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04 April 2017      • Visit Scientific Reports • Submit your manuscript to Scientific Reports     Welcome to your Table of Contents e-alert for Scientific Reports               npj 2D Materials and Applications is an online-only, open access journal that aims to become a top-tier interdisciplinary platform for scientists to share research on 2D materials and their applications. Part of the Nature Partner Journals series, npj 2D Materials and Applications is published in partnership with FCT NOVA, Lisbon, with the support of the European Materials Research Society (E-MRS). The journal is now open for submissions. Find out more >>                  Physical Sciences               CNT-based saturable absorbers with scalable modulation depth for Thulium-doped fiber lasers operating at 1.9 μm ▶     Grzegorz Sobon, Anna Duzynska, Michał Świniarski et al.     In this work, we demonstrate a comprehensive study on the nonlinear parameters of carbon nanotube (CNT) saturable absorbers (SA) as a function of the nanotube film thickness. We …             Enhancement of tetragonal anisotropy and stabilisation of the tetragonal phase by Bi/Mn-double-doping in BaTiO3 ferroelectric ceramics ▶     Hisato Yabuta, Hidenori Tanaka, Tatsuo Furuta et al.     To stabilise ferroelectric-tetragonal phase of BaTiO3, the double-doping of Bi and Mn up to 0.5 mol% was studied. Upon increasing the Bi content in BaTiO3:Mn:Bi, the tetragonal …             Nonresonant 104 Terahertz Field Enhancement with 5-nm Slits ▶     Om Krishna Suwal, Jiyeah Rhie, Nayeon Kim et al.     Transmission of Terahertz (THz) electromagnetic wave through a substrate is encumbered because of scattering, multiple reflections, absorption, and Fabry–Perot effects when the …             Floquet prethermalization and regimes of heating in a periodically driven, interacting quantum system ▶     Simon A. Weidinger, Michael Knap     We study the regimes of heating in the periodically driven O(N)-model, which is a well established model for interacting quantum many-body systems. By computing the absorbed …             Multivalley engineering in semiconductor microcavities ▶     M. Sun, I. G. Savenko, H. Flayac et al.     We consider exciton-photon coupling in semiconductor microcavities in which separate periodic potentials have been embedded for excitons and photons. We show theoretically that …             Multiferroic Phases and Transitions in Ferroelectric Lead Titanate Nanodots ▶     Tao Xu, Takahiro Shimada, Yoshitaka Uratani et al.     Discovery of novel phases and their associated transitions in low-dimensional nanoscale systems is of central interest as the origin of emergent phenomena and new device …             Co-grinding Effect on Crystalline Zaltoprofen with β-cyclodextrin/Cucurbit[7]uril in Tablet Formulation ▶     Shanshan Li, Xiang Lin, Kailin Xu et al.     This work aimed to investigate the co-grinding effects of β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) and cucurbit[7]uril (CB[7]) on crystalline zaltoprofen (ZPF) in tablet formulation. Crystalline …             Class of gauge-invariant models of quantum electrodynamics with nonlocal interaction ▶     Tao Mei     We present a class of gauge-invariant models of quantum electrodynamics with nonlocal interaction. The models have translation, Lorentz and gauge invariance and reduce to the …             A targeted illumination optical fiber probe for high resolution fluorescence imaging and optical switching ▶     Anant Shinde, Sandeep Menon Perinchery, Vadakke Matham Murukeshan     An optical imaging probe with targeted multispectral and spatiotemporal illumination features has applications in many diagnostic biomedical studies. However, these systems are …             Chemical and Bandgap Engineering in Monolayer Hexagonal Boron Nitride ▶     Kun Ba, Wei Jiang, Jingxin Cheng et al.     Monolayer hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) possesses a wide bandgap of ~6 eV. Trimming down the bandgap is technically attractive, yet poses remarkable challenges in chemistry. One …             Synthesis of Zn(II)-Doped Magnetite Leaf-Like Nanorings for Efficient Electromagnetic Wave Absorption ▶     Shuang Yang, Jian-Tang Jiang, Cheng-Yan Xu et al.     We report the thermal annealing-induced formation of ring-like structure of Zn(II)-doped magnetite from iron alkoxide leaf-like nanoplate precusor. The phase, structure and …             Roles of Oxygen and Hydrogen in Crystal Orientation Transition of Copper Foils for High-Quality Graphene Growth ▶     Junxiong Hu, Jianbao Xu, Yanfei Zhao et al.     