Metallic vanadium activated by an dissolution-deposition process for a superior aqueous zinc ion battery cathode.

Metallic vanadium is innovatively introduced for a superior aqueous zinc-ion battery cathode material, which is activated through dissolution-deposition transition to amorphous VO·3HO and delivers an excellent capacity of 610 mA h g at 0.1 A g and remarkable capacity retention rate of 80.3% after 1000 cycles at 1 A g.

Bio-Plausible Multimodal Learning with Emerging Neuromorphic Devices.

Multimodal machine learning, as a prospective advancement in artificial intelligence, endeavors to emulate the brain's multimodal learning abilities with the objective to enhance interactions with humans. However, this approach requires simultaneous processing of diverse types of data, leading to increased model complexity, longer training times, and higher energy consumption. Multimodal neuromorphic devices have the capability to preprocess spatio-temporal information from various physical signals into unified electrical signals with high information density, thereby enabling more biologically plausible multimodal learning with low complexity and high energy-efficiency.

Ultralong Cycling and Safe Lithium-Sulfur Pouch Cells for Sustainable Energy Storage.

While layered metal oxides remain the dominant cathode materials for the state-of-the-art lithium-ion batteries, conversion-type cathodes such as sulfur present unique opportunities in developing cheaper, safer, and more energy-dense next-generation battery technologies. There has been remarkable progress in advancing the laboratory scale lithium-sulfur (Li-S) coin cells to a high level of performance. However, the relevant strategies cannot be readily translated to practical cell formats such as pouch cells and even battery pack.

Nonflammable Polyfluorides-Anchored Quasi-Solid Electrolytes for Ultra-Safe Anode-Free Lithium Pouch Cells without Thermal Runaway.

The safe operation of rechargeable batteries is crucial because of numerous instances of fire and explosion mishaps. However, battery chemistry involving metallic lithium (Li) as the anode is prone to thermal runaway in flammable organic electrolytes under abusive conditions. Herein, an in situ encapsulation strategy is proposed to construct nonflammable quasi-solid electrolytes through the radical polymerization of a hexafluorobutyl acrylate (HFBA) monomer and a pentaerythritol tetraacrylate (PETEA) crosslinker.

Reconfigurable Neuromorphic Computing: Materials, Devices, and Integration.

Neuromorphic computing has been attracting ever-increasing attention due to superior energy efficiency, with great promise to promote the next wave of artificial general intelligence in the post-Moore era. Current approaches are, however, broadly designed for stationary and unitary assignments, thus encountering reluctant interconnections, power consumption, and data-intensive computing in that domain. Reconfigurable neuromorphic computing, an on-demand paradigm inspired by the inherent programmability of brain, can maximally reallocate finite resources to perform the proliferation of reproducibly brain-inspired functions, highlighting a disruptive framework for bridging the gap between different primitives.

Achieving Stable Lithium Metal Anode at 50 mA cm Current Density by LiCl Enriched SEI.

Lithium metal batteries are intensively studied due to the potential to bring up breakthroughs in high energy density devices. However, the inevitable growth of dendrites will cause the rapid failure of battery especially under high current density. Herein, the utilization of tetrachloroethylene (C Cl ) is reported as the electrolyte additive to induce the formation of the LiCl-rich solid electrolyte interphase (SEI).

Facile and Rapid Synthesis of Porous Hydrated VO Nanoflakes for High-Performance Zinc Ion Battery Applications.

Hydrated VO with unique physical and chemical characteristics has been widely used in various function devices, including solar cells, catalysts, electrochromic windows, supercapacitors, and batteries. Recently, it has attracted extensive attention because of the enormous potential for the high-performance aqueous zinc ion battery cathode. Although great progress has been made in developing applications of hydrated VO, little research focuses on improving current synthesis methods, which have disadvantages of massive energy consumption, tedious reaction time, and/or low efficiency.

Robust Piezoelectricity with Spontaneous Polarization in Monolayer Tellurene and Multilayer Tellurium Film at Room Temperature for Reliable Memory.

Robust neuromorphic computing in the Big Data era calls for long-term stable crossbar-array memory cells; however, the elemental segregation in the switch unit and memory unit that inevitably occurs upon cycling breaks the compositional and structural stability, making the whole memory cell a failure. Searching for a novel material without segregation that can be used for both switch and memory units is the major concern to fabricate robust and reliable nonvolatile cross-array memory cells. Tellurium (Te) is found recently to be the only peculiar material without segregation for switching, but the memory function has not been demonstrated yet.

