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IIT Kharagpur-led study says tropical rainforests could survive global warming

The study, published online in the Elsevier journal, was conducted on records of rainforests in sediments from Gujarat’s Vastan coal mines deposited in coastal lagoons around 56 million years ago




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Row over CPI(M) leader E.P. Jayarajan’s yet to be published autobiography

Jayarajan clarifies that though he is working on an autobiography, it remains unfinished, and no one has been authorised to publish or distribute it




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CPI(M) Kerala secretary M.V. Govindan backs E.P. Jayarajan amid autobiography controversy

Govindan says CPI(M) does not require members to seek prior permission to write a book, though he emphasised that consultation with the party should occur before publication




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Swami AI chatbot to improve Sabarimala pilgrimage experience




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Swiggy-backed Rapido sees net loss at Rs 371 crore in FY24




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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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Soft-oxometalates (SOMs): crafting the pillars of a sustainable future

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA07580J, Review Article
Nidhi Kumari, Soumyajit Roy
Soft-oxometalates as a tool of chemical science for designing sustainable solutions.
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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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Design of Interfacial Dual Schottky Junctions to Modulate Charge Transfer for Enhanced Piezo-assisted Photocatalytic Degradation RhB Performances

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00619D, Paper
Xiaoqi Jiang, Shengdong Sun, Yuqiao Wang, Lebing Zhao, Fangzhi Huang, Shikuo Li
Regulating charge transfer is a great challenge to improving the efficiency of piezoelectric photocatalytic reactions. Herein, sandwich-like Bi2WO6@Ag/MXene nanoflower spheres (BWO@Ag/MXene) with piezoelectric/plasma dual characteristics were synthesized by a facile...
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Oxygen vacancy-induced efficient hydrogen spillover in Ni17W3/WO3−x/MoO3−x for a superior pH-universal hydrogen evolution reaction

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00729H, Paper
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Yiqing Sun, Yiwei Bao, Di Yin, Xiuming Bu, Yuxuan Zhang, Kaihang Yue, Xiaoshuang Qi, Ziyan Cai, Yongqiang Li, Xiulan Hu, Johnny C. Ho, Xianying Wang
By regulating the oxygen vacancy in the WO3−x/MoO3−x support synergistically, the active phase transition can be accomplished at low voltage, resulting in fast intermediate hydrogen uptake/transfer/desorption kinetics on the prepared catalyst surface and interface.
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Dioxygen atom co-doping g-C3N4 for boosted photoreduction activity of CO2 and mechanistic investigation

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00156G, Paper
Zhang Jiang, Mingnv Guo, Zhongqing Yang, Ruiming Fang, Ziqi Wang, Jingyu Ran
Visible-light photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide with the help of photocatalysts has become an important means to mitigate the greenhouse effect.
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A bioinspired sulfur-surrounded iron catalyst for ammonia synthesis

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00710G, Paper
Na Zhang, Yubing Si, Qiang Fu, Xing Chen
A nitrogenase-inspired inorganic compound consisting of iron (Fe) and molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) is designed with a promising capability of N2 fixation using first principles.
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Boosting the electrocatalytic activity of single atom iron catalysts through sulfur-doping engineering for liquid and flexible rechargeable Zn–air batteries

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00524D, Paper
Tianfang Yang, Bingcheng Ge, XuPo Liu, Zunjie Zhang, Ye Chen, Yang Liu
A practical strategy is reported to design single-Fe atom decorated S/N-doped C (Fe SAs@S/N–C) catalysts with a high Fe loading of 5.45 wt%. The prepared catalysts exhibit excellent performances for liquid and all-solid-state Zn–air batteries.
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Bio-inspired design of a self-supported bismuth microforest for high performance sodium storage

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00950A, Paper
Jia Bai, Yan Liu, Ben Pu, Qi Tang, Yongbin Wang, Ruihan Yuan, Jin Cui, Yi Yang, Xiaojia Zheng, Bin Zhou, Weiqing Yang
A self-supported bismuth microforest anode material, prepared by a simple, efficient and scalable in situ galvanic replacement approach, exhibits high performance for sodium-ion batteries.
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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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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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New rest norms for pilots will reduce their salary, Air India tells DGCA

Meeting held as part of mediation ordered by Delhi High Court between pilots and airlines




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Pilgrims visiting Sabarimala to get nowcast from Nov. 15

Hygrometers to measure humidity and thermometers will be installed on the shrine premises soon to provide weather services to pilgrims, says IMD Director




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Try to stand on your own legs, Supreme Court tells NCP led by Ajit Pawar to stop using Sharad Pawar’s pictures, videos

The Bench asked the Ajit Pawar camp to circulate an online message among its leaders, party workers and representatives against using the pictures or video/audio clips of Sharad Pawar, whether old or new




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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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Vegetable prices sky-rocket in October, food inflation at 10.87%, CPI at 6.21 %




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Fifth storm in a month bears down on the Philippines

The local government also reported knee-high floods across Santiago, a city of 1,50,000 people along an upper bank of the Cagayan river




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COP29: India, other developing countries demand fair climate finance commitments

