Nature China highlights 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.
Antifungal proteins: The nutty killer
Scientists in China have isolated a protein from peanut seeds that has antifungal, antibacterial and anticancer activities
Blood lipid levels: The power of Chinese yams
The starch in Chinese yams helps to reduce levels of fat and cholesterol in the bloodstream
Nanochannels: Driven by charges
Scientists have designed a membrane containing tiny charge-driven water pumps, which can be used for seawater desalination and wastewater treatment
Amphiphilic catalysts: Under the spotlight
The dispersion of a surfactant catalyst at the interface of emulsion droplets is observed for the first time by direct imaging
Gas storage: Corny carbon
Cornstalks can be converted into high-quality microporous carbon for storing gases such as hydrogen
Acoustic metamaterials: Silence all around
Scientists in Hong Kong have demonstrated the possibility of a three-dimensional cloaking device for sound