The high-quality graphene film can be grown on single-crystal Cu substrate by seamlessly stitching the aligned graphene domains. The roles of O2 and H2 have been intensively …             Controllable optical modulation of blue/green up-conversion fluorescence from Tm3+ (Er3+) single-doped glass ceramics upon two-step excitation of two-wavelengths ▶     Zhi Chen, Shiliang Kang, Hang Zhang et al.     Optical modulation is a crucial operation in photonics for network data processing with the aim to overcome information bottleneck in terms of speed, energy consumption, …             Towards Terawatt Sub-Cycle Long-Wave Infrared Pulses via Chirped Optical Parametric Amplification and Indirect Pulse Shaping ▶     Yanchun Yin, Andrew Chew, Xiaoming Ren et al.     We present an approach for both efficient generation and amplification of 4–12 μm pulses by tailoring the phase matching of the nonlinear crystal Zinc Germanium Phosphide (ZGP) …             Power-scalable subcycle pulses from laser filaments ▶     A.A. Voronin, A.M. Zheltikov     Compression of optical pulses to ultrashort pulse widths using methods of nonlinear optics is a well-established technology of modern laser science. Extending these methods to …             3D assembly based on 2D structure of Cellulose Nanofibril/Graphene Oxide Hybrid Aerogel for Adsorptive Removal of Antibiotics in Water ▶     Qiufang Yao, Bitao Fan, Ye Xiong et al.     Cellulose nanofibril/graphene oxide hybrid (CNF/GO) aerogel was fabricated via a one-step ultrasonication method for adsorptive removal of 21 kinds of antibiotics in water. The …             Effective Hamiltonian for surface states of topological insulator nanotubes ▶     Zhuo Bin Siu, Seng Ghee Tan, Mansoor B. A. Jalil     In this work we derive an effective Hamiltonian for the surface states of a hollow topological insulator (TI) nanotube with finite width walls. Unlike a solid TI cylinder, a TI …             Flexible transparent displays based on core/shell upconversion nanophosphor-incorporated polymer waveguides ▶     Bong Je Park, A-Ra Hong, Suntak Park et al.     Core/shell (C/S)-structured upconversion nanophosphor (UCNP)-incorporated polymer waveguide-based flexible transparent displays are demonstrated. Bright green- and blue-emitting …             Formation mechanism of axial macrosegregation of primary phases induced by a static magnetic field during directional solidification ▶     Xi Li, Yves Fautrelle, Zhongming Ren et al.     Understanding the macrosegregation formed by applying magnetic fields is of high commercial importance. This work investigates how static magnetic fields control the solute and …             Two-Dimensional Large Gap Topological Insulators with Tunable Rashba Spin-Orbit Coupling in Group-IV films ▶     Shou-juan Zhang, Wei-xiao Ji, Chang-wen Zhang et al.     The coexistence of nontrivial topology and giant Rashba splitting, however, has rare been observed in two-dimensional (2D) films, limiting severely its potential applications at …             Controlled droplet transport to target on a high adhesion surface with multi-gradients ▶     Siyan Deng, Weifeng Shang, Shile Feng et al.     We introduce multi-gradients including Laplace pressure gradient, wettable gradient and wettable different gradient on a high adhesion surface via special wedge-pattern and …             Hippocampus Segmentation Based on Local Linear Mapping ▶     Shumao Pang, Jun Jiang, Zhentai Lu et al.     We propose local linear mapping (LLM), a novel fusion framework for distance field (DF) to perform automatic hippocampus segmentation. A k-means cluster method is propose for …             Adiabatic Generation of N-quNit Singlet States with Cavity QED ▶     Rong-Can Yang, Li-Xiang Ye, Xiu Lin et al.     We present a theoretical scheme to generate N-quNit singlet states with N  3 via adiabatic passage. In this protocol, the system may be robust against both experimental parameter …             Present-day heat flow model of Mars ▶     Laura M. Parro, Alberto Jiménez-Díaz, Federico Mansilla et al.     Until the acquisition of in-situ measurements, the study of the present-day heat flow of Mars must rely on indirect methods, mainly based on the relation between the thermal …             Improving “color rendering” of LED lighting for the growth of lettuce ▶     Tao Han, Vitaliy Vaganov, Shixiu Cao et al.     Light plays a vital role on the growth and development of plant. On the base of white light with high color rendering to the benefit of human survival and life, we proposed to …             Structural heterogeneity of the μ-opioid receptor’s conformational ensemble in the apo state ▶     Diniz M. Sena Jr, Xiaojing Cong, Alejandro Giorgetti et al.     