Molecular cytogenetic characterization of partial trisomy of the long arm of chromosome 11 in a patient with multiple congenital anomalies.

Background: Partial trisomy of the long arm of chromosome 11 is a rare cytogenetic abnormality. It has been characterized by variable sized duplications that lead to a range of phenotypes including growth retardation, developmental delay/intellectual disability, and distinctive craniofacial abnormalities. Congenital heart defects, skeletal abnormalities, urogenital anomalies, and hypotonia are found in some affected individuals.

Ion-Inserted Metal-Organic Frameworks Accelerate the Mass Transfer Kinetics in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries.

Lithium-sulfur battery promises great potential to promote the reform of energy storage field. Modified functional interlayer on separator has been recognized as efficient method to promote battery performances, mainly focusing on the entrapment and catalytic effect toward lithium polysulfide, while the mass transfer property across the interlayers has not been carefully considered. Herein, a dense layer composed of ion-inserted metal-organic frameworks is used to facilitate mass transfer across the layer and ensure high polysulfides entrapment efficiency.

Genomic Copy Number Variants in CML Patients With the Philadelphia Chromosome (Ph+): An Update.

Background: Submicroscopic segmental imbalances detected by array-comparative genomic hybridization (array-CGH) were discovered to be common in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients with (9;22) as the sole chromosomal anomaly. To confirm the findings of the previous study and expand the investigation, additional CML patients with (9;22) as the sole chromosomal anomaly were recruited and copy number variants (CNVs) were searched for.

Methods: Karyotyping tests were performed on 106 CML patients during January 2010-September 2019 in our Genetics Laboratory.

Coupling enhancement mechanisms, materials, and strategies for surface-enhanced Raman scattering devices.

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has become one of the most sensitive analytical techniques for identifying the chemical components, molecular structures, molecular conformations, and the interactions between molecules. However, great challenges still need to be addressed until it can be widely accepted by the absolute quantification of analytes. Recently, many efforts have been devoted to addressing these issues via various electromagnetic (EM), chemical (CM), and EM-CM hybrid coupling enhancement strategies.

Amplification as Double Minute Chromosomes in a Patient with Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia.

Double minute chromosomes (dmins) are a form of gene amplification presenting as small spherical paired chromatin bodies. Dmins are rare in hematologic malignancies and are generally associated with a poor prognosis. Some case reports identified or gene amplification performing as dmin in myeloid neoplasms.

Recent Advances in 2D Superconductors.

The emergence of superconductivity in 2D materials has attracted much attention and there has been rapid development in recent years because of their fruitful physical properties, such as high transition temperature (T ), continuous phase transition, and enhanced parallel critical magnetic field (B ). Tremendous efforts have been devoted to exploring different physical parameters to figure out the mechanisms behind the unexpected superconductivity phenomena, including adjusting the thickness of samples, fabricating various heterostructures, tuning the carrier density by electric field and chemical doping, and so on. Here, different types of 2D superconductivity with their unique characteristics are introduced, including the conventional Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer superconductivity in ultrathin films, high-T superconductivity in Fe-based and Cu-based 2D superconductors, unconventional superconductivity in newly discovered twist-angle bilayer graphene, superconductivity with enhanced B , and topological superconductivity.

2D Polarized Materials: Ferromagnetic, Ferrovalley, Ferroelectric Materials, and Related Heterostructures.

The emergence of 2D polarized materials, including ferromagnetic, ferrovalley, and ferroelectric materials, has demonstrated unique quantum behaviors at atomic scales. These polarization behaviors are tightly bonded to the new degrees of freedom (DOFs) for next generation information storage and processing, which have been dramatically developed in the past few years. Here, the basic 2D polarized materials system and related devices' application in spintronics, valleytronics, and electronics are reviewed.

Identification of a cryptic submicroscopic deletion using a combination of fluorescence in situ hybridization and array comparative genomic hybridization in a t(3;5)(q25;q35)-positive acute myeloid leukemia patient: A case report and review of the literature.

Rationale: The advent of high-resolution genome arrays including array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) has enabled the detection of cryptic submicroscopic deletions flanking translocation breakpoints in up to 20% of the apparently "balanced" structural chromosomal rearrangements in hematological disorders. However, reports of submicroscopic deletions flanking the breakpoints of t(3;5)(q25;q35) are rare and the clinical significance of submicroscopic deletions in t(3;5) has not been explicitly identified.

