Reversible non-volatile electronic switching in a near-room-temperature van der Waals ferromagnet.

Non-volatile phase-change memory devices utilize local heating to toggle between crystalline and amorphous states with distinct electrical properties. Expanding on this kind of switching to two topologically distinct phases requires controlled non-volatile switching between two crystalline phases with distinct symmetries. Here, we report the observation of reversible and non-volatile switching between two stable and closely related crystal structures, with remarkably distinct electronic structures, in the near-room-temperature van der Waals ferromagnet FeGeTe.

Airflow Triggered Water Film Self-Sculpturing on Femtosecond Laser-Induced Heterogeneously Wetted Micro/Nanostructured Surfaces.

Liquid manipulation is essential for daily life and modern industry, and it is widely used in various fields, including seawater desalination, microfluidic robots, and biomedical engineering. Nevertheless, the current research focuses on the manipulation of individual droplets. There are a few projects for water film management.

Multifunctional polyimide-based femtosecond laser micro/nanostructured films with triple Janus properties.

Flexible multifunctional composite films in which opposing surfaces have two or more distinct physical properties are highly applicable for wearable electronic devices, electrical power systems and biomedical engineering. However, fabrication of such "Janus" films can be time consuming, complex or economically not feasible. In this work, Janus polyimide (PI) films were prepared by femtosecond laser direct writing technology, which generated a honeycomb porous structure (HPS) on one side and a lawn-like structure (LLS) on the other.

Femtosecond laser-scribed superhydrophilic/superhydrophobic self-splitting patterns for one droplet multi-detection.

Superwettable patterned composite surfaces are being recognized as essential components in the field of precise droplet manipulation. However, developing simple and effective methods for manufacturing such surfaces remains a challenge especially for multi-detection surfaces. Here we present a femtosecond laser-based method to create a superhydrophobic/superhydrophilic (SHB/SHL) self-splitting pattern on a polyimide film to achieve droplet multi-detection.

A Robust Droplet Triboelectric Nanogenerator with Self-Cleaning Ability Achieved by Femtosecond Laser.

A droplet triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) has great potential for harvesting the high entropy energy in water. Despite extensive research, it still suffers from low average power density, poor long-term stability, and insufficient flexibility. Here, a porous micronanostructured polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) with superhydrophobicity and self-cleaning ability, is generated by femtosecond laser direct processing.

Magnetically Actuated Superhydrophilic Robot Sphere Fabricated by a Femtosecond Laser for Droplet Steering.

Droplet steering has important applications in biomedical detection, local chemical reactions, liquid collection, and microfluidic control. Presently, droplet steering methods typically require specific paths and can be challenging to operate, involving complex fabrications for the operating systems. Here, we show a magnetically actuated superhydrophilic robot sphere (MSR) based on femtosecond laser direct writing technology for droplet steering.

One Droplet toward Efficient Alcohol Detection Using Femtosecond Laser Textured Micro/Nanostructured Surface with Superwettability.

Alcohol with different concentrations is commonly used in food, industry, and medicine fields all over the world. However, current methods for detecting alcohol concentration are restricted to large sample consumption, additional senergy consuming, or complex operations. Here, inspired by superwettability of lotus leaves, a superhydrophobic and superorganophilic surface is designed on the polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) for one droplet efficient alcohol detection, which is prepared via femtosecond laser direct writing technology.

Wetting Ridge-Guided Directional Water Self-Transport.

Directional water self-transport plays a crucial role in diverse applications such as biosensing and water harvesting. Despite extensive progress, current strategies for directional water self-transport are restricted to a short self-driving distance, single function, and complicated fabrication methods. Here, a lubricant-infused heterogeneous superwettability surface (LIHSS) for directional water self-transport is proposed on polyimide (PI) film through femtosecond laser direct writing and lubricant infusion.

Femtosecond Laser Thermal Accumulation-Triggered Micro-/Nanostructures with Patternable and Controllable Wettability Towards Liquid Manipulating.

Versatile liquid manipulating surfaces combining patternable and controllable wettability have recently motivated considerable attention owing to their significant advantages in droplet-solid impacting behaviors, microdroplet self-removal, and liquid-liquid interface reaction applications. However, developing a facile and efficient method to fabricate these versatile surfaces remains an enormous challenge. In this paper, a strategy for the fabrication of liquid manipulating surfaces with patternable and controllable wettability on Polyimide (PI) film based on femtosecond laser thermal accumulation engineering is proposed.

An Efficient Hypergraph Approach to Robust Point Cloud Resampling.

Efficient processing and feature extraction of large-scale point clouds are important in related computer vision and cyber-physical systems. This work investigates point cloud resampling based on hypergraph signal processing (HGSP) to better explore the underlying relationship among different points in the point cloud and to extract contour-enhanced features. Specifically, we design hypergraph spectral filters to capture multilateral interactions among the signal nodes of point clouds and to better preserve their surface outlines.

Effect of Leifsonia sp. on retardation of uranium in natural soil and its potential mechanisms.

Uranium mining and milling activities for many years resulted in release of uranium into the adjoining soil in varying degrees. Bioremediation approaches (i.e.

Correction to: Influence of Leifsonia sp. on U(VI) removal efficiency and the Fe-U precipitates by zero-valent iron.

The original publication of this paper contains a mistake.

Influence of Leifsonia sp. on U(VI) removal efficiency and the Fe-U precipitates by zero-valent iron.

Zero-valent iron (ZVI) has been widely applied to the remediation of uranium (U)-contaminated water. Notably, indigenous bacteria may possess potential positive or unfavorable influence on the mechanism and stability of Fe-U precipitates. However, the focus of the researches in this field has mainly been on physical and/or chemical aspects.

Influence on Uranium(VI) migration in soil by iron and manganese salts of humic acid: Mechanism and behavior.

Soil contains large amounts of humic acid (HA), iron ions and manganese ions, all of which affect U(VI) migration in the soil. HA interacts with iron and manganese ions to form HA salts (called HA-Fe and HA-Mn in this paper); however, the effects of HA-Fe and HA-Mn on the migration of U(VI) is not fully understood. In this study, HA-Fe and HA-Mn were compounded by HA interactions with ferric chloride hexahydrate and manganese chloride tetrahydrate, respectively.

Construction of the Syngonium podophyllum-Pseudomonas sp. XNN8 Symbiotic Purification System and Investigation of Its Capability of Remediating Uranium Wastewater.

The endophyte Pseudomonas sp. XNN8 was separated from Typha orientalis which can secrete indole-3-acetic acid and 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase and siderophores and has strong resistance to uranium it was then colonized in the Syngonium podophyllum; and the S. podophyllum-Pseudomonas sp.

An artificially constructed Syngonium podophyllum-Aspergillus niger combinate system for removal of uranium from wastewater.

Aspergillus niger was inoculated to the roots of five plants, and the Syngonium podophyllum-A. niger combinate system (SPANCS) was found to be the most effective in removing uranium from hydroponic liquid with initial uranium concentration of 5 mg L(-1). Furthermore, the hydroponic experiments on the removal of uranium from the hydroponic liquids with initial uranium concentrations of 0.