G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest and most pharmaceutically relevant family of membrane proteins. Here, fully unbiased, enhanced sampling simulations of a …             On the determination of elastic moduli of cells by AFM based indentation ▶     Yue Ding, Guang-Kui Xu, Gang-Feng Wang     The atomic force microscopy (AFM) has been widely used to measure the mechanical properties of biological cells through indentations. In most of existing studies, the cell is …             Generation of Aptamers from A Primer-Free Randomized ssDNA Library Using Magnetic-Assisted Rapid Aptamer Selection ▶     Shih-Ming Tsao, Ji-Ching Lai, Horng-Er Horng et al.     Aptamers are oligonucleotides that can bind to specific target molecules. Most aptamers are generated using random libraries in the standard systematic evolution of ligands by …             Illuminating dynamic neutrophil trans-epithelial migration with micro-optical coherence tomography ▶     Kengyeh K. Chu, Mark E. Kusek, Linbo Liu et al.     A model of neutrophil migration across epithelia is desirable to interrogate the underlying mechanisms of neutrophilic breach of mucosal barriers. A co-culture system consisting …             Wide-Range Probing of Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya Interaction ▶     Duck-Ho Kim, Sang-Cheol Yoo, Dae-Yun Kim et al.     The Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction (DMI) in magnetic objects is of enormous interest, because it generates built-in chirality of magnetic domain walls (DWs) and topologically …             Quasi-stokeslet induced by thermoplasmonic Marangoni effect around a water vapor microbubble ▶     Kyoko Namura, Kaoru Nakajima, Motofumi Suzuki     Rapid Marangoni flows around a water vapor microbubble (WVMB) is investigated using the thermoplasmonic effect of a gold nanoisland film (GNF). By focusing a laser onto the GNF, …             Integrated Design and Simulation of Tunable, Multi-State Structures Fabricated Monolithically with Multi-Material 3D Printing ▶     Tian Chen, Jochen Mueller, Kristina Shea     Multi-material 3D printing has created new opportunities for fabricating deployable structures. We design reversible, deployable structures that are fabricated flat, have defined …             Magnetic control of Goos-Hänchen shifts in a yttrium-iron-garnet film ▶     Wenjing Yu, Hua Sun, Lei Gao     We investigate the Goos-Hänchen (GH) shifts reflected and transmitted by a yttrium-iron-garnet (YIG) film for both normal and oblique incidence. It is found that the …             Seeing elements by visible-light digital camera ▶     Wenyang Zhao, Kenji Sakurai     A visible-light digital camera is used for taking ordinary photos, but with new operational procedures it can measure the photon energy in the X-ray wavelength region and …             Bioinspired fractal electrodes for solar energy storages ▶     Litty V. Thekkekara, Min Gu     Solar energy storage is an emerging technology which can promote the solar energy as the primary source of electricity. Recent development of laser scribed graphene electrodes …             High-performance spinel-rich Li1.5MnTiO4+δ ultralong nanofibers as cathode materials for Li-ion batteries ▶     Ngoc Hung Vu, Paulraj Arunkumar, Won Bin Im     Recently, composite materials based on Li-Mn-Ti-O system were developed to target low cost and environmentally benign cathodes for Li-ion batteries. The spinel-layered Li1.5MnTiO4…             Synthesis of Sr2Si5N8:Ce3+ phosphors for white LEDs via an efficient chemical deposition ▶     Che-Yuan Yang, Sudipta Som, Subrata Das et al.     Novel chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process was successfully developed for the growth of Sr2Si5N8:Ce3+ phosphors with elevated luminescent properties. Metallic strontium was …             Soft and wrinkled carbon membranes derived from petals for flexible supercapacitors ▶     Xiuxiu Yu, Ying Wang, Li Li et al.     Biomass materials are promising precursors for the production of carbonaceous materials due to their abundance, low cost and renewability. Here, a freestanding wrinkled carbon …             Experimental and numerical evaluations on palm microwave heating for Red Palm Weevil pest control ▶     Rita Massa, Gaetano Panariello, Daniele Pinchera et al.     The invasive Red Palm Weevil is the major pest of palms. Several control methods have been applied, however concern is raised regarding the treatments that can cause significant …             Fractal and multifractal analyses of bipartite networks ▶     Jin-Long Liu, Jian Wang, Zu-Guo Yu et al.     