Patient Concerns: We present a 47-year-old man with acute myeloid leukemia.

Record-Low Subthreshold-Swing Negative-Capacitance 2D Field-Effect Transistors.

Power consumption is one of the most challenging bottlenecks for complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor integration. Negative-capacitance field-effect transistors (NC-FETs) offer a promising platform to break the thermionic limit defined by the Boltzmann tyranny and architect energy-efficient devices. However, it is a great challenge to achieving ultralow-subthreshold-swing (SS) (10 mV dec ) and small-hysteresis NC-FETs simultaneously at room temperature, which has only been reported using the hafnium zirconium oxide system.

In situ evolved NiMo/NiMoO nanorods as a bifunctional catalyst for overall water splitting.

Due to their good conductivity and catalytic performance, Ni-Mo-based catalysts are well-established for highly effective water splitting. However, the know-how required to fabricate distinct interfaces and electronic structures for metal oxides is still a challenge, and the synergistic effect between metal and metal oxides that enhances electrocatalytic activity is still ambiguous. As described here, by controlling the lithium-induced conversion reaction of metal oxides, metal/metal-oxide composites with plentiful interfaces and prominent electrical interconnections were fabricated, which can boost active sites and accelerate mass transfer during electrocatalytic reactions.

Two rare cases of acute myeloid leukemia with t(8;16)(p11.2;p13.3) and 1q duplication: case presentation and literature review.

Background: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a complex hematological disease characterized by genetic and clinical heterogeneity. The identification and understanding of chromosomal abnormalities are important for the diagnosis and management of AML patients. Compared with recurrent chromosomal translocations in AML, t(8;16)(p11.

Integrated analysis revealing genome-wide chromosomal copy number variation in supraglottic laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma.

Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) is a genetically complex tumor type and one of the leading causes of cancer-associated disability and mortality. Genetic instability, such as chromosomal instability, is associated with the tumorigenesis of LSCC. Copy number variations (CNVs) have been demonstrated to contribute to the genetic diversity of tumor pathogenesis.

Functional Connectivity Abnormalities of Brain Regions With Structural Deficits in Primary Insomnia Patients.

Objectives: The present study examined the abnormal resting state functional connections (RSFCs) in structural deficit brain regions of primary insomnia (PI) patients.

Methods: Thirty-three PI patients and 38 well-matched healthy controls participated in our study. We used voxel-based morphometry and RSFC to study functional connectivity abnormalities of brain regions with structural deficits in PI patients.

Disorders Associated With Diverse, Recurrent Deletions and Duplications at 1q21.1.

The subchromosomal region 1q21.1 is one of the hotspots in the human genome for deletions and reciprocal duplications, owing to the existence of hundreds of segmental duplications. Recurrent deletions and duplications in this region are thought to be causative in patients with variable clinical manifestations.

Ultrabroadband Photodetectors up to 10.6 µm Based on 2D Fe O Nanosheets.

The ultrabroadband spectrum detection from ultraviolet (UV) to long-wavelength infrared (LWIR) is promising for diversified optoelectronic applications of imaging, sensing, and communication. However, the current LWIR-detecting devices suffer from low photoresponsivity, high cost, and cryogenic environment. Herein, a high-performance ultrabroadband photodetector is demonstrated with detecting range from UV to LWIR based on air-stable nonlayered ultrathin Fe O nanosheets synthesized via a space-confined chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method.

The changes of brain functional networks in young adult smokers based on independent component analysis.

Intrinsic functional connectivity (FC) networks, including the default mode network (DMN), central executive network (CEN), and salience network (SN), have been implicated in nicotine addiction. However, litter evidence exists about the abnormalities in the three networks in young adult smokers. Forty-eight young adult smokers and 49 age- and gender-matched non-smokers were recruited in the present study.

Difference of genomic copy numbers alterations between hairy cell leukemia-variant and classical hairy cell leukemia: a pilot retrospective study in Chinese.

Hairy cell leukemia (HCL) is a rare chronic B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder. It has two pathological subtypes: classical HCL (HCL-C) and HCL-variant (HCL-V). HCL-C and HCL-V are distinct in morphology and immunophenotype.