Reduction of particulate matter (PM) has emerged as one of the most significant challenges
in public health and environment protection worldwide. To address PM-related problems …

Fabrication of superhydrophobic surfaces is an area of great interest because it can be
applicable to various engineering fields. A simple, safe and inexpensive fabrication process is …

The accurate viscosity measurement of complex fluids is essential for characterizing fluidic
behaviors in blood vessels and in microfluidic channels of lab-on-a-chip devices. A …

On a hydrophobic surface, the contact angle of an evaporating droplet decreases with time
and becomes much smaller than its receding contact angle; the rate of decrease is …

Rapid serodiagnostic methods for Toxoplasma gondii infection in cats are urgently needed
for effective control of transmission routes toward human infections. In this work, 4 …

Regulation of water flow in an interconnected xylem vessel network enables plants to survive
despite challenging environment changes that can cause xylem embolism. In this study, …

The vulnerability of vascular plants to xylem embolism is closely related to their stable long-distance
water transport, growth, and survival. Direct measurements of xylem embolism are …

Plants have a special structure, torus-margo (TM) pit, which comprises a thickened torus at
the center encircled by a highly porous margo. It is regarded as a key evolutionary structure to …

… Ryu advised the meshwork of respiratory trumpets. SJ Lee conceived the entire study
and helped draft the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. …

The repression of translation in environmentally stressed eukaryotic cells causes the
sequestration of translation initiation factors and the 40S ribosomal subunit into discrete …