Bipartite networks have attracted considerable interest in various fields. Fractality and multifractality of unipartite (classical) networks have been studied in recent years, …             Shock-Resistibility of MEMS-Based Inertial Microswitch under Reverse Directional Ultra-High g Acceleration for IoT Applications ▶     Qiu Xu, Zhuoqing Yang, Yunna Sun et al.     This paper presents a novel MEMS-based inertial microswitch design with multi-directional compact constraint structures for improving the shock-resistibility. Its …             Implementation of a quantum controlled-SWAP gate with photonic circuits ▶     Takafumi Ono, Ryo Okamoto, Masato Tanida et al.     Quantum information science addresses how the processing and transmission of information are affected by uniquely quantum mechanical phenomena. Combination of two-qubit gates has …             Modeling of coupled motion and growth interaction of equiaxed dendritic crystals in a binary alloy during solidification ▶     Xin Bo Qi, Yun Chen, Xiu Hong Kang et al.     Motion of growing dendrites is a common phenomenon during solidification but often neglected in numerical simulations because of the complicate underlying multiphysics. Here a …             Ash aggregation enhanced by deposition and redistribution of salt on the surface of volcanic ash in eruption plumes ▶     Sebastian B. Mueller, Paul M. Ayris, Fabian B. Wadsworth et al.     Interactions with volcanic gases in eruption plumes produce soluble salt deposits on the surface of volcanic ash. While it has been postulated that saturation-driven …             Surface Acoustic Waves to Drive Plant Transpiration ▶     Eliot F. Gomez, Magnus Berggren, Daniel T. Simon     Emerging fields of research in electronic plants (e-plants) and agro-nanotechnology seek to create more advanced control of plants and their products. Electronic/nanotechnology …             Assessing the Dynamics of Organic Aerosols over the North Atlantic Ocean ▶     Jérôme Kasparian, Christel Hassler, Bas Ibelings et al.     The influence of aerosols on climate is highly dependent on the particle size distribution, concentration, and composition. In particular, the latter influences their ability to …             Photodynamic dye adsorption and release performance of natural zeolite ▶     Vladimir Hovhannisyan, Chen-Yuan Dong, Shean-Jen Chen     Clinoptilolite type of zeolite (CZ) is a promising material for biomedicine and pharmaceutics due to its non-toxicity, thermal stability, expanded surface area, and exceptional …             Qualitative and Quantitative Imaging Evaluation of Renal Cell Carcinoma Subtypes with Grating-based X-ray Phase-contrast CT ▶     Margarita Braunagel, Lorenz Birnbacher, Marian Willner et al.     Current clinical imaging methods face limitations in the detection and correct characterization of different subtypes of renal cell carcinoma (RCC), while these are important for …             Multi-scale radiomic analysis of sub-cortical regions in MRI related to autism, gender and age ▶     Ahmad Chaddad, Christian Desrosiers, Matthew Toews     We propose using multi-scale image textures to investigate links between neuroanatomical regions and clinical variables in MRI. Texture features are derived at multiple scales of …             Enzyme-dependent fluorescence recovery of NADH after photobleaching to assess dehydrogenase activity of isolated perfused hearts ▶     Angel Moreno, Sarah Kuzmiak-Glancy, Rafael Jaimes 3rd et al.     Reduction of NAD+ by dehydrogenase enzymes to form NADH is a key component of cellular metabolism. In cellular preparations and isolated mitochondria suspensions, …             Excitonic structure and pumping power dependent emission blue-shift of type-II quantum dots ▶     Petr Klenovský, Petr Steindl, Dominique Geffroy     In this work we study theoretically and experimentally the multi-particle structure of the so-called type-II quantum dots with spatially separated electrons and holes. Our …             Hot-Volumes as Uniform and Reproducible SERS-Detection Enhancers in Weakly-Coupled Metallic Nanohelices ▶     José M. Caridad, Sinéad Winters, David McCloskey et al.     