Biomimetic human small muscular pulmonary arteries.

abstract：:Microfluidic devices fabricated via soft lithography have demonstrated compelling applications such as lab-on-a-chip diagnostics, DNA microarrays, and cell-based assays. These technologies could be further developed by directly integrating microfluidics with electronic sensors and curvilinear substrates as well as imp...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Su R,Wen J,Su Q,Wiederoder MS,Koester SJ,Uzarski JR,McAlpine MC

更新日期：2020-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Since its first discovery in 2004, graphene has been found to host a plethora of unusual electronic transport phenomena, making it a fascinating system for fundamental studies in condensed matter physics as well as offering tremendous opportunities for future electronic and sensing devices. Typically, electronic trans...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Tetienne JP,Dontschuk N,Broadway DA,Stacey A,Simpson DA,Hollenberg LCL

更新日期：2017-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) is the binder in concrete, the most used synthetic material in the world. The main weakness of concrete is the lack of elasticity and poor flexural strength considerably limiting its potential, making reinforcing steel constructions necessary. Although the properties of C-S-H could be ...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Picker A,Nicoleau L,Burghard Z,Bill J,Zlotnikov I,Labbez C,Nonat A,Cölfen H

更新日期：2017-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Low-dimensional materials usually exhibit mechanical properties from those of their bulk counterparts. Here, we show in two-dimensional (2D) rhenium disulfide (ReS2) that the fracture processes are dominated by a variety of previously unidentified phenomena, which are not present in bulk materials. Through direct tran...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Huang L,Zheng F,Deng Q,Thi QH,Wong LW,Cai Y,Wang N,Lee CS,Lau SP,Ly TH,Zhao J

更新日期：2020-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Many insects use nectar as their principal diet and have mouthparts specialized in nectarivory, whereas most nectar-feeding vertebrates are opportunistic users of floral resources and only a few species show distinct morphological specializations. Specialized nectar-feeding bats extract nectar from flowers using elong...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Tschapka M,Gonzalez-Terrazas TP,Knörnschild M

更新日期：2015-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Cues sent by political elites are known to influence public attitudes and behavior. Polarization in elite rhetoric may hinder effective responses to public health crises, when accurate information and rapid behavioral change can save lives. We examine polarization in cues sent to the public by current members of the U...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Green J,Edgerton J,Naftel D,Shoub K,Cranmer SJ

更新日期：2020-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Local thermal magnetization fluctuations in Li-doped MnTe are found to increase its thermopower α strongly at temperatures up to 900 K. Below the Néel temperature (TN ~ 307 K), MnTe is antiferromagnetic, and magnon drag contributes αmd to the thermopower, which scales as ~T3. Magnon drag persists into the paramagnetic...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Zheng Y,Lu T,Polash MMH,Rasoulianboroujeni M,Liu N,Manley ME,Deng Y,Sun PJ,Chen XL,Hermann RP,Vashaee D,Heremans JP,Zhao H

更新日期：2019-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Detection of amyloid-β (Aβ) aggregates contributes to the diagnosis of Alzheimer disease (AD). Plasma Aβ is deemed a less invasive and more accessible hallmark of AD, as Aβ can penetrate blood-brain barriers. However, correlations between biofluidic Aβ concentrations and AD progression has been tenuous. Here, we intro...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Kim Y,Yoo YK,Kim HY,Roh JH,Kim J,Baek S,Lee JC,Kim HJ,Chae MS,Jeong D,Park D,Lee S,Jang H,Kim K,Lee JH,Byun BH,Park SY,Ha JH,Lee KC,Cho WW,Kim JS,Koh JY,Lim SM,Hwang KS

更新日期：2019-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Wogonin and baicalein are bioactive flavones in the popular Chinese herbal remedy Huang-Qin (Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi). These specialized flavones lack a 4'-hydroxyl group on the B ring (4'-deoxyflavones) and induce apoptosis in a wide spectrum of human tumor cells in vitro and inhibit tumor growth in vivo in di...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Zhao Q,Zhang Y,Wang G,Hill L,Weng JK,Chen XY,Xue H,Martin C

更新日期：2016-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Variations in Earth's orbit pace the glacial-interglacial cycles of the Quaternary, but the mechanisms that transform regional and seasonal variations in solar insolation into glacial-interglacial cycles are still elusive. Here, we present transient simulations of coevolution of climate, ice sheets, and carbon cycle o...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Willeit M,Ganopolski A,Calov R,Brovkin V

