1. Optimal control of spin qudits subject to decoherence using amplitude-and-frequency-constrained pulses 

   Hernandez-Anton, Alonso; Luis, Fernando; Castro, Alberto (2025)

   Quantum Science and Technology

   Quantum optimal control theory (QOCT) can be used to design the shape of electromagnetic pulses that implement operations on quantum devices. By using non-trivially shaped waveforms, gates can be made significantly faster than those built by concatenating monochromatic pulses. Recently, we applied this idea to the control of molecular spin qudits modeled with Schr & ouml;dinger's equation and showed it can speed up operations, helping ...

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2. Ultrafast Superradiant Scintillation from Isolated Weakly Confined Perovskite Nanocrystals 

   Zaffalon, Matteo L.; Fratelli, Andrea; Li, Zhanzhao; et al. (2025)

   ADVANCED MATERIALS

   Efficiency and emission rate are two traditionally conflicting parameters in radiation detection, and achieving their simultaneous maximization can significantly advance ultrafast time-of-flight (ToF) technologies. In this study, it is demonstrated that this goal is attainable by harnessing the giant oscillator strength (GOS) inherent to weakly confined perovskite nanocrystals, which enables superradiant scintillation under mildly cryogenic ...

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3. Niche Conservatism and Community Assembly Reveal Microbial Community Divergent Succession Between Litter and Topsoil 

   Wang, Haocai; Crowther, Thomas W.; Isobe, Kazuo; et al. (2025)

   Molecular Ecology

   Natural restoration is an effective approach for restoring degraded ecosystems, yet the successional patterns and assembly mechanisms of aboveground (litter layer) and belowground (topsoil) microbial communities remain poorly understood. We applied the niche conservatism framework to investigate niche partitioning, successional patterns and community assembly processes of microbial communities in the litter and topsoil layers during ...

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4. Nonlinear microbial thermal response and its implications for abrupt soil organic carbon responses to warming 

   Yu, Kailiang; He, Lei; Niu, Shuli; et al. (2025)

   NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

   Microbial carbon use efficiency (CUE) is a key microbial trait affecting soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics. However, we lack a unified and predictive understanding of the mechanisms underpinning the temperature response of microbial CUE, and, thus, its impacts on SOC storage in a warming world. Here, we leverage three independent soil datasets (n = 618 for microbial CUE; n = 591 and 660 for heterotrophic respiration) at broad spatial ...

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5. Rupture dynamics and velocity structure effects on ground motion during the 2023 Türkiye earthquake doublet 

   Li, Bo; Palgunadi, Kadek Hendrawan; Wu, Baoning; et al. (2025)

   COMMUNICATIONS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT

   Earthquake doublets defy typical aftershock patterns, challenging seismic hazard assessment. Understanding their rupture dynamics and interactions is crucial for advancing earthquake forecasting and hazard analysis. The destructive February 6, 2023, earthquake doublet of magnitudes 7.8 and 7.6 rocked south-central T & uuml;rkiye and northwestern Syria. Here, we investigate ground motion characteristics through dynamic rupture modeling, ...

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