Southern University of Science and Technology

Scalable Patterning of Organic Electrochemical Transistors for Logic Gates and Neuromorphic Computing

ABSTRACT Organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) are promising building blocks for bioelectronics owing to their efficient ion–electron coupling, soft‐material compatibility and high transconductance. However, their large off‐state currents and poor scalability have so far li...

Plant DICER-LIKE, dual measurement RNA rulers

Small RNA (sRNA)-mediated gene silencing plays critical roles in eukaryotic gene regulation. The biogenesis of the two major types of sRNA, microRNA (miRNA) and small interfering RNA (siRNA), relies on the type III endoribonuclease Dicer. Unlike animals, which typically harbor fe...

A Unified Quantitative Framework for Assessing Uncertainty in Microbial-Explicit Soil Carbon Models under Diverse Data Availability of Field Observations

Abstract Microbial-explicit soil carbon models offer mechanistic representations of soil carbon turnover, but their application to the field remains limited, which is commonly attributed to the scarce microbial observations. However, usually there are significant mismatches betwe...

Deterministic generation and distribution of genuine multipartite entanglement in macroscopic acoustic resonators

Generating complex multimode entanglement is a central goal of quantum information science. However, scalable creation of genuine multipartite entanglement is challenging as it requires excellent control and efficient state verification. We report the generation and transfer of g...

Diagnosing Regional Contrasts in May-to-June Surface Ozone Transitions across China

Abstract Ground-level ozone (O3) is a major warm-season air-quality challenge in China, decreasing from May to June in southern China but increasing in North China (NC). Yet the distributional basis of this contrast remains unclear. Using 2015–2025 observations, reanalysis, fire...

Origin of mechanical strain and its spatial uniformity enhancement from recessed silicon nitride sidewall stressor

Wavelength bandwidth is a key performance metric for emerging optical interconnects targeting high-data-rate communications. Strain engineering has proven effective in tailoring the wavelength bandwidth of Ge photonic devices. Although a recessed SiN sidewall stressor was found t...

A Unified Quadratic Scaling Relation Between Potency and Local Earthquake Magnitudes for −1.8 ≤ M L ≤ 7.5

Abstract Quantifying earthquake size across scales requires linking physical source parameters to empirical magnitude measures, especially for microearthquakes where attenuation, scattering, and instrumental limitations complicate source characterization. We combine regional resu...

Aryl‐Tethered Pendant Sterically Shielded Imidazoliums for Durable Anion Exchange Membranes

ABSTRACT Conventional quaternary‐ammonium‐based anion‐exchange membranes (AEMs) with insufficient alkaline stability limit the durability of AEM water electrolyzers (AEMWEs). Here we report novel poly(arylimidazolium) membranes (QAI‐x) that overcome this barrier through an aryl‐t...

Dynamic chloride frameworks enable dualistic Li-ion transport in Li2ZrCl6: Single-ion hopping and cooperative diffusion

Li 2 ZrCl 6 (LZC) is a promising chloride fast-ion conductor, yet the microscopic origin of its high Li + conductivity remains unclear. Here we combine density functional theory, machine-learning-potential molecular dynamics (MLP-MD) and CI-NEB calculations to probe Li-ion transp...

Structural Variants in the Human Genome Associated With Gut Microbiome and Blood Metabolic Traits With Potential Causal Links

ABSTRACT Research on genetic variants affecting the gut microbiome and blood metabolites has mainly focused on single nucleotide variants (SNPs), leaving structural variants (SVs) largely unexplored. Here, we analyzed high‐coverage (∼42×) whole‐genome sequencing data from 2002 in...

Multimodal adaptive mirror therapy through gait adaptation on a split-belt treadmill for gait training

BackgroundTraditional mirror therapy relies on fixed kinematic symmetry, often neglecting the trade-offs between movement accuracy, stability, and muscular effort. This study developed a Multimodal Adaptive Mirror Therapy system featuring a multi-objective controller for personal...

Spatially Uneven and Seasonally Intensified Water Competition Between Agriculture and Energy Production in China

data_Gridded_water_withdrawal.zip: gridded monthly water withdrawal data for China at a spatial resolution of 0.1° × 0.1°, covering the agriculture, coal mining and washing, coking, and thermal power generation sectors, for the years 2000, 2010, 2015, 2019, and 2024 data_WCI.zip:...

Integrating multimodal data through a data-driven ensemble model for optimizing forest height estimation

Accurate forest-height estimation is essential for ecological monitoring and forest management. This study applies an adaptive stacking-based fusion framework that screens combinations of out-of-fold predictions from three regression models and three existing canopy-height produc...

Infrared spectroscopy of MO(CH4) n (M = Ce, Y; n = 1–3) reveals two distinct adsorption configurations

Investigation of the interactions of methane with metal oxides is crucial for elucidating absorption configurations at active sites of catalysts, which has proven to be a challenging experimental target due to the difficulty in size selection of neutral systems. In this work, the...

Hidden subsurface suspended sediment export from Greenland's marine‐terminating glaciers

Abstract Runoff and calved ice volumes from the Greenland Ice Sheet are well constrained, but quantifying the associated suspended sediment flux remains challenging. Here we present near‐terminus observations from three glacierized fjords in southeast Greenland, combining full‐de...

Coordination‐Driven Direct Conversion of Layered Metal Borides Into Borophene/MOF Heterostructures

ABSTRACT Engineering robust two‐dimensional material/metal‐organic framework (MOF) heterostructures with well‐defined interfaces remains challenging, largely because conventional routes depend on sequential etching, exfoliation, and self‐assembly steps that are inefficient, reage...

Cross-Scale Discovery of Surface Ligand-Modified Nanoparticles via Combined Transfer-Cascade Machine Learning

Abstract Surface ligand-modified nanoparticles (SMNPs), which immobilize surface ligands on nanoscale scaffolds, represent important nanomaterials for diverse applications. While surface ligands critically dictate the functions of SMNPs, their systematic discovery remains elusive...

Stereodivergent Synthesis of C -Glycosides from Glycals by Ni-Catalyzed Cross-Hydrocarbonylation of Alkenes

Abstract C-Glycosides always significantly improve the physicochemical properties and pharmacokinetic characteristics of the native O- and N-glycosides and are one of the most powerful strategies for carbohydrate-based drug discovery. However, direct access to C-glycosides with c...

Simultaneous obstacle avoidance and trajectory tracking for multi-robot systems via acceleration-level motion planning

Considerable attention has been directed toward collision-free trajectory tracking in multi-robot systems, for which CBFs have been widely adopted as a safety-critical tool. However, existing CBF methods are constrained by their dependence on maximum braking estimation. Moreover,...

Wafer-scale low-symmetry graphene moiré superlattice for integrated quantum rectifiers

Low-symmetry materials unlock rich Berry curvature physics and anomalous transport phenomena that are forbidden in high-symmetry quantum systems through rigorous crystalline symmetry constraints. Current approaches rely on external fields or complex heterogeneous stacking to brea...