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Gouty arthritis is an inflammatory arthritis characterized by high urate levels in the joints that is difficult to treat using standard therapies. Here the authors present a nano-enabled strategy that combines multiple lines of treatment for simultaneous reduction of urate levels and inflammation.
Astrocytes respond to electrical stimulation via diverse calcium signalling dynamics, which are important to maintain brain function. The tunable properties of graphene oxide-based electrodes can selectively trigger these calcium signalling responses.
The upstream self-diffusion of dissociated protons induces long-lasting electricity generation in 2D nanochannels of MXene/PVA film with low water permeability.
Nano-magnetogenetics using magnetic force actuating nanoparticles enables wireless and remote stimulation of targeted deep-brain neurons for studying neural circuits of underlying behaviours.
In contrast to the classical streaming potential relying on downstream ionic diffusion, an upstream proton diffusion within two-dimensional nanochannels is found to continuously generate electricity, advancing hydrovoltaic technology.
Not only electrons but also phonons can transport angular momentum in solids. Now, in an artificial superlattice, ultrafast demagnetization induces transfer of angular momentum from the spin system to the lattice.
This Review examines conventional epitaxial growth of 2D van der Waals materials, focusing on in-plane single-crystal monolayer growth and out-of-plane homostructure fabrication. It covers nucleation and orientation control, quality control measures, and homogeneous multilayer and twisted homostructure growth techniques, providing systematic insights for on-demand fabrication of 2D van der Waals materials and their industrial device manufacturing.
Electrical stimulation of astrocytes using electrodes coated with graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide can be used to trigger specific calcium signals.
Room-temperature wafer-scale thermal evaporation of 20 different polycrystalline rare-earth-metal fluoride films for their use in 2D transistors is demonstrated.
Coexisting ferroelectricity and Chern insulators have been achieved using a doubly aligned magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene device. This device enables selective switching of topologically protected edge states and quasi-continuous ferroelectric levels that can support noise-immune neuromorphic computing applications.
Selective and quasi-continuous ferroelectric switching has been successfully implemented in devices based on topological Chern insulators, enabling the realization of 1,280 ferroelectric states for a proof-of-concept demonstration in noise-immune neuromorphic computing.
This work reports core–shell photovoltaic nanocells to enhance the photoresponse of the active layer and realize photolithographic manufacturing of large-scale-integrated organic phototransistors for high-resolution biomimetic vision.
A metallic line defect in a layer of molybdenum disulfide can serve as an atomically narrow gate electrode demonstrating how to further miniaturize two-dimensional field effect transistors.
Mirror twin boundaries in monolayer MoS2—line defects with reflection-mirroring symmetry—are one-dimensionally metallic. In this work, the authors fabricate these mirror twin boundary networks by epitaxity and incorporate them into ultrascaled 2D transistor circuits as gate electrodes.
An optimized design of free-space silicon nanoantennas combines high quality factor and low mode volume, reducing the trade-off between these parameters.
A highly tunable Nernst effect has been demonstrated in graphene/indium selenide devices, achieving a record Nernst coefficient at ultralow temperatures, highlighting its potential for quantum technologies and low-temperature applications.
Minimally invasive cellular-level target-specific neuromodulation is needed to decipher brain function and neural circuitry. Here nano-magnetogenetics using magnetic force actuating nanoparticles has been reported, enabling wireless and remote stimulation of targeted deep brain neurons in freely behaving animals.
Driven by carbon neutral targets, proton exchange membrane water electrolysis is becoming a hot technology due to its capability to convert fluctuating power into green hydrogen. Unfortunately, despite tremendous resources invested in fundamental research, only very few research outcomes have successfully translated into the development of industrial-scale electrolysers.