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In situ Raman spectroscopic experiments reveal the real-time aqueous corrosion process of silicate glasses, providing insights into dynamics and mechanisms of glass dissolution reaction.
Neural probes mimicking the size and mechanical properties of neurons interpenetrate the brain tissue, allowing stable single-unit recordings from implantation up to at least three months, and acting as scaffolds for the migration of new-born neurons.
Confined exciton–polaritons in semiconductor-based quantum wells can give rise to correlations slightly below the level of classical coincidence counts under resonant excitation, such that single or few polariton excitations are sufficient to modify the statistics of the radiation going through the system.
A method to accelerate the generation of kidney organoids from human pluripotent stem cells cultured in a three-dimensional environment and exposed to inductive stimuli has been developed, with the organoids capable of recapitulating kidney organogenesis.
Two-photon correlation measurements in a resonantly excited fibre-cavity polariton system stay below the classical limit for zero time delay, suggesting quantum correlations between the polaritons.
A modulation of the magnetic exchange interaction using an electric field, in the absence of atomic displacement and not relying on spin–orbit coupling, is reported.
Alkali metal–oxygen batteries promise high energy densities but suffer from low rate capability and cycling due to metal anodes. A high-rate and long-life oxygen battery with a potassium biphenyl complex anode and a dimethylsulfoxide-mediated potassium superoxide cathode is reported.
Comparison of electrochemically gated charge transport through diphenyl benzene structures in meta and para configuration leads to the identification of anti-resonance features typical of destructive quantum interference.
Electrochemical gating of single-molecule junctions shows signatures of anti-resonance typical of destructive quantum interference effects and conductance tuning by two orders of magnitude in thiophene molecules.
Reversible high-voltage redox is a key component for electrochemical technologies from electrocatalysts to lithium-ion batteries. A point defect explanation for why anion redox occurs with local structural disordering and voltage hysteresis is proposed.
The investigation of a range of n- and p-doped small-molecule organic semiconductors reveals the role of the integer charge transfer complexes formed by host and dopant ions on conductivity and its thermal activation energy.
Piezoelectrics convert force into electrical charge, and vice versa, but the coefficients that determine piezoelectric behaviour are constrained by crystal structure. Here, metamaterials are 3D printed that show arbitrary piezoelectric coefficients.
Microparticle wear debris from prosthetic implants following patient revision surgery is observed to induce a potent type 2 inflammatory response involving cytokine secretion by macrophages through a Bruton’s tyrosine kinase-dependent signalling pathway.