https://phys.org/ en-us Latest news from University of Science and Technology of China Can a handful of atoms outperform a much larger digital neural network on a real-world task? The answer may be yes. In a study published in Physical Review Letters, a team led by Prof. Peng Xinhua and Assoc. Prof. Li Zhaokai from the University of Science and Technology of China of the Chinese Academy of Sciences demonstrated that a quantum processor comprising just nine interacting spins outperforms classical networks with thousands of nodes in realistic weather forecasting tasks. https://phys.org/news/2026-04-small-quantum-outperforms-large-classical.html Quantum Physics Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:00:04 EDT news694432081 A new study has for the first time elucidated the gut-liver immune regulatory axis jointly maintained by intestinal commensal bacteria and the intestinal endocrine system, and uncovered the fundamental mechanism underlying the body's nonspecific clearance of drug delivery carriers. It provides a universal solution to the core problem plaguing the delivery field for decades, significantly improves the delivery efficiency and therapeutic effect of tumor-targeted therapy, mRNA therapy, gene editing and other treatments, and blazes a new trail for the clinical translation of biomedical delivery technologies. https://phys.org/news/2026-03-uncover-gut-liver-serotonin-pathway.html Bio & Medicine Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:00:01 EDT news693227761 An international team from China and Italy has reported a possible cosmic encore to the landmark 2017 multi-messenger discovery. In November 2024, the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observatories detected gravitational waves from a binary black hole merger, designated S241125n. Remarkably, just seconds later, satellites recorded a short gamma-ray burst (GRB) from the same region of the sky. https://phys.org/news/2026-03-solar-mass-black-hole-merger.html Astronomy Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:20:03 EDT news692625490 Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China have achieved a major breakthrough in optical clock technology, developing a strontium optical lattice clock with stability and uncertainty both surpassing the 10⁻¹⁹ level, meaning the clock would lose or gain less than one second over roughly 30 billion years. https://phys.org/news/2026-03-strontium-optical-clock-accurate-billion.html Quantum Physics Mon, 09 Mar 2026 08:40:01 EDT news692263740 Recently, scientists from institutions including the University of Science and Technology of China made a fundamental breakthrough in nuclear-spin quantum precision measurement. They developed the first intercity nuclear-spin-based quantum sensor network, which experimentally constrains the axion topological-defect dark matter and surpasses the astrophysical limits. The study is published in the journal Nature. https://phys.org/news/2026-02-intercity-quantum-sensor-network-tightens.html General Physics Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:20:01 EST news689263834 A research team has resolved a 50-year-old controversy in neuroscience. By employing a self-developed, time-resolved cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) technique, the team, led by Prof. Bi Guo-Qiang from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with several domestic and international institutions, has delineated the intricate choreography of synaptic vesicle (SV) release and rapid recycling, the cornerstone of neural communication. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-mechanism-neurotransmission-mystery.html Neuroscience Thu, 16 Oct 2025 14:00:07 EDT news679831246 Modern industry requires multi-dimensional performance design of protective structural materials. In nature, many organisms maintain the mechanical strength required for defense and achieve camouflage effects at the same time. Among them, nacre demonstrates a fracture toughness far beyond its constituent components due to the sophisticated multi-level microstructure. How to effectively apply this structural design to engineering material systems remains a challenge. https://phys.org/news/2025-10-nacre-composites-combine-strength-transparency.html Materials Science Tue, 14 Oct 2025 16:11:03 EDT news679677061 Inspired by ancient Roman concrete techniques, a team led by Prof. Ma Xiao from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) developed a novel low-cost, highly durable calcium-silicate-hydrate-based grouting material for grotto conservation. Their research is published in Advanced Science. https://phys.org/news/2025-10-grouting-material-solution-ancient-grotto.html Archaeology Fri, 10 Oct 2025 12:40:05 EDT news679318376 A research team led by Prof. Lin Yiheng from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), collaborating with Prof. Yuan Haidong from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, succeeded in generating multipartite quantum entangled states across two, three, and five modes using controlled dissipation as a