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科学很酷,也可以很美。上到天文宇宙,下到雪花猪肉,科学家与艺术家联手将这些命题转化为独具匠心的艺术品。将科学寄托于山水,藏于贝壳之中,其发展如浪潮,构筑出未来的图景,赋予科技人文底色,带您领略科学的严谨与华丽…哪一张是您的喜爱榜第一呢?The Innovation编辑部邀您从2023年度18期封面中评选最佳!
In 2023, The Innovation published a total of 333 articles in 18 issues with four sister journals, Life, Geoscience, Materials, and Medicine (Figure 1), The authors come from 49 countries and their articles had been cited by researchers from 113 countries (Source: Web of Science). The Innovation is a multidisciplinary journal covering all natural science fields.
2023年度,The Innovation携Life、Geoscience、Materials、Medicine四本姊妹刊出版十八期共333篇文章(图1),作者来自49个国家。这些文章已被113个国家作者引用(数据源: Web of Science)。The Innovation是综合性英文期刊,发文内容涵盖所有自然科学领域。在本刊发表的文章,同时在微信公众号上进行“科普化解读”----尽可能让更多人懂得文章的主旨和亮点:传播科学知识,传承科学素养;和您一起理解科技创新的最新进展与突破!出版周期为双月刊,子刊为季刊(出版月份:3/6/9/12)。
Figure 1 Authors’ Countries and Citations
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The Innovation Volume 4 Issue 1
Astronomy is the most ancient discipline, educating curious man in various ways, telling the oldest secrets of the universe, revealing the astonishing truths of the Planetary, Stellar, Galaxy, Blackhole, ancient universe and so on. Astronomy, in its unique way, is always recording the growth of human civilization and outlines a vast and splendid space for humankind.
Astronomy(天文学)。遂古之初,谁传道之?天何所沓?十二焉分?日月安属?列星安陈?天文学是最古老的学科,以各种方式教化着好奇的人类,耐心的诉说着宇宙最古老的秘密;静静的为人类打开越来越奇妙的“盲盒”:行星系统、恒星物理、星系演化、宇宙背景辐射、黑洞等等。天文学以其独有的方式,记录着人类文明的成长,也为人类勾勒了广袤无垠的绚烂空间。
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The Innovation Volume 4 Issue 2
In recent years, driven by the new round of scientific and technological revolution, the transportation industry is undergoing unprecedented and significant changes. Emerging transport vehicles include autonomous vehicle and flying car. Some innovative operational modes appear, like Mobility as a Service and shared mobility. Meanwhile, advanced informatics technology, such as Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things, is also joining the way to make a better traffic. All of the progress has facilitated the emergence of Advanced Urban Aerial Mobility, a new paradigm for future transportation. The system is based on providing high-quality services as its core and the principles of energy-saving and environmental protection, making urban travel more enjoyable. This common scene in science fiction is no longer far-reaching.
空中交通系统(Aerial Mobility)。近年来,在新一轮科技革命的推动下,交通行业正在经历前所未有的重大变革。新兴的运载工具(例如飞行汽车和无人驾驶汽车)、创新的运营模式(例如出行即服务和共享出行)以及先进的信息通讯技术(例如人工智能和物联网)促进了未来交通的新范式——城市先进空中交通系统的诞生。这个系统以提供高质量服务为核心,以节能环保为准则,让城市出行更便捷!这种科幻片中的场景已不再遥远!
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The Innovation Volume 4 Issue 3
In recent years, driven by the new round of scientific and technological revolution coupled with carbon neutrality, the energy structure is undergoing unprecedented changes. Biomass energy can be obtained from abundant resources by a number of application ways, which is zero-carbon and has unique effect of carbon negative emission. Meanwhile, advanced conversion technologies, such as BECCS, pyrolysis, and biohydrogen, are also joining the way to make a better bioenergy. Clean products of biomass have been promoted to a prospective future. Combination of biomass energy development and advanced technology will realize a more flexible and imaginative use of biomass, contributing to a green, low-carbon and sustainable development. For a bright and recyclable future, we should improve the use of biomass energy and unlock its huge potential for energy conservation and carbon reduction.
生物质能(Biomass Energy):近年来在新一轮科技革命和碳达峰碳中和的推动下,能源体系正在经历前所未有的重大变革。生物质能资源丰富、应用灵活、零碳属性、负碳排放作用以及先进的转化技术(例如BECCS、炭化裂解、生物制氢)促进了未来生物质能清洁产品的大发展。生物质能开发与未来先进技术的有机结合将使生物质能应用更加灵活多样、充满想象,将助力经济社会绿色低碳发展。加强生物质能的开发利用,发挥生物质能的巨大节能降碳潜力,能够让我们生产生活方式更加绿色化、循环化、低碳化。
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The Innovation Life Volume 1 Issue 1
River of Life. Expanding universe, unfathomed ocean, the miracle of life is unveiling. Water, in particular, is often looked upon as the paradise of innocence. Who watered the gurgling spring at the dawn of creation? How many amazing lifeforms have perished in the roaring waves, and how many more striving lives have valiantly stood up at the forefront of the tide, charting the course of this river of life? Are we the sole inhabitants of this vast universe? Are we capable of making new scientific breakthroughs in the long river of life? The unknown world is always worth looking forward to. Together with The Innovation Life, let us see the unseen, change the unchanged.
生命的长河(River of Life): 浩瀚的繁空,无边的海洋,生命的奇迹每一天都在上演。水,童真的乐园。谁浇灌出了生命之初的汩汩清泉?多少精彩绝伦的生命淹没在涛涛长河中?又有多少奋发向上的生命勇立潮头,引领生命长河前进的方向?我们会是宇宙中的唯一吗?我们还能取得激动人心的生命科学发现吗?让我们和 The Innovation Life 一起,见所未见,变所未变!
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The Innovation Geoscience
Volume 1 Issue 1
Earth science, tracing the past and inspiring the future. With a history of 4.6 billion years, the earth has provided a broad and deep foundation for human exploration. The earth has evolved from a chaotic fireball to organic molecules originating in the ocean atmosphere, evolved from Pangea under plate tectonics, experienced a frozen snowball period, and gave birth to the prosperity and prosperity of the explosion of life. How will the future of the planet evolve? It's still worth looking forward to.
地球科学,追溯过去,启迪未来。拥有46亿年历史的地球,为人类提供了广阔而深厚的探索基础。地球从一个混沌初开的火球,诞生了起源于海洋大气中的有机分子,演化出板块构造下的盘古大陆,经历了冰封的雪球时期,孕育出生命大爆发的繁荣与兴盛,自宇宙俯瞰地球的点点灯光,人类适应和改造自然环境的过程历久弥新,数字时代这一过程又何以可持续?地球的未来将如何演变?依然值得期待。
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The Innovation Materials
Volume 1 Issue 1
“A panorama of rivers and mountains” of materials. From ancient times to the present, human civilization has had a long history, through the ages of stone, iron, industry, and information, which is closely related to the use, creation, and development of materials. From clay to pottery, from minerals to metal utensils and farming tools, and from gravel to chips and semiconductors, the innovation of materials has driven the "panorama of rivers and mountains" of civilization. Where will human civilization go in the future? What limits will we reach in our knowledge of matter? What kind of amazing materials can we invent? Together with The Innovation Materials, let us see the unseen and change the unchanged.
材料“千里江山图”。从古至今,人类文明源远流长,历经了石器、铁器、工业、信息等多个时代,这与人类对于材料的使用、创制和发展息息相关。从泥土到陶器、从矿石到金属器皿和农具,从沙砾到芯片半导体,创新材料驱动着文明的“千里江山图”。人类文明未来将会走向何方?我们对于物质的认知会达到怎样的极限?我们又能发明何种神奇的材料?让我们和The Innovation Materials一起,见所未见,变所未变!
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The Innovation Medicine
Volume 1 Issue 1
The Da Vinci Code. The development of medicine is an important symbol of human civilization. Medical innovation is an important force to promote medical progress and improve the quality of life. It has created endless inventions and discoveries in the history of medicine, including the X-ray, penicillin, microscope, vaccine, sterilization, DNA double helix structure, brain-computer interface, cloning and gene editing technology, heart xenotransplantation technology, bringing hope and confidence to mankind. Medicine is a discipline with warmth, embodying people-oriented humanistic care everywhere. Medicine is also a beam of light that illuminates dark corners, bringing endless hope to people. In the future, where is the road to medical innovation? How can medicine better benefit all humanity? Facing these unknowns, what kind of magical "magic" will we have in our hands? With the guide of The Innovative Medicine, let’s go for cracking the Da Vinci Code!
医学发展是人类文明进程的重要保障。医学创新是推动医学进步和提高生命质量的重要力量,造就了医学史上层出不穷的发明和发现,包括X射线、青霉素、显微镜、疫苗、无菌术、DNA双螺旋结构、脑机接口、克隆/基因编辑技术、心脏异种移植技术等,为人类带来了希望和信心。医学是一门有温度的学科,处处体现着以人为本的人文关怀。医学也是照亮黑暗角落的一束光,给人们带来无尽的希望。未来,医学创新之路在何方?医学发展又将如何更好地惠及全人类?面对这些未知,我们手中还会有什么样的神奇“魔法”?让我们和《创新医学》一起,解锁达芬奇密码吧!
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The Innovation Volume 4 Issue 4
Acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) is a catastrophic cardiovascular disease with fatal outcomes. Pathophysiologically, ATAAD itself triggers an intensive systemic inflammatory response, cardiopulmonary bypass, hemodilution, hypothermia and transfusion during the surgery further exacerbates inflammatory storm, potentially leading to multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. Along with surgical evolutions, scientists have made new discoveries and achievements in the underlying mechanism and understanding of inflammation of ATAAD, which greatly encourage us to optimize treatment for ATAAD patients. Over the aortic history, our team take the lead in proposing and recommending: going beyond traditional surgery, anti-inflammatory action is crucially important to target the residual cardiovascular risk by specific anti-inflammatory interventions as a crucially adjunct therapeutic strategy to improve the well-being of patient. The advent of artificial intelligence facilitates the risk predictions of mortality and morbidity, which could help individualize anti-inflammatory management, highlighting the need for precision treatment of ATAAD.
主动脉夹层炎症风暴(Aortic Dissection Inflammatory Storm)。急性A型主动脉夹层 (ATAAD) 是一种致命的灾难性心血管疾病。在病理生理上,夹层的发生会触发剧烈的早期全身性炎症反应,随后的体外循环、血液稀释、低温及输血则进一步加剧“炎症风暴”,继而导致多器官功能障碍综合征。在外科主动脉攻坚战的同时,科学家在主动脉夹层炎症和抗炎方面有了新的发现和成果;这极大地鼓舞了我们优化主动脉夹层治疗策略的信心和勇气。勇立潮头,我们在此率先倡议和推荐:在传统手术目标之外,将抗炎治疗作为一项重要的治疗策略,即特异性地靶向残余心血管炎症,进一步降低炎症相关风险,从而提升ATAAD的治疗水平。人工智能的出现极大地提高了疾病风险预测的精确性,为个体化抗炎治疗提供了强大后盾,为全面战胜这一灾难性的危急重症添砖加瓦。
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The Innovation Volume 4 Issue 5
Meat quality, an economically important trait in pig industry, is a determining factor in the overall acceptability of eating quality, which is closely related to fatty acid (FA) compositions. Muscle FA composition is governed by heredity, age, diet, and feeding environment. In recent decades, the role of the gut microbiota in host lipid metabolism has been widely confirmed in germ-free models. On this cover story, scientists transplanted obese Ningxiang pigs’ fecal microbiota into the lean Duroc Landrace Yorkshire pigs, leading to higher muscle FA contents and meat quality. Obese Ningxiang pig-derived Lactobacillus reuteri has been identified as a key microbiota to manipulate the muscle FA deposition by targeting SLC22A5-mediated carnitine metabolism. These novel findings provide a new potential microbial strategy for muscle FA-based meat quality management.