Reproducible and enhanced optical detection of molecules in low concentrations demands simultaneously intense and homogeneous electric fields acting as robust signal amplifiers. …             Work Function Tuning in Two-Dimensional MoS2 Field-Effect-Transistors with Graphene and Titanium Source-Drain Contacts ▶     Seung Su Baik, Seongil Im, Hyoung Joon Choi     Based on the first principles calculation, we investigate the electronic band structures of graphene-MoS2 and Ti-MoS2 heterojunctions under gate-voltages. By simultaneous control …             Scaling trends and performance evaluation of 2-dimensional polarity-controllable FETs ▶     Giovanni V. Resta, Tarun Agarwal, Dennis Lin et al.     Two-dimensional semiconducting materials of the transition-metal-dichalcogenide family, such as MoS2 and WSe2, have been intensively investigated in the past few years, and are …             Decorating unoxidized-carbon nanotubes with homogeneous Ni-Co spinel nanocrystals show superior performance for oxygen evolution/reduction reactions ▶     Jun Yang, Tsuyohiko Fujigaya, Naotoshi Nakashima     We present a new concept for homogeneous spinel nanocrystal-coating on high crystalline pristine-carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for efficient and durable oxygen evolution reaction (OER) …             Irreversibility transition of colloidal polycrystals under cyclic deformation ▶     Pritam Kumar Jana, Mikko J. Alava, Stefano Zapperi     Cyclically loaded disordered particle systems, such as granular packings and amorphous media, display a non-equilibrium phase transition towards irreversibility. Here, we …             High Speed Computational Ghost Imaging via Spatial Sweeping ▶     Yuwang Wang, Yang Liu, Jinli Suo et al.     Computational ghost imaging (CGI) achieves single-pixel imaging by using a Spatial Light Modulator (SLM) to generate structured illuminations for spatially resolved information …             Glass-ceramic optical fiber containing Ba2TiSi2O8 nanocrystals for frequency conversion of lasers ▶     Zaijin Fang, Xusheng Xiao, Xin Wang et al.     A glass-ceramic optical fiber containing Ba2TiSi2O8 nanocrystals fabricated using a novel combination of the melt-in-tube method and successive heat treatment is reported for the …             Monolithic integration of a lithium niobate microresonator with a free-standing waveguide using femtosecond laser assisted ion beam writing ▶     Zhiwei Fang, Yingxin Xu, Min Wang et al.     We demonstrated integrating a high quality factor lithium niobate microdisk resonator with a free-standing membrane waveguide. Our technique is based on femtosecond laser direct …             Single crystalline superstructured stable single domain magnetite nanoparticles ▶     Victoria Reichel, András Kovács, Monika Kumari et al.     Magnetite nanoparticles exhibit magnetic properties that are size and organization dependent and, for applications that rely on their magnetic state, they usually have to be …             Low phonon energies and wideband optical windows of La2O3-Ga2O3 glasses prepared using an aerodynamic levitation technique ▶     Kohei Yoshimoto, Atsunobu Masuno, Motoi Ueda et al.     xLa2O3-(100 − x)Ga2O3 binary glasses were synthesized by an aerodynamic levitation technique. The glass-forming region was found to be 20 ≤ x ≤ 57. The refractive indices were …             Three dimensional characterization of GaN-based light emitting diode grown on patterned sapphire substrate by confocal Raman and photoluminescence spectromicroscopy ▶     Heng Li, Hui-Yu Cheng, Wei-Liang Chen et al.     We performed depth-resolved PL and Raman spectral mappings of a GaN-based LED structure grown on a patterned sapphire substrate (PSS). Our results showed that the Raman mapping …             Qubit-flip-induced cavity mode squeezing in the strong dispersive regime of the quantum Rabi model ▶     Chaitanya Joshi, Elinor K. Irish, Timothy P. Spiller     Squeezed states of light are a set of nonclassical states in which the quantum fluctuations of one quadrature component are reduced below the standard quantum limit. With less …             Facile Fabrication of Platinum-Cobalt Alloy Nanoparticles with Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity for a Methanol Oxidation Reaction ▶     Huihong Huang, Xiulan Hu, Jianbo Zhang et al.     Decreasing the cost associated with platinum-based catalysts along with improving their catalytic properties is a major challenge for commercial direct methanol fuel cells. In …             Characterization of three-dimensional field distribution of bowtie aperture using quasi-spherical waves and surface plasmon polaritons ▶     Changhoon Park, Howon Jung, Jae W. Hahn     We present an analytical formula to predict the three-dimensional field distribution of a nanoscale bowtie aperture using quasi-spherical waves (QSWs) and surface plasmon …             Hybrid three-dimensional dual- and broadband optically tunable terahertz metamaterials ▶     Qinglong Meng, Zheqiang Zhong, Bin Zhang     The optically tunable properties of the hybrid three-dimensional (3D) metamaterials with dual- and broadband response frequencies are theoretically investigated in the terahertz …             High-performance nanotube-enhanced perovskite photodetectors ▶     Ibrahima Ka, Luis Felipe Gerlein, Riad Nechache et al.     