South China University of Technology

Fringe Belts in Guangzhou: Morphological Evolution and Value Assessment

Fringe belts serve as the “growth rings” of urban expansion, bearing witness to the historical development and evolution of cities. Previous studies on urban morphology often focused on qualitative research, lacking quantitative measurement of various values in the context of hig...

Fabrication and performance characterization of a phase-change thermal diode using scaly-finned fibers as the wick

Efficient unidirectional heat transfer is of paramount importance in applications such as satellite thermal control systems and large-scale data centers, where conventional phase-change heat transfer devices exhibit inherent limitations. In this study, a novel phase-change therma...

Genomic prospecting and biochemical characterization of a novel thermostable 3-quinuclidinone reductase from hot spring metagenomes for efficient biocatalysis

ABSTRACT This study presents the discovery and characterization of a novel thermophilic 3-quinuclidinone reductase (ScQR) identified through metagenomic mining of hot spring environments. ScQR, a member of the short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase (SDR) superfamily, was heterologou...

Development and performance of filler-free buckling-restrained shape memory alloy devices for self-centering seismic applications

This study proposes a novel filler-free buckling-restrained SMA device for self-centering seismic applications. The proposed device consists of an SMA core bar, a confining tube, two swaged sleeves, two restraining sleeves, and two connection parts. The SMA bar includes a fuse pa...

Dynamic Response and Progressive Failure of Moraine‐Covered Slopes Under Combined Rainfall and Earthquake Loading

ABSTRACT Rainfall and seismic loading are major factors triggering the instability of moraine slopes widely distributed in the mountainous regions of western China. To investigate the dynamic response and failure mechanisms of moraine soil slopes under combined rainfall and seism...

Intrinsic Planar Defects Govern Durability in Single-Crystal Ni-Rich Cathodes

Abstract Single-crystal Ni-rich layered oxides are promising cathodes for high energy-density lithium-ion batteries, yet their electrochemical stability remains unexpectedly difficult to reconcile with the anticipated benefits of a grain-boundary-free architecture. Here, we revea...

Reconfigurable mid-infrared metasurfaces with loss-controlled achromatic spin–orbit state detection

Simultaneous manipulation of the spin (polarization) and orbital angular momentum (OAM) of light in the mid-infrared is fundamentally constrained by chromatic dispersion and the static nature of geometric phase profiles in conventional flat optics. Here, we demonstrate that a rec...

Sequential Ultrasound-Assisted Enzymatic Hydrolysis and Microwave Treatment of Gluten–Starch Complexes: Functionality, Volatile Profiles, In Vitro Immunoreactivity and Interactions

Sequential non-thermal and thermal processing offers a route to jointly adjust the functionality, color/volatile profile and immunoreactivity of gluten-containing systems. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of sequential ultrasound-assisted enzymatic hydrolysis, wheat/rice...

Fulvic acid: a novel biofilm denitrification enhancer

To address the challenges of prolonged start-up cycles and poor operational stability in biofilm reactors for treating high ammonia nitrogen pollution in aquaculture effluent, this study adopted fulvic acid (FA) as a novel biofilm enhancer to systematically analyze its regulatory...

Lanthanide-Doped Transparent Glass-Ceramics: Enabling Compact Laser Sources through Nanostructure Engineering

Abstract Lanthanide-doped transparent glass-ceramics (GCs) have emerged as versatile gain media by combining the spectroscopic advantages of crystalline hosts with the processing flexibility of amorphous glasses. Through controlled precipitation of nanoscale crystals, GCs provide...

Local scour effects on the bearing characteristics of the hybrid skirted foundation considering combined loads

This study investigates the effects of local scour on the load-bearing performance of the hybrid skirted foundations subjected to combined loading, using a series of finite element model analyses. A comprehensive numerical model was established and validated against existing fiel...

Engineering the Enzyme−Support Interface: Arginine-Directed Anchoring of Peroxygenase on a β-Ketoester Covalent Organic Framework

Controlling the conformation and orientation of enzymes at solid interfaces is a central challenge in the design of functional biohybrid materials, and the outcome depends sensitively on the chemistry and geometry of the enzyme-support interface. Here, a β-ketoester-functionalize...

A Traffic Conflict Prediction Model for Highway Work Zones Considering the Water Hammer Effect and Heterogeneous Behavior

Abstract The convergence of fixed and mobile bottlenecks triggers the water hammer effect in highway work zones, significantly contributing to traffic accidents. To mitigate crash risk, this paper proposes a framework (SSPF) and a microscopic prediction model (BMIM) to anticipate...

Through-Space-Conjugated Viologen Cyclophanes for Single-Molecule Junctions

Abstract Molecular electronics offers a promising route toward device miniaturization beyond the limits of silicon-based technologies, but the rational design of molecular components with stable and tunable charge transport remains challenging. Through-space-conjugated (TSC) viol...

Analyzing the heterogeneous effects of curve alignment and grade on truck crash injury severity on mountainous freeways: A correlated random-parameter binary logit analysis

OBJECTIVES: To examine how roadway geometry and related crash, vehicle, and environmental factors are associated with truck crash injury severity on mountainous freeways while accounting for unobserved heterogeneity and covariance among random coefficients. METHODS: This study an...

Inulin-modified nano selenium biocomposite with dual-targeting capability mitigates polystyrene nanoplastic-induced hepatic ferroptosis

The mutually benefiting relationship between the environment and human health is under threat from the rapid accumulation and trophic transfer of fragmented plastics. While the in vivo presence and adverse effects of nanoplastics in the environment have been increasingly document...

Q-DRFormer: Query-Position Mapping Flow Prediction with Progressive Refinement for Document Rectification

Document image rectification aims to restore images degraded by geometric distortions. Existing U-shaped encoder-decoder methods rely on hierarchical upsampling operations to recover dense flow fields, which provide limited control over the displacement at individual grid positio...

Flexible Near-White Alternating-Current Electroluminescent Devices Based on a Screen-Printable Transparent Dielectric Ink

Abstract Flexible alternating-current electroluminescent (ACEL) devices are promising for patterned and mechanically compliant lighting, but integrating optical transparency, dielectric performance, and near-white emission within a simple printed structure remains challenging. He...

Open framework–based Brønsted acid–Lewis base interfaces boost proton transfer in the fuel cells

Limited proton conductivity within the catalyst layer induces severe ohmic polarizations and constrains power output at high hydrogen-to-electricity efficiencies in proton exchange membrane fuel cells. We demonstrate that proton transfer can be boosted by constructing Brønsted ac...

Strong Hydrogen Bond Interaction Induced Dimensional Evolution in Aromatic Diammonium-Based Perovskite/Perovskitoid for Achieving High-Performance X-ray Detection

Abstract 2D perovskite single crystals (SCs) based on various aromatic diammonium cations have demonstrated significant potential in high-performance X-ray detection. Nevertheless, the relationship between the structure of aromatic diammonium cations and perovskite dimension rema...