Contents
Vol 2, Issue 2
Contents
Research Articles
- Circumstellar disks of the most vigorously accreting young stars
Subaru-HiCIAO observations on FU Orionis objects revealed asymmetric structures on 102 to 103 AU scales of circumstellar disks and envelopes.
- Reorganization of chromosome architecture in replicative cellular senescence
Senescent cells acquire a unique chromosome architecture characterized by a genome-wide shrinkage of chromosome arms.
- Toughness of carbon nanotubes conforms to classic fracture mechanics
The classic theory of fracture mechanics is found to be valid at the scale of single-walled carbon nanotubes.
- Subtle balance of tropoelastin molecular shape and flexibility regulates dynamics and hierarchical assembly
Tropoelastin’s local and global structures dictate molecular dynamics and are essential for efficient assembly into elastin.
- Dramatic performance of Clostridium thermocellum explained by its wide range of cellulase modalities
The multi–length scale nature of its glycoside hydrolase system explains the remarkable ability demonstrated by Clostridium thermocellum.
- Citrullination-acetylation interplay guides E2F-1 activity during the inflammatory response
PAD4-mediated citrullination of E2F-1 transcription factor and its interplay with acetylation affects inflammatory gene expression.
- Hidden in plain sight: Cryptic and endemic malaria parasites in North American white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Findings suggest that North American white-tailed deer commonly harbor cryptic infection with the only known New World mammalian Plasmodium.
- Ion transport in complex layered graphene-based membranes with tuneable interlayer spacing
A combination of experiments and simulations unveils unusual nanoconfined ion transport in layered graphene membranes.
- Spontaneous structural transition and crystal formation in minimal supramolecular polymer model
A comprehensive minimalistic model for spontaneous structural transition that is governed by distinct molecular interactions.
- Four billion people facing severe water scarcity
Global water scarcity assessment at a high spatial and temporal resolution, accounting for environmental flow requirements.
- A new phase diagram of water under negative pressure: The rise of the lowest-density clathrate s-III
Researchers predict a new ice clathrate structure as the most stable ice polymorph with the lowest density in a negative-pressure region.
- Darwinian sex roles confirmed across the animal kingdom
Consistent with Darwin’s ideas, this meta-analysis reveals that males experience stronger sexual selection than females.
- MyShake: A smartphone seismic network for earthquake early warning and beyond
MyShake is a crowdsourcing approach to earthquake early warning that harnesses the sensors in private smartphones.
- Miniature high-throughput chemosensing of yield, ee, and absolute configuration from crude reaction mixtures
A molecular fluorescence/CD probe can be used for fast quantitative analysis of chiral compounds and asymmetric reactions.
- An anticancer drug suppresses the primary nucleation reaction that initiates the production of the toxic Aβ42 aggregates linked with Alzheimer’s disease
An approved anticancer drug selectively targets the first step in the molecular cascade resulting in Alzheimer’s disease.
- Direct observation of Σ7 domain boundary core structure in magnetic skyrmion lattice
Advanced electron microscopy reveals a unique structural relaxation mechanism in a magnetic skyrmion domain boundary core.
- Walls talk: Microbial biogeography of homes spanning urbanization
Home microbes track space-use and reflect a decreasing exposure to environmental microbes due to urbanization.
- Ocean acidification causes structural deformities in juvenile coral skeletons
3D imaging exposes deformities and shows how ocean acidification can change the way juvenile corals build their skeletons.
- Tomographic reconstruction of circularly polarized high-harmonic fields: 3D attosecond metrology
Circularly polarized attosecond pulse trains in the EUV region were reconstructed using 3D attosecond metrology.
- Asymmetric excitation of surface plasmons by dark mode coupling
Asymmetric excitation of surface plasmons is achieved by classical dark mode coupling, promising metadevices with unique functionalities.
- Nanoscale rotary apparatus formed from tight-fitting 3D DNA components
A nanoscale rotary mechanism reproduces some of the dynamic properties of biological rotary motors.
- How many cents on the dollar? Women and men in product markets
Women sellers receive about 80 cents for every dollar a man receives when selling identical new products on eBay.
- Lost in transportation: Information measures and cognitive limits in multilayer navigation
The cognitive limit for reading a metropolitan map was estimated to be on the order of 8 bits—a limit already exceeded by some large cities.
- Anderson localization of electrons in single crystals: LixFe7Se8
The Anderson localization, which was predicted more than half a century ago, is realized for electron system in a 3D single crystal.
- Dynamically variable negative stiffness structures
A novel active structure supports loads while dynamically and continuously changing stiffness by more than 100× in less than 10 ms.
- The pace of plant community change is accelerating in remnant prairies
Long-term legacy data reveal that the pace of plant community change in remnant prairies has accelerated.
- Constraints on Earth’s inner core composition inferred from measurements of the sound velocity of hcp-iron in extreme conditions
Experimental determination of VP of hcp-Fe can show potential candidates for major light elements in Earth’s inner core.
- 3.5-Ga hydrothermal fields and diamictites in the Barberton Greenstone Belt—Paleoarchean crust in cold environments
Data on 3.5-Ga volcanic and sedimentary rocks of the Barberton Greenstone Belt suggest formation in cold environments.
- Ultra-broadband light trapping using nanotextured decoupled graphene multilayers
A study of graphene on metal nanotextured surfaces for ultra-broadband light trapping, blackbody absorbers, and thermal imaging.
- Engineering two-photon high-dimensional states through quantum interference
A simple approach to preparing high-dimensional entangled states by quantum interference.
- Resolving thermoelectric “paradox” in superconductors
Researchers bring the theory of thermoelectricity in superconductors and experiment into agreement.
- Long-range coupling of electron-hole pairs in spatially separated organic donor-acceptor layers
The long-range coupling of e-h pairs on spatially separated donor and acceptor molecules is observed for the first time.
- Bidirectional radial Ca2+ activity regulates neurogenesis and migration during early cortical column formation
Calcium activity along radial glial cell fibers influences neurogenesis during early cortical column development.
- Experimental nonlocal and surreal Bohmian trajectories
Researchers reconstruct trajectories of two entangled photons showing the nonlocal and “surreal” nature of the trajectories in Bohmian mechanics.
Reviews
- Reconsidering plant memory: Intersections between stress recovery, RNA turnover, and epigenetics
Have plants learned to forget stress? This review proposes benefits to forgetfulness and finds key roles for RNA turnover.
- Acoustic metamaterials: From local resonances to broad horizons
A review of the development of acoustic metamaterials, guided by their physical characteristics and novel functionalities.
