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19-Dec-2025

Researchers show impact of mountain building and climate change on alpine biodiversity

Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with collaborators, explored the impact of mountain building and climate cooling over 30 million years across five major mountain systems in the Northern Hemisphere and revealed that these processes are key drivers of the rich plant diversity found in the Earth's alpine biome.

Journal: Science Advances

16-Dec-2025

Scientists discover how cell walls guide stem cells

Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study led by Dr. YANG Weibing from the Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has discovered a hidden "molecular gatekeeper" that controls the stiffness of these walls, directly guiding the fate of plant stem cells.

Journal: Science

16-Dec-2025

Researchers develop new strategy to improve spray-coated perovskite device performance

Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a confined crystallization strategy. This approach reconstructs—i.e., redesigns—the crystallization pathway during spray coating at its source through solvation structure regulation. Specifically, the team established a localized high-concentration (LHC) precursor system within individual spray droplets, enabling precise control over nucleation behavior during film formation.

Journal: Joule

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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 22-Dec-2025 15:12 ET (22-Dec-2025 20:12 GMT/UTC)

22-Dec-2025

Research team develops EPICC air quality model for complex pollution problems

Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A large Chinese research team has developed an air quality model called EPICC (Emission and atmospheric Processes Integrated and Coupled Community Model) that demonstrates improved accuracy in its representations of ozone and particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers or less.

Journal: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

21-Dec-2025

Metasurface-assisted bioelectronics: bridging photonic innovation with biomedical implants

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

New smart surfaces, known as metasurfaces, can shape and utilize light to activate cells in the body, offering a gentle and wireless approach to treating health conditions. By manipulating light for medicine and biomedical devices, they enable treatments for vision, hearing, heart, and neurological disorders. Combined with virtual reality and advanced controls, these tools could help doctors design non-invasive and personalized treatments for a wide range of medical needs.

Journal: Light Science & Applications
Funder: Department of Ophthalmology, Henry Ford Health, One Ford Place

19-Dec-2025

Researchers develop new system for high-energy-density, long-life, multi-electron transfer bromine-based flow batteries

Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team led by Prof. LI Xianfeng from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) eveloped a novel bromine-based two-electron transfer reaction system to overcome key limitations of conventional zinc–bromine flow batteries. By introducing amine compounds as bromine scavengers, the team converts corrosive bromine (Br₂) into brominated amines, reducing Br₂ concentration to ultra-low levels (~7 mM). This enables a two-electron redox process that increases energy density while significantly lowering electrolyte corrosivity.

Journal: Nature Energy

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