Coupling Between Electrons' Spin and Proton Transfer in Chiral Biological Crystals

Academic Background Proton transfer plays a central role in biological energy conversion (e.g., ATP synthesis) and signal transduction. Traditional theory posits that protons move via a “hopping mechanism” through water chains or amino acid side chains, while the recently proposed “proton-coupled electron transfer” (PCET) hypothesis suggests that e...

Few-Cycle Yb-Doped Laser Sources for Attosecond Science and Strong-Field Physics

Background Attosecond science is a cutting-edge field that studies the ultrafast dynamics of electrons in atoms, molecules, and solids. Since the discovery of High-Order Harmonic Generation (HHG) and the experimental realization of attosecond pulses, attosecond science has rapidly advanced, becoming a powerful tool for investigating electron dynami...

Topological Optical Skyrmion Transfer to Matter

Academic Background In recent years, structured light has demonstrated great potential in simulating topological skyrmion textures encountered in high-energy physics, cosmology, magnetic materials, and superfluids. Skyrmions are non-singular, localized topological structures initially proposed in nuclear physics and later extensively studied in sup...

Experimental Constraints on the Symmetron Field with a Magnetically Levitated Force Sensor

Experimental Constraints on the Symmetron Field: Breakthrough Research with Magnetically Levitated Force Sensors Academic Background Dark energy is the mysterious force behind the accelerated expansion of the universe, but its essence remains an enigma. To explain the nature of dark energy, scientists have proposed various theories, among which the...

Interdisciplinary Advances in Microcombs: Bridging Physics and Information Technology

Interdisciplinary Advances in Microcomb Technology: Bridging Physics and Information Technology Academic Background The optical frequency comb (OFC) is a technology that divides the optical frequency domain into a series of discrete, equally spaced frequency lines. It has been widely used in precision measurements, optical communications, atomic cl...