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17 May 2016      • Visit Scientific Reports • Submit your manuscript to Scientific Reports     Welcome to your Table of Contents e-alert for Scientific Reports               Physical Sciences               Engineering 3D bicontinuous hierarchically macro-mesoporous LiFePO4/C nanocomposite for lithium storage with high rate capability and long cycle stability ▶     Qian Zhang, Shao-Zhuan Huang, Jun Jin et al.     A highly crystalline three dimensional (3D) bicontinuous hierarchically macro-mesoporous LiFePO4/C nanocomposite constructed by nanoparticles in the range of 50~100 nm via a …             Luminescence and luminescence quenching of highly efficient Y2Mo4O15:Eu3+ phosphors and ceramics ▶     Matas Janulevicius, Paulius Marmokas, Martynas Misevicius et al.     A good LED phosphor must possess strong enough absorption, high quantum yields, colour purity, and quenching temperatures. Our synthesized Y2Mo4O15:Eu3+ phosphors possess all of …             Confined SnO2 quantum-dot clusters in graphene sheets as high-performance anodes for lithium-ion batteries ▶     Chengling Zhu, Shenmin Zhu, Kai Zhang et al.     Construction of metal oxide nanoparticles as anodes is of special interest for next-generation lithium-ion batteries. The main challenge lies in their rapid capacity fading …             Smooth and flat phase-locked Kerr frequency comb generation by higher order mode suppression ▶     S.-W. Huang, H. Liu, J. Yang et al.     High-Q microresonator is perceived as a promising platform for optical frequency comb generation, via dissipative soliton formation. In order to achieve a higher quality factor …             Local microstructure evolution at shear bands in metallic glasses with nanoscale phase separation ▶     Jie He, Ivan Kaban, Norbert Mattern et al.     At room temperature, plastic flow of metallic glasses (MGs) is sharply localized in shear bands, which are a key feature of the plastic deformation in MGs. Despite their clear …             Concurrent Formation of Carbon–Carbon Bonds and Functionalized Graphene by Oxidative Carbon-Hydrogen Coupling Reaction ▶     Kumika Morioku, Naoki Morimoto, Yasuo Takeuchi et al.     Oxidative C–H coupling reactions were conducted using graphene oxide (GO) as an oxidant. GO showed high selectivity compared with commonly used oxidants such as (diacetoxyiodo) …             Revealing the role of oxidation state in interaction between nitro/amino-derived particulate matter and blood proteins ▶     Zhen Liu, Ping Li, Weiwei Bian et al.     Surface oxidation states of ultrafine particulate matter can influence the proinflammatory responses and reactive oxygen species levels in tissue. Surface active species of …             Fast machine-learning online optimization of ultra-cold-atom experiments ▶     P. B. Wigley, P. J. Everitt, A. van den Hengel et al.     We apply an online optimization process based on machine learning to the production of Bose-Einstein condensates (BEC). BEC is typically created with an exponential evaporation …             Plasmon-enhanced Electrically Light-emitting from ZnO Nanorod Arrays/p-GaN Heterostructure Devices ▶     Junfeng Lu, Zengliang Shi, Yueyue Wang et al.     Effective and bright light-emitting-diodes (LEDs) have attracted broad interests in fundamental research and industrial application, especially on short wavelength LEDs. In this …             Pixel-level plasmonic microcavity infrared photodetector ▶     You Liang Jing, Zhi Feng Li, Qian Li et al.     Recently, plasmonics has been central to the manipulation of photons on the subwavelength scale, and superior infrared imagers have opened novel applications in many fields. …             The spin-dependent transport properties of zigzag α-graphyne nanoribbons and new device design ▶     Yun Ni, Xia Wang, Wei Tao et al.     By performing first-principle quantum transport calculations, we studied the electronic and transport properties of zigzag α-graphyne nanoribbons in different magnetic …             Spectral Camera based on Ghost Imaging via Sparsity Constraints ▶     Zhentao Liu, Shiyu Tan, Jianrong Wu et al.     The image information acquisition ability of a conventional camera is usually much lower than the Shannon Limit since it does not make use of the correlation between pixels of …             Evidence of weak localization in quantum interference effects observed in epitaxial La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 ultrathin films ▶     Wei Niu, Ming Gao, Xuefeng Wang et al.     