As a new type of energy storage device, supercapacitors have the advantages of fast charging and discharging, long cycle life, and environmental friendliness, and are widely used in the field of energy storage and conversion. Electrochemical ammonia production technology is a green and sustainable method of ammonia synthesis, which is expected to replace the traditional Haber-Bosch process, providing a clean energy solution for the fertilizer industry. These three new energy technologies are of great significance in improving energy utilization efficiency, reducing environmental pollution, and promoting sustainable development.

On November 11, 2024, Professor Thorsten Bach from the Technical University of Munich delivered an insightful presentation at the 168th Science Lecture hosted by the College of Science at SUSTech. His lecture, titled “Catalytic Photochemical Deracemization Reactions”, showcased groundbreaking advancements in photochemical stereochemistry.

Unconventional antiferromagnets that enable the spin-splitting (SS) of electronic states have been theoretically proposed and experimentally realized, showcasing novel spin group symmetries that connect magnetic sublattices containing oppositely aligned moments. These material categories expand the choice of materials in the field of antiferromagnetic spintronics, subsequently holding potential for high-efficiency spintronic devices that are functional at room temperature.

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most lethal cancers, with a five-year survival rate below 10% and a median survival time of less than six months. By 2024, PDAC has become the third leading cause of cancer-related mortality. The lack of reliable early diagnostic biomarkers and tenacious resistance to almost all existing therapies are major causes of poor prognosis.

During the Late Mesozoic to Early Cenozoic (~65 Ma), the convergence rate between India and Eurasia abruptly increased from ~8 cm/yr to ~18 cm/yr. This dramatic change in plate motion, known as a plate reorganization event, remains an unresolved phenomenon in plate tectonic theory (Fig. 1c). Accompanying this puzzle is the significant, decades-long debate regarding the timing and process of India-Eurasia collision, which has greatly hindered our understanding of the most significant orogenic event since the Phanerozoic—the Tibetan-Himalayan orogeny—and its impact on the paleoclimate and paleoenvironment of Asia.

The ongoing rise in sea levels poses substantial social and economic challenges for coastal regions worldwide. Currently, the Greenland Ice Sheet is the largest single contributor to the rise of the global mean sea level over the past fifty years. If it were to melt completely, it could lead to a global sea level increase of approximately seven meters. Despite decades of research on the melting mechanisms of the Greenland Ice Sheet, the critical scientific question of how meltwater flows inside the ice sheet remains unresolved.