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Two-dimensional graphene-based membranes have gained much interest, but they suffer from poor rejection for monovalent salts. Here, the authors develop an electrostatic-induced ion partitioning strategy to suppress anion-cation transmembrane co-transport, improving the desalination performance.
Whether decisions are made in a graded or all-or-none fashion remains unclear. Here, the authors provide evidence to suggest that decisions conclude in a graded, rather than a binary, manner, thus providing an analog framework for flexible choice behavior.
The parental experience exerts a profound impact on offspring phenotypes. Zhu et al. find that in locusts the population density of parents regulates the hatching synchrony of progeny eggs via the FOXN1-PTBP1/XPO5 pathway, facilitating the nuclear export of precursor miRNA in the oocytes.
The advancement of sodium halide solid-state electrolytes can propel high-energy-density all-solid-state sodium-ion batteries. Here, the authors present a LaCl3-based electrolyte facilitating rapid Na+ ion conduction along the c-axis diffusion channel, ensuring high capacity even at elevated current densities.
The brain networks orchestrating conscious recognition of auditory sequences are not well understood. Here, the authors reveal hierarchical processing from auditory cortices to hippocampus and cingulate gyrus, enhancing our understanding of predictive coding in memory.
Here the authors isolate monoclonal antibody HmAb64 from a healthy volunteer who received an experimental polyvalent DNA prime-protein boost HIV vaccine, and show that it’s specific for the CD4 binding site and neutralizes cross-subtype HIV isolates including several tier-2 viruses.
The authors proposed a strategy for sensorimotor control using memristive H-H neurons, integrating bio-inspired neural circuits and computational capabilities of neurons’ firing features with a robot for avoidance control.
The large low-shear-velocity anomalies in the deep lower mantle below 2300 km depth may relate to H2O-induced ferrous iron stability in bridgmanite, according to laser-heated diamond anvil cell experiments.
Macrophage TP53-induced glycolysis and apoptosis regulator (TIGAR) is implicated in a range of immunopathology. Here the authors show TIGAR drives inflammation and sepsis via activation of TAK1 and that disruption of TIGAR-TAK1 interaction in a murine model of sepsis reduces immunopathology.
Tang et al. describe the development of a fungal genome mining tool which can be used to identify biosynthetic gene clusters from fungal genomes that lack detectable protein domains and demonstrate its functionality.
The mechanisms underlying the zebrafish spinal cord’s impressive innate ability to regenerate after traumatic insults remain largely unknown. Here, the authors show that spinal neurons enact an essential neuron-to-neuron neuroprotective strategy to safeguard cell survival and support the zebrafish’s regeneration process.
Here authors identify the interaction between the SUN-family protein Sad1 and histone H2A-H2B in S. pombe, and reveal the roles of the Sad1-histone interaction in the association of heterochromatin with the nuclear envelope and heterochromatin silencing.
The hierarchy of symmetry breaking in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene remains a topic of intense fundamental study. Here, the authors determine the spin polarization of symmetry-broken quantum Hall states and Chern insulators in MATBG using a twist-decoupled graphene probe.
OsMAPK6 and CLG1, respectively, target GW6a for phosphorylation and ubiquitylation to favor the substrate stabilization using a different mechanism from prior reports, and the corresponding genetic axes operate non-additively to regulate seed size.
Trace amounts of strong acid can suppress Zn corrosion and promote uniform Zn deposition. Here, the authors use HTFSI to create a hydrophobic micro-environment at the Zn-electrolyte interface, enabling high efficiency and cycling stability.
Singlet oxygen relaxes in water to its triplet ground state. Here, the authors show that heavy-atom tunnelling speeds up this reaction from time scales longer than the age of the universe to microseconds.
The post-resolution phase of inflammation is not simply a linear path towards cessation of immune response but rather a regulated process involving fluctuating immune activity. Here authors show a pivotal role for post-resolution macrophages in driving a wave of T cell recruitment and activation via prostaglandin E2 and α-integrin signalling during the resolution phase of murine pneumococcal pneumonia.
Reliable lithium-ion battery health assessment is vital for safety. Here, authors present a physics-informed neural network for accurate and stable state-of-health estimation, overcoming challenges of varied battery types and usage conditions.
Resonance-based systems such as electroacoustic transducers are often limited by narrow bandwidth. Here, authors report a digital non-Foster inspired circuit demonstrating significant bandwidth and power level enhancement with greater reconfigurability than conventional analog non-Foster approaches.
The first three-dimensional spatial analysis of global marine conservation achievements and fisheries footprint reveals 3D conservation gaps and an underrepresentation of high protection levels across all depths while the 3D footprint of fisheries covers all depths.