Traditional Ti₃C₂T_x MXene rich in -F terminals suffers from poor hydrogen evolution activity. Researchers from Northwestern Polytechnical University and collaborators developed a n-butyllithium-induced strategy to realize controllable conversion from -F to -O terminals and revealed the working mechanism of different terminals. The optimized Pt/Ti₃C₂T_x and MoS₂/Ti₃C₂T_x catalysts achieve greatly enhanced HER performance. This facile terminal regulation method paves the way for low-cost, high-efficiency MXene-based catalysts toward large-scale green hydrogen production.

Luminescence saturation and severe thermal accumulation remain major challenges for high-brightness laser lighting. To address these issues, a novel PiGF@ZS color converter with a ZrO₂ microsphere-embedded reflector was developed to recycle unabsorbed blue light and enhance heat dissipation simultaneously. Benefiting from the synergistic opto-thermal design, the optimized converter achieved a high luminous efficacy of 240.5 lm/W and a maximum luminous flux of 3782 lm under 25 W laser excitation. Moreover, the surface temperature was reduced to 54.6 ℃ under 3 W excitation with a 5 mm spot diameter. This work provides a low-cost and high-efficiency strategy for next-generation laser lighting, projection displays, and high-power illumination applications.

Blue perovskite QLEDs are core devices for next-generation full-color displays and energy-saving solid lighting. Although their external quantum efficiency (EQE) has made great progress, the long-standing imbalance between power efficiency and luminescence performance severely restricts practical application. Researchers from Zhengzhou University adopted PVDF ordered dipole engineering to synergistically optimize carrier injection balance and suppress trap non-radiative loss. The fabricated blue perovskite QLEDs achieved record power efficiency (PE) of 43.9 lm W⁻¹ and EQE of 28.7%, together with low turn-on voltage and outstanding luminescent stability. This work breaks the efficiency bottleneck of blue perovskite luminescent devices, and provides a universal scheme for developing low-energy-consumption perovskite optoelectronic products.

A new study explores heterogeneity in unilateral Meniere’s disease, clarifies key clinical and functional differences linked to endolymphatic hydrops, and supports an integrated diagnostic approach for precise patient evaluation.

This study reports a case of deeply embedded cervical fish bone successfully retrieved by ultrasound-guided endoscopy after open exploration failure, proving this technique is a safe, effective and minimally invasive salvage method.

A new study investigates sigmoid sinus wall reconstruction with bone cement for pulsatile tinnitus, clarifying short‑term symptom fluctuations and self‑limiting recovery patterns, providing a reliable basis for postoperative evaluation and clinical counseling.

Global type 1 diabetes (T1DM) burden among children and adolescents aged 0–19 increased during 1990–2021. Incidence rose from 2.71 to 7.42 per 100,000 and prevalence from 20.75 to 56.59 per 100,000. Mortality and YLLs also increased, indicating worsening fatal outcomes. North America and Europe had the highest incidence and prevalence in 2021. Inequalities widened, with poorer countries bearing a growing and disproportionate burden of T1DM mortality and YLLs.

The plasma membrane is more than a passive boundary. It is organized into dynamic lipid-rich microdomains, often referred to as lipid rafts, that concentrate receptors and signaling molecules. In glioblastoma (GBM), the most aggressive primary brain tumor in adults, the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling is a major oncogenic driver. Yet how tumor cells maintain the membrane platforms that support such proliferative signaling has remained incompletely understood.