肠道微生物调控猪肌肉脂肪酸沉积(Gut microbiota-mediated muscle fatty acid deposition)。北宋大诗人苏轼留有多篇关于猪肉的诗句,其中“待他自熟莫催他,熟度足时他自美”和“五日一见花猪肉,十日一遇黄鸡粥”表现了对猪肉的喜爱。猪肉品质作为养猪业重要的一个经济性状是饮食质量整体可接受性的决定因素。猪肉品质与肌肉脂肪酸含量和组成密切相关,其中肌肉脂肪酸受遗传、年龄、饮食和喂养环境的影响。近几十年来,肠道微生物群在宿主脂质代谢中的作用已在无菌动物模型中得到广泛证实。在肠道微生物与猪脂肪代谢互作研究中,来自湖南农业大学的科学家将脂肪型宁乡猪的粪便微生物移植到瘦肉型杜长大猪中,结果提高肌肉脂肪酸含量和肉品质。脂肪型宁乡猪来源菌群,尤其是罗伊氏乳杆菌主要通过靶向抑制SLC22A5介导的肉碱代谢来调控肌肉脂肪酸沉积。以上创新性结果为基于肌肉脂肪酸调控的肉品质提升提供了一种新的潜在微生物策略。
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The Innovation Life Volume 1 Issue 2
Today, humanity is facing numerous challenges. On the other side, these challenges are also inspiring progress in human intelligence and technology continuously. Research on artificial organs provides new avenues in the field of both life and medical science. The application of artificial intelligence in the life sciences allows for a deeper analysis of life phenomena and more precise manipulation. Advances in omics technologies enable scientist to examine the processes and mechanisms of life from a global perspective. In-depth analysis of pathogenic microorganisms helps us better understand the interactions of life and cherish the value of life. Faced with current challenges, humankind is unendingly creating and applying advanced technological means to build our future homes and share the common destiny of human being. We are getting together and moving forward.
医学科学(Medical Science)。医学是人类维护健康和预防疾病的重要科学。随着医学的进步,人类寿命延长,生活质量提高。从草药到分子通路,人类正经历从传统医学到精准医学的转变:在合适的时间为合适的患者提供合适的治疗。然而,要实现这一目标并不容易,因为大多数疾病的病因不明。从描述到关联,众多科研人员正在共同努力破译疾病背后的机制。为了应对这些挑战,迫切需要越来越多的全球合作,包括来自所有学科的专家:不仅仅是医生、科学家和行政人员,还应该包括工程师、技术人员和营销人员。不局限于一隅,应拓宽视野;甚至跳出人类社会的范畴,在更广阔的视野审视人类进程。也许,这才是确保人类可持续卫生保健的正确方式。
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The Innovation Geoscience
Volume 1 Issue 2
Ocean Science is a discipline that investigates various aspects of ocean, including marine environment, marine biology, marine geology, and marine meteorology. It covers a wide range of subjects to gain a deeper understanding of the physical, chemical, biological, and geological processes of ocean and their interactions with Earth's climate and ecosystems. The primary research methods in oceanography include satellite remote sensing technology, underwater robot, molecular biology and genetics, the study of the microbial carbon pump, deep-sea exploration tools, and marine archaeology techniques, etc. The continuous advancement of these technologies and methods empowers oceanographers to conduct more in-depth and comprehensive research on the marine environment, its biota, and geological processes, thereby contributing to addressing critical issues such as global climate change, ecosystem management, and resource conservation.
海洋科学(Ocean Science)。海洋科学是研究地球上的海洋环境、海洋生物、海洋地质和海洋气象等相关领域的学科。它涵盖了广泛的主题,旨在深入了解海洋的物理、化学、生物和地质过程,以及它们与地球气候和生态系统的相互作用。海洋科学的主要研究手段有卫星遥感技术、水下机器人、分子生物学和遗传学、深海探测器和海洋考古技术等。这些技术和方法的不断进步使海洋科学家能够更深入、更全面地研究海洋环境、生物和地质过程,有助于解决全球气候变化、生态系统管理和资源保护等全人类的重要问题。
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The Innovation Materials
Volume 1 Issue 2
Bioinspired materials are a class of artificial materials with unique properties that take inspiration from nature to mimic the structures, compositions, and functions of natural biomaterials, which are emerging cross-fields of the disciplines of materials, biology, chemistry, and physics. The shell of Cristaria Plicata is illustrated here as an example of the multilevel structural features that have inspired scientists to explore novel biomimetic materials in manuscript style. The two approximately symmetrical shell valves of Cristaria Plicata are composed of a strong and tough inner nacre layer (aragonite and proteins) and a hard and wear-resistant outer prismatic layer (calcite and proteins), which are connected by a deformable and fatigue-resistant hinge located at the dorsal edge. Although the main components of the shell valves and the hinge are calcium carbonate and proteins, the shell structure of Cristaria Plicata demonstrates how organisms can utilize the inherent properties of various materials to integrate structural features with functional properties at multiple scales perfectly. Analyzing biological structure from the macro to the atomic scale becomes the foundation for designing biomimetic materials.
