Nacre‐Inspired Mechanically Robust Films for Osmotic Energy Conversion

J Rao, Z Lv, X Yan, J Pan, G Chen… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
MXene, a new class of 2D layered materials, is considered a candidate for the reverse
electrodialysis (RED) film because the laminated MXene nanochannels with charged …

Occupation-dependent particle separation in one-dimensional non-Hermitian lattices

Y Qin, L Li - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
We unveil an exotic phenomenon arising from the intricate interplay between non-Hermiticity
and many-body physics, namely, an occupation-dependent particle separation for hardcore …

Edge theory of non-Hermitian skin modes in higher dimensions

K Zhang, Z Yang, K Sun - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
In this paper, we establish an effective edge theory to characterize non-Hermitian edge-skin
modes in higher dimensions. We begin by proposing a bulk projection criterion to …

Synchronous diagnosis of respiratory viruses variants via receptonics based on modeling receptor‒ligand dynamics

SE Seo, KH Kim, S Ha, H Oh, J Kim, S Kim… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The transmission and pathogenesis of highly contagious fatal respiratory viruses are
increasing, and the need for an on‐site diagnostic platform has arisen as an issue …

Exploitation of the microbiome for crop breeding

J Shen, M Wang, E Wang - Nature Plants, 2024 - nature.com
Exploitation of the microbiome for crop breeding | Nature Plants Skip to main content Thank
you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To …

Single-molecule imaging reveals allosteric stimulation of SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor binding domain by host sialic acid

MA Díaz-Salinas, A Jain, ND Durham, JB Munro - Science Advances, 2024 - science.org
Conformational dynamics of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) spike glycoprotein (S) mediate exposure of the binding site for the cellular receptor …

Geometry-dependent skin effect and anisotropic Bloch oscillations in a non-Hermitian optical lattice

Y Qin, K Zhang, L Li - Physical Review A, 2024 - APS
The interplay between the non-Hermiticity and dimensionality gives rise to exotic
characteristics in higher dimensions, with one representative phenomenon known as the …

Nanobody repertoire generated against the spike protein of ancestral SARS-CoV-2 remains efficacious against the rapidly evolving virus

NE Ketaren, FD Mast, PC Fridy, JP Olivier, T Sanyal… - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
To date, all major modes of monoclonal antibody therapy targeting SARS-CoV-2 have lost
significant efficacy against the latest circulating variants. As SARS-CoV-2 omicron …

AlphaFold2-Enabled Atomistic Modeling of Structure, Conformational Ensembles, and Binding Energetics of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA. 2.86 Spike Protein with …

N Raisinghani, M Alshahrani, G Gupta… - Journal of Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The latest wave of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants displayed a growth advantage and
increased viral fitness through convergent evolution of functional hotspots that work …

Unraveling the binding mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 variants through molecular simulations

SP Ju, YC Yang, HY Chen - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants like Delta (AY. 29) and Omicron (EG. 5) poses
continued challenges for vaccines and therapeutics. Mutations in the viral spike protein are …