EU envoys agree implementation delay of deforestation law
Deforestation is the second largest source of the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change after the burning of fossil fuels, the European Commission says.
UN summit approves fund to share benefits of nature's sequenced genetic data
The issue had been a bone of contention at the 16th Conference of Parties (COP16) to the UN's Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
PM introduces ‘astronaut designates’ for Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission
Modi announces names of four Indian Air Force pilots from whom the final crew will be selected
Gopi Thotakura to become 1st Indian space tourist to fly on Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin’s NS-25 mission
Covishield: AZ cites regulators’ view that benefits outweigh risk of ‘extremely rare potential side effects’
AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine faces UK class action suit; Serum Institute markets it in India as Covishield
Chief Hydrographer Pathania urges investment in satellites for geospatial awareness
The 14th edition of the Indo-Pacific Geo Intelligence Forum highlighted the critical role of geospatial technology in addressing security challenges in the region.
India to sign High Seas Treaty in September, joining global effort to protect ocean biodiversity
India’s participation will enable it to contribute to global ocean governance, access biodiversity funds, and play a role in establishing marine protected areas and sharing marine genetic resources.
Mpox outbreaks in Africa could be ended in 6 months, WHO chief says
First shipment of vaccines expected to arrive in Congo within days: WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Stuck-in-space astronauts reflect on being left behind and adjusting to life in orbit
The astronauts stuck in space say it was hard to see their Boeing capsule leave without them
Tax Query: Tax relief for arrear pension
Under Section 89(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, you may claim tax relief on arrear pension received from previous years
Ayushman Bharat senior citizen health insurance: Benefits and enrolment details
The Ayushman Bharat scheme offers ₹5 lakh health coverage for seniors 70+, free and with easy Aadhaar-based enrollment
Redefining inclusivity
Blind Bake and The Echoes are unique cafes that provide employment to specially abled people
Director Sai Rajesh: ‘Baby’ has been a learning experience; henceforth I will be more cautious in my writing
Sai Rajesh, the writer-director of the Telugu romantic drama ‘Baby’ that has been eliciting extreme responses, says he did not intend to make a toxic film
Dev Anand @100: Watch ‘C.I.D’, ‘Guide’, ‘Jewel Thief’ and ‘Johny Mera Naam’ on the large screen
To commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of actor Dev Anand, the NFDC-NFAI and Film Heritage Foundation will facilitate the screening of restored 4k versions of ‘C.I.D’, ‘Guide’, ‘Jewel Thief’ and ‘Johny Mera Naam’ in theatres across 30 cities in India
South Asia’s highest ‘land art’ festival set in Ladakh reflects on climate change
Art at an altitude of 3,500 metres? South Asia’s highest contemporary land art festival is back with its second edition in Ladakh with site-specific installations and sustainable sculptures
Here’s why private flights are taking off in India like never before
Once the domain of politicians and Bollywood celebrities, private flights are catching the fancy of India’s ultra rich who prize their exclusivity and speed. How much will it cost you to hop aboard?
L-G, CM briefed about plans to implement World Bank, ADB aided projects in Puducherry
French entertainment company presents gravity-defying acrobatics performance in Puducherry
Watch the Original Nosferatu, the Classic German Expressionist Vampire Film, Before the New Remake Arrives This December
F. W. Murnau’s Nosferatu, far and away the most influential early vampire movie, came out 102 years ago. For about ten of those years, Robert Eggers has been trying to remake it. He wouldn’t be the first: Werner Herzog cast Klaus Kinski as the blood-sucking aristocrat at the center of his own version in 1979, and, though […]
An efficient and stable deep-blue oxygen-bridged triphenylborane-based fluorophore with hybridized local and charge-transfer states
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03114H, Paper
A multifunctional deep-blue HLCT fluorophore with remarkable performance was developed by incorporating a boron/oxygen-based multi-resonance skeleton.
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Efficient and easily repeatable organic solar cells in a high boiling point solvent by introducing a highly mixed tolerant guest acceptor
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03192J, Paper
Efficient and easily repeatable organic solar cells were fabricated based on a highly mixed tolerant acceptor in a high boiling point solvent.
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Low-pressure hydrogen sensing mechanism based on the field emission of defect-controlled ZnO nanorods
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC01951B, Paper
The work function of ZnO is reduced with H adsorbed on oxygen defects, leading to the hydrogen sensing effect.
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Enhancing visual luminescence detection of tetracycline antibiotics through regulation of nitrogen-containing ligand and antenna effect of Ln3+
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC02735C, Paper
Two water-stable luminescent Cd-MOFs were synthesized from flexible carboxylate ligand and two N-containing ligands with different rigidity and flexibility, which demonstrated different luminescence responses toward antibiotics TC/OTC.