Organic-inorganic perovskites have already shown a tremendous potential for low-cost light-harvesting devices. Yet, the relatively low carrier mobilities in bulk perovskites …             Spin filtering effect generated by the inter-subband spin-orbit coupling in the bilayer nanowire with the quantum point contact ▶     Paweł Wójcik, Janusz Adamowski     The spin filtering effect in the bilayer nanowire with quantum point contact is investigated theoretically. We demonstrate the new mechanism of the spin filtering based on the …             Degradation of topological surface state by nonmagnetic S doping in SrxBi2Se3 ▶     Hui Huang, Juanjuan Gu, Min Tan et al.     Research on possible topological superconductivity has grown rapidly over the past several years, from fundamental studies to the development of next generation technologies. …             Photostability of plasma polymerized γ-terpinene thin films for encapsulation of OPV ▶     Kateryna Bazaka, Jakaria Ahmad, Michael Oelgemöller et al.     Optically transparent, smooth, defect-free, chemically inert and with good adhesion to a variety of substrates, plasma polymers from plant-derived secondary metabolites have been …             An Improved Racetrack Structure for Transporting a Skyrmion ▶     P. Lai, G. P. Zhao, H. Tang et al.     Magnetic skyrmions are promising building blocks for next generation data storage due to their stability, small size and extremely low currents to drive them, which can be used …             Identifying large-scale patterns of unpredictability and response to insolation in atmospheric data ▶     Fernando Arizmendi, Marcelo Barreiro, Cristina Masoller     Understanding the complex dynamics of the atmosphere is of paramount interest due to its impact in the entire climate system and in human society. Here we focus on identifying, …             Thermochromic Luminescent Materials and Multi-Emission Bands in d10 Clusters ▶     Romain Gautier, Camille Latouche, Michael Paris et al.     Thermochromic luminescent compounds with d10 metal ions are interesting materials for applications such as sensors or display devices. However, these properties are difficult to …             Corrigendum: Direct coupling: a possible strategy to control fruit production in alternate bearing ▶     Awadhesh Prasad, Kenshi Sakai, Yoshinobu Hoshino                 Fluorescent nanodiamonds enable quantitative tracking of human mesenchymal stem cells in miniature pigs ▶     Long-Jyun Su, Meng-Shiue Wu, Yuen Yung Hui et al.     Cell therapy is a promising strategy for the treatment of human diseases. While the first use of cells for therapeutic purposes can be traced to the 19th century, there has been …             Domain-specific interactions between MLN8237 and human serum albumin estimated by STD and WaterLOGSY NMR, ITC, spectroscopic, and docking techniques ▶     Hongqin Yang, Jiuyang Liu, Yanmei Huang et al.     Alisertib (MLN8237) is an orally administered inhibitor of Aurora A kinase. This small-molecule inhibitor is under clinical or pre-clinical phase for the treatment of advanced …             Disparities in correlating microstructural to nanostructural preservation of dinosaur femoral bones ▶     Jung-Kyun Kim, Yong-Eun Kwon, Sang-Gil Lee et al.     Osteohistological researches on dinosaurs are well documented, but descriptions of direct correlations between the bone microstructure and corresponding nanostructure are …             Chemical interaction mechanism of 10-MDP with zirconia ▶     Noriyuki Nagaoka, Kumiko Yoshihara, Victor Pinheiro Feitosa et al.     Currently, the functional monomer 10-methacryloyloxy-decyl-dihydrogen-phosphate (10-MDP) was documented to chemically bond to zirconia ceramics. However, little research has been …             Quantitative analysis of molecular partition towards lipid membranes using surface plasmon resonance ▶     Tiago N. Figueira, João M. Freire, Catarina Cunha-Santos et al.     Understanding the interplay between molecules and lipid membranes is fundamental when studying cellular and biotechnological phenomena. Partition between aqueous media and lipid …             A Hierarchical Feature and Sample Selection Framework and Its Application for Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis ▶     Le An, Ehsan Adeli, Mingxia Liu et al.     