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Light/X-ray/ultrasound activated delayed photon emission of organic molecular probes for optical imaging: mechanisms, design strategies, and biomedical applications

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,10970-11003
DOI: 10.1039/D4CS00599F, Review Article
Rui Qu, Xiqun Jiang, Xu Zhen
Versatile energy inputs, including light, X-ray and ultrasound, activate organic molecular probes to undergo different delay mechanisms, including charge separation, triplet exciton stabilization and chemical trap, for delayed photon emission.
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Dynamic evolution processes in electrocatalysis: structure evolution, characterization and regulation

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,10852-10877
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS00756A, Tutorial Review
Chao Xie, Wei Chen, Yanyong Wang, Yahui Yang, Shuangyin Wang
Dynamic evolution processes in electrocatalysis, including structure evolution of electrocatalysts, characterization methods and regulation strategies for dynamic evolution in electrocatalysis.
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Mechanism and stereoselectivity in metal and enzyme catalyzed carbene insertion into X–H and C(sp2)–H bonds

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,11004-11044
DOI: 10.1039/D4CS00742E, Review Article
Reena Balhara, Ritwika Chatterjee, Garima Jindal
This review provides a mechanistic overview of asymmetric Fe, Cu, Pd, Rh, Au and heme-based enzymes catalyzed carbene insertion reactions to construct  C–X (X = O, N, S, etc.) and C–C bonds, focusing on the stereochemical models.
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Autocatalytic DNA circuitries

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,10878-10899
DOI: 10.1039/D4CS00046C, Tutorial Review
Qiong Wu, Wei Xu, Jinhua Shang, Jiajing Li, Xiaoqing Liu, Fuan Wang, Jinghong Li
A critical review of recent developments in autocatalytic DNA circuits, rooted in DNAzyme biocatalysis, enzyme catalysis, and dynamic hybridization assembly, and their practical applications across bioanalysis, biomedicine, and biomimetics.
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A comprehensive review on hydrogen production, storage, and applications

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,10900-10969
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS00731F, Review Article
Chamila Gunathilake, Ibrahim Soliman, Dhruba Panthi, Peter Tandler, Omar Fatani, Noman Alias Ghulamullah, Dinesh Marasinghe, Mohamed Farhath, Terrence Madhujith, Kirt Conrad, Yanhai Du, Mietek Jaroniec
There is a need for zero or low-carbon fuels that can produce electricity, power vehicles, and support industry. This review presents production, storage, and applications of hydrogen with emphasis on decarbonization and transportation.
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Connecting to the location

The dominant feature of an area should be reflected as works of art in the design of buildings, feels architect Kapil Gupta. By Nandhini Sundar




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Post-secondary chemistry education in developing countries [electronic resource] : advancing diversity in pedagogy and practice / Dawn I. Fox, Medeba Uzzi, and Jacqueline Murray

Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group, 2024.




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Omni bus topples and catches fire on NH in Salem; one killed

An omni bus carrying 30 passengers collided with a moped, killing an elderly man who was riding it. The bus then toppled and caught fire




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Self-financing colleges in Coimbatore reach out to Union Education Ministry seeking exclusive categorisation in NIRF ranking




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Prisoner booked for altercation with police officer in Salem




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Brief encounter between leopard and domestic cat ends well





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Groundwater Denitrification Enhanced by Hydrogel Immobilized Iron/Solid Carbon Source: Impact on Denitrification and Substrate Release Performance

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3EM00444A, Paper
Wenhao Yu, Lecheng Liu, Yan Ni, Xilai Zheng
Encapsulating solid carbon source and zero-valent iron (ZVI) within hydrogel can prevent direct contact with groundwater, thereby extending the lifespan of their released active substrates. It is currently unclear whether...
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PDSU (V) condemns Bandi Sanjay’s remarks on Education Commission 




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Plurality and identity: on the educational relations between chemistry and physics

Chem. Educ. Res. Pract., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RP00288A, Perspective
Pedro J. Sánchez Gómez, Mauricio Suárez
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Chemical bonding in Swedish upper secondary school education: a force-based teaching model for enhanced understanding

Chem. Educ. Res. Pract., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4RP00258J, Paper
Catalin Koro Arvidsson
This study investigates if a force-based teaching approach, based on quantum mechanical principles and developed in a lesson study, would enhance the understanding of chemical bonding among upper secondary school...
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Enhanced photocatalysis of metal/covalent organic frameworks by plasmonic nanoparticles and homo/hetero-junctions

Mater. Horiz., 2024, 11,1611-1637
DOI: 10.1039/D3MH01645E, Review Article
Yannan Liu, Shengyun Huang, Xing Huang, Dongling Ma
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs) photocatalysts face challenge in poor photocatalytic efficiency, which was promoted by the introduction of plasmonic nanoparticles (NPs) and junctions.
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Elucidating the impact of oxygen functional groups on the catalytic activity of M–N4–C catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction: a density functional theory and machine learning approach