更新日期：2019-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The investigation of materials that exhibit quantum phase transition provides valuable insights into fundamental problems in physics. We present neutron scattering under pressure in a triangular-lattice antiferromagnet that has a quantum disorder in the low-pressure phase and a noncollinear structure in the high-press...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Hayashida S,Matsumoto M,Hagihala M,Kurita N,Tanaka H,Itoh S,Hong T,Soda M,Uwatoko Y,Masuda T

更新日期：2019-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, the complexity behind manipulations of reflected fields by metasurfaces has been addressed, showing that, even in the simplest scenarios, nonlocal response and excitation of auxiliary evanescent fields are required for perfect field control. In this work, we introduce purely local reflective metasurfaces for...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Díaz-Rubio A,Li J,Shen C,Cummer SA,Tretyakov SA

更新日期：2019-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A trimer-of-hairpins motif has been identified in triggering virus-cell fusion within a variety of viral envelopes. Chemically manipulating such a motif represents current repertoire of viral fusion inhibitors. Here, we report that triterpenoids, a class of natural products, antagonize this trimer-of-hairpins via its ...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Si L,Meng K,Tian Z,Sun J,Li H,Zhang Z,Soloveva V,Li H,Fu G,Xia Q,Xiao S,Zhang L,Zhou D

更新日期：2018-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:LmrA is a bacterial ATP-binding cassette (ABC) multidrug exporter that uses metabolic energy to transport ions, cytotoxic drugs, and lipids. Voltage clamping in a Port-a-Patch was used to monitor electrical currents associated with the transport of monovalent cationic HEPES+ by single-LmrA transporters and ensembles o...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Agboh K,Lau CHF,Khoo YSK,Singh H,Raturi S,Nair AV,Howard J,Chiapello M,Feret R,Deery MJ,Murakami S,van Veen HW

更新日期：2018-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The rapid growth of deformable and stretchable electronics calls for a deformable and stretchable power source. We report a scalable approach for energy harvesters and self-powered sensors that can be highly deformable and stretchable. With conductive liquid contained in a polymer cover, a shape-adaptive triboelectric...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Yi F,Wang X,Niu S,Li S,Yin Y,Dai K,Zhang G,Lin L,Wen Z,Guo H,Wang J,Yeh MH,Zi Y,Liao Q,You Z,Zhang Y,Wang ZL

更新日期：2016-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluctuations in biodiversity, large and small, pervade the fossil record, yet we do not understand the processes generating them. Here, we extend theory from nonequilibrium statistical physics to describe the fat-tailed form of fluctuations in Phanerozoic marine invertebrate richness. Using this theory, known as super...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Rominger AJ,Fuentes MA,Marquet PA

更新日期：2019-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Meta-regressions of around 1000 cases published over the period 1997-2018 suggest that the direction of the relationship between land area and agricultural performance strongly depends on the performance indicator selected. Net value and efficiency indicators show that larger farms tend to be more performant than smal...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Garzón Delvaux PA,Riesgo L,Gomez Y Paloma S

更新日期：2020-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The tet methylcytosine dioxygenase 2 (TET2) enzyme catalyzes the conversion of the modified DNA base 5-methylcytosine to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine. TET2 is frequently mutated or dysregulated in multiple human cancers, and loss of TET2 is associated with changes in DNA methylation patterns. Here, using newly developed TE...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Wang L,Ozark PA,Smith ER,Zhao Z,Marshall SA,Rendleman EJ,Piunti A,Ryan C,Whelan AL,Helmin KA,Morgan MA,Zou L,Singer BD,Shilatifard A

更新日期：2018-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:In mammals, the daily rhythms of physiological functions are timed by the central circadian clock located in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the hypothalamus. Although the importance of the SCN for the regulation of sleep/wakefulness has been suggested, little is known about the neuronal projections from the SCN,...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Ono D,Mukai Y,Hung CJ,Chowdhury S,Sugiyama T,Yamanaka A

更新日期：2020-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:An immense demand in biomedical imaging is to develop efficient photoluminescent probes with high biocompatibility and quantum yield, as well as multiphoton absorption performance to improve penetration depth and spatial resolution. Here, iron selenide (FeSe) quantum dots (QDs) are reported to meet these criteria. The...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Kwon J,Jun SW,Choi SI,Mao X,Kim J,Koh EK,Kim YH,Kim SK,Hwang DY,Kim CS,Lee J

更新日期：2019-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The control of product distribution in a multistep catalytic selective hydrogenation reaction is challenging. For instance, the deep hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate (DMO) is inclined to proceed over Cu/SiO2 catalysts because of inevitable coexistence of Cu+ and Cu0, leading to hard acquisition of the preliminary hyd...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Sun J,Yu J,Ma Q,Meng F,Wei X,Sun Y,Tsubaki N

更新日期：2018-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Dynamic modulation of soft helix in terms of the molecular organization, handedness, and pitch length could result in a sophisticated control over its functions, opening numerous possibilities toward the exploration of previously unidentified applications. Here, we report a dynamic and reversible transformation of a s...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Yuan CL,Huang W,Zheng ZG,Liu B,Bisoyi HK,Li Y,Shen D,Lu Y,Li Q

更新日期：2019-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative three-dimensional (3D) computed tomography (CT) imaging of living single cells enables orientation-independent morphometric analysis of the intricacies of cellular physiology. Since its invention, x-ray CT has become indispensable in the clinic for diagnostic and prognostic purposes due to its quantitativ...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Kelbauskas L,Shetty R,Cao B,Wang KC,Smith D,Wang H,Chao SH,Gangaraju S,Ashcroft B,Kritzer M,Glenn H,Johnson RH,Meldrum DR

更新日期：2017-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The human gut microbiota established during infancy has persistent effects on health. In vitro studies have suggested that human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) in breast milk promote the formation of a bifidobacteria-rich microbiota in infant guts; however, the underlying molecular mechanism remains elusive. Here, we ch...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Sakanaka M,Hansen ME,Gotoh A,Katoh T,Yoshida K,Odamaki T,Yachi H,Sugiyama Y,Kurihara S,Hirose J,Urashima T,Xiao JZ,Kitaoka M,Fukiya S,Yokota A,Lo Leggio L,Abou Hachem M,Katayama T

更新日期：2019-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:When a dynamic system undergoes a cyclic evolution, a geometric phase that depends only on the path traversed in parameter space can arise in addition to the normal dynamical phase. These geometric phases have profound impacts in both quantum and classical physics. In addition to the geometric phase associated with ba...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Wang S,Ma G,Chan CT

更新日期：2018-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The past few years have witnessed rapid advances in the synthesis of high-quality perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs). However, despite the impressive developments, the stability of PNCs remains a substantial challenge. The ability to reliably improve stability of PNCs while retaining their individual nanometer size repres...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： He Y,Yoon YJ,Harn YW,Biesold-McGee GV,Liang S,Lin CH,Tsukruk VV,Thadhani N,Kang Z,Lin Z

更新日期：2019-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Photonic crystal nanocavities, which have modal volumes of the order of a cubic wavelength in the material, are of great interest as flexible platforms for manipulating photons. Recent developments in ultra-high quality factor nanocavities with long photon lifetimes have encouraged us to develop an ultra-compact and f...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Konoike R,Nakagawa H,Nakadai M,Asano T,Tanaka Y,Noda S

更新日期：2016-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel, thin-film platform that preserves live viruses, bacteria, antibodies, and enzymes without refrigeration for extended periods of time is described. Studies with recombinant adenovirus in an optimized formulation that supports recovery of live virus through 16 freeze-thaw cycles revealed that production of an a...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Bajrovic I,Schafer SC,Romanovicz DK,Croyle MA

更新日期：2020-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Injection-induced earthquakes pose a serious seismic hazard but also offer an opportunity to gain insight into earthquake physics. Currently used models relating the maximum magnitude of injection-induced earthquakes to injection parameters do not incorporate rupture physics. We develop theoretical estimates, validate...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Galis M,Ampuero JP,Mai PM,Cappa F

更新日期：2017-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of sialyloligosaccharides on the surface of secreted glycoproteins is still unclear because of the difficulty in the preparation of sialylglycoproteins in a homogeneous form. We selected erythropoietin (EPO) as a target molecule and designed an efficient synthetic strategy for the chemical synthesis of a homo...

journal_title：Science advances

authors： Murakami M,Kiuchi T,Nishihara M,Tezuka K,Okamoto R,Izumi M,Kajihara Y

更新日期：2016-01-15 00:00:00