Classification is one of the most important tasks in machine learning. Due to feature redundancy or outliers in samples, using all available data for training a classifier may be …             Structural intermediates and directionality of the swiveling motion of Pyruvate Phosphate Dikinase ▶     Alexander Minges, Daniel Ciupka, Christian Winkler et al.     Pyruvate phosphate dikinase (PPDK) is a vital enzyme in cellular energy metabolism catalyzing the ATP- and Pi-dependent formation of phosphoenolpyruvate from pyruvate in C4 …             Spatial and molecular resolution of diffuse malignant mesothelioma heterogeneity by integrating label-free FTIR imaging, laser capture microdissection and proteomics ▶     Frederik Großerueschkamp, Thilo Bracht, Hanna C. Diehl et al.     Diffuse malignant mesothelioma (DMM) is a heterogeneous malignant neoplasia manifesting with three subtypes: epithelioid, sarcomatoid and biphasic. DMM exhibit a high degree of …             Photonic transistor and router using a single quantum-dot-confined spin in a single-sided optical microcavity ▶     C. Y. Hu     The future Internet is very likely the mixture of all-optical Internet with low power consumption and quantum Internet with absolute security guaranteed by the laws of quantum …             Silver Nanowires Modified with PEDOT: PSS and Graphene for Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Anode ▶     Yilin Xu, Xiang Wei, Cong Wang et al.     Silver nanowires (AgNWs) networks are promising candidates for the replacement of indium tin oxide (ITO). However, the surface roughness of the AgNWs network is still too high …             Inelastic electron injection in a water chain ▶     Valerio Rizzi, Tchavdar N. Todorov, Jorge J. Kohanoff     Irradiation of biological matter triggers a cascade of secondary particles that interact with their surroundings, resulting in damage. Low-energy electrons are one of the main …             Erratum: Hybrid acoustic metamaterial as super absorber for broadband low-frequency sound ▶     Yufan Tang, Shuwei Ren, Han Meng et al.                 Corrugated Textile based Triboelectric Generator for Wearable Energy Harvesting ▶     A Young Choi, Chang Jun Lee, Jiwon Park et al.     Triboelectric energy harvesting has been applied to various fields, from large-scale power generation to small electronics. Triboelectric energy is generated when certain …             DNA-Mediated Patterning of Single Quantum Dot Nanoarrays: A Reusable Platform for Single-Molecule Control ▶     Da Huang, Mark Freeley, Matteo Palma     We present a facile strategy of general applicability for the assembly of individual nanoscale moieties in array configurations with single-molecule control. Combining the …             Observation of low-loss broadband supermode propagation in coupled acoustic waveguide complex ▶     Ya-Xi Shen, Yu-Gui Peng, Xin-Cheng Chen et al.     We investigate analytically, numerically, and experimentally the low-loss supermode propagation in a coupled acoustic waveguide complex within a broadband. The waveguide complex …             Origin of high oxygen reduction reaction activity of Pt12 and strategy to obtain better catalyst using sub-nanosized Pt-alloy clusters ▶     Kasumi Miyazaki, Hirotoshi Mori     In the present study, methods to enhance the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity of sub-nanosized Pt clusters were investigated in a theoretical manner. Using ab initio …             Room temperature three-photon pumped CH3NH3PbBr3 perovskite microlasers ▶     Yisheng Gao, Shuai Wang, Can Huang et al.     Hybrid lead halide perovskites have made great strides in next-generation light-harvesting and light emitting devices. Recently, they have also shown great potentials in …             Modeling out-of-plane actuation in thin-film nematic polymer networks: From chiral ribbons to auto-origami boxes via twist and topology ▶     Vianney Gimenez-Pinto, Fangfu Ye, Badel Mbanga et al.     Various experimental and theoretical studies demonstrate that complex stimulus-responsive out-of-plane distortions such as twist of different chirality, emergence of cones, …             Facile synthesis of silicon nitride nanowires with flexible mechanical properties and with diameters controlled by flow rate ▶     Shun Dong, Ping Hu, Xinghong Zhang et al.     Ultralong Si3N4 nanowires (NWs) were successfully synthesized with size controlled in N2 gas by using an efficient method. 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