In a breakthrough that brings nanoscience one step closer to precise control of chemical reactions, a team of researchers from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has consecutively removed the innermost atom and the outermost electron of a gold nanoparticle—without disturbing its overall structure. This precise manipulation allowed them to probe how the magnetic spin of the material influences its catalytic activity.
Recently, a research team led by Prof. WANG Junfeng at the High Magnetic Field Laboratory, the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has developed an innovative biomimetic dual-mode MRI nanoprobe for detecting early-stage liver fibrosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The work, leveraging the Steady High Magnetic Field Facility (SHMFF), was recently published in Advanced Science.
Recently, Prof. WU Zhengyan from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Prof. ZHANG Guilong from Binzhou Medical University, has developed an innovative nano-immune agonist that significantly improves immunotherapy outcomes for melanoma—a highly aggressive and hard-to-treat form of skin cancer.
According to a research published in Physical Review B, researchers from the Institute of Solid State Physics, the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Southwest Jiaotong University, has combined high-pressure electrical transport experiments, high-pressure Raman spectroscopy, and first-principles calculations to reveal the structural phase transition behavior of hafnium oxide (HfO2) under high pressure and its evolution mechanism in electrical properties.
China has achieved another milestone in developing its next-generation "artificial sun," as one of its key systems passed expert review and acceptance on Sunday, achieving an internationally advanced standard in development and operational capability.