Researchers at the University of Basel have shown that quantum systems can have antagonistic interactions, too – one agent attracts the other, but the other way around, there is a repulsion. Such interactions could be realized using cold atoms that are coupled to each other.

Important material properties can be explained at the level of quantum physics - for example, whether a material conducts electricity or not. Analysing such quantum states has now revealed that there are previously unknown intermediate material classes between metal and insulator. 

Recently, a team of Chinese researchers led by Professor WU Yuchen at the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has made significant strides in overcoming these challenges. The team has developed a novel method for the remote epitaxial growth of continuous crystalline perovskite thin films. This advance allows for seamless integration into ultrahigh-resolution micro-LEDs with pixels less than 5 μm.

Recently, Science Bulletin published the research findings of Professors Shi Weiqun and Mei Lei from the Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The study presents a viable approach for engineering acyl-type metal nodes to create oxygen-rich interior sites within MOCs, enabling the specific recognition of metal ions, including radioactive contaminants, while preserving the structural integrity of the MOCs. 

Recently, Yi-Neng Zhou, Xingyu Li, Hui Zhai, Chengshu Li, and Yingfei Gu from the Institute for Advanced Study at Tsinghua University generalized the LSM theorem to open quantum systems.

New research, published recently in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, uncovers the unique dynamics governing the endoplasmic reticulum (ER)’s evolution and addresses the long-standing mystery of just how this organelle sustains life at the cellular level, with implications for understanding disease.