仿生材料的“达芬奇密码”-以褶纹冠蚌外壳为例(The Da Vinci Code of Bioinspired Materials-The Case of Cristaria Plicata Shell)。仿生材料是从自然中汲取灵感,通过模仿天然生物材料的结构、组成和功能开发出的具有独特性能的一类人工材料,是材料、生物、化学和物理等学科的新兴交叉领域。本期封面以褶纹冠蚌的外壳结构为例,运用手稿风格显示其多重结构信息,成为科学家探索新型仿生材料灵感新依据。褶纹冠蚌外壳的两个近似对称的壳瓣由内层高强韧的珍珠层(文石和蛋白质)和外层坚硬耐磨的棱柱层(方解石和蛋白质)复合而成,并通过位于背脊处的可变形耐疲劳的铰链连接在一起。虽然组成壳瓣和铰链的主要物质都是碳酸钙和蛋白质,但两种物质在微观的不同结构组合形成了刚性的外壳和柔性的铰链,是生物在不同尺度上利用组成成分的固有属性将结构特征与功能特性的完美整合。这种从宏观到原子尺度解析生物结构的策略成为仿生材料设计的新基石。
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The Innovation Medicine
Volume 1 Issue 2
There are over 55 million dementia patients in the world. Among them, Alzheimer's disease (AD) is most commonly seen, which typically causes disability and care-dependence among elderly people. The incidence rate of AD gradually increases with age among middle-aged and elderly people, thus having a particularly severe impact on the aging society. Unfortunately, there is currently no effective method to completely cure AD. Faced with this world-class challenge, global scientists continue to work on the potential pathological mechanisms, diagnosis, and treatment of AD, hoping to make breakthroughs in new biomarkers, imaging diagnosis, and peripheral blood measurement, thereby improving the early diagnosis accuracy of AD and providing more effective targets for new drug development. In the future, medicine will leverage artificial intelligence to further accelerate the pace of breakthroughs in basic research, promote the generation of new therapies, and ultimately win the battle against AD.
阿尔茨海默病(Alzheimer's Disease)。全球有超过5500万的痴呆患者;而阿尔茨海默病(AD)是痴呆最常见的形式;也是造成全球老年人失能和依赖照护的主要原因之一。AD发病率在中老年人中随年龄增长而升高,因此对当今老龄化社会的冲击尤其严重。目前医学科技尚无可以完全治愈AD疾病的有效方法。面对这一世界级难题,全球科学家们在AD的潜在发病机制、早期诊断和治疗方面持续发力。期待未来在新的生物标志物、影像诊断和外周血标志物测定等方面取得新的突破;从而进一步提高AD的早期诊断准确率;并为其新药研发提供更有效的靶点。未来医学科学家将借助人工智能,进一步加速AD基础研究进程,促进AD新疗法的诞生,从而使人类彻底摆脱AD疾病带来的困扰。
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The Innovation Volume 4 Issue 6
Since ancient times, our ancestors have developed the concept of systems engineering, achieving numerous engineering miracles around the world, such as the pyramids, the Great Wall, and the Dujiangyan irrigation system. Systems engineering, acting as a silk weaving machine, organizes the chaotic components into efficient and optimized systems. It weaves an endless Silk Road, riding waves of technological revolutions, as human civilization develops over thousands of years. Driven by cutting-edge theories and technologies, such as data science, artificial intelligence, complex systems, virtual simulation, and high-performance computing, conventional systems engineering methods have become digital and intelligent in recent years. It continuously makes breakthroughs, in multiple fields such as parallel systems and generative simulation, and in various applications such as aerial swarms and intelligent metamaterials. We envision that digital-intelligent systems engineering will inevitably make important contributions to science and technology innovations.