Quantum interference effects (QIEs) dominate the appearance of low-temperature resistivity minimum in colossal magnetoresistance manganites. The T1/2 dependent resistivity under …             Ultrafast dynamics of quasiparticles and coherent acoustic phonons in slightly underdoped (BaK)Fe2As2 ▶     Kung-Hsuan Lin, Kuan-Jen Wang, Chung-Chieh Chang et al.     We have utilized ultrafast optical spectroscopy to study carrier dynamics in slightly underdoped (BaK)Fe2As2 crystals without magnetic transition. The photoelastic signals due to …             Graphene-clad microfibre saturable absorber for ultrafast fibre lasers ▶     X. M. Liu, H. R. Yang, Y. D. Cui et al.     Graphene, whose absorbance is approximately independent of wavelength, allows broadband light–matter interactions with ultrafast responses. The interband optical absorption of …             A three-terminal ultraviolet photodetector constructed on a barrier-modulated triple-layer architecture ▶     Daqian Ye, Zengxia Mei, Huili Liang et al.     We report a novel three-terminal device fabricated on MgZnO/ZnO/MgZnO triple-layer architecture. Because of the combined barrier modulation effect by both gate and drain biases, …             Corrigendum: From the Au nano-clusters to the nanoparticles on 4H-SiC (0001) ▶     Ming-Yu Li, Quanzhen Zhang, Puran Pandey et al.                 Geometric conductive filament confinement by nanotips for resistive switching of HfO2-RRAM devices with high performance ▶     Gang Niu, Pauline Calka, Matthias Auf der Maur et al.     Filament-type HfO2-based RRAM has been considered as one of the most promising candidates for future non-volatile memories. Further improvement of the stability, particularly at …             Universal classification of twisted, strained and sheared graphene moiré superlattices ▶     A. Artaud, L. Magaud, T. Le Quang et al.     Moiré superlattices in graphene supported on various substrates have opened a new avenue to engineer graphene’s electronic properties. Yet, the exact crystallographic structure …             Quantum versus simulated annealing in wireless interference network optimization ▶     Chi Wang, Huo Chen, Edmond Jonckheere     Quantum annealing (QA) serves as a specialized optimizer that is able to solve many NP-hard problems and that is believed to have a theoretical advantage over simulated annealing …             Wideband Scattering Diffusion by using Diffraction of Periodic Surfaces and Optimized Unit Cell Geometries ▶     Filippo Costa, Agostino Monorchio, Giuliano Manara     A methodology to obtain wideband scattering diffusion based on periodic artificial surfaces is presented. The proposed surfaces provide scattering towards multiple propagation …             Raising the avermectins production in Streptomyces avermitilis by utilizing nanosecond pulsed electric fields (nsPEFs) ▶     Jinsong Guo, Ruonan Ma, Bo Su et al.     Avermectins, a group of anthelmintic and insecticidal agents produced from Streptomyces avermitilis, are widely used in agricultural, veterinary, and medical fields. This study …             Chemical nature of alkaline polyphosphate boundary film at heated rubbing surfaces ▶     Shanhong Wan, A. Kiet Tieu, Qiang Zhu et al.     Alkaline polyphosphate has been demonstrated to be able to reduce significant wear and friction of sliding interfaces under heavy loads (>1 GPa) and elevated temperature (800 °C …             A novel WS2 nanowire-nanoflake hybrid material synthesized from WO3 nanowires in sulfur vapor ▶     Georgies Alene Asres, Aron Dombovari, Teemu Sipola et al.     In this work, WS2 nanowire-nanoflake hybrids are synthesized by the sulfurization of hydrothermally grown WO3 nanowires. The influence of temperature on the formation of products …             Self-regenerating and hybrid irreversible/reversible PDMS microfluidic devices ▶     Letícia S. Shiroma, Maria H. O. Piazzetta, Gerson F. Duarte-Junior et al.     This paper outlines a straightforward, fast, and low-cost method to fabricate polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) chips. Termed sandwich bonding (SWB), this method requires only a …             Imaging of Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy with Bivalent 99mTc-Hydroxamamide Complexes ▶     Shimpei Iikuni, Masahiro Ono, Hiroyuki Watanabe et al.     Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA), characterized by the deposition of amyloid aggregates in the walls of cerebral vasculature, is a major factor in intracerebral hemorrhage and …             Biological strategy for the fabrication of highly ordered aragonite helices: the microstructure of the cavolinioidean gastropods ▶     Antonio G. Checa, Elena Macías-Sánchez, Joaquín Ramírez-Rico     The Cavolinioidea are planktonic gastropods which construct their shells with the so-called aragonitic helical fibrous microstructure, consisting of a highly ordered arrangement …             Reduced cerebral blood flow and oxygen metabolism in extremely preterm neonates with low-grade germinal matrix- intraventricular hemorrhage ▶     Pei-Yi Lin, Katherine Hagan, Angela Fenoglio et al.     Low-grade germinal matrix-intraventricular hemorrhage (GM-IVH) is the most common complication in extremely premature neonates. The occurrence of GM-IVH is highly associated with …             Photonic reagents for concentration measurement of flu-orescent proteins with overlapping spectra ▶     Alexei Goun, Denys I. Bondar, Ali O. Er et al.     By exploiting photonic reagents (i.e., coherent control by shaped laser pulses), we employ Optimal Dynamic Discrimination (ODD) as a novel means for quantitatively characterizing …             Self-cleaning and antibiofouling enamel surface by slippery liquid-infused technique ▶     JiaLi Yin, May Lei Mei, QuanLi Li et al.     We aimed to create a slippery liquid-infused enamel surface with antibiofouling property to prevent dental biofilm/plaque formation. First, a micro/nanoporous enamel surface was …             Transporter protein and drug-conjugated gold nanoparticles capable of bypassing the blood-brain barrier ▶     Yanhua Zhang, Janelle Buttry Walker, Zeljka Minic et al.     Drug delivery to the central nervous system (CNS) is challenging due to the inability of many drugs to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Here, we show that wheat germ …             Premartensitic transition and relevant magnetic effects in Ni50Mn34In15.5Al0.5 alloy ▶     Yuqin Wu, Shaopu Guo, Shuyun Yu et al.     Resistance measurement, in situ optical microscopic observation, thermal and magnetic measurements have been carried out on Ni50Mn34In15.5Al0.5 alloy. The existence of a …             Structural-functional lung imaging using a combined CT-EIT and a Discrete Cosine Transformation reconstruction method ▶     Benjamin Schullcke, Bo Gong, Sabine Krueger-Ziolek et al.     Lung EIT is a functional imaging method that utilizes electrical currents to reconstruct images of conductivity changes inside the thorax. This technique is radiation free and …             Three-dimensional paper-based slip device for one-step point-of-care testing ▶     Kwi Nam Han, Jong-Soon Choi, Joseph Kwon     In this study, we developed a new type of paper-based analytical device (PAD), the three-dimensional (3D) slip-PAD, to detect infectious human norovirus for global healthcare. …             Macrophage phagocytosis alters the MRI signal of ferumoxytol-labeled mesenchymal stromal cells in cartilage defects ▶     Hossein Nejadnik, Olga Lenkov, Florian Gassert et al.     Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) are a promising tool for cartilage regeneration in arthritic joints. hMSC labeling with iron oxide nanoparticles enables non-invasive in vivo …             Quantum Computation Based on Photons with Three Degrees of Freedom ▶     Ming-Xing Luo, Hui-Ran Li, Hong Lai et al.     Quantum systems are important resources for quantum computer. Different from previous encoding forms using quantum systems with one degree of freedom (DoF) or two DoFs, we …             Magnetic Properties of Strontium Hexaferrite Nanostructures Measured with Magnetic Force Microscopy ▶     Qiang Li, Jie Song, Matilde Saura-Múzquiz et al.     Magnetic property is one of the important properties of nanomaterials. Direct investigation of the magnetic property on the nanoscale is however challenging. Herein we present a …             Corrigendum: Visualization of Surface Acoustic Waves in Thin Liquid Films ▶     R. W. Rambach, J. Taiber, C. M. L. Scheck et al.                 Crumpling Damaged Graphene ▶     I. Giordanelli, M. Mendoza, J. S. Andrade Jr. et al.     Through molecular mechanics we find that non-covalent interactions modify the fractality of crumpled damaged graphene. Pristine graphene membranes are damaged by adding random …             Parametric down-conversion with nonideal and random quasi-phase-matching ▶     Chun-Yao Yang, Chun Lin, Charlotte Liljestrand et al.     Quasi-phase-matching (QPM) has enriched the capacity of parametric down-conversion (PDC) in generating biphotons for many fundamental tests and advanced applications. However, it …             Pyrolytic carbon coated black silicon ▶     Ali Shah, Petri Stenberg, Lasse Karvonen et al.     