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The first 2D mica resistive random access memory (RRAM) device has been demonstrated, which exhibit unique non-Markov chain characteristic. The migration of inner K+ in mica under electrical field is responsible for this unique transport behavior. Our work shows great potential of 2D mineral materials for electronics.

Getting enough sleep can be a real challenge for shift workers affecting their overall health. But what role does being an early bird or night owl play in getting good rest? Researchers from McGill University find a link between chronotype and amount of sleep shift workers can get with their irregular schedules.

Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) created a novel type of material that combines the structural flexibility of van der Waals materials with the endless tuning possibilities of high-entropy alloys. In their paper, they explore the properties of these new materials and the many promises they hold in electronics applications.

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have developed a proof-of-concept treatment for blood disorders like sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia that could raise hemoglobin levels by activating production of both fetal and adult hemoglobin. Using a viral vector engineered to reactivate fetal hemoglobin production, suppress mutant hemoglobin, and supply functional adult hemoglobin, the researchers developed an approach that could produce more hemoglobin through a single vector. The results were published in Haematologica.

Creating and manipulating multiple charge states of a single atomic defect in semiconductors is of essential importance to "qubits" of solid-state quantum computation, but fundamentally limited by Coulomb's law. The object is challenged by the conflicting requirements of localization for sizable band gap and delocalization for low charging energy. Recently, researchers from China and Singapore realized exotic quinary charge states of single defect in two-dimensional intermetallic semiconductor Sn2Bi, and observed an ultralow defect charging energy.

ORNL story tips: Un-Earthly ice, buildings in the loop, batteries unbound and 3D printing for geothermal.

The Treatabolome project is a research initiative to develop a freely available, interoperable online platform to disseminate rare disease and gene-specific treatment information to healthcare professionals regardless of their level of specialized expertise to reduce treatment delays. This initiative is highly relevant to neuromuscular disorders as they are rare diseases by definition. In this special issue of the Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases, experts contribute Treatabolome-feeding systematic literature reviews on rare neurological and neuromuscular disorders.

Researchers have developed a new state-of-the-art method for controlling how artificial intelligence (AI) systems create images. The work has applications for fields from autonomous robotics to AI training.

A new type of penile traction therapy (PTT) device can increase penile length and preserve erectile function in men who have undergone prostate cancer surgery (prostatectomy), reports a clinical trial in The Journal of Urology®, Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

The German-French Cooperation Programme GENESIS describes the complex structure of the interstellar medium using a new mathematical method. The dispersion of interstellar turbulence in gas clouds before star formation unfolds in a cosmically small space.

Ozone depletion following the Toba eruption around 74,000 years ago compounded the ensuing volcanic winter and caused a human population bottleneck.

New findings from scientists of Bremen will aid in the further development of biogeochemical models that include the marine nitrogen cycle

Physicists at the University Bath in the UK have uncovered a new mechanism for enabling magnetism and superconductivity to co-exist in the same material.

Moffitt Cancer Center, a national leader in cancer care and research and the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center based in Florida, is presenting new data from dozens of clinical research studies at this year's American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, the world's largest clinical cancer research meeting. Moffitt investigators will lead 25 abstract presentations, five education sessions, two cancer-based panels and two clinical science symposia. The virtual meeting is June 4-8.

Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is used to disinfect minor cuts at home and for oxidative reactions in industrial manufacturing. The pandemic has further fueled demand for its antiseptic properties, but H2O2 is actually difficult and expensive to manufacture at scale. A team led by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has demonstrated a more efficient and environmentally friendly method to produce H2O2, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

Through a recently developed experimental platform, topological matter can be realized in a fast, cost efficient, and versatile way. A breakthrough has now been achieved by the team led by Würzburg physicist Professor Dr. Ronny Thomale as they have observed topological phenomena in a circuit system with gain and loss. The theoretical foundation for non-Hermitian topology might enable optronic technologies in the long run.

Researchers from IRB Barcelona and UPF have identified a chloride channel involved in cell volume recovery under osmotic stress.The results have been published in the journal PNAS.

Researchers working under the leadership of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have conducted the first precise and comprehensive measurements of sea level rises in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. A new method now makes it possible to determine sea level changes with millimeter accuracy even in coastal areas and in case of sea ice coverage. This is of vital importance for planning protective measures.

Investigators from Trinity College Dublin, the Irish Mycobacteria Reference Laboratory, St James's Hospital, and the Department of Public Health HSE East believe tuberculosis (TB) care in Irish Prisons should be supported, considering the findings of their study which is published today (Tuesday, 1st June, 2021) in the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.

Men are more likely to make extreme choices and decisions than women, according to new research on economic decision-making, led by an international team of scientists.