{"title":"GSAman: A gene-structure annotation manual curator for functional genomics research.","authors":"Chengjie Chen, Ya Wu, Kangning Feng, Hongsen Liu, Yi Liao, Zaohai Zeng, Fengqi Wu, Mengjin Tan, Xiaolong Xu, Songlin Huang, Zihao Wang, Shuyuan Tang, Weijian Sun, Jisen Zhang, Ling-Ling Chen, Rui Xia","doi":"10.1016/j.xinn.2026.101471","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.xinn.2026.101471","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A high-quality reference genome requires not only accurate DNA sequences but also well-defined gene-structure annotations. However, many existing tools depend predominantly on automated pipelines that perform poorly when confronted with complex gene architectures, such as overlapping loci, alternative splicing patterns, and lowly expressed isoforms, resulting in incomplete or inaccurate annotations. To overcome these limitations, we developed GSAman, a standalone, ready-to-use tool that enables intuitive, what-you-see-is-what-you-get (WYSIWYG) editing of gene-structure annotations. In contrast to web-based platforms such as Apollo2, which generally require server deployment and do not provide full offline functionality, GSAman delivers a fully local, responsive interface for real-time annotation refinement, thereby improving accessibility across research settings. GSAman supports both fine-scale curations of individual genes and large-scale annotation of entire genomes. By enabling precise curation of gene models across varied genomic contexts, it directly facilitates downstream applications, including pan-genome construction, gene family evolutionary analyses, and precision crop enhancement. Using a telomere-to-telomere rice genome (MH63) annotation project as a case study, we demonstrate the practical utility of GSAman in producing a complete and accurate reference annotation, improving Benchmarking Universal Single-Copy Orthologs (BUSCO) completeness to 99.63% following manual curation. We believe GSAman will serve as a critical resource for advancing functional genomics across diverse species.</p>","PeriodicalId":36121,"journal":{"name":"The Innovation","volume":"7 10","pages":"101471"},"PeriodicalIF":39.5,"publicationDate":"2026-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13673535/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149216784","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electrochemical-mechanical-thermal modeling for lithium-ion batteries.","authors":"Wenxin Mei, Zhixiang Cheng, Chenrui She, Chaoshi Liu, Jinhua Sun, Qingsong Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.xinn.2026.101472","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.xinn.2026.101472","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lithium-ion battery operation results from multiphysical interactions incorporating electrochemical-mechanical-thermal interrelated processes taking place across diverse length/timescales. Driven by efficient and safe applications, understanding electrochemical-mechanical-thermal phenomena has become an overriding consideration for the prosperity of sustainable lithium-ion battery technology. Toward this goal, priority is given to modeling techniques because of comparatively satisfactory cost, identifying limited phenomena, and predicting how altering parameters affects the entire system. Herein, current advancements are evaluated and summarized in the realm to gain a comprehensive description of the electrochemical-mechanical-thermal modeling framework associated with the intricate interplay within electrochemical-mechanical-thermal properties. Electrochemical, mechanical, and thermal models are classified to characterize the corresponding properties during normal operation, degradation, and even thermal runaway. For convoluted and interconnected electrochemical-mechanical-thermal phenomena, initiating a unified modeling workflow intimately with a combination of question proposal, model development, parameter acquisition, model validation, and application is indispensable to unlocking the full investigative potential and assisting novices and specialists with model development. Finally, the future challenges confronted are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":36121,"journal":{"name":"The Innovation","volume":"7 10","pages":"101472"},"PeriodicalIF":39.5,"publicationDate":"2026-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13673537/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149216769","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Flexible ultrafast spintronic terahertz emitter with exceptional working temperature range.","authors":"Piming Gong, Faran Zhou, Liguang Gong, Yu Cheng, Litong Jiang, Peiyan Li, Jian Song, Guoqing Chang, Jing Teng, Xiaojun Wu, Zhiming Wang, Jimin Zhao","doi":"10.1016/j.xinn.2026.101467","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.xinn.2026.101467","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Spintronic terahertz (THz) emitters (TEs) leverage the spin degree of freedom. To address the growing demand for flexible TEs, we demonstrate a soft spintronic ultrafast TE based on a NiFe/SrRuO<sub>3</sub>/SrTiO<sub>3</sub>/mica(substrate) heterostructure. It emits picosecond 0-4 THz waves under near-infrared laser excitation, driven by the inverse spin Hall effect. Bendable samples with largely tunable curvatures (-2 cm<sup>-1</sup>≤ <i>κ</i> ≤ 2 cm<sup>-1</sup>) are achieved, by which a maximum 82% enhancement in the THz field strength is observed. We attribute it to tensile strain-induced large spin-orbit torque in SrRuO<sub>3</sub>. Significantly, we demonstrate an 80-500 K working temperature range for this all-inorganic flexible device, enabling applications under unprecedented extreme conditions (e.g., on the Moon's surface or at the poles). Our work ushers in the dawn of extreme-temperature-environment, all-inorganic, wearable, and broadband ultrafast THz devices, which uncovers an unexplored area for the application of ultrafast THz photonics.</p>","PeriodicalId":36121,"journal":{"name":"The Innovation","volume":"7 10","pages":"101467"},"PeriodicalIF":39.5,"publicationDate":"2026-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13673546/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149216843","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The InnovationPub Date : 2026-06-03eCollection Date: 2026-09-08DOI: 10.1016/j.xinn.2026.101461
{"title":"China's basic research trajectory: From scaling up to system building.","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.xinn.2026.101461","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xinn.2026.101461","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36121,"journal":{"name":"The Innovation","volume":"7 9","pages":"101461"},"PeriodicalIF":39.5,"publicationDate":"2026-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13556348/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148921202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The InnovationPub Date : 2026-06-03eCollection Date: 2026-07-06DOI: 10.1016/j.xinn.2026.101463
Jing Cai, Haidong Kan
{"title":"China's 2026 revision of National Ambient Air Quality Standards: A critical step toward health-based air pollution governance.","authors":"Jing Cai, Haidong Kan","doi":"10.1016/j.xinn.2026.101463","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.xinn.2026.101463","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36121,"journal":{"name":"The Innovation","volume":"7 7","pages":"101463"},"PeriodicalIF":39.5,"publicationDate":"2026-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13343418/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148413121","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}