A new study led by Prof. ZHANG Daoyuan of the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has uncovered the acetylation-mediated regulatory mechanisms behind desiccation tolerance in Syntrichia caninervis, a model moss widely used in desiccation tolerance research.

A research team led by Prof. CHANG Keke from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering has solved a long-standing puzzle: why the growth rates of chromizing layers vary dramatically across different stainless steels under identical conditions.

Researchers from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the collaborators showed that warming sea surface temperatures (SSTs) near the tropical central Pacific in boreal winter can trigger a delayed response in the Antarctic stratosphere, helping improve predictions of Southern Hemisphere climate patterns.

A research team led by Prof. MIAO Wei from the Institute of Hydrobiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has identified an alpha-amylase that promotes the proliferation of Colpoda, a dominant soil protozoan.

A recent comprehensive review offers a systematic assessment of BiFeO3-based sensor technologies, exploring how this multiferroic material can be engineered to enable high-performance sensing across multiple detection modes.

Researchers from the Institute of Metal Research have developed a new strategy to construct heterogeneous microstructure in α + β titanium alloys (Ti alloys) by precisely controlling metastable phase transformation, achieving an excellent balance between strength and ductility.

A research team from the Institute of Metal Research has developed a novel ferroelectric valve, a multilayer device that enables non-volatile, multi-state modulation of electrical resistance by switching the polarization orientation of adjacent ferroelectric layers. This innovation paves the way for multifunctional, low-power information devices in the post-Moore era.

Researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden and their collaborators presented the first evidence at the level of individual organs that lianas and trees use fundamentally different hydraulic strategies in their flowers. The study offered a key explanation for the increasing dominance of lianas in seasonally dry tropical forests in the context of climate change.

A study led by WANG Xiangyang's team from Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences proposed an ultrarobust adaptive oscillator (URAO) method for predicting the kicking phase for the flutter kick and breaststroke kick, two main underwater motion patterns in diving activity.

A team led by Prof. JIANG Changlong from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science developed a novel aptamer-mediated energy acceptor sensitization strategy which enhances the sensitivity of UCNP-based sensing systems and enables the creation of high-contrast reverse dual-signal upconversion luminescent materials for the highly sensitive detection of trace substances in complex environments.

A research team led by Prof. YUAN Kaijun from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with researchers from Nanjing University, has revealed quantum interference between direct and indirect reaction pathways in the photodissociation of partially deuterated water (HOD).

A research team from the Yunnan Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with partners, has refined constraints on the broad-line region (BLR) radius–luminosity (R–L) relation at high luminosities. Their findings reveal that a multi-component BLR structure can introduce biases into single-epoch black hole mass estimates.

A research team led by Prof. ZHANG Jin from the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with researchers from the CAS Institute of Theoretical Physics and the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, has uncovered high-order vortex states and magnon orbital-angular-momentum hybridization in VSe2 single-walled nanotubes.

A research team led by FANG Yonghua from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences developed a novel method called Differential Photoacoustic Stimulated Raman Spectroscopy (DPA-SRS) which enables high-sensitivity hydrogen detection at concentrations as low as 1 ppm under atmospheric pressure.

Prof. SHI Wenjiao's team from the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences generated 10 m resolution yield maps for maize, rice, and soybean in Northeast China from 2016 to 2021. This high-accuracy dataset fills a gap in multi-crop, long-term, high-resolution yield information.

A new study has proposed a one-step "cleaving and doping" strategy that enhances both the thermoelectric performance and stability of open-shell conjugated polymers. The research demonstrates an approach to achieving highly ordered molecular packing and efficient doping without the need for additional dopants.

A research team led by Prof. GUO Bin from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences developed a novel power conversion strategy which utilizes divertor heat as a preheating source in the feedwater system, significantly improving the thermal-to-electric efficiency of fusion power plants.

A collaborative research team led by Prof. LIU Yuefeng from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has developed a gas-induced structure evolution strategy. This innovation has resulted in a "self-transforming" catalyst that redefines the process of carbon dioxide hydrogenation.