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Sunday, September 27

191 new papers appeared. We read every one. These 12 are worth your time.

Each dot is one paper. The pink ones made today's edition. Point at any dot to see its title.arXiv does not announce new papers on weekends, so this edition only has biology, medicine and journals.

Today's edition

Picked for broad interest, a real step forward and honest claims, with no field allowed to take over.

  1. Electrical signal transmission across electrolyte junctions separated by atomically-thin graphene

    Here we show that atomically thin graphene crystals, although impermeable to any ions or molecules, can transmit interfacial electrical potentials across electrolyte junctions without significant disruption.
    Peer-reviewed journalClaims a big stepReal-world use
  2. Morphing polymer voxels for dynamic information switching

    Here, we report morphing polymeric voxels based on liquid crystal that enable seamless and reversible information display without onboard electrical power or integrated circuitry.
    Peer-reviewed journalReal-world use
  3. Dynamic flexible optical sensing based on liquid integrated circuits

    Here, we propose a DFOS system based on liquid integrated circuits (LICs), integrating photosensitive ionic liquid (PIL) and stretchable liquid metal electrodes to achieve active curvature modulation for geometry-adaptive optical sensing.
    Peer-reviewed journalReal-world use
  4. A global mitochondrial genomic atlas illuminates freshwater microeukaryote diversity

    Here we establish a global mitogenome-based framework that converts shotgun metagenomes into species‑resolved, phylogeny‑anchored inventories.
    Peer-reviewed journalClaims a big step
  5. Observation of thermally stable polar metallic state in perovskite nitride CeWN 3

    In this study, we report a thermally stable polar-metal state in perovskite cerium tungsten nitride.
    Peer-reviewed journalClaims a big step
  6. Social structural factors outperform economic assumptions in explaining global municipal waste generation

    These results show that waste generation reflects a country’s overall social development and institutions, not just its wealth or degree of urbanization, pointing to targeted levers for waste-reduction policy.
    Peer-reviewed journalBroad interestReal-world useEasy to read
  7. Enceladus-like geochemistry fuels methanogenesis under extreme CO 2 limitation

    Here, we show that simulated Enceladus’ ocean chemistry containing high concentrations of dissolved inorganic carbon and H 2 from mineral-water reactions enables growth of the chemolithoautotroph H 2 -oxidizing methanogen Methanothermococcus okinawensis until pH 11, far exceeding its previously known pH limit.
    Peer-reviewed journal
  8. Sediment dynamics drive global patterns of salt-marsh vulnerability

    Tidal range, suspended sediment concentration, and wave-sediment coupling are the strongest first-order predictors of contemporary marsh trajectories, outperforming RSLR in explaining global patterns.
    Peer-reviewed journalReal-world use
  9. Multiplexed deep visual proteomics resolves spatial heterogeneity and rare endocrine states in human pancreatic islets

    Applied to human pancreatic islets, mxDVP segments over 860,000 cells and resolves twelve endocrine subtypes, including rare polyhormonal and intermediate-state populations that exhibit spatial organization patterns, co-expression of INSM1 and SCG3, and hybrid α/β/δ signatures.
    Peer-reviewed journal
  10. Economic-boom-driven electricity demand linked to urban air pollution and health in India

    These findings highlight contrasting indoor and outdoor air-pollution health consequences of coal-dependent economic growth.
    Peer-reviewed journalReal-world use
  11. Computational Linguistic Alignment in Psychosis from Semi-Structured Clinical Interviews

    Conversational alignment in psychosis reveals a reconfiguration of dyadic semantic coordination, marked by reduced interviewer coherence despite preserved patient narrative continuity.
    Preprint
  12. Direct cellular contact by Porphyromonas gingivalis suppresses nociceptor excitability and induces analgesia during inflammation

    These findings define a contact-dependent mechanism that actively suppresses peripheral pain signaling during inflammation.
    Peer-reviewed journal

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