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AP govt signs MoU worth Rs 65,000 cr with Reliance Industries for investment in CBG projects




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Correction: Superhydrophobic and mechanical properties enhanced the electrospinning film with a multiscale micro-nano structure for high-efficiency radiation cooling

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,9241-9241
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA90062F, Correction
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Lijing Kong, Puqing Sun, Jincheng Liu, Yongxing Lin, Chao Xiao, Chao Bao, Kang Zheng, Meng Xue, Xian Zhang, Xianglan Liu, Xingyou Tian
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Mussel-mimetic thermal conductive films with solid–solid phase change and shape-adaptive performance

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00031E, Paper
Donglei Li, Canxia Ding, Sicong Shen, Jun Wang, Limin Wu, Bo You, Guibao Tao
Inspired by mussel structure, a novel thermally conductive phase change film is made using hot pressing, layer-by-layer stacking, cutting, and splicing. It has high thermal conductivity, low thermal resistance, high latent heat, and electrical insulation, suitable as a thermal interface material.
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Rapid in situ growth of high-entropy oxide nanoparticles with reversible spinel structures for efficient Li storage

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA08101J, Paper
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Siyu Zhu, Wei Nong, Lim Jun Ji Nicholas, Xun Cao, Peilin Zhang, Yu Lu, Mingzhen Xiu, Kang Huang, Gang Wu, Shuo-Wang Yang, Junsheng Wu, Zheng Liu, Madhavi Srinivasan, Kedar Hippalgaonkar, Yizhong Huang
Using laser radiation, high-entropy nanoparticles were rapidly fabricated on conductive carbon. The high-entropy nanomaterials with reversible spinel structures exhibit better cycling and rate performances in LIBs.
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A new versatile crystalline sponge for organic structural analysis without the need of activation

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA07946E, Paper
Jin chang Liu, Weiping Huang, Yuxin Tian, Wei Xu, Wen-Cai Ye, Ren-Wang Jiang
Crystalline sponges made “crystallography without crystals” and received current attentions, but were difficult to apply directly because of the tedious activation procedures. It was important to prepare crystalline sponges that...
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Co–Co2C catalysts supported on carbon-coated ordered mesoporous silica with promoted CO insertion and C–C coupling for higher alcohol synthesis from syngas

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA01179A, Paper
Zhuoshi Li, Siqi Fan, Zhuang Zeng, Shaoxia Guo, Xiaofeng Pei, Shouying Huang, Yong Wang, Yue Wang, Xinbin Ma
Co–Co2C catalysts supported on carbon-coated ordered mesoporous silica showed superior performance for HAS than catalysts with uncoated and amorphous supports.
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Reduction on Specific Lattice Planes for Metal-organic Frameworks/Poly-pyrrole Composites with Dilated Porosity

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00766B, Paper
Wenxiu He, Xu Zhai, Zhipeng Qiao, Huan Chen, Weiliang Tian, Yu Fu, Junyi Chen
Owing to the microporosity, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have attracted great attention in various applications, whereas their potential in mass transfer and diffusion of larger molecules have been limited. To break...
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A full metal-free flexible ammonium-ion battery with biodegradable hydrogel electrolyte

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00249K, Paper
Abhishek Paudel, Ajalynn N. Crum, Ying Wang
In this work, a full flexible metal-free battery is developed using a QSS hydrogel electrolyte sandwiched between a PANI anode and PPy cathode enabling the battery to operate and maintain its performance while bent or twisted.
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In situ construction of a double perovskite heterostructure with exsolved FeNi3 alloy nanoparticles for CO2 electrolysis in solid oxide electrolysis cells

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA07820E, Paper
Xiaoyu Wang, Haibo Hu, Caiyue Xie, Yifei Wang, Haowei Li, Xifeng Ding
FeNi3 nanoparticles anchored on the (PrBa)0.95Fe1.6Ni0.4O6−δ double perovskite enhance the electrochemical performance and durability in direct CO2 electrolysis.
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Closed pore structure engineering from ultra-micropores with the assistance of polypropylene for boosted sodium ion storage

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA01375A, Paper
Xue Li, Ning Sun, Shaohong Zhang, Razium Ali Soomro, Bin Xu
Closed pore architectures with exceptional Na-storage performance have been successfully fabricated from ultra-micropores with the assistance of polypropylene.
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Highly stable photovoltaic effects in A2+–Zr4+ (A = Ca, Sr, Ba) co-doped BiFeO3 films with self-polarization

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00649F, Paper
Lei Shi, Wenyue Zhao, Zhao Wang, Wenjing Hua, Xiaoxia Yang, Weidong Fei, Yu Zhao
The photovoltaic responses and temperature stabilities of A2+–Zr4+ (A = Ca, Sr, Ba) composite doped BiFeO3 films with self-polarization were enhanced in the R to MA phase transition.
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NiFeCo–OH/NiTe nanoarrays with amorphous/crystalline interfaces for highly efficient oxygen evolution reaction

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00772G, Paper
Jing Liu, Da Liu, Xiaoxiao Yan, Peifang Guo, Hongbin Xu, Peng Chen, Renbing Wu
One-dimensional heterostructured NiFeCo–OH/NiTe nanorod arrays with amorphous/crystalline interfaces have been rationally synthesized, exhibiting an excellent OER electrocatalytic performance.
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Enhancing CO2 gasification-reforming of municipal solid waste with Ni/CeO2 and Ni/ZrO2 catalysts

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00665H, Paper
Shiyu Zhang, Yibing Peng, Mengna Wu, Qinghai Li, Yanguo Zhang, Hui Zhou
CO2 gasification-reforming facilitates CO2 utilization and yields CO-rich syngas for municipal waste management. Catalysts are essential for enhancing syngas production via catalytic tar reforming.
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Harvesting solar energy with a Ni-MOF-based evaporator for efficient solar thermal storage and steam generation

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00203B, Paper
You Xu, Zhengyun Wang, Xianbao Wang, Zhenzhen Guo, Muhammad Sultan Irshad, Naila Arshad, Jiang Gong, Hongfang Liu, Guangfang Li
A hybrid solar evaporator comprising a Ni-based metal–organic framework material and a phase change material composite was fabricated for high performance solar-thermal energy storage and continuous solar vapor generation.
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S-doped TiN supported N, P, S-tridoped TiO2 with hetero-phase junctions for fuel cell startup/shutdown durability

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA01475H, Paper
Mitsuharu Chisaka, Jubair A. Shamim, Wei-Lun Hsu, Hirofumi Daiguji
A platinum group metal-free S-doped TiN-supported N, P, S-tridoped TiO2 catalyst with anatase/rutile TiO2 hetero-phase junctions is revealed to display a high durability against fuel cell startup/shutdown cycles not to lose its anion dopants.
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Insight into piezoelectricity modulation mechanism of ZnO doped with Y ions

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA01317D, Paper
Zihan Wang, Yue Sun, Shenglong Wang, Da Xiong, Guo Tian, Longchao Huang, Boling Lan, Long Jin, Weiqing Yang, Weili Deng
ZnO is a performance-rich material due to its unique coupling of piezoelectricity and semiconductor properties. However, the intrinsic piezoelectric screening effect of ZnO weakens the electromechanical conversion efficiency and greatly...
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Plasticity tunable artificial synapses based on organic electrochemical transistors with aqueous electrolytes

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03569K, Paper
Ruhua Wu, Miao Xie, Yuhua Cheng, Dan Zhao, Liang-Wen Feng, Jianhua Chen, Wei Huang
By regulating ion transporting kinetics and ion diffusion distances in organic mixed ionic–electronic conductor channels, highly tunable short- and long-term plasticity are obtained in vOECTs with aqueous electrolytes.
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Pi-extended hypervalent iodine macrocycles and their supramolecular assembly with Buckminsterfullerene

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04251D, Paper
Krishna Pandey, Samsul Arafin, Grayson Venus, Eli Jones, Yachu Du, Mina Dumre Pandey, Tahir Awais, Lichang Wang, Kyle N. Plunkett
Hypervalent iodine based macrocycles with enlarged aromatic cores can form extended supramolecular assemblies with Buckminsterfullerene.
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Multimodal anti-counterfeiting inks: modern use of an ancient pigment in synergy with a persistent phosphor

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04228J, Paper
ALESSANDRO LO BIANCO, Francesco Armetta, Vitalii Boiko, Dariusz Hreniak, Maria Luisa Saladino
A multi-level luminescent, transparent and not-permanent inks for anti-counterfeiting systems and security was developed. The inks emit a radiation of different wavelength depending on the radiation used to illuminate them,...
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A cafe in Coimbatore pays an ode to the riding community with a nutritious menu




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Govt. charges BRS with hatching conspiracies to stall development projects for political gains

Dy CM says involvement of BRS leader in Lagacharla incident exposes the party’s intentions




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KTR in Delhi to strike a deal with BJP to escape Formula-E probe: Bhatti

Deputy Chief Minister points to BRS call to Maharashtra voters not to vote for Congress




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Amaran collection in TN crosses ₹100 crore within two weeks; global collection ₹250 crore

Global collection of Amaran in the first 11 days was ₹248 crore, which was far less than the Vijay starrer The GOAT that had a whopping collection of ₹397 crore but ahead of Rajinikanth’s Vettaiyan at ₹225 crore, according to data




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FSSAI discusses various sets of compliances with e-commerce food operators




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LTIMindtree expands footprint in US with new innovation facility




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Russia discusses cooperation in pulses trade with India




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Air India completes merger with Vistara




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An Efficient All-Visible Light-Activated Photoswitches Based on Diarylethenes and CdS Quantum Dots

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06110A, Edge Article
Open Access
Kezhou Chen, Jiayi Liu, Joakim Andréasson, Bo Albinsson, Tiegen Liu, Lili Hou
All-visible light-activated diarylethene (DAE) photoswitches are highly attractive for applications in smart photoresponsive materials. Photocyclization of DAE via the low-lying excited triplet state through triplet energy transfer (TET) from a...
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Photocatalytic 1,3-Oxyheteroarylation of Aryl Cyclopropanes with Azine N-oxides

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06723A, Edge Article
Open Access
Doyoung Kim, Hyewon Ju, Wooseok Lee, Sungwoo Hong
Cyclopropanes, valuable C3 building blocks in organic synthesis, possess high strain energy and inherent stability. We present an efficient, environmentally benign 1,3-oxyheteroarylation of aryl cyclopropanes using azine N-oxides as bifunctional...
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Vistara's last flight from Odisha takes off for Delhi ahead of merger with Air India




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Assam: Army celebrates 'National Education Day' with students in Tinsukia




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Rajnath Singh stresses on adaptive defence to cope with Age of Grey Zone, hybrid warfare




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Akashteer: Transforming India's air defence with cutting-edge technology




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China's largest air show takes off with fighter jets, attack drones

China has poured resources into modernising and expanding its aviation capabilities as it faces off against the United States and others around regional flashpoints like Taiwan.




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Discovery of hybrid Glypromate conjugates with neuroprotective activity against paraquat-induced toxicity

RSC Med. Chem., 2024, 15,3711-3727
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00584H, Research Article
Sara C. Silva-Reis, Vera M. Costa, Daniela Correia da Silva, David M. Pereira, Xavier Cruz Correia, Xerardo García-Mera, José E. Rodríguez-Borges, Ivo E. Sampaio-Dias
A series of bicyclic-based Glypromate conjugates with reduction of protein aggregation elicited by Aβ25–35 and neuroprotective activity against paraquat-induced toxicity is reported, paving the way for the discovery of novel neurotherapeutics.
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Stachydrine, a pyrrole alkaloid with promising therapeutic potential against metabolic syndrome and associated organ dysfunction

