Mar
01
Tracing SO2 Clouds from Tonga Volcano Eruption with Chinese Hyperspectral Satellite Observations
Chinese satellite and home-developed algorithms evealed the SO2 plume shift after the huge eruption of Tango Volcano, showing the power of the system in monitoring global events...
Feb
28
Radio-Frequency Pulse Enables Association of Triatomic Molecules in Ultracold 23Na40K + 40K Gas
Three-body system is already formidable in classical physics, not to mention the quantum state three-body system. But what if scientists can synthesize triatomic molecules under...
Feb
25
Boron Isotope Helps to Trace Fluid Processes in Subduction Zone
Subduction zone fluids are the key carrier for element migration and matter cycles between the crust and mantle of the Earth. Interpreting the sources, properties and signatures...
Feb
23
Ferroelectric Tunnel Junction Enables Superior Neuro-Inspired Computing
Conventional von Neumann computing system has grown outdated with the rapid development of neuro-inspired computing. Memristor-based synaptic devices, which emulate biological ...
Feb
21
Charge-Density-Wave Induces Electronic Nematicity in Kagome Superconductor
In a recent article published in Nature, a research team led by Prof. CHEN Xianhui, WU Tao and WANG Zhenyu from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the C...
Feb
18
How Humans in Middle-late Neolithic China Process Plant Food
Over the span of human history, tools to process plant food have been ever-changing.Recently, researchers discovered that the combination of grinding slabs and rollers in the mi...
Feb
16
How Human Livers Export Bile Acid
Bile acid is useful in digesting lipids and vitamins. However, there can be too much of a good thing: excessive bile acid may upset metabolism or even cause cancer. Thus, it is ...
Feb
14
USTC Scientists Break Quantum Key Distribution Record Over 830-km Optical Fibers
Quantum key distribution (QKD) is presently attracting immense research interest on the global level due to its revolutionary potential to enable information-theoretically secur...