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China, Russia must fight U.S. 'containment': security chief




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Trump nominates Army veteran and Fox News host Pete Hegseth for defence secretary

Mr. Hegseth deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan and unsuccessfully ran for Senate in Minnesota in 2012 before joining Fox News.




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Mangaluru court rejects bail application of two theft accused




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Donald Trump names Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to lead newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)

The U.S. President elect said their work would conclude by July 4, 2026, adding that a smaller and more efficient government would be a "gift" to the country on the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.





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Mohanlal: An Emperor Defeated By Love

'Once Mohanlal's ever-swelling entourage grasped his enormous worth, once it realized that the innate Mohanlal appeal could be profited from, it set about to exploit, to make uproars, to create the Mohanlal brand.''And he wasn't meant to be a brand. He