Carbon is the most well-known black material in the history of man. Throughout the centuries, carbon has been used as a black material for paintings, camouflage, and optics. …             Role of an elliptical structure in photosynthetic energy transfer: Collaboration between quantum entanglement and thermal fluctuation ▶     Hisaki Oka     Recent experiments have revealed that the light-harvesting complex 1 (LH1) in purple photosynthetic bacteria has an elliptical structure. Generally, symmetry lowering in a …             Phase transition induced strain in ZnO under high pressure ▶     Xiaozhi Yan, Haini Dong, Yanchun Li et al.     Under high pressure, the phase transition mechanism and mechanical property of material are supposed to be largely associated with the transformation induced elastic strain. …             Impact of Phonon Surface Scattering on Thermal Energy Distribution of Si and SiGe Nanowires ▶     Abhinav Malhotra, Martin Maldovan     Thermal transport in nanostructures has attracted considerable attention in the last decade but the precise effects of surfaces on heat conduction have remained unclear due to a …             Stabilizing the cold plasma-stimulated medium by regulating medium’s composition ▶     Dayun Yan, Niki Nourmohammadi, Ka Bian et al.     Over past several years, the cold plasma-stimulated medium (PSM) has shown its remarkable anti-cancer capacity in par with the direct cold plasma irradiation on cancer cells or …             Effects of polarization mode dispersion on polarization-entangled photons generated via broadband pumped spontaneous parametric down-conversion ▶     Hyang-Tag Lim, Kang-Hee Hong, Yoon-Ho Kim     An inexpensive and compact frequency multi-mode diode laser enables a compact two-photon polarization entanglement source via the continuous wave broadband pumped spontaneous …             Screen-Printing Fabrication and Characterization of Stretchable Electronics ▶     Jari Suikkola, Toni Björninen, Mahmoud Mosallaei et al.     This article focuses on the fabrication and characterization of stretchable interconnects for wearable electronics applications. Interconnects were screen-printed with a …             A transparent electrochromic metal-insulator switching device with three-terminal transistor geometry ▶     Takayoshi Katase, Takaki Onozato, Misako Hirono et al.     Proton and hydroxyl ion play an essential role for tuning functionality of oxides because their electronic state can be controlled by modifying oxygen off-stoichiometry and/or …             A cross-immunization model for the extinction of old influenza strains ▶     Florian Uekermann, Kim Sneppen     Given the frequent mutation of antigenic features, the constancy of genetic and antigenic diversity of influenza within a subtype is surprising. While the emergence of new …             Ultrathin SmCo5 nanoflakes with high-coercivity prepared by solid particle (NaCl) and surfactant co-assisted ball milling ▶     Wen-Liang Zuo, Xin Zhao, Tong-Yun Zhao et al.     The ultrathin SmCo5 nanoflakes with average thickness smaller than 50 nm are prepared by a novel method of solid particle (NaCl) and surfactant co-assisted ball milling. The …             Anomalous enhancement of the sheet carrier density beyond the classic limit on a SrTiO3 surface ▶     Neeraj Kumar, Ai Kitoh, Isao H. Inoue     Electrostatic carrier accumulation on an insulating (100) surface of SrTiO3 by fabricating a field effect transistor with Parylene-C (6 nm)/HfO2 (20 nm) bilayer gate insulator …             Broadband photon-photon interactions mediated by cold atoms in a photonic crystal fiber ▶     Marina Litinskaya, Edoardo Tignone, Guido Pupillo     We demonstrate theoretically that photon-photon attraction can be engineered in the continuum of scattering states for pairs of photons propagating in a hollow-core photonic …             Highly Efficient White Organic Light-Emitting Diodes with Ultrathin Emissive Layers and a Spacer-Free Structure ▶     Shengfan Wu, Sihua Li, Qi Sun et al.     Ultrathin emissive layers (UEMLs) of phosphorescent materials with a layer thickness of less than 0.3 nm were introduced for high-efficiency organic light-emitting diodes …             Determination of Stark parameters by cross-calibration in a multi-element laser-induced plasma ▶     Hao Liu, Benjamin S. Truscott, Michael N. R. Ashfold     We illustrate a Stark broadening analysis of the electron density Ne and temperature Te in a laser-induced plasma (LIP), using a model free of assumptions regarding local …             Novel Rechargeable M3V2(PO4)3//Zinc (M = Li, Na) Hybrid Aqueous Batteries with Excellent Cycling Performance ▶     H. B. Zhao, C. J. Hu, H. W. Cheng et al.     