India, LMDCs advocate for equitable climate finance at COP29, pushing for transparency, fairness, and flexibility in financial commitments




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Iran executes in public a serial rapist convicted in dozens of cases

Iran’s state media say authorities have executed in public a man convicted of raping dozens of women over two decades




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New ATP-competitive inhibitors of E. coli GyrB obtained from the mapping of the hydrophobic floor at the binding site: synthesis and biological evaluation

RSC Med. Chem., 2024, 15,3759-3777
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00498A, Research Article
Lucas Gutierrez, Peter Peršolja, Rodrigo Tosso, Nace Zidar, Danijel Kikelj, Ricardo D. Enriz
A diagram of the active site of E. coli gyrase B, highlighting the hydrophobic subsite, including key residues relevant to ligand binding.
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Furoxan–piplartine hybrids as effective NO donors and ROS inducers in PC3 cancer cells: design, synthesis, and biological evaluation

RSC Med. Chem., 2024, 15,3778-3794
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00281D, Research Article
Carolyne Brustolin Braga, Julio Cesar Milan, Matheus Andrade Meirelles, Bruno Zavan, Guilherme Álvaro Ferreira-Silva, Ester Siqueira Caixeta, Marisa Ionta, Ronaldo A. Pilli
A novel hybrid integrating piplartine with a furoxan moiety exhibited a sub-micromolar IC50 and extraordinary selectivity for PC3 cells, which was associated with its capacity to release NO, generate ROS, induce DNA damage, and trigger apoptosis.
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Design and synthesis of novel 8-(azaindolyl)-benzoazepinones as potent and selective ROCK inhibitors

RSC Med. Chem., 2024, 15,3862-3879
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00313F, Research Article
Daniele Pala, David Clark, Christine Edwards, Elisa Pasqua, Laura Tigli, Barbara Pioselli, Piotr Malysa, Fabrizio Facchinetti, Fabio Rancati, Alessandro Accetta
This study reports a novel, potent and selective series of ROCK inhibitors based on 8-(azaindolyl)-benzoazepinones identified through a core-hopping strategy.
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Correction: computational design, synthesis, and assessment of 3-(4-(4-(1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl)phenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole derivatives as effective epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors: a prospective strategy for anticancer therapy

RSC Med. Chem., 2024, 15,3912-3912
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD90040E, Correction
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Nilesh Raghunath Khedkar, Milind Sindkhedkar, Alex Joseph
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Delhi AQI drops to 361 in ‘very poor’ category as smog engulfs national capital

Delhi recorded its first dense fog of the season on Wednesday as visibility dropped to 0 metres at 8 a.m.




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Andhra Pradesh Budget reflects aspirations of all sections of people, say legislators

It has given impetus to the developmental goals outlined in the NDA’s election manifesto, say MLAs on the first day of discussion




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Varun Hospitality announces eco-friendly mixed-use project to replace The Gateway Hotel in Visakhapatnam




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Andhra Pradesh High Court strikes down PIL seeking to restrain police from taking action on ‘abusive content on social media’




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Doctor stabbed at Kalaignar Centenary Super Speciality Hospital in Chennai; one arrested

The oncologist who was attacked has been identified as Balaji Jagannath. He has been admitted in the ICU, and his condition is said to be critical




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COP29: India, other developing countries demand fair climate finance commitments

India, LMDCs advocate for equitable climate finance at COP29, pushing for transparency, fairness, and flexibility in financial commitments




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MP asks officers to speed up work on ESI hospital




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Final Call, Trevalius, Densetsu, Once You Go Black and Champions Way catch the eye




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Manipur stuns defending champion Punjab




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Death of woman after delivery at private hospital in Dharmapuri sparks row; RDO holds inquiry




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Daylight assault on doctor inside Chennai hospital leaves medical fraternity in shock

The attacker, Vignesh, was reportedly frustrated over the treatment given to his mother, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in an advanced stage




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​Surprise spike: On the Consumer Price Index

October’s inflation pace surpasses expectations and dashes rate cut hopes for now




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Tackling diabetes epidemic

An India free of diabetes-related complications is eminently possible, if lifestyle changes are made




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China, Philippines spar over new maritime laws, baseline drawings in South China Sea

The move follows China's definition on Sunday of the baseline for "territorial waters" around the shoal, which Beijing claims as Huangyan Island




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Private college lecturer arrested for sexual assault on job aspirant in Coimbatore




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UPPSC aspirants protest continues for third day over exam format 

The job aspirants protest multiple shifts and score normalisation in exams, demanding a fair and unified testing process




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Tambaram Corporation begins population survey and area mapping for improved coverage of UPHCs




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African swine fever: culling of pigs complete at Kottiyur in Kannur

A 48-member rapid response team led by District Animal Husbandry Officer Dr. V. Prasanth and Chief Veterinary Officer Dr. P. Biju oversaw the culling of 193 pigs across three farms




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Kerala HC slams authorities for keeping drains open




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Action initiated against apartment for connecting sanitary line to Cauvery pipeline




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10 hostel students hospitalised after falling sick in Visakhapatnam district