数智系统工程(Digital-Intelligent Systems Engineering)。人类自古以来就在认识改造世界的过程中形成了系统工程的思想,创造了金字塔、长城、都江堰等一系列工程奇迹。面对现实世界中纷繁复杂的现象与要素,系统工程如同丝绸织布机一样将复杂现实梳理为一个个高效有序的系统。随着人类文明数千年的延续和进步,系统工程在一次次技术浪潮的推动下,勾勒出了一条持续演进的“丝绸之路”。如今,在数据科学、人工智能、复杂系统、虚拟仿真、高性能计算等理论与技术的强力推动下,新一代数智系统工程方法应运而生,在平行系统、生成式仿真等技术方面不断突破,应用于无人机集群、智能超材料等多个领域,并将在支撑重大工程和科技创新等方面做出更大贡献。
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The Innovation Life Volume 1 Issue 3
The Green Hope. Plants, Earth's quintessential life forms, not only furnish food and oxygen for animals, including humans, but also supply indispensable raw materials for human civilization. Spanning from individual species to entire ecosystems, and delving into the depths from genes to their functions, contemporary botanical research is thriving with vitality. Innovations like rubber, hybrid rice, and artemisinin... the profound influence of plants is incessantly reshaping humanity's destiny and propelling the swift advancement of our societies. Facing the escalating uncertainties and challenges confronting our globe, perhaps the answers are hidden within these verdant beings. Join us in The Innovation Life, as we immerse ourselves in the pulsating rhythms of plants, spread the intoxicating fragrance of life, and chant the verdant anthem of hope...
绿色的希望。植物,地球上最重要的生灵,为包括人类在内的动物们提供食物和氧气,也为人类社会提供生产生活不可或缺的原料。从物种到生态系统,从基因到功能,当今植物学的研究正展现着蓬勃生机。橡胶,杂交水稻、青蒿素......来自植物的贡献也在不断改变着人类的命运,推动着人类社会快速向前发展。如何应对全球面临的不断增强的不确定性和威胁,也许答案就藏在这绿色的生命里。让我们和 The Innovation Life 一起,感受植物的律动,流溢生命的芬芳,吟唱绿色的希望......
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The Innovation Geoscience
Volume 1 Issue 3
Sustainable Development. Sustainable development (SD) necessitates concerted efforts to construct an inclusive, sustainable, harmonious, and resilient future for both people and the planet. “Leave no one behind” stands as the defining principle of the 2030 Agenda for SD, signifying a collective commitment by all countries to collaborate. To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it is vital to reconcile three core aspects: economic growth, social equity, and environmental protection. The pursuit of SD doesn’t follow a linear nor solitary path. It requires the combined strength of science, technology, engineering, and policy (STEP) working in unison. Science-based solution provides profound insights into both natural and socio-economic Earth systems, directly influencing SD. Technology offers tools to address the dimensions of threats and challenges faced by SD. Engineering innovation practices consistently lead the way in translating ambitious goals into tangible changes aligned with SD. The coherent policies play a crucial role in balancing immediate socio-economic progress with long-term environmental protection, ensuring an equitable path towards sustainability. Each component contributes unique strengths, but it’s their synergy that propels transformative change.
