There is, I think, something ethereal about i —the square root of minus one. I remember first hearing about it at school. It seemed an odd beast at that time—an intruder hovering on the edge of reality.

Usually familiarity dulls this sense of the bizarre, but in the case of i it was the reverse: over the years the sense of its surreal nature intensified. It seemed that it was impossible to write mathematics that described the real world in …

I and i

Three parallel algorithms for classical molecular dynamics are presented. The first assigns each processor a fixed subset of atoms; the second assigns each a fixed subset of inter-atomic forces to compute; the third assigns each a fixed spatial region. The algorithms are suitable for molecular dynamics models which can be difficult to parallelize efficiently—those with short-range forces where the neighbors of each atom change rapidly. They can be implemented on any distributed-memory parallel machine which allows for message-passing of data between independently executing processors. The algorithms are tested on a standard Lennard-Jones benchmark problem for system sizes ranging from 500 to 100,000,000 atoms on several parallel supercomputers--the nCUBE 2, Intel iPSC/860 and Paragon, and Cray T3D. Comparing the results to the fastest reported vectorized Cray Y-MP and C90 algorithm shows that the current generation of parallel machines is competitive with conventional vector supercomputers even for small problems. For large problems, the spatial algorithm achieves parallel efficiencies of 90% and a 1840-node Intel Paragon performs up to 165 faster than a single Cray C9O processor. Trade-offs between the three algorithms and guidelines for adapting them to more complex molecular dynamics simulations are also discussed.

Fast parallel algorithms for short-range molecular dynamics

다중혈관 관상동맥 환자에서 y-문합을 이용하여 양쪽 내흉동맥만을 사용한 우회술의 조기 성적

抗原变异可使得多种致病微生物易于逃避宿主免疫应答。表达在感染红细胞表面的恶性疟原虫红细胞表面蛋白1（PfPMP1）与感染红细胞、内皮细胞、树突状细胞以及胎盘的单个或多个受体作用，在黏附及免疫逃避中起关键的作用。每个单倍体基因组var基因家族编码约60种成员，通过启动转录不同的var基因变异体为抗原变异提供了分子基础。

疟原虫var基因转换速率变化导致抗原变异[英]／Paul H, Robert P, Christodoulou Z, et al//Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

Electrochemical capacitors, also called supercapacitors, store energy using either ion adsorption (electrochemical double layer capacitors) or fast surface redox reactions (pseudo-capacitors). They can complement or replace batteries in electrical energy storage and harvesting applications, when high power delivery or uptake is needed. A notable improvement in performance has been achieved through recent advances in understanding charge storage mechanisms and the development of advanced nanostructured materials. The discovery that ion desolvation occurs in pores smaller than the solvated ions has led to higher capacitance for electrochemical double layer capacitors using carbon electrodes with subnanometre pores, and opened the door to designing high-energy density devices using a variety of electrolytes. Combination of pseudo-capacitive nanomaterials, including oxides, nitrides and polymers, with the latest generation of nanostructured lithium electrodes has brought the energy density of electrochemical capacitors closer to that of batteries. The use of carbon nanotubes has further advanced micro-electrochemical capacitors, enabling flexible and adaptable devices to be made. Mathematical modelling and simulation will be the key to success in designing tomorrow's high-energy and high-power devices.

https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02417326/document

Materials for electrochemical capacitors

2D graphene oxide and MXene nanosheets at carbon fiber surfaces

We explore the applications of MXenes, a new material class of growing interest, in the area of nanophotonics and plasmonics. A broadband plasmonic metamaterial absorber and a random laser device have thus been demonstrated.

MXenes for Plasmonic and Metamaterial Devices

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/smll.201870167

MXene Yarn Supercapacitors: High‐Performance Biscrolled MXene/Carbon Nanotube Yarn Supercapacitors (Small 37/2018)

Disclosed are microporous carbon compositions suitable for use in supercapacitor devices, which compositions comprise pores having an average characteristic cross -sectional dimension of less than about lnm. Also described are electrodes and electrochemical cells that utilize the disclosed compositions and methods of making the disclosed compositions.

Supercapacitors and methods for producing same

Oxidation of a TiN powder prepared by plasma vapour phase synthesis and having the specific surface area of 46 m2g, as well as oxidation of pressureless-sintered TiN was studied under isothermal conditions and programmed heating. Noticeable oxidation of the powder starts above ∼250°C and results in the formation of TiO2 as anatase and brookite at lower temperatures, and as rutile at higher temperatures. The formation of multilayered oxide films on sintered TiN was observed above 1000°C. The growth of such rutile scales was based on the simultaneous titanium and oxygen ions' diffusion through the oxide layer in different directions.

Yury Gogotsi

Papers

2D graphene oxide and MXene nanosheets at carbon fiber surfaces

MXenes for Plasmonic and Metamaterial Devices

MXene Yarn Supercapacitors: High‐Performance Biscrolled MXene/Carbon Nanotube Yarn Supercapacitors (Small 37/2018)

Supercapacitors and methods for producing same

Oxidation of powdered and sintered TiN