Dual-branch convolutional neural network with attention modules for LIBS-NIRS data fusion in cement composition quantification.

Background: Cement composition, including key oxides such as CaO, SiO, AlO, and FeO, plays a critical role in determining cement's strength and durability. Real-time monitoring of these components during cement production is essential for ensuring optimal raw material ratios. Spectroscopic techniques, such as Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) and Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS), offer significant potential for rapid and non-destructive cement analysis, but their individual limitations, such as matrix effects in LIBS and spectral overlap in NIRS, necessitate an integrated method to achieve accurate and stable results.

The Circle Pure Rolling Method for Point Cloud Boundary Extraction.

We introduce a circle rolling method (CRM) for boundary extraction from 2D point clouds. The core idea is to create a circle that performs pure rolling on the perimeter of the point cloud to obtain the boundary. For a 3D point cloud, a plane adsorbs points on both sides to create a 2D point cloud, and the CRM is used to extract the boundary points and map them back into space to obtain 3D boundary points.

Increased perfluorooctanoic acid accumulation facilitates the migration and invasion of lung cancer cells via remodeling cell mechanics.

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are widely used in industrial and household products, raising serious concerns due to their environmental persistence and mobility. Epidemiological studies have reported potential carcinogenic risks of PFAS based on their widespread occurrence and population exposure. In this study, we observed that perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a common PFAS, functions as a mechanical regulator in lung cancer cells.

Aligned Hollow Silicon Nanorods Containing Ionic Liquid Enhanced Solid Polymer Electrolytes with Superior Cycling and Rate Performance.

The low lithium-ion conductivity of polyethylene oxide (PEO)-based polymer electrolytes limits their application in solid-state lithium batteries and related fields. Here, ionic liquids (ILs) are injected into hollow silicon nanorods (HSNRs) to prepare a composite solid polymer electrolyte (CSPE) with aligned HSNRs containing ILs (F-ILs@HSNRs). Applying a magnetic field promoted uniform dispersion and orientation of F-ILs@HSNRs in CSPE.

Investigation of Mechanical and Shrinkage Performance for Large-Size Cement-Stabilized Aggregates.

Cement-stabilized macadam materials are widely utilized as semi-rigid base materials in road construction. However, conventional cement-stabilized macadam (CCSM) bases often develop shrinkage cracks during early construction and maintenance due to variations in humidity and temperature. Shrinkage cracks can subsequently result in reflective cracks in the asphalt pavement, significantly reducing the overall service life of the road.

Nanovaccines for Advancing Long-Lasting Immunity against Infectious Diseases.

Infectious diseases, particularly life-threatening pathogens such as small pox and influenza, have substantial implications on public health and global economies. Vaccination is a key approach to combat existing and emerging pathogens. Immunological memory is an essential characteristic used to evaluate vaccine efficacy and durability and the basis for the long-term effects of vaccines in protecting against future infections; however, optimizing the potency, improving the quality, and enhancing the durability of immune responses remains challenging and a focus for research involving investigation of nanovaccine technologies.

Construction of Sugar-Gourd-Shaped Carbon Nanofibers Embedded with Heterostructured Zinc-Cobalt Selenide Nanocages for Superior Potassium-Ion Storage.

Transition metal selenides are considered as promising anode materials for potassium-ion batteries (PIBs) due to their high theoretical capacities. However, their applications are limited by low conductivity and large volume expansion. Herein, sugar-gourd-shaped carbon nanofibers embedded with heterostructured ZnCo-Se nanocages are prepared via a facile template-engaged method combined with electrospinning and selenization process.

Co-Doped NiVO Nanofibers Achieving d-d Orbital Coupling for Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction.

Efficient and robust non-platinum-group metal electrocatalysts for O reduction are a prerequisite for practical high-performance fuel cells and metal-air batteries. Herein, we reported an integrated principle of gradient electrospinning and controllable pyrolysis to fabricate various Co-doped NiVO nanofibers with high oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity. The representative CoNiVO nanofibers showed outstanding ORR performance in an alkaline solution with a half-wave potential () of 0.

Fabrication and Experimental Study of Micro/Sub-Micro Porous Copper Coating for Anti-Icing Application.

Micro and sub-micro-spherical copper powder slurries were elaborately prepared to fabricate different types of porous coating surfaces. These surfaces were further treated with low surface energy modification to obtain the superhydrophobic and slippery capacity. The surface wettability and chemical component were measured.

Application of Computing as a High-Practicability and -Efficiency Auxiliary Tool in Nanodrugs Discovery.

Research and development (R&D) of nanodrugs is a long, complex and uncertain process. Since the 1960s, computing has been used as an auxiliary tool in the field of drug discovery. Many cases have proven the practicability and efficiency of computing in drug discovery.