Mater. Horiz., 2024, 11,1719-1731
DOI: 10.1039/D3MH02115G, Communication
Liang Xie, Wei Zhou, Yuming Huang, Zhibin Qu, Longhao Li, Chaowei Yang, Yani Ding, Junfeng Li, Xiaoxiao Meng, Fei Sun, Jihui Gao, Guangbo Zhao, Yukun Qin
While current experimental and computational studies often concentrate on introducing external structures or idealized MN4 models, we emphasize the often-overlooked impact of inherent OGs within the carbon structure of MN4 materials, presenting a new perspective on their catalytic activity origin.
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Novel magneto-electrocatalyst Cr2CO2-MXene for boosting nitrogen reduction to ammonia

Mater. Horiz., 2024, 11,1769-1778
DOI: 10.1039/D3MH01945D, Communication
Neng Li, Zhongyong Zhang, Zheng Wang, Bin Liu, Deyong Zhou, Xing Zhou, Peng Zhang, Xiujian Zhao
Gibbs free energy for electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction on Cr2CO2 with four magnetic states: NM, FM, Inter-AFM, and In-AFM.
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Advances and challenges in the modification of photoelectrode materials for photoelectrocatalytic water splitting

Mater. Horiz., 2024, 11,1638-1657
DOI: 10.1039/D4MH00020J, Review Article
Longyue Yang, Fang Li, Quanjun Xiang
With the increasing consumption of fossil fuels, the development of clean and renewable alternative fuels has become a top priority.
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Heterostructured grafting of NiFe-layered double hydroxide@TiO2 for boosting photoelectrochemical cathodic protection

Mater. Horiz., 2024, 11,1808-1816
DOI: 10.1039/D3MH02134C, Communication
Zhi-Jun Wang, Hui Xie, Seong Chan Jun, Jiang Li, Li Cheng Wei, Yu Chen Fang, Shude Liu, Ming Ma, Zheng Xing
Grafting NiFe-LDH nanosheets onto TiO2 nanorod arrays largely improves the photoexcited charge separation and accelerates the surface oxidation reaction, leading to stable & self-enhancing photoelectrochemical cathodic protection performance.
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Fabrication of polymeric microspheres for biomedical applications

Mater. Horiz., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3MH01641B, Review Article
Xuebing Li, Luohuizi Li, Dehui Wang, Jun Zhang, Kangfeng Yi, Yucai Su, Jing Luo, Xu Deng, Fei Deng
A systematic summary of fabrication technologies, a variety of structures and biomedical applications of polymeric microspheres.
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Improved photovoltaic performance and stability of perovskite solar cells by adoption of an n-type zwitterionic cathode interlayer

Mater. Horiz., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MH00253A, Communication
Young Wook Noh, Jung Min Ha, Jung Geon Son, Jongmin Han, Heunjeong Lee, Dae Woo Kim, Min Hun Jee, Woo Gyeong Shin, Shinuk Cho, Jin Young Kim, Myoung Hoon Song, Han Young Woo
Integration of NDI-ZI as a cathode interlayer in perovskite solar cells improves both device efficiency and stability, mitigating halide and Ag ion migration by chemically capturing ions via electrostatic Coulombic interactions.
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A bioactive calcium silicate nanowire-containing hydrogel for organoid formation and functionalization

Mater. Horiz., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MH00228H, Communication
Wenping Ma, Yi Zheng, Guangzhen Yang, Hongjian Zhang, Mingxia Lu, Hongshi Ma, Chengtie Wu, Hongxu Lu
An optimized CS/GelMA composite hydrogel is designed for organoid development, which can be used as a substrate for supporting intestinal and liver organoid formation and functionalization.
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Time-averaged atomic volume spectrum: locating and identifying vacancies

Mater. Horiz., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MH00140K, Communication
YongQuan Wu, Hao Wang, JiaHao Fu, BoYang Zhang, Xu Zhao, Kai Zhang
We developed the TAVS method to accurately locate and fully identify vacancies based on a new concept of the atomic cage enwrapping vacancies. This flexible method is believed to be applicable to any type of vacancy in any type of material.
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High-Entropy Materials for Thermoelectric Applications: Towards Performance and Reliability

Mater. Horiz., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3MH02181E, Review Article
NOUREDINE OUELDNA, Noha Sabi, Hasna Aziam, Vera Trabadelo, Hicham Ben youcef
High-entropy materials (HEMs), including alloys, ceramics and other entropy-stabilized compounds, have attracted considerable attention in different application fields. This is due to their intrinsically unique concept and properties, such as...
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Engineering a hollow bowl-like porous carbon-confined Ru–MgO hetero-structured nanopair as a high-performance catalyst for ammonia borane hydrolysis

Mater. Horiz., 2024, 11,2032-2040
DOI: 10.1039/D3MH01909H, Communication
Jialei Yang, Zhenyu Yang, Jiafu Li, Hao Gang, Donghai Mei, Dongming Yin, Ruiping Deng, Yifeng Zhu, Xingyun Li, Ning Wang, Sameh M. Osman, Yusuke Yamauchi
A sub-nano interfacial catalytic structure is orchestrated by tailor-designing a hollow bowl-like porous carbon-confined Ru–MgO hetero-structured nanopair as a high-performance catalyst for ammonia borane hydrolysis.
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Oxovanadium electronics for in-memory, neuromorphic, and quantum computing applications

