Rec. 2020 color standard show a high EQE of 26.1%.
Sexual size dimorphism in mammals, often linked to sexual selection, can impacts genome evolution. This study finds sexual dimorphism in body size is associated with expanded gene families for olfactory functions and contracted gene families for brain development.
The fractional quantum Hall effect offers a potential platform to harness non-Abelian anyons. Here, the authors report fractional quantum Hall states in trilayer graphene and drive quantum phase transitions between neighbouring states.
Stopping chronic opioid use can lead to withdrawal. Here, authors show in mice that dampening activity of spinally projecting locus coeruleus neurons, targeting microglia, or blocking pannexin-1 channels alleviates opioid withdrawal.
Fe-N-C material is promising catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction in proton exchange membrane fuel cell. Here the authors visualize the formation of Fe-N4 sites using in situ heating microscopy, providing theoretical guidance for rational catalyst design of Fe-N-C materials.
Solvation effect of zinc ions has led to side reactions in aqueous zinc metal batteries. Here, the authors construct a multicomponent zinc gel polymer electrolyte and co-reconstruct the cationic/anionic solvation structures.
EU wine geographical indications are bound to a strict regulatory system, limiting their potential to adapt to climate change. In this study, analysis of social, environmental and economic characteristics of over 1000 EU wine regions suggests that innovation and flexibility are key to increase the resilience of European viticulture.
Dysregulated glycerophospholipid metabolism in the brain is associated with neurodegenerative diseases. Here, the authors present a 4D lipidomics strategy that profiles glycerophospholipids at the sn-position-resolved level, revealing potentially altered remodeling pathways.
Chirality is observed at hierarchical scales from subatomic to macroscopic but the transmission of chirality across different length scales and the expression of homochiral nano/microstructures remain challenging. Here, the authors report the formation of macroscopic homochiral helicoids via a screw dislocation-driven co-self-assembly.
Researchers discover optical torque components produced from light’s reactive helicity gradient and momentum curl. They introduce and demonstrate the concept of lateral optical torque to spin objects, transversely to the spin of illumination. The principle of optical spanner is re-examined, highlighting the impact of orbital angular momentum on the torque and its negative manifestation.
Here the authors identify 128 regions of the genome associated with blood pressure traits in 100,000 Chinese adults. Blood pressure traits contributed differently to CVD risk, with only pulse pressure independently causally associated with carotid plaque.
A reconfigurable metamaterial processing unit that solves arbitrary linear calculus equations is proposed. With the merits of compactness, reconfigurability, and reusability, the proposed MPU provides a potential route for high speed computing.
Visual adaptive devices show promise for simplifying circuits and algorithms in machine vision systems. Here, the authors report a visual adaptive transistor with tunable avalanche effects and microsecond-level bionic vision capabilities, recognizing images in dim and bright conditions with over 98% accuracy.
Using satellite observations, communities in the U.S. containing warehouses experience more truck traffic and increased health-harming pollution with a disproportionate number of racial and ethnic minorities living in these communities.
Utilizing high-resolution climate models under a high emission scenario, this study demonstrates an anticipated advancement and extension of the coastal upwelling season, accompanied by intricate variations in intensity along oceanic eastern boundaries.
The geographic spread of mosquito insecticide resistance has unclear evolutionary origins. Here, the authors identify partial sweeps at resistance genes on two chromosomes from two species of mosquitoes, characterizing their global distribution.
Here, the authors report results from a randomized, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial of the tetravalent SARS-CoV-2 protein vaccine SCTV01E, demonstrating a favorable efficacy profile during a time when predominant viral variants were changing from BA.5 and BF.7 to XBB.