Ran Du

Dec 9, 2024 | phys.org | Ran Du

Have you ever imagined that high-density metals could be converted into an ultralight aerogel? This counterintuitive idea was presented in 2009 by Eychmüller's group, where all-metal-made aerogels, i.e., metal aerogels (MAs), were produced by assembling metal nanoparticles in a controlled manner. Since then, these special and promising materials have been explored by global scientists, gradually forming a new field in materials science.

Nov 13, 2024 | nature.com | Jinzhe Zhang |Ran Du |Liang Ma |Zhiguo Zhu |Tao Lin |Yongfeng Zhou | +1 more

AbstractIn tomato, sugar content is highly correlated with consumer preferences, with most consumers preferring sweeter fruit1,2,3,4. However, the sugar content of commercial varieties is generally low, as it is inversely correlated with fruit size, and growers prioritize yield over flavour quality5,6,7. Here we identified two genes, tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) calcium-dependent protein kinase 27 (SlCDPK27; also known as SlCPK27) and its paralogue SlCDPK26, that control fruit sugar content.

Nov 20, 2023 | mdpi.com | Ran Du |Alexander Eychmüller

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