A rechargeable hybrid aqueous battery (ReHAB) containing NASICON-type M3V2(PO4)3 (M = Li, Na) as the cathodes and Zinc metal as the anode, working in Li2SO4-ZnSO4 aqueous …             Cellular graphene aerogel combines ultralow weight and high mechanical strength: A highly efficient reactor for catalytic hydrogenation ▶     Bingxing Zhang, Jianling Zhang, Xinxin Sang et al.     The construction of three-dimensional graphene aerogels (GAs) is of great importance owing to their outstanding properties for various applications. Up to now, the combination of …             Triple-mode squeezing with dressed six-wave mixing ▶     Feng Wen, Zepei Li, Yiqi Zhang et al.     The theory of proof-of-principle triple-mode squeezing is proposed via spontaneous parametric six-wave mixing process in an atomic-cavity coupled system. Special attention is …             Characterization of Graphene-based FET Fabricated using a Shadow Mask ▶     Dung Hoang Tien, Jun-Young Park, Ki Buem Kim et al.     To pattern electrical metal contacts, electron beam lithography or photolithography are commonly utilized, and these processes require polymer resists with solvents. During the …             Application of iridium(III) complex in label-free and non-enzymatic electrochemical detection of hydrogen peroxide based on a novel “on-off-on” switch platform ▶     Xiangmin Miao, Chao Yang, Chung-Hang Leung et al.     We herein report a label-free and non-enzymatic electrochemical sensor for the highly sensitive detection of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) based on a novel “on-off-on” switch system. …             A high definition Mueller polarimetric endoscope for tissue characterisation ▶     Ji Qi, Daniel S. Elson     The contrast mechanism of medical endoscopy is mainly based on metrics of optical intensity and wavelength. As another fundamental property of light, polarization can not only …             Intermartensitic Transformation and Enhanced Exchange Bias in Pd (Pt) -doped Ni-Mn-Sn alloys ▶     S. Y. Dong, J. Y. Chen, Z. D. Han et al.     In this work, we studied the phase transitions and exchange bias of Ni50−xMn36Sn14Tx (T = Pd, Pt; x = 0, 1, 2, 3) alloys. An intermartensitic transition (IMT), not observed in Ni…             IgA response and protection following nasal vaccination of chickens with Newcastle disease virus DNA vaccine nanoencapsulated with Ag@SiO2 hollow nanoparticles ▶     Kai Zhao, Guangyu Rong, Yan Hao et al.     Newcastle disease caused by ND virus (NDV) is a highly contagious disease of birds. Vaccine for effective protection of poultry animals from NDV infection is urgently needed. …             Large Fermi Surface of Heavy Electrons at the Border of Mott Insulating State in NiS2 ▶     S. Friedemann, H. Chang, M. B. Gamża et al.     One early triumph of quantum physics is the explanation why some materials are metallic whereas others are insulating. While a treatment based on single electron states is …             Localized surface plasmon enhanced photothermal conversion in Bi2Se3 topological insulator nanoflowers ▶     Jia Guozhi, Wang Peng, Zhang Yanbang et al.     Localized surface plasmons (LSP), the confined collective excitations of electrons in noble metal and doped semiconductor nanostructures, enhance greatly local electric field …             Intensity Weighted Subtraction Microscopy Approach for Image Contrast and Resolution Enhancement ▶     Kseniya Korobchevskaya, Chiara Peres, Zhibin Li et al.     We propose and demonstrate a novel subtraction microscopy algorithm, exploiting fluorescence emission difference or switching laser mode and their derivatives for image …             Electricity and disinfectant production from wastewater: Microbial Fuel Cell as a self-powered electrolyser ▶     Iwona Gajda, John Greenman, Chris Melhuish et al.     This study presents a simple and sustainable Microbial Fuel Cell as a standalone, self-powered reactor for in situ wastewater electrolysis, recovering nitrogen from wastewater. A …             Calcium influx through TRP channels induced by short-lived reactive species in plasma-irradiated solution ▶     Shota Sasaki, Makoto Kanzaki, Toshiro Kaneko     Non-equilibrium helium atmospheric-pressure plasma (He-APP), which allows for a strong non-equilibrium chemical reaction of O2 and N2 in ambient air, uniquely produces multiple …             Temporary-tattoo for long-term high fidelity biopotential recordings ▶     Lilach Bareket, Lilah Inzelberg, David Rand et al.     