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Vol 1, Issue 11
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Research Articles
- A single iron site confined in a graphene matrix for the catalytic oxidation of benzene at room temperature
A coordinatively unsaturated single iron site confined in a graphene matrix shows an ultrahigh activity for catalytic oxidation.
- PRMT8 as a phospholipase regulates Purkinje cell dendritic arborization and motor coordination
PRMT8 directly hydrolyzes phosphatidylcholine, which is important for brain functions.
- Glacier maxima in Baffin Bay during the Medieval Warm Period coeval with Norse settlement
The Baffin Bay region was relatively cool during the Medieval Warm Period coinciding with the period of Norse settlement.
- Vortex and half-vortex dynamics in a nonlinear spinor quantum fluid
Two-dimensional fluid of polaritons sheds light on quantum vortex dynamics.
- From tunable core-shell nanoparticles to plasmonic drawbridges: Active control of nanoparticle optical properties
Redox electrochemistry was used to reversibly tune the optical properties of plasmonic core-shell nanoparticles and dimers.
- Earthquake detection through computationally efficient similarity search
Data mining techniques applied to continuous waveforms reveal many previously unknown small earthquakes.
- The crystal structure of the global anaerobic transcriptional regulator FNR explains its extremely fine-tuned monomer-dimer equilibrium
The dimerization of the O2 sensor FNR is regulated by extremely fine-tuned interactions.
- Atomic-resolution structure of cytoskeletal bactofilin by solid-state NMR
The first atomic structure of a member of a recently discovered class of cytoskeletal proteins was revealed.
- Engineering a nanopore with co-chaperonin function
A recombinant GroES nanopore reveals the dynamics and kinetics of the allosteric intermediates of the GroEL protein-folding reaction.
- Bioinspired large-scale aligned porous materials assembled with dual temperature gradients
A bidirectional freezing method to assemble ceramic particles into porous nacre-like scaffolds aligned over centimeter-scales.
- Reconciling past changes in Earth’s rotation with 20th century global sea-level rise: Resolving Munk’s enigma
Reanalysis of Earth rotation observations reconciles them with globally averaged sea-level change in the 20th century.
- Compositional mantle layering revealed by slab stagnation at ~1000-km depth
The stagnation of ~1000-km deep slabs indicates that dense basalt may be more abundant in the lower mantle than in the upper mantle.
- Enzymatically active biomimetic micropropellers for the penetration of mucin gels
Magnetic microparticles decorated with enzymes can penetrate mucin, which is a barrier for most particle-based drug carriers.
- A new time tree reveals Earth history’s imprint on the evolution of modern birds
Estimates of the timing of evolution of modern birds reveals the influence of paleogeography and paleoclimate on diversification.
- Mechanisms of murine cerebral malaria: Multimodal imaging of altered cerebral metabolism and protein oxidation at hemorrhage sites
Multimodal spectroscopic imaging resolved controversies on biochemical changes associated with cerebral malaria pathology.
- Connecting multiple spatial scales to decode the population activity of grid cells
Reading the neural code for space: discrete scales of grid-cell activity enable goal-directed navigation and localization.
- Active quantum plasmonics
The optical response of a metallic cavity is electrically controlled by changing the tunneling barrier with an external dc bias.
- Defaunation affects carbon storage in tropical forests
Populations of large frugivores are declining in tropical rainforests with potential consequences for carbon storage and climate.
- Regulated lysosomal exocytosis mediates cancer progression
LAMP1 oversialylation results in excessive lysosomal exocytosis, promoting tumor invasion and drug resistance.
- Hacking the Bell test using classical light in energy-time entanglement–based quantum key distribution
A postselection step in quantum cryptography based on energy-time entanglement makes the system insecure.
- All-polymeric control of nanoferronics
The centimeter-sized polymeric crystalline superstructures reveal charge transfer–controlled nanoferronic properties.
- A single-ligand ultra-microporous MOF for precombustion CO2 capture and hydrogen purification
A single small-ligand–based ultra-microporous MOF showing high CO2 selectivity and PSA working capacity for H2 purification.
Review
- Regulation of gene transcription by Polycomb proteins
New findings extend the functionality of mammalian Polycomb protein complexes on gene regulation and 3D chromatin conformation.
