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Design Principles and Emerging Applications of Starch-Involved Superwettable Systems Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-05-02 Fan Wang, Rongrong Ma, Jingling Zhu, Wei Ma, Jun Li, Yaoqi Tian
Inspired by the remarkable surface wetting behavior of natural organisms, artificially designed superwettable systems have attracted significant attention from multidisciplinary scientists over the past two decades. Starch is an eco-friendly, nontoxic, and low-cost natural polymer that serves as an alternative to nonbiodegradable and/or bioincompatible synthetic polymers in these systems. This review
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Real-Time Programmable Nonlinear Wavefront Shaping with Si Metasurface Driven by Genetic Algorithm Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-05-02 Ze Zheng, Gabriel Sanderson, Soheil Sotoodeh, Chris Clifton, Cuifeng Ying, Mohsen Rahmani, Lei Xu
Nonlinear wavefront shaping is crucial for advancing optical technologies, enabling applications in optical computation, information processing, and imaging. However, a significant challenge is that once a metasurface is fabricated, the nonlinear wavefront it generates is fixed, offering little flexibility. This limitation often necessitates the fabrication of different metasurfaces for different wavefronts
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Laser Micro/Nano-Manufacturing Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-05-01 Minghui Hong, Lianwei Chen, Tun Cao
The rapid evolution of laser micro/nano-manufacturing techniques has transformed precision manufacturing, enabling the creation of complex micro/nano structures. These techniques are crucial for multiple industries, including electronics, photonics, and biomedical engineering, owing to their unmatched precision and versatility. The ability to manipulate materials at such scales has unlocked new possibilities
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Berberine Protects Cerebral Vessels and Alleviates Diabetic Encephalopathy by Inhibiting the Production of δ-Valerobetaine in the Gut Microbiota Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-30 Zheng-Wei Zhang, Wei-Ping Wang, Jia-Chun Hu, Jin-Yue Lu, Ru Feng, Shao-Feng Xu, Ling Wang, Jie Fu, Hang Yu, Hui Xu, Hao-Jian Zhang, Xin-Yu Yang, Zhao Zhai, Jing-Yue Wang, Meng-Liang Ye, Heng-Tong Zuo, Jian-Ye Song, Yi Zhao, Xiang Hui, Xiao-Liang Wang, Yan Wang
Hyperglycemia in individuals with diabetes causes cognitive impairment, called diabetic encephalopathy (DE). The pathogenesis of DE is closely related to angiopathy, and effective treatment is highly desirable. The botanical agent berberine (BBR) effectively lowers blood glucose in diabetic patients. Here, we show for the first time that BBR significantly improved cognitive function in type 2 diabetic
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Optimal Scheduling and On-the-Fly Flexible Control of Integrated Energy Systems for Residential Buildings Considering Photovoltaic Prediction Errors Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-29 Ziqing Wei, Xiaoqiang Zhai, Ruzhu Wang
The integrated energy systems (IESs) offer a practical solution for achieving low-carbon targets in residential buildings. However, IES encounters several challenges related to increased energy consumption and costs due to fluctuations in renewable energy generation. Leveraging building flexibility to address these power fluctuations within IES is a promising strategy, which requires coordinated control
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Breakthrough Science Portends Nuclear Clocks of Unprecedented Precision Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-29
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The Nuclear Option—Could It Work for Planetary Defense? Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-29
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STROM: A Spatial-Temporal Reduced-Order Model for Zinc Fluidized Bed Roaster Temperature Field Prediction Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-28 Yunfeng Zhang, Chunhua Yang, Keke Huang, Tingwen Huang, Weihua Gui
With the intelligent transformation of process manufacturing, accurate and comprehensive perception information is fundamental for application of artificial intelligence methods. In zinc smelting, the fluidized bed roaster is a key piece of large-scale equipment and plays a critical role in the manufacturing industry; its internal temperature field directly determines the quality of zinc calcine and
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Enhanced Efficacy of Low-dose Lovastatin through Probiotic-Mediated Absorption: Insights from In Vitro and In Vivo Studies Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-27 Bohai Li, Lai-Yu Kwok, Dandan Wang, Lu Li, Heping Zhang, Yongfu Chen
Gut microbiota reportedly affects both efficacy and toxicity in drug metabolism. Probiotics possess several enzymes and are increasingly used in clinical and food settings. However, the effect of probiotics on in vivo drug metabolism, activity, efficacy, and toxicity remains a pressing topic of investigation. We assessed the effects of the probiotic Lacticaseibacillus paracasei Zhang (LCZ) on lovastatin