可持续发展。可持续发展旨在建设一个包容、可持续、和谐和韧性的世界,需要全人类的共同努力。“不让任何人掉队”是联合国2030年可持续发展议程的根本遵循,标志着所有国家合作的集体承诺。要实现可持续发展目标,必须协调经济增长、社会公平和环境保护三个方面。对可持续发展的追求既不是线性的,也不是孤立的,需要科学、技术、工程和政策(STEP)的协同创新。以科学为基础的解决方案为地球系统的可持续性提供理论基础。技术创新为应对可持续发展面临的威胁和挑战提供手段与工具。工程实践将雄心勃勃的目标转化为符合可持续发展的真实场景。政策制定在平衡经济增长、社会公平和环境保护中发挥引导作用。STEP的每一个组成部分都有其独特的优势,正是它们的协同作用促进了可持续发展。
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The Innovation Materials
Volume 1 Issue 3
As a Cool Earth. The caloric material is a type of functional material that undergoes a phase transformation in response to external stimuli. Such materials include magnetic, dipolar and elastic systems. The significant caloric effects during the phase transformation can be motivated and regulated by external fields, and can be applied to the latest development of solid-state refrigeration technology. Based on the caloric effects, people are developing indoor refrigeration and heat pump technologies, which are expected to bring new applications that are very different from the traditional gas-compression refrigeration. At the same time, new refrigeration applications are also being developed, such as hydrogen liquefaction technology in low-temperature cooling. The development of these new technologies leads to improving the comfort of human life and alleviating the global greenhouse effect. The cover of this Issue is based on the use of caloric effects. It adopts the artistic fashion that spans spatial scale to connect solid-state refrigeration technology with application scenarios, previewing the potential of new technologies' improvement in human life and maintenance of our green homeland.
相变材料与固态制冷。相变材料是一类会随外界条件演化而自发产生物态改变的功能材料,如铁磁、铁弹、铁电材料等。这类材料在其相变过程中会表现出显著的潜热效应。通过施加外场激励并调控这种热效应,相变材料已被用于开发不同于传统气体压缩制冷方式的全新固态制冷技术,并在室内制冷、热泵等领域尝试应用。与此同时,新的固态制冷应用也在持续拓展,如低温制冷中的氢气液化技术。这些应用未来有望助力缓解全球变暖问题。本期封面以相变热效应的利用为主题,采用跨越空间尺度的艺术手法,将固态制冷技术与生活场景和全球环境关联起来,畅想了固态制冷技术在创建未来美好家园中的应用潜力。
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The Innovation Medicine
Volume 1 Issue 3
Caring for Eye Health, Appreciating the Beauty of the Eyes -The cover of this issue explores the evolution of eye health over time, showcasing the diversity and resilience of human vision. The cover artistically presents the eyes of different ages, symbolizing the journey from youth to old. Each eye is accompanied by a vivid depiction of its unique perspective, highlighting how vision shapes our perception of the world's rich landscapes. As we age and our mindset changes, our perception of the world also evolves. This combination of art and medicine is not only a visual feast but also a thought-provoking initiative. It encourages readers to delve into the understanding of eye health and eye diseases, while also appreciating the spectacular views and beautiful moments that our eyes bless us with every day. Through the perspective of this cover, let us advocate for caring for our eye health and loving the world with our eyes!
关爱“眼”健康,欣赏“睛”之美。本期封面透视了眼健康在时间维度上的演变,展现了人类视觉的多样性和可塑性。封面艺术地呈现了不同年龄群体的眼睛,象征着从少年到老年的旅程。每一双眼睛对世界都有其独特视角的生动描绘,凸显了视觉如何塑造人类对世界万物的感知。伴随着年龄的增长和心境的变化,我们对世界的感知也在发生变化。这种艺术与医学的结合不仅是一次视觉盛宴,也是一次引人深思的倡议。它鼓励读者深入了解眼健康和眼疾病,同时也欣赏眼睛每天给予我们的壮观景观和美丽时刻。通过本期封面的视角,倡导关注“眼”健康,用“睛”爱世界!
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The Innovation是一本由青年科学家与Cell Press于2020年共同创办的综合性英文学术期刊:向科学界展示鼓舞人心的跨学科发现,鼓励研究人员专注于科学的本质和自由探索的初心。作者来自全球55个国家;已被139个国家作者引用;每期1/5-1/3通讯作者来自海外。目前有196位编委会成员,来自21个国家;50%编委来自海外(含39位各国院士);领域覆盖全部自然科学。The Innovation已被DOAJ,ADS,Scopus,PubMed,ESCI,INSPEC,EI,中科院分区表(1区)等收录。2022年影响因子为33.1,CiteScore为23.6。秉承“好文章,多宣传”理念,The Innovation在海内外各平台推广作者文章。
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