resource. Their study is published in Science Advances. https://phys.org/news/2025-10-multimode-quantum-entanglement-dissipation.html Quantum Physics Fri, 10 Oct 2025 12:25:03 EDT news679317901 A research team led by Prof. Tan Peng from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed the temperature regulation mechanism of lithium-Mars gas batteries (LMGBs), providing a theoretical foundation for the design of next-generation deep space exploration energy batteries. The study was published in Advanced Functional Materials. https://phys.org/news/2025-09-temperature-protocol-boost-lithium-battery.html Space Exploration Tue, 23 Sep 2025 16:00:01 EDT news677861722 A research team has successfully developed a self-locked Raman-electro-optic (REO) microcomb on a single lithium niobate chip. By synergistically harnessing the electro-optic (EO), Kerr, and Raman effects within one microresonator, the microcomb has a spectral width exceeding 300 nm and a repetition rate of 26.03 GHz, without the need for external electronic feedback. https://phys.org/news/2025-09-microcomb-chip-raman-broad-spectrum.html Optics & Photonics Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:55:19 EDT news677861716 In a study published in Journal of the American Chemical Society, a team led by Prof. Song Li from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences synthesized monolayer WS2 lateral homojunctions via in situ domain engineering, and enabled controllable direct chemical vapor deposition (CVD) growth of these structures. https://phys.org/news/2025-09-method-enables-ws8322-epitaxy-growth.html Nanomaterials Tue, 23 Sep 2025 14:44:02 EDT news677857441 In a study published in Reports on Progress in Physics, researchers have achieved device-independent characterization of genuinely entangled subspaces (GESs) in both optical and superconducting quantum systems, completing the self-checking of the five-qubit error correction code space. https://phys.org/news/2025-09-device-independent-method-certifies-genuinely.html Quantum Physics Tue, 23 Sep 2025 14:16:09 EDT news677855766 A research team led by Prof. Wang Yi and Wei Haiming from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), in collaboration with Prof. Ding Chen's team from Human Phenome Institute at Fudan University, has elucidated the role of lactate-induced lysine lactylation (Kla) in modulating natural killer (NK) cell anti-tumor responses within the tumor microenvironment (TME). The study was published in Nature Immunology on June 10. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-lactate-driven-protein-modification-weakens.html Oncology & Cancer Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:10:03 EDT news677340421 A new study by the University of Science and Technology of China's (USTC) Archaeo-metallurgy Laboratory reveals a compelling connection between ancient bronze mirror craftsmanship and the economic recovery during the "Reign of Wen and Jing" in the early Western Han Dynasty. Published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, the research offers rare insight into the political and economic dynamics of early Imperial China. https://phys.org/news/2025-09-ancient-bronze-mirrors-linked-economic.html Archaeology Wed, 17 Sep 2025 10:33:30 EDT news677324006 A team has made a major breakthrough in the field of three-dimensional (3D) imaging of large-scale biological tissues. They developed the world's fastest high-definition 3D imaging technology for the entire body of small animals at subcellular resolution, enabling efficient mapping of the fine architecture of the peripheral nervous system (PNS). The findings were published in Cell. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-3d-imaging-reveals-fine-architecture.html Medical research Thu, 10 Jul 2025 13:40:01 EDT news671373329 At the end of July 2023, extreme, heavy rainfall suddenly struck North China (23.7 event), causing severe flood disasters in Beijing, Hebei, and other places, resulting in significant casualties and property losses. How did this record-breaking rainstorm form? Is it only the combined effect of the Typhoon Doksuri and the terrain? https://phys.org/news/2025-06-simulations-reveal-mongolian-plateau-fueled.html Earth Sciences Wed, 11 Jun 2025 16:01:27 EDT news668876484 A research team has observed multibody interaction-induced EPs and hysteresis trajectories in cold Rydberg atomic gases. They revealed the phenomenon of charge-conjugation parity (CP) symmetry breaking in non-Hermitian multibody physics. https://phys.org/news/2025-06-parity-symmetry-revealed-rydberg-atom.html General Physics Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:48:03 EDT news668861281 Seismological research is directly related to the incubation, occurrence, and evolution of earthquakes. Scientists seek to reveal potential earthquake precursors by monitoring the stress state of fault zones, thus providing bases for earthquake prevention and mitigation. https://phys.org/news/2025-05-team-reveals-tidal-affect-seismic.html Earth Sciences Fri, 30 May 2025 04:16:46 EDT news667797395 A research team led by Associate Prof. Wang Anting from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) proposed a method for multidimensional manipulation of polarization and phase based on a single geometric phase element. They managed to generate and control high-order vector vortex beams (VVBs). https://phys.org/news/2025-05-method-enables-flexible-generation-high.html Optics & Photonics Thu, 29 May 2025 15:37:02 EDT news667751821 A research team led by Prof. Kang Yanbiao from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has developed a supercapacitor (SC)-assisted electrophotocatalysis for the efficient defluorination of the polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at low temperatures. https://phys.org/news/2025-05-supercapacitor-catalytic-fluorine-ptfe-pfas.html Analytical Chemistry Thu, 29 May 2025 15:34:03 EDT news667751641 In recent years, overweight and obesity have become a serious global health problem, posing significant risk factors for various diseases. Longing for a civilized and healthy lifestyle, more and more people are starting to pay attention to weight loss. Halofuginone (HF), a quinazoline ketone alkaloid found in the roots and leaves of Changshan, might be a new option for obesity treatment. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-05-anti-malarial-medicines-body-weight.html Overweight & Obesity Thu, 29 May 2025 11:45:03 EDT news667737901 A research team utilized teleseismic double-difference tomography technology to uncover the morphological changes of the Pacific subducting slab in the mantle transition zone beneath Northeast China. https://phys.org/news/2025-05-deep-focus-seismicity-changbaishan-volcanism.html Earth Sciences Thu, 29 May 2025 10:08:16 EDT news667732090 A research team led by Prof. Wang Huiyuan from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) has made a groundbreaking discovery, identifying for the first time an exceptionally strong clustering pattern in diffuse dwarf galaxies. Their study, published in Nature, poses new challenges to the prevailing galaxy formation models within the Λ-Cold Dark Matter (ΛCDM) framework. https://phys.org/news/2025-05-dwarf-galaxy-clustering-standard-cold.html Astronomy Thu, 22 May 2025 10:08:03 EDT news667127281 A research team has developed an adaptable three-dimensional (3D) display panel using circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) devices. Their research is published in Science Advances, and was led by Prof. Zhuang Taotao and Prof. Yu Shuhong from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). https://techxplore.com/news/2025-05-positioning-microdevices-circularly-polarized-luminescence.html Electronics & Semiconductors Mon, 19 May 2025 15:07:41 EDT news666886055 A team led by Prof. Zheng Tianlu and Prof. Wei Jiang from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), has developed a novel technique known as All-Optical Atom Trap Trace Analysis. https://phys.org/news/2025-05-krypton-method-enables-million-year.html Earth Sciences Fri, 16 May 2025 09:57:03 EDT news666608221 A team from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has resolved a critical challenge in pure-red perovskite light-emitting diodes (PeLEDs) by identifying and addressing the root cause of efficiency loss at high brightness. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-05-material-enables-pure-red-perovskite.html Electronics & Semiconductors Fri, 09 May 2025 11:09:24 EDT news666007748 Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), led by Professor Zhang Guoqing, have developed a rapid fluorochromic sensing method for detecting tertiary amines and opioids. Their study is published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. https://phys.org/news/2025-05-fluorescence-strategy-enables-rapid-tertiary.html Biochemistry Thu, 08 May 2025 16:07:06 EDT news665939223 A research team has introduced a new out-of-core mechanism, Capsule, for large-scale GNN training, which can achieve up to a 12.02× improvement in runtime efficiency, while using only 22.24% of the main memory, compared to SOTA out-of-core GNN systems. This work was published in the Proceedings of the ACM on Management of Data .The team included the Data Darkness Lab (DDL) at the Medical Imaging Intelligence and Robotics Research Center of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) Suzhou Institute. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-04-core-mechanism-large-scale-graph.html Hardware Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:05:03 EDT news664646701 Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) achieved the first direct laboratory observation of ion acceleration through reflection off laser-generated magnetized collisionless shocks. This observation demonstrates how ions gain energy by bouncing off supercritical shocks, central to the Fermi acceleration mechanism. The research is published in Science Advances. https://phys.org/news/2025-04-lab-reveals-key-mechanism-cosmic.html General Physics Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:21:02 EDT news664644061