Electromyography is a non-invasive method widely used to map muscle activation. For decades, it was commonly accepted that dry metallic electrodes establish poor electrode-skin …             Fast Determination of Flip Angle and T1 in Hyperpolarized Gas MRI During a Single Breath-Hold ▶     Jianping Zhong, Weiwei Ruan, Yeqing Han et al.     MRI of hyperpolarized media, such as 129Xe and 3He, shows great potential for clinical applications. The optimal use of the available spin polarization requires accurate flip …             Significant Lowering Optical Loss of Electrodes via using Conjugated Polyelectrolytes Interlayer for Organic Laser in Electrically Driven Device Configuration ▶     Jianpeng Yi, Qiaoli Niu, Weidong Xu et al.     One of the challenges toward electrically driven organic lasers is the huge optical loss associated with the contact of electrodes and organic gain medium in device. We …             Low temperature plasma enhanced CVD epitaxial growth of silicon on GaAs: a new paradigm for III-V/Si integration ▶     Romain Cariou, Wanghua Chen, Jean-Luc Maurice et al.     The integration of III-V semiconductors with silicon is a key issue for photonics, microelectronics and photovoltaics. With the standard approach, namely the epitaxial growth of …             New superconductor LixFe1+δSe (x ≤ 0.07, Tc up to 44 K) by an electrochemical route ▶     Anastasia M. Alekseeva, Oleg A. Drozhzhin, Kirill A. Dosaev et al.     The superconducting transition temperature (Tc) of tetragonal Fe1+δSe was enhanced from 8.5 K to 44 K by chemical structure modification. While insertion of large alkaline …             Highly Conductive In-SnO2/RGO Nano-Heterostructures with Improved Lithium-Ion Battery Performance ▶     Ying Liu, Alessandro Palmieri, Junkai He et al.     The increasing demand of emerging technologies for high energy density electrochemical storage has led many researchers to look for alternative anode materials to graphite. The …             Deterministically Entangling Two Remote Atomic Ensembles via Light-Atom Mixed Entanglement Swapping ▶     Yanhong Liu, Zhihui Yan, Xiaojun Jia et al.     Entanglement of two distant macroscopic objects is a key element for implementing large-scale quantum networks consisting of quantum channels and quantum nodes. Entanglement …             Highly Robust Neutral Plane Oxide TFTs Withstanding 0.25 mm Bending Radius for Stretchable Electronics ▶     Yong-Hwan Kim, Eunji Lee, Jae Gwang Um et al.     Advancements in thin-film transistor (TFT) technology have extended to electronics that can withstand extreme bending or even folding. Although the use of ultrathin plastic …             Positive to negative zero-field cooled exchange bias in La0.5Sr0.5Mn0.8Co0.2O3 ceramics ▶     Cui Shang, Shaopu Guo, Ruilong Wang et al.     Exchange bias effect obtained after zero-field cooling from unmagnetized state usually exhibits a shift of hysteresis loop negative to the direction of the initial magnetic …             Label-based routing for a family of small-world Farey graphs ▶     Yinhu Zhai, Yinhe Wang     We introduce an informative labelling method for vertices in a family of Farey graphs, and deduce a routing algorithm on all the shortest paths between any two vertices in Farey …             Effective Augmentation of Complex Networks ▶     Jinjian Wang, Xinghuo Yu, Lewi Stone     Networks science plays an enormous role in many aspects of modern society from distributing electrical power across nations to spreading information and social networking amongst …             Pressure and high-Tc superconductivity in sulfur hydrides ▶     Lev P. Gor’kov, Vladimir Z. Kresin     The paper discusses fundamentals of record-TC superconductivity discovered under high pressure in sulfur hydride. The rapid increase of TC with pressure in the vicinity of Pcr…             Surface stress of graphene layers supported on soft substrate ▶     Feng Du, Jianyong Huang, Huiling Duan et al.     We obtain the surface stress of a single layer and multilayers of graphene supported on silicone substrates by measuring the deformation of the graphene-covered substrates …             Naturally occurring hybrids derived from γ-amino acids and sugars with potential tail to tail ether-bonds ▶     Zi-ming Feng, Zhi-lai Zhan, Ya-nan Yang et al.     