Mater. Horiz., 2024, 11,1838-1842
DOI: 10.1039/D3MH01926H, Opinion
Kirill Yu. Monakhov
Redox- and spin-active macrocyclic vanadyl(IV) complexes and polyoxovanadates(V) have promising structural and physicochemical characteristics for innovative bottom-up hybrid electronics.
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Hierarchical surface-modification of nano-Cu toward one pot H-transfer-coupling–cyclization–CO2 fixation tandem reactions

Mater. Horiz., 2024, 11,1957-1963
DOI: 10.1039/D3MH01921G, Communication
Zhi-Qiang Wang, ChengHua Deng, Bo Li, Hai-Qiang Luo, Peng Hao, Xiao Liu, Jian-Gong Ma, Peng Cheng
One pot H-transfer-coupling–cyclization–CO2 fixation tandem reactions to synthesize high value-added dihydrobenzofurans are realized through the hierarchically constructed Cu–Ag nanoalloy with a MOF cover as an efficient catalyst.
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Atomic-scale Ru anchored on chromium-shavings as a precursor for a pH-universal hydrogen evolution reaction electrocatalyst

Mater. Horiz., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3MH01951A, Communication
Qingxin Han, Qiangqiang Lu, Xuechuan Wang, Chao Wei, Xiaoyu Guan, Luming Chen, Xiao Wang, Ji Li
Chrome shavings produce electrocatalysts with atomically dispersed Ru sites. The CN/Cr2O3/Ru-1 catalyst has excellent HER catalytic performance under the synergistic effect of RuN4 and Cr2O3.
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Polycatechols inhibit ferroptosis and modulate tau liquid–liquid phase separation to mitigate Alzheimer's disease

Mater. Horiz., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MH00023D, Communication
Hariharan Moorthy, Madhu Ramesh, Dikshaa Padhi, Prayasee Baruah, Thimmaiah Govindaraju
Polycatechols modulate amyloid-associated toxicities, arrest labile iron, inhibit lipid peroxidation, and regulate tau liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) to mitigate the pathological nexus between ferroptosis and AD.
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Construction of phase-separated Co/MnO synergistic catalysts and integration onto sponge for rapid removal of multiple contaminants

Mater. Horiz., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MH00285G, Communication
Mengting Liu, Wanyu Zhang, Ruiting Ni, Zhenxiao Wang, Hongyao Zhao, Xiu Zhong, Yanyun Wang, Danhong Shang, Zengjing Guo, Edison Huixiang Ang, Fu Yang
Novel metallic Co integration onto MnO nanorods enhances catalyst efficiency for wastewater treatment.
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'Theatre should be a part of school education'

S. Thirunavukkarasu says theatre should be a part of school education, as it helps instil confidence, articulation and creativity in children




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The collapse of categories and post-individualism

Gender debates appear to be deepening social fragmentation in the West




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Sub-classification verdict through Ambedkar’s ideals

The top court’s judgment takes into account the different sociological realities of every ‘jati’ with the aim of addressing the disparity within Scheduled Castes




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Relocation of pipelines: water supply in Kozhikode to be disrupted for five days

Old pipelines to be connected to newly laid pipelines to facilitate national highway widening




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Anchored fishing boat catches fire near Beypore in Kozhikode; close shave for two Lakshadweep fish workers

The incident, which took place near the Beypore harbour early on Sunday morning, was managed by the rescue squads using jankar-mounted foam tender




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Worst-Case Bounds on R&D and Pricing Distortions: Theory with an Application Assuming Consumer Values Follow the World Income Distribution [electronic journal].

National Bureau of Economic Research




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Wireless Communications and Smart Grid (ICWCSG), 2020 International Conference on [electronic journal].




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Why Does Education Reduce Crime? [electronic journal].




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Who Owns the Wealth in Tax Havens? Macro Evidence and Implications for Global Inequality [electronic journal].

National Bureau of Economic Research




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When the U.S. catches a cold, Canada sneezes: a lower-bound tale told by deep learning [electronic journal].




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What is a foreign firm? Implications for productivity spillovers [electronic journal].




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What are the Price Effects of Trade? Evidence from the U.S. and Implications for Quantitative Trade Models [electronic journal].




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Wage Equalization and Regional Misallocation: Evidence from Italian and German Provinces [electronic journal].

National Bureau of Economic Research




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Volatility, diversification and contagion [electronic journal].




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The Value of Working Conditions in the United States and Implications for the Structure of Wages [electronic journal].

National Bureau of Economic Research




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Utilization-Adjusted TFP Across Countries: Measurement and Implications for International Comovement [electronic journal].

National Bureau of Economic Research




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Urban Growth and its Aggregate Implications [electronic journal].

National Bureau of Economic Research




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Unemployment and Endogenous Reallocation over the Business Cycle [electronic journal].