Highlights from Nature China

Solutions to the Euler equations provide a means to study a wide range of physical phenomena, including natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina, Scientists create a microemulsion of two ionic liquids and more.

Nature China will highlight the best research coming out of Mainland China and Hong Kong, providing scientists from around the world with a convenient portal into publications drawn from across all scientific disciplines.

Axon differentiation: Dishevelled neurons
The signalling protein Dishevelled helps to regulate axon growth

Microemulsions: A dry mix
Scientists create a microemulsion of two ionic liquids

Nanotubes: Slowly but surely
Single-walled nanotube arrays have been synthesized using ultralow gas-flow deposition

Zinc oxide: Crystal under pressure
A model explains how the crystal structure of zinc oxide is transformed at high pressures

Super-excited states: Change the channel
The super-excited states of fluorine molecules are studied using quantum-defect theory

Fluid dynamics: Understanding Hurricane Katrina
Solutions to the Euler equations provide a means to study a wide range of physical phenomena, including natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina