Materials whose dielectric constant varies spatially with submicrometer periodicity exhibit
diffractive optical properties which are potentially valuable in a number of existing and …

Since its inception, the blockchain technology has shown promising application prospects.
From the initial cryptocurrency to the current smart contract, blockchain has been applied to …

Non-reciprocal photonic devices, including optical isolators and circulators, are indispensible
components in optical communication systems. However, the integration of such devices …

Humans can naturally and effectively find salient regions in complex scenes. Motivated by
this observation, attention mechanisms were introduced into computer vision with the aim of …

Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) into chemicals and fuels has recently
attracted much interest, but normally suffers from a high overpotential and low selectivity. In …

We report an Ag 1 single‐atom catalyst (Ag 1 /MnO 2 ), which was synthesized from thermal
transformation of Ag nanoparticles (NPs) and surface reconstruction of MnO 2 . The …

Building on the legacy of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-I and II), SDSS-III is a program
of four spectroscopic surveys on three scientific themes: dark energy and cosmological …

Cancer treatment by immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) can bring long-lasting clinical
benefits, but only a fraction of patients respond to treatment. To predict ICB response, we …

Background Understanding the interactions between tumor and the host immune system is
critical to finding prognostic biomarkers, reducing drug resistance, and developing new …

The COVID-19 pandemic has had growing environmental consequences related to plastic
use and follow-up waste, but more urgent health issues have far overshadowed the potential …