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A Potential Commercialization Method for Gas Production from Off-Shore Hydrate Reservoirs Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-27 Baojiang Sun, Jinsheng Sun, Youqiang Liao, Miao Dong, Jie Zhong, Praveen Linga
Depressurization and heat injection are viewed as the main methods to be used in natural gas hydrate (NGH) exploitation. However, these methods have limitations, such as low energy-utilization efficiency or a limited extraction range, and are still far from commercial exploitation. In this work, we propose a potential commercial method to exploit NGHs by effectively using geothermal energy inside deep
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Precise 2D and 3D Hybrid Measurement of Drill Bits with Complex Geometries Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-28 Wenqi Wang, Wei Liu, Yang Liu, Yang Zhang, Zhenyuan Jia
Drill bits with complex geometries are pivotal role as essential tools widely applied in high-performance manufacturing processes, particularly in aerospace and related industries. However, the precise measurement of the geometries of such cutting tools is quite challenging owing to their complex reflective properties, surface morphology, and numerous parameters within small dimensions. In this paper
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Innovative Food Processing Technologies Promoting Efficient Utilization of Nutrients in Staple Food Crops Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-26 Yi Yuan, Xinyao Wei, Yuhong Mao, Yuxue Zheng, Ni He, Yuan Guo, Ming Wu, Joseph Dumpler, Bing Li, Xu Chen, Xixi Cai, Jianping Wu, Yongqi Tian, Sihan Xie, Jeyamkondan Subbiah, Shaoyun Wang
With the rapid growth of the global population and the increasing demand for healthier diets, improving the nutrient utilization efficiency of staple food crops has become a critical scientific and industrial challenge, prompting innovation in food processing technologies. This review introduces first the common nutritional challenges in the processing of staple food crops, followed by the comprehensive
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Improving the Flexibility of Coal-Fired Power Plants via a Pre-Gasification Burner with Ultra-Enhanced Flame Stability Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-26 Hanlin Zhang, Yixiang Shu, Xuebin Wang, Xu Zhou, Weicheng Li, Haiguo Zheng, Houzhang Tan
To maintain power grid stability under the increasing integration of renewable energy, the operational flexibility of thermal power plants is assuming growing significance. Flame stability and responsiveness on the combustion side under the extreme conditions of ultra-low loads and rapid load-change processes are the key to increasing the flexibility of thermal power plants. In this paper, a burner
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Long-Term Succession in Cyanobacteria and Aquatic Plant Communities: Insights from Sediment Analysis Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-24 Hongwei Yu, He Ji, Yang Li, Jing Qi, Baiwen Ma, Chengzhi Hu, Jiuhui Qu
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Strategies to Improve the Life Cycle Net CO2 Benefit of Recycled Aggregate Concrete Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-24 Rui Hu, Yingwu Zhou, Feng Xing
Carbonated recycled aggregate concrete (CRAC), which involves the recycling of concrete waste and fixing CO2, is expected to achieve a good positive net CO2 benefit. Unfortunately, the existing studies imply that the application of recycled aggregates and carbonation modification have both advantages and disadvantages in producing a net climate benefit. To explore the net CO2 benefit of CRAC, the life-cycle
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Recent Advances in the Rheological Properties of Ultra-High-Performance Concrete: A Critical Review Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-22 Le Teng, Kamal H. Khayat, Jiaping Liu
Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) with adapted rheology continues to attract interest considering the requirement for novel processing techniques such as self-consolidating, pumping, spraying, and three-dimensional (3D) printing. The rheology of UHPC is complex due to its high solid volume fraction, low water content, and wide range of constituent materials that affect its flow properties. This
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A Hierarchical Task Graph Parallel Computing Framework for Chemical Process Simulation Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-22 Shifeng Qu, Shaoyi Yang, Zhaoyang Duan, Wenli Du, Feng Qian, Meihong Wang
Sequential-modular-based process flowsheeting software remains an indispensable tool for process design, control, and optimization. Yet, as the process industry advances in intelligent operation and maintenance, conventional sequential-modular-based process-simulation techniques present challenges regarding computationally intensive calculations and significant central processing unit (CPU) time requirements
