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Operando monitoring of complex physical and chemical activities inside rechargeable lithium-ion batteries during thermal runaway is critical to understanding thermal runaway mechanisms and giving early warning...
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As an element relevant to human health, iodine is highly worthy of researchers’ attention, especially the mechanism of iodine migration and enrichment in groundwater systems. A total of 43 groundwater, 1 seawa...
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Third space robotic and endoscopic cooperative surgery (TS-RECS) is a novel minimally invasive surgery for resecting gastric submucosal tumours (GSMTs), which could accomplish the completely oncological curabi...
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The rapid development of flexible triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) has become an alternative to batteries for wearable devices. Stretchable, multifunctional, and low-cost are the primary development direct...
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Use of Tower Cranes in Dynamics and Control Education for Mechanical-Engineering Students
This article proposes an adaptive-learning method to teach system dynamic and control engineering courses for mechanical-engineering students. System dynamics and control engineering courses provide both theor...
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The development of wireless monitoring is currently restricted by the short lifetime of batteries, requiring frequent replacement. Utilization of abundant mechanical energy from the surrounding environment has...
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Open AccessCryo-EM structure of the ASIC1a–mambalgin-1 complex reveals that the peptide toxin mambalgin-1 inhibits acid-sensing ion channels through an unusual allosteric effect
Acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs) are neuronal voltage-independent Na+ channels that are activated by extracellular acidification. ASICs play essential roles in a wide range of physiological processes, including ...