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Visible light mediated efficient photoswitching of dimethyldihydropyrenes in thin films for all-photonic logic gate applications and dynamic encryption/decryption capabilities
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03321C, Paper
Dimethyldihydropyrene (DHP) photoswitches exhibit visible light-induced ring-opening photoisomerization, reversed by UV/visible light or heat in thin films.
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Fabrication of effect pigments with full visible photonic crystal colors via the shear-induced assembly of multinary colloidal nanoparticles
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC02761B, Paper
An efficient shear-induced co-assembly strategy is provided for creating full-spectrum tunable structural color materials and complex photonic nanostructures by handily manipulating varied relative ratios of multinary colloidal nanoparticles.
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Synergistic modulation of BiOI by atomic-level vacancies and dominant facets for efficient photocatalytic degradation of bisphenol A
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC02536A, Paper
BiOI-2 exhibits excellent photocatalytic degradation performance through the synergistic regulation of defects and facets.
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In situ formation of a Co-MOF/Ti–Fe2O3 photoanode for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC01728E, Paper
The cocatalyst Co-MOF significantly enhances charge separation and transfer in the Ti–Fe2O3 photoanode, achieving a photocurrent density of 3.9 mA cm−2 at 1.23 V vs. RHE.
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Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride by hollow nanofiber Ag@ZnGa2O4/ZnO with synergistic effects of LSPR and S-scheme interface engineering
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC02853H, Paper
Compared with traditional photocatalytic materials, hollow nanofibers can show greatly improved photocatalytic efficiency due to their large specific surface area and more surface-active sites.
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Additive-induced intermolecular interaction enhancement enables highly efficient organic solar cells
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03277B, Paper
We developed a pyridine-based solvent additive targeting the acceptor moiety. This additive fine-tunes the aggregation, crystallinity, and stacking of the active layer through stronger non-covalent interactions with the acceptor.
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Revealing the effect of conductive mechanism on the voltage endurance of ferroelectric thin films via controlling the deposition temperature for reaching high energy storage capability
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03879G, Communication
By controlling the conducting mechanism of BCZT–BZT thin films, which was significantly affected by the deposition temperature, the voltage endurance was strongly enhanced, and the energy storage performance was also optimized.
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Modification of mixed-halide quasi-2D perovskites by aminophylline towards efficient and spectrally stable blue light-emitting diodes with low efficiency roll-off
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04214J, Paper
Aminophylline modification enables mixed-halide blue quasi-2D perovskite LEDs to achieve low efficiency roll-off and excellent spectral stability.
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Highly efficient, ultra-stable multi-interlayer luminescent solar concentrators based on green and red-emitting perovskite nanocrystal composites
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04167D, Paper
Perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) based LSCs suffer from complex preparation processes, relatively low efficiency, and limited stability. To address this issue, using silica aerogels (AGs) as template materials, green-emitting Zn2+-doped Zn-CsPbBr3@SiO2...
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Large magnetic anisotropy and rotating cryomagnetocaloric effect in single-crystalline paramagnetic lanthanide calcium oxyborates LnCa4O(BO3)3 with Ln = Pr, Nd, Gd, Tm, Er
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03249G, Paper
The lanthanide calcium oxyborates LnCa4O(BO3)3 compounds form a family of multifunctional materials with promising nonlinear and linear optical properties and piezoelectrical properties because of their polar crystal structure. In the...
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Exclusive! Vidya Balan, As Never Before!
'The mother-daughter relationship is a unique one.' 'There is love, there is anger, taken for grantedness, so many different things.'
Why Kajol REFUSED To Do Salaam Venky
Revathy's new film Salaam Venky tells an emotional story of a caring mother looking after her terminally-ill son.But as much as the trailer is a tear-jerker, the trailer launch was full of laughs.
Anupam Kher On IFFI Row: Shameful!
SEE: SRK Like Never Before!
'I get scared. I feel insecure. I lose confidence many times in the day. But that is why I keep going because the weaker you are, the stronger you get'
'Kareena Is Epitome Of Effortlessness'
'Her love for the story -- be it understanding the story quickly or reading the script, then composing yourself in almost no time for the shot.''All of it is just so natural to her.'
Biden stresses case for computer chips before crucial Senate vote
President Joe Biden is asking Congress to send him a bipartisan bill designed to boost the country’s computer chips industry
Ultrasound mechanisms and their effect on solid synthesis and processing: a review
DOI: 10.1039/D4CS00148F, Review Article
Ultrasound intensifies a wide range of processes involving solids, enhancing control over their formation and post-treatment. This review summarizes key ultrasonic mechanisms and effects in solids' synthesis and processing.
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Design and regulation of defective electrocatalysts
DOI: 10.1039/D4CS00217B, Review Article
This review focuses on the synthesis and characterization of defective electrocatalysts, the internal correlation between defects and catalytic activity, and the development and application of defective electrocatalysts in various catalytic fields.
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