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Oldest known bony fish fossils uncover early vertebrate evolution

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A research team led by Profs. ZHU Min, LU Jing, and ZHU You'an from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences published two backtoback cover stories in the journal Nature on March 4, reporting new discoveries about the origin of bony fishes.

Journal: Nature

New study reveals low-smoke solid fuels pose hidden public health risks via elevated ultrafine particle emissions

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A new study led by researchers from the Institute of Earth Environment of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IEECAS) and international collaborators has revealed that low-smoke solid fuels cause a two- to three-fold increase in the number of UFPs emitted, even as the total mass of particulate emissions has been reduced.

Journal: Nature Geoscience

Scientists unveil universal aging mechanism in glassy materials

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A research team from the Institute of Theoretical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has proposed a new theoretical framework for understanding the universal aging behavior of glassy materials.

Journal: Science Advances

New 2D membrane reactor revolutionizes photocatalytic synthesis

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Researchers led by Prof. ZHANG Xiqi from the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a photocatalytic membrane reactor that dramatically improves the synthesis of imines—a class of compounds essential to the production of pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and advanced synthetic materials.

Journal: Matter

Researchers develop new strategy for improving inverted perovskite solar cells

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A research team from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a crystal-solvate (CSV) pre-seeding method that enables precise regulation of the bottom interface, paving the way for the development of high-efficiency, large-area perovskite photovoltaic modules.

Journal: Nature Synthesis

Coral proxy data reveals century-long slowdown of South China Sea throughflow under global warming

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A research team from the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS) reconstructed the record of the South China Sea Throughflow's volume transport from 1894 to 2022. Their findings were published in Science Advances on February 25.

Journal: Science Advances

Researchers achieve breakthrough efficiency for CZTSSe solar cells using novel strategy

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A research team led by Prof. CUI Guanglei from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has recently proposed a novel mechanism utilizing interfacial phase equilibrium to regulate metal ion migration. Specifically, the researchers developed a Li₂SnS₃ (LTS) interphase strategy to modify cation migration paths and balance Zn²⁺/Sn⁴⁺ migration differences.

Journal: Nature Energy

Scientists achieve record efficiency in industrial tunnel oxide passivating contact solar cells

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Chinese scientists have made a major breakthrough in TOPCon technology that sets a new power conversion efficiency (PCE) record of 26.66% for industrial-scale solar cells. The study, which was was led by Prof. YE Jichun from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with scientists from Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co., Ltd., Soochow University, and China Jiliang University, was published in Nature Energy on February 24.

Journal: Nature Energy

Scientists discover land plants began reshaping Earth 455 million years ago

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Pinpointing when early land plants colonized terrestrial environments and began influencing Earth's systems is a core question in the evolution of the Earth system. A research team led by Prof. ZHAO Mingyu at the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has uncovered evidence indicating that land plants may have started reshaping Earth's surface environments far earlier than previously recognized.

Journal: Nature Ecology & Evolution

Yangtze River fishing ban halts seven decades of biodiversity decline

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Researchers led by Prof. CHEN Yushun from the Institute of Hydrobiology (IHB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with domestic and international collaborators, have revealed that the Yangtze River fishing ban has not only halted the 70-year decline in fish resources but has also triggered an initial recovery.

Journal: Science

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