The basic substances of life include various amino acids and sugars. To search such molecules is the precondition to understand the essential nature. Here we reported four …             Word pair classification during imagined speech using direct brain recordings ▶     Stephanie Martin, Peter Brunner, Iñaki Iturrate et al.     People that cannot communicate due to neurological disorders would benefit from an internal speech decoder. Here, we showed the ability to classify individual words during …             Origin of the Shape of Current-Voltage Curve through Nanopores: A Molecular Dynamics Study ▶     Takashi Sumikama     Ion transports through ion channels, biological nanopores, are essential for life: Living cells generate electrical signals by utilizing ion permeation through channels. The …             Wing-kinematics measurement and aerodynamics in a small insect in hovering flight ▶     Xin Cheng, Mao Sun     Wing-motion of hovering small fly Liriomyza sativae was measured using high-speed video and flows of the wings calculated numerically. The fly used high wingbeat frequency …             Sunlight-Sensitive Anti-Fouling Nanostructured TiO2 coated Cu Meshes for Ultrafast Oily Water Treatment ▶     HaoRan Liu, Aikifa Raza, Abulimiti Aili et al.     Nanostructured materials with desired wettability and optical property can play an important role in reducing the energy consumption of oily water treatment technologies. For …             Chemical State Mapping of Degraded B4C Control Rod Investigated with Soft X-ray Emission Spectrometer in Electron Probe Micro-analysis ▶     R. Kasada, Y. Ha, T. Higuchi et al.     B4C is widely used as control rods in light water reactors, such as the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, because it shows excellent neutron absorption and has a high …             Humidity influenced capacitance and resistance of an Al/DNA/Al Schottky diode irradiated by alpha particles ▶     Hassan Maktuff Jaber Al-Ta’ii, Yusoff Mohd Amin, Vengadesh Periasamy     Deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA based sensors, especially as humidity and alpha particle sensors have become quite popular in recent times due to flexible and highly optimizable …             Flow-Induced New Channels of Energy Exchange in Multi-Scale Plasma Dynamics – Revisiting Perturbative Hybrid Kinetic-MHD Theory ▶     Junya Shiraishi, Naoaki Miyato, Go Matsunaga     It is found that new channels of energy exchange between macro- and microscopic dynamics exist in plasmas. They are induced by macroscopic plasma flow. This finding is based on …             Cooperative Switching in Nanofibers of Azobenzene Oligomers ▶     Christopher Weber, Tobias Liebig, Manuel Gensler et al.     Next-generation molecular devices and machines demand the integration of molecular switches into hierarchical assemblies to amplify the response of the system from the molecular …             Matrix description of the complete topology of three-dimensional cells ▶     Weihua Xue, Hao Wang, Guoquan Liu et al.     A new, efficient method based on a series of matrices is introduced to completely describe the detailed topology of individual domains and their topology evolution in …             Origin of giant piezoelectric effect in lead-free K1−xNaxTa1−yNbyO3 single crystals ▶     Hao Tian, Xiangda Meng, Chengpeng Hu et al.     A series of high-quality, large-sized (maximum size of 16 × 16 × 32 mm3) K1−xNaxTa1−yNbyO3 (x = 0.61, 0.64, and 0.70 and corresponding y = 0.58, 0.60, and 0.63) single crystals …             Combined experimental and computational study of high-pressure behavior of triphenylene ▶     Xiao-Miao Zhao, Guo-Hua Zhong, Jiang Zhang et al.     We have performed measurements of Raman scattering, synchrotron x-ray diffraction, and visible transmission spectroscopy combined with density functional theory calculations to …             Ultrasensitive, Real-time and Discriminative Detection of Improvised Explosives by Chemiresistive Thin-film Sensory Array of Mn2+ Tailored Hierarchical ZnS ▶     Chaoyu Zhou, Zhaofeng Wu, Yanan Guo et al.     A simple method combing Mn2+ doping with a hierarchical structure was developed for the improvement of thin-film sensors and efficient detection of the explosives relevant to …             The photon pair source that survived a rocket explosion ▶     Zhongkan Tang, Rakhitha Chandrasekara, Yue Chuan Tan et al.     We report on the performance of a compact photon pair source that was recovered intact from a failed space launch. 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