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Closed-Loop Autonomous Systems for Accelerated Materials Discovery: Integrating Robotic Synthesis, In-Situ Characterization, and AI-Driven Hypothesis Generation

Closed-Loop Autonomous Systems for Accelerated Materials Discovery: Integrating Robotic Synthesis, In-Situ Characterization, and AI-Driven Hypothesis Generation

The discovery of advanced materials has historically been the engine of human progress, from the Stone Age to the Silicon Age. However, the traditional process of materials discovery is notoriously slow, expensive, and reliant on a combination of intuition, serendipity, and painstaking trial-and-error. In a world facing urgent challenges in
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Myco-metallurgy: Engineering Fungal Networks for the Selective Bio-extraction of Rare Earth Elements from E-Waste

Myco-metallurgy: Engineering Fungal Networks for the Selective Bio-extraction of Rare Earth Elements from E-Waste

The exponential growth of consumer electronics has engendered a parallel crisis: a burgeoning mountain of electronic waste (e-waste) laden with both toxic materials and valuable metals. Within this waste stream lies a particularly critical resource: rare earth elements (REEs), which are indispensable for modern technologies ranging from smartphones and electric
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Triboelectrification in Aeolian Sediment Transport: Unveiling the Role of Granular Electrodynamics in Dune Morphogenesis on Terrestrial and Martian Landscapes

Triboelectrification in Aeolian Sediment Transport: Unveiling the Role of Granular Electrodynamics in Dune Morphogenesis on Terrestrial and Martian Landscapes

Triboelectrification, the process by which materials become electrically charged after coming into contact and then separating, is a ubiquitous phenomenon in granular media undergoing aeolian (wind-driven) transport. This mechanism not only influences particle motion and aggregation but also shapes the morphogenesis of dunes and dust activity across Earth and Mars.
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Reconstructing Endogenous Viral Elements from Paleogenomic Data to Model Ancient Host-Pathogen Immune Co-evolution

Reconstructing Endogenous Viral Elements from Paleogenomic Data to Model Ancient Host-Pathogen Immune Co-evolution

Endogenous viral elements (EVEs), remnants of ancient viral infections archived within host genomes, provide a unique molecular record of past host-pathogen interactions. Paleogenomic approaches have begun to unlock these traces from ancient DNA (aDNA) recovered from subfossil or permafrost-preserved remains, offering new perspectives on how viral insertions have influenced host
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Gravitational Seismology: Detecting Subterranean Density Anomalies and Pre-Eruptive Magmatic Movements using Quantum Gravimeters

Gravitational Seismology: Detecting Subterranean Density Anomalies and Pre-Eruptive Magmatic Movements using Quantum Gravimeters

Volcano monitoring is traditionally a science of proxies. Geodetic stations track ground deformation, seismometers listen for the fracturing of rock, and gas sensors measure surface emissions. While invaluable, these methods monitor the effects of subsurface magma movement, not the movement itself. This paradigm often leaves volcanologists in a reactive position,
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Synthetic Microbial Consortia for the Biotransformation of Oceanic PET Microplastics into Value-Added Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs)

Synthetic Microbial Consortia for the Biotransformation of Oceanic PET Microplastics into Value-Added Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs)

The ubiquity of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) microplastics in marine ecosystems represents a paramount environmental crisis. These persistent pollutants accumulate in oceanic gyres, infiltrate the marine food web, and pose a significant threat to biodiversity and potentially human health. Current remediation strategies, which are largely focused on physical collection or limited-scope