Observation of ferrotoroidic domains

Domains are of unparalleled technological importance as they are used for information storage and for electronic, magnetic and optical switches. They are an essential property of any ferroic material. Three forms of ferroic order are widely known: ferromagnetism, a spontaneous magnetization; ferroelectricity, a spontaneous polarization; and ferroelasticity, a spontaneous strain. It is currently debated whether to include an ordered arrangement of magnetic vortices as a fourth form of ferroic order, termed ferrotoroidicity. Although there are reasons to expect this form of order from the point of view of thermodynamics, a crucial hallmark of the ferroic state--that is, ferrotoroidic domains--has not hitherto been observed. Here ferrotoroidic domains are spatially resolved by optical second harmonic generation in LiCoPO4, where they coexist with independent antiferromagnetic domains. Their space- and time-asymmetric nature relates ferrotoroidics to multiferroics with magnetoelectric phase control and to other systems in which space and time asymmetry leads to possibilities for future applications.     

利用DTMF技术实现电力线载波通信

介绍一种基于DTMF编码的电力线载波系统，该系统由双音频（DTMF）编译码芯片HT9200和MT8870、模拟乘法器MC1496和电力线耦合器组成。通过对系统组成原理的介绍，详细论述了系统的设计过程以及为了保证其通信的可靠性而采取的干扰和软件纠错措施。试验证明，该系统充分发挥了DTMF的优良性，是一套低成本的电力线载波数据通信系统。     

MPLS在虚拟专用网中的应用

首先阐述了虚拟专用网（VPN）和多协议标记交换（MPLS）技术的概念，又描述了MPLS协议在虚拟专用网建设中的应用。主要就MPLS技术应用于虚拟专用网的优势、MPLSVPN的网络结构、内部机制、工作过程及其完全性做了论述。     

Dehydroacetic acid in anthers ofSolandra nitida (Solanaceae)

Summary The chloroform extract of anthers ofSolandra nitida contains 3-acethyl-6-methyl-1,2-pyran-2,4(3H)dione (dehydroacetic acid) as one of the main products.     

The pathogen protein EspF(U) hijacks actin polymerization using mimicry and multivalency

Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli attaches to the intestine through actin pedestals that are formed when the bacterium injects its protein EspF(U) (also known as TccP) into host cells. EspF(U) potently activates the host WASP (Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein) family of actin-nucleating factors, which are normally activated by the GTPase CDC42, among other signalling molecules. Apart from its amino-terminal type III secretion signal, EspF(U) consists of five-and-a-half 47-amino-acid repeats. Here we show that a 17-residue motif within this EspF(U) repeat is sufficient for interaction with N-WASP (also known as WASL). Unlike most pathogen proteins that interface with the cytoskeletal machinery, this motif does not mimic natural upstream activators: instead of mimicking an activated state of CDC42, EspF(U) mimics an autoinhibitory element found within N-WASP. Thus, EspF(U) activates N-WASP by competitively disrupting the autoinhibited state. By mimicking an internal regulatory element and not the natural activator, EspF(U) selectively activates only a precise subset of CDC42-activated processes. Although one repeat is able to stimulate actin polymerization, we show that multiple-repeat fragments have notably increased potency. The activities of these EspF(U) fragments correlate with their ability to coordinate activation of at least two N-WASP proteins. Thus, this pathogen has used a simple autoinhibitory fragment as a component to build a highly effective actin polymerization machine.     

鳜传染性脾肾坏死病毒ICR489基因序列分析

报道了鳜鱼传染性脾肾坏死病毒 (ISKNV)的ICR489基因结构及其序列分析。对ISKNVDNAKpnⅠB酶切片段的序列分析结果发现该序列中含有完整的ICR489基因。ISKNVICR489基因完整读码框为 10 11bp ,GC含量为 5 6 97% ,等电点为 6 82 ,编码一个长为 337aa、相对分子质量为 382 70的推定蛋白。结构分析发现该基因起始密码子上游具有启动子元件TATAbox,有反向重复序列可形成茎环 ,并有一段回文序列。ISKNV与其它 3种虹彩病毒 (FV3、RRV和LCDV_1)的ICR489基因氨基酸序列具有一定的同源性 ,但ISKNV与它们的同源性不高 ,序列比较和系统树分析发现ISKNV与蛙病毒属和淋巴囊肿病毒属的病毒都不尽相同     

煤基炭材料用作锂离子电池负极

以煤为前驱体，经700－1000℃炭化制得煤基炭材料，用X射线衍射和恒电流法研究了炭材料微晶结构的变化以及放电性能。研究发现，随着热处理温度的增加，煤基炭材料的微晶结构逐渐变得规整，首次放电容量下降。