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A Novel Thermo-Salinity-Responsive Nanographite System for Enhanced Oil Recovery in Deep Reservoirs Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-22 Caili Dai, Wanlei Geng, Jiaming Li, Guang Zhao, Bin Yuan, Yang Zhao, Tayfun Babadagli
In deep oil reservoir development, enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques encounter significant challenges under high-temperature and high-salinity conditions. Traditional profile-control agents often fail to maintain stable blocking under extreme conditions and exhibit poor resistance to high temperature and high salinity. This study develops a functionalized nanographite system (the MEGO system)
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Sub-Diffraction Limit Quantum Metrology for Nanofabrication Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-22 Wenyi Ye, Yang Li, Lianwei Chen, Mingbo Pu, Zheting Meng, Yuanjian Huang, Hengshuo Guo, Xiaoyin Li, Yinghui Guo, Xiong Li, Yun Long, Emmanuel Stratakis, Xiangang Luo
Optical monitoring of object position and alignment with nanoscale precision is critical for ultra-precision measurement applications, such as micro/nano-fabrication, weak force sensing, and microscopic imaging. Traditional optical nanometry methods often rely on precision nanostructure fabrication, multi-beam interferometry, or complex post-processing algorithms, which can limit their practical use
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A Dual-Phase Model for Predicting the Moisture Uptake in Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Bars Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-22 Zhi-Hao Hao, Jian-Guo Dai, Jian-Fei Chen
Ensuring the long-term durability of glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars poses a significant challenge in practical applications, particularly in marine environments. Moisture absorption by GFRP bars causes hydrolysis and plasticization of the polymer matrix, resulting in a decline in both their stiffness and strength. Furthermore, the penetration of detrimental ions (e.g., OH–) with moisture
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Study on Key Technologies of Passive Containment Heat Removal System for HPR1000 Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-18 Ji Xing, Li Gao, Feng Liu, Zhongning Sun, Li Li, Xinli Yu, Yawei Mao, Haozhi Bian, Zhaoming Meng, Ming Ding
The passive containment heat removal system (PCS) is one of the key passive safety systems of China’s third-generation advanced pressurized water reactor—Hua-long Pressurized Reactor (HPR1000), used to prevent overpressure of large concrete containment under severe accident scenarios. This paper provides an overview of the development of the HPR1000 passive containment heat removal system, including
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Can DNA be glycosylated? Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-16 Wei Wang
The central dogma of molecular biology—detailing the unidirectional flow of genetic information from DNA to RNA to proteins—has long been regarded as the definitive framework for understanding biological processes [1]. While this concept has proven invaluable, it leaves many cellular phenomena unexplained. Recent discoveries in glycobiology challenge this framework by introducing the paracentral dogma
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Marine Seismic Exploration with Distributed Acoustic Sensing Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-16 Xiangge He, Pengfei Wen, Qingqing Su, Hui Yang, Lijuan Gu, Min Zhang, Hailong Lu
Marine seismic exploration is traditionally conducted using towed streamers to investigate the geological structure of sea shelves and identify mineral deposits. Conventional streamers typically use piezoelectric hydrophones or fiber-optic interferometric hydrophones, which are complex, costly, and challenging to manufacture. In this study, we introduced a fiber-optic marine towed streamer seismic
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Modular Engineering of a Synthetic Biology-Based Platform for Sustainable Bioremediation of Residual Antibiotics in Aquatic Environments Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-16 Hao Ren, Meilin Qin, Lin Zhang, Zemiao Li, Yuze Li, Qian He, Jiahao Zhong, Donghao Zhao, Xinlei Lian, Hongxia Jiang, Xiaoping Liao, Jian Sun
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Investigating the Synergistic Impact of CCUS-EOR Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-15 Zhenhua Rui, Tingting Liu, Xin Wen, Siwei Meng, Yang Li, Birol Dindoruk
Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) represents a critical technological pathway for global carbon emission reduction. CCUS-enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technology is the most feasible CCUS technology demonstrating dual benefits of enhanced energy production and carbon reduction. This study comprehensively described the key influencing factors governing CO2-EOR and geological storage and
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High-Temperature Stable Dispersed Particle Gel for Enhanced Profile Control in Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Applications Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-15 Lin Du, Yao-Yu Xiao, Zhi-Chao Jiang, Hongbo Zeng, Huazhou Li
CO2-responsive gels, which swell upon contact with CO2, are widely used for profile control to plug high-permeability gas flow channels in carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) applications in oil reservoirs. However, the use of these gels in high-temperature CCUS applications is limited due to their reversible swelling behavior at elevated temperatures. In this study, a novel dispersed particle
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Nature-Based Global Land Surface Soil Organic Carbon Indicates Increasing Driven by Climate Change Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-12 Yanli Liu, Xin Chen, Jianyun Zhang, Xing Yuan, Tiesheng Guan, Junliang Jin, Guoqing Wang
Soil could represent a potentially notable source of carbon for achieving global carbon neutrality. However, how the land surface soil organic carbon (SOC) stock, which is more sensitive to climate change than other carbon stocks, will change naturally under the influence of global warming remains unknown. In this work, the global land surface SOC trends from 1981–2019 were explored, and the driving
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Livestock Probiotics in China: Quality Analysis and Enterococcus-Associated Antibiotic Resistance Dissemination Risks Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-12 Xing Ji, Jiayun Wang, Jun Li, Lili Zhang, Ruicheng Wei, Ran Wang, Tao He
As a natural alternative to antibiotics, probiotics have considerable potential for use in livestock farming. However, the current use of probiotics in livestock poses potential public health risks due to inadequate regulations, including issues such as the inferior quality and dissemination of antibiotic resistance. In this study, 95 non-duplicate commercial probiotic products for livestock were collected
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Editorial for the Special Issue on Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-12 Gensheng Li, Jinsheng Sun, Zhangxin Chen, Zhenhua Rui
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Intelligent Fault Diagnosis for CNC Through the Integration of Large Language Models and Domain Knowledge Graphs Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-10 Yuhan Liu, Yuan Zhou, Yufei Liu, Zhen Xu, Yixin He
As large language models (LLMs) continue to demonstrate their potential in handling complex tasks, their value in knowledge-intensive industrial scenarios is becoming increasingly evident. Fault diagnosis, a critical domain in the industrial sector, has long faced the dual challenges of managing vast amounts of experiential knowledge and improving human–machine collaboration efficiency. Traditional
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Experimental Study on the Coupling Dynamics of Metal Jet, Waves, and Bubble During Underwater Explosion of a Shaped Charge Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-10 Yu Tian, A-Man Zhang, Liu-Yi Xu, Fu-Ren Ming
Unlike conventional spherical charges, a shaped charge generates not only a strong shock wave and a pulsating bubble, but also a high-strain rate metal jet and a ballistic wave during the underwater explosion. They show significant characteristic differences and couple each other. This paper designs and conducts experiments with shaped charges to analyze the complicated process. The effects of liner
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Unveiling the Spatiotemporal Landscape of Ganoderma lingzhi: Insights into Ganoderic Acid Distribution and Biosynthesis Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-10 Yupeng Du, Shuang Peng, Hongguo Chen, Jun Li, Feiyu Huang, Wenxiao Chen, Jing Wang, Xiaoxue Fang, Leijiao Liu, Lihui Wei, Kaiquan Zhang, Shuhao Xu, Chang Li, Chunqing Wang, Zheyong Xue, Xin Hua, Shuangcheng Ma, Jing Xu, Hui Xiong, Shasha Zhou, Jing Wu, Shengpeng Wang, Hirokazu Kawagishi, Mohamed A. Farag, Wei Sun, Zhenhao Li, Chengwei Liu, Zhichao Xu
Ganoderma lingzhi (G. lingzhi), renowned as the “mushroom of immortality” in traditional Chinese medicine, has emerged as a powerful medicinal model organism. Ganoderic acids (GAs) from G. lingzhi, are potent triterpenoids with substantial therapeutic properties. However, the GA biosynthetic pathway remains poorly understood, which limits its large-scale commercialization. Therefore, this study utilized
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Crack-Net: A Deep Learning Approach to Predict Crack Propagation and Stress–Strain Curves in Particulate Composites Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-08 Hao Xu, Wei Fan, Lecheng Ruan, Rundong Shi, Ambrose C. Taylor, Dongxiao Zhang
Computational solid mechanics has become an indispensable approach in engineering, and numerical investigation of fracturing in composites is essential, as composites are widely used in structural applications. Crack evolution in composites is the path to elucidating the relationship between microstructures and fracture performance, but crack-based finite-element methods are computationally expensive
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Towards Sustainable Urban Water System: A Strategic Approach to Advance Decarbonizing Water Management Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-03 Xinyu Pan, Yumeng Zhao, Xinlu Lin, Nianyi Zhao, Meng Sun, Jun Ma
