A collaboration of international researchers has recently gathered evidence suggesting that cryptochrome 4, a light-sensitive protein in avian eyes, is also sensitive to magnetic fields and plays an essential role in magnetic sensing in migratory birds such as European robins. The research was conducted by scientists from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the University of Oldenburg, and Oxford University. Results were published in Nature on June 23 and selected as the cover paper.
The thermal and magnetic energies stored in the plasma are released in a very short time during the disruption and deposited on the device, which can cause damages to the integrity of plasma-facing components. In CFETR and ITER with high stored energy and large plasma current, damages could be severer.
Topological semimetals are one of the major discoveries in condensed-matter physics in recent years. The magnetic Weyl semimetal, in which the Weyl nodes can be generated and modulated by magnetization, provides an ideal platform for the investigation of the magnetic field-tunable link between Weyl physics and magnetism.
The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) had its 100,000th discharge on 8 June, marking another memorable moment in its fifteen-year history since its first operation in 2006. This is just ten days after setting new world record at the end of May when they set a record for sustained heat in nuclear plasma－a temperature of 120 million C for 101 seconds.
Recently, a research team led by Prof. ZHAO Bangchuan from the institute of Solid Materials, Hefei institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) developed a new anode material (NiCo2N) for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). This material, which can be obtained via a simple synthesis process, exhibits superior cycling stability with large reversible specific capacity and high-rate performance.