RSC Med. Chem., 2024, 15,3652-3673
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00425F, Review Article
Semim Akhtar Ahmed, Prasenjit Manna, Jagat Chandra Borah
Metabolic syndrome is a multifaceted condition marked by interconnected risk factors, significantly increasing the risk of serious diseases like cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and stroke.
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A photoswitchable CENP-E inhibitor with single blue-green light to control chromosome positioning in mitotic cells

RSC Med. Chem., 2024, 15,3795-3799
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00458B, Research Article
Kazuya Matsuo, Takashi Kikukawa, Tomonori Waku, Akio Kobori, Nobuyuki Tamaoki
A photoswitchable centromere-associated protein E (CENP-E) inhibitor based on the 4-methylaminoazobenzene photoswitch is reported, which is characterized with cistrans photoisomerization with blue-green light and fast thermal relaxation.
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AIADMK will not form an alliance with BJP in 2026 polls, reiterates Palaniswami

“During the Lok Sabha election, it was said at the party headquarters and in press bytes that the AIADMK will not have alliance with the BJP in the [2026] Assembly election,” he said




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Supreme Court sets pan-India guidelines against ‘bulldozer justice,’ calls demolitions without due process unconstitutional

The Apex court maintains that these guidelines do not apply in cases of unauthorized public land construction or where demolition is mandated by a court ruling




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Synthesis of MOF-supported Pt catalyst with high electrochemical oxidation activity for methanol oxidation

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,36370-36377
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA06393G, Paper
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Merve Akin, Hatice Kars, Muhammed Bekmezci, Aysenur Aygun, Mert Gul, Guray Kaya, Fatih Sen
In this study, Pt and Pt@Ti-MOF NPs catalysts were synthesized by chemical reduction method. Ti-MOF structure was synthesized using the solvothermal method, and the effect of Ti-MOF on methanol oxidation was investigated.
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Karnataka bypolls: Channapatna, Shiggaon and Sandur constituencies witness overall turnout of 76.9% till 5 p.m.

A total of 45 candidates are in the fray in these byelections




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Pakistan should stop playing cricket with India, says Rashid Latif

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has written to ICC asking for written confirmation from the BCCI for India's inability to travel to Pakistan for the tournament




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Why US chess champ Levon Aronian is connecting with the Armenian community in Chennai

Chess champion Levon Aronian, who competed in Chennai Grand Masters recently, on future Indian chess superstars




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Ranji Trophy | Tamil Nadu has Railways under the cosh with dominant show

CRICKET | Skipper Jagadeesan’s decision to field pays off handsomely as Ajith Ram and Gurjapneet take quick wickets; Ahuja, Saif and Merai hold out with half centuries




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Allison Transmission to double Chennai facility with $100 mn+ investment amid rising global demand

The expansion aims to double the facility’s size, creating 167 new jobs, and enhance production capacity for automatic transmissions in response to growing global demand




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U.T. seeks Centre’s nod to implement Smart Meter Project with post-paid plan option

There is stiff resistance from various quarters for the pre-paid Smart Meter Project. It will be difficult to introduce the prepaid functionality at the beginning stages of the implementation, says Minister for Home A. Namassivayam in his memorandum submitted to Union Minister for Power Manohar Lal Khattar




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BJP leaders to live with people living alongside Musi river




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Barcelona’s Fati sidelined with hamstring injury

Fati is set to miss the club’s Champions League match against French side Brest on November 26, as well as La Liga matches against Celta Vigo, Las Palmas, Mallorca and Real Betis




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Parthiv Patel gets dual responsibility with Gujarat Titans: batting and assistant coach

Parthiv Patel will perform the dual role in the support staff led by head coach Ashish Nehra




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Pro Kabaddi League: Gujarat Giants return to winning ways with big win over Bengal Warriorz

In the second match of the night, Haryana Steelers moved to the top of the table and extended their winning run to four games after defeating the Patna Pirates 37-32