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An Automatic Damage Detection Method Based on Adaptive Theory-Assisted Reinforcement Learning Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-03 Chengwen Zhang, Qing Chun, Yijie Lin
Current damage detection methods based on model updating and sensitivity Jacobian matrixes show a low convergence ratio and computational efficiency for online calculations. The aim of this paper is to construct a real-time automated damage detection method by developing a theory-assisted adaptive muti-agent twin delayed deep deterministic policy gradient algorithm (TA2-MATD3). First, the theoretical
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Technological Approaches to Improve Early-Age Strength of Limestone Calcined Clay Cements Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-03 Franco Zunino, Xuerun Li, Joachim Dengler
Limestone calcined clay cements (LC3) present a sustainable alternative to traditional Portland cement due to their potential to significantly reduce CO2 emissions. However, LC3 cements often exhibit slower early-age strength development, which poses a challenge for their broader adoption. This study critically examines various technological approaches to enhance the early-age strength of LC3 cements
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A systematic review of greenhouse gas emissions derived from combined sewer overflows and synergistic control strategies toward carbon neutrality Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-02 Yilin Xu, Cheng Ye, Zuxin Xu, Wenhai Chu
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Optically Reconfigurable Tamm Plasmonic Photonic Crystals for Visible Spectrum Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-03-28 Kuan Liu, Chuang Zheng, Shixin Gao, Xiaoming Chen, Shuang Zhang, Tun Cao
Tamm plasmon polaritons (TPPs) are localized photonic states at the interface between a metal layer and one-dimensional (1D) photonic crystal substrate. Unlike surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs), TPPs can be excited by both transverse magnetic and electric waves without requiring additional coupling optics. TPPs offer robust color filtering, making them ideal for applications such as complementary
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Foundation Models for the Process Industry: Challenges and Opportunities Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-03-27 Lei Ren, Haiteng Wang, Yuqing Wang, Keke Huang, Lihui Wang, Bohu Li
With the emergence of general foundational models, such as Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (ChatGPT), researchers have shown considerable interest in the potential applications of foundation models in the process industry. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges and opportunities presented by the use of foundation models in the process industry, including the frameworks
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Microbial-Enhanced Steel Slag Fixation of CO2 from Cement Kiln Flue Gas for the Production of Supplementary Cementitious Material Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-03-27 Chunxiang Qian, Yijin Fan, Yafeng Rui, Xiao Zhang, Yangfan Xu
The production of cement and concrete using carbonated steel slag as a supplementary cementitious material achieves the dual benefits of efficient steel slag utilization and CO2 fixation. In this study, a combination of microbial technology and a rotary kiln process was employed to expedite the carbonation of steel slag for CO2 fixation from cement kiln flue gas. This approach resulted in a significant
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Initialization-Free Programmable Spin-Logic Gate in a Single Spin-Orbit Torque Device Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-03-27 Jie Lin, Shuai Zhang, Shihao Li, Yan Xu, Xin Li, Wei Duan, Jincheng Hou, Chenxi Zhou, Wei Zhan, Zhe Guo, Min Song, Xiaofei Yang, Yufeng Tian, Xuecheng Zou, Dan Feng, Long You
In-memory computing (IMC) based on spin-logic devices is regarded as an advantageous way to optimize the Von Neumann bottleneck. However, performing complete Boolean logic with spintronic devices typically requires an initialization operation, which can reduce processing speed. In this work, we conceptualize and experimentally demonstrate a programmable and initialization-free spin-logic gate, leveraging
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Corrosion and Material Degradation in Geological CO2 Storage: A Critical Review Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-03-27 Xin Fan, Qing Hu, Y. Frank Cheng
At present, carbon capture and storage (CCS) is the only mature and commercialized technology capable of effectively and economically reducing greenhouse gas emissions to achieve a significant and immediate impact on the CO2 level on Earth. Notably, long-term geological storage of captured CO2 has emerged as a primary storage method, given its minimal impact on surface ecological environments and high
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Artificial Intelligence for Power Systems with Renewable Energy Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-03-26
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Fortifying Renewable-Dominant Hybrid Microgrids: A Bi-Directional Converter Based Interconnection Planning Approach Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-03-24 Zipeng Liang, C.Y. Chung, Qin Wang, Haoyong Chen, Haosen Yang, Chenye Wu
Interconnection planning involving bi-directional converters (BdCs) is crucial for enhancing the reliability and robustness of hybrid alternating current (AC)/direct current (DC) microgrid clusters with high penetrations of renewable energy resources (RESs). However, challenges such as the non-convex nature of BdC efficiency and renewable energy uncertainty complicate the planning process. To address
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An Exact Algorithm for Placement Optimization in Circuit Design Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-03-22 Binqi Zhang, Lu Zhen, Gilbert Laporte
Placement optimization is a crucial phase in chip design, involving the strategic arrangement of cells within a limited region to enhance space utilization and reduce wirelength. Chip design enterprises need to optimize the placement according to design rules to meet customer demands. While mixed-cell-height circuits are widely used in modern chip design, few studies have simultaneously considered
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Advancing Manufacturing Limits: Ultrafast Laser Nanofabrication Techniques Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-03-21 Zhenyuan Lin, Lingfei Ji, Minghui Hong
In recent decades, the pursuit of miniaturization has been crucial in nanofabrication, fostering innovation, and enabling novel applications in chip manufacturing, nanophotonics, and quantum devices [1], [2]. Advancements in nanofabrication technology are driven by the demand for higher component density and performance, necessitating precise material processing in atmospheric environments. Traditional
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Reliability-Based Code Calibration of Pultruded Glass Fibre-Reinforced Polymer I-Section Beams Under End-Two-Flange and Interior-Two-Flange Web-Crippling Loading Cases Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-03-19 André Dias Martins, Ângelo Palos Teixeira, Nuno Silvestre, João Ramôa Correia
This paper presents a reliability-based code calibration procedure aimed at determining optimal partial safety factors to be employed in design rules for pultruded glass fibre-reinforced polymer (pGFRP) I-section beams, susceptible to web-crippling, namely under end-two-flange (ETF) and interior-two-flange (ITF) loading cases with unfastened flanges. Following a comprehensive state-of-the-art literature
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Quality and Efficiency of a Brain-Smart Electric Tractor Unit Operation Control Mechanism: Instant Information Interaction and Collaborative Task Management Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-03-19 Zhenhao Luo, Qingzhen Zhu, Mengnan Liu, Chunjiang Zhao, Zhenghe Song, Zhijun Meng, Bin Xie, Changkai Wen
Electric tractors (ETs) with mounted implements form operating units. There are significant differences in parameters such as shape, firmness, and moisture content of the soil in contact with the tractor and implements when working in complex terrains such as field stubble, waterlogged silt, and loose/firm terrain. These differentiated dynamics prevent cooperation between ETs and operating implements
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A Novel Method for Enhancing Oil Recovery by Thickened Supercritical CO2 Flooding in High-Water-Cut Mature Reservoirs Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-03-19 Kaoping Song, Daigang Wang, Fengyuan Zhang, Hong Fu, Mingxing Bai, Hamid Emami-Meybodi
High-water-cut mature reservoirs typically serve as the “ballast” for ensuring China’s annual crude oil production of 200 million tons. Despite the use of water flooding and chemical methods, over 40% of crude oil remains unexploited. It is critical to develop efficient revolutionary technologies to further enhance oil recovery (EOR) by a large percentage in high-water-cut mature reservoirs. To address
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Rotary Three-Dimensional Braider Design Method Based on the Average Cutting Circle Strategy Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-03-18 Xin Yang, Siyi Bi, Huiqi Shao, Chenglong Zhang, Jinhua Jiang, Frank K. Ko, Nanliang Chen
Three-dimensional (3D) braided composites have significant potential for use in engineering structural materials. However, conventional 3D braiding machines are insufficient for designing composites with complex geometries. This paper proposes a programmable design methodology for 3D rotary braiding machines using circle-cutting and combination strategies. By introducing varying numbers of incisions
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Post-Transplant Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation and Survival in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients with Alcoholic Liver Disease Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-03-18 Renyi Su, Huigang Li, Xuanyu Zhang, Linping Cao, Zhe Yang, Jinyan Chen, Shusen Zheng, Xiao Xu, Di Lu, Xuyong Wei
Alcohol consumption poses an escalating public health challenge. However, the impact of alcoholic liver disease (ALD) on post-transplant hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation and surgical outcomes remains inadequately characterized. Herein, we retrospectively analyzed our cohort (NCT06114251) comprising 453 patients with an HBV background. Propensity score matching (PSM) and sensitivity analyses were
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Increased Alleviation of Bone Destruction in Individuals with Rheumatoid Arthritis via the Coinhibition of the METTL3 and YTHDF1 Axis by the Combination of Triptolide and Medicarpin Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-03-18 Yi Jiao, Zhaoran Wang, Wenya Diao, Qishun Geng, Xing Wang, Xiaoxue Cao, Tong Shi, Jiahe Xu, Lu Zhao, Zihan Wang, Tiantian Deng, Lei Yang, Tingting Deng, Cheng Xiao
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a progressive autoimmune disease characterized by bone destruction that is primarily caused by the overactivation of osteoclasts (OCs), which are critical therapeutic targets. Triptolide (TP) has strong anti-RA effects but is limited by its narrow therapeutic window and associated toxicity, necessitating combination therapy to increase its efficacy and reduce side effects
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Prediction Methodology for the Service Life of Concrete Structures in Marine Environment: From Materials to Performance Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-03-14 Taotao Feng, Yanchun Miao, Yongshan Tan, Zhiqiang Yang, Tongning Cao, Fengjuan Wang, Jinyang Jiang
The conventional method for analyzing the durability of concrete structures is complex and time-consuming. The values of durability parameters are closely linked with the specific mix proportions of concrete and its service environment. For a reliable service life assessment, it is crucial to accurately determine critical physical indicators within the design model, such as the chloride diffusion coefficient
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Advance on Agricultural Robot Hand–Eye Coordination for Agronomic Task: A Review Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-03-14 Liang He, Yuhuan Sun, Liping Chen, Qingchun Feng, Yajun Li, Jiewen Lin, Yicheng Qiao, Chunjiang Zhao
To address the rising global agricultural labor costs, there is an urgent need for robots to accomplish some complex agronomic tasks and break through the limitations of traditional machinery. Thus, robots are considered an essential support for the future smart agriculture. Given that agronomic targets, such as plants and animals, are living organisms with diverse growth patterns and physical characteristics
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An Interpretable and Domain-Informed Real-Time Hybrid Earthquake Early Warning for Ground Shaking Intensity Prediction Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-03-14 Jawad Fayaz, Rodrigo Astroza, Sergio Ruiz
In the face of the unrelenting challenge posed by earthquakes—a natural hazard of unpredictable nature with a legacy of significant loss of life, destruction of infrastructure, and profound economic and social impacts—the scientific community has pursued advancements in earthquake early warning systems (EEWS). These systems are vital for pre-emptive actions and decision-making that can save lives and
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Mapping Potential High-Yield Areas for Finfish Mariculture Using Physiological Models Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-03-14 Shuang-En Yu, Xin Qi, Yun-Wei Dong
Mapping potential areas for finfish mariculture, particularly high-yield regions, is crucial for the proper utilization of marine space and global food security. Physiological models (growth performance models) that consider the spatiotemporal heterogeneity of the marine environment are a potentially effective approach to achieving this goal. In the present study, we developed an integrated model that
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Development of the Soybean Industry in Africa: Safeguarding Food Security in Africa and China—A Perspective Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-03-14 Vincent Ninkuu, Tianfu Han, Felix D. Dakora
In 2023, the global soybean trade volume with China reached 99.41 million tonnes without any contribution from Africa. With its vast arable land, Africa has the potential to develop a strong soybean industry to increase food security, create employment opportunities, and position itself as a key exporter to China. However, soybean growth and yield are stringently linked to nodulation and nitrogen gas
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Commercial Efforts Flail to Replace Aging International Space Station Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-03-13 Chris Palmer
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Could Artificial Intelligence’s Soaring Demand for Electricity Spark a Nuclear Power Revival? Engineering (IF 10.1) Pub Date : 2025-03-13 Mitch Leslie