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6-Jun-2025

Scientists discover new, extremely neutron-deficient isotope protactinium-210

Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers from the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and their collaborators have synthesized a new isotope—protactinium-210—for the first time. It is the most neutron-deficient isotope of protactinium synthesized to date.

Journal: Nature Communications

3-Jun-2025

Researchers uncover genetic keys to the increasing threat of H9N2 avian influenza

Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study led by Prof. BI Yuhai and Prof. George F. Gao (GAO Fu) from the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has uncovered significant genetic and antigenic diversity among H9N2 avian influenza viruses (AIVs) circulating in poultry across China, highlighting the growing public health risk posed by H9N2 AIVs.

Journal: Nature Microbiology

3-Jun-2025

Super-Earth discovered in habitable zone of Sun-like star via TTV technique, paving way for ‘Earth 2.0’ searches

Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An international research team led by the Yunnan Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), along with collaborators, has achieved a breakthrough by using the Transit Timing Variation (TTV) technique for the first time to discover a super-Earth. The exoplanet, Kepler-725c, has 10 times the mass of Earth and is located in the habitable zone of the Sun-like star Kepler-725. The discovery was published in Nature Astronomy.

Journal: Nature Astronomy

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5-Jun-2025

Magnetically-driven innovative solution developed for personalized intracranial tumor therapy

Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Experiment results showed that the BBHF was able to move through the porcine cerebral cortex with gullies and arrive at the target location without leaving scratches on the soft surface.

Journal: Nature Biomedical Engineering

4-Jun-2025

Genomic evolution reshapes cell-type diversification in the amniote brain

Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The researchers have constructed a cross-species single-nucleus RNA-seq atlas of amniote brains comprising over 1.3 million cells, uncovering conserved and divergent cell-type evolution.

Journal: Developmental Cell

4-Jun-2025

Ultrafast neuromorphic computing driven by polariton nonlinearities

Light Publishing Center, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics And Physics, CAS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Neuromorphic computing, inspired by the human brain, offers a path to faster and more efficient AI. In a pioneering breakthrough, Chinese scientists demonstrate the first use of perovskite microcavity exciton-polariton as a platform for neuromorphic computing, achieving 92% accuracy in digit recognition with single-step training. Operating at room temperature and driven by strong optical nonlinearity, the system enables ultrafast and power-efficient computation—paving the way for next-generation light-based intelligent hardware.

Journal: eLight
Funder: National Natural Science Foundation of China, Tsinghua University

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Scientists discover new, extremely neutron-deficient isotope protactinium-210

Researchers uncover genetic keys to the increasing threat of H9N2 avian influenza

Super-Earth discovered in habitable zone of Sun-like star via TTV technique, paving way for ‘Earth 2.0’ searches

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Magnetically-driven innovative solution developed for personalized intracranial tumor therapy

Genomic evolution reshapes cell-type diversification in the amniote brain

Ultrafast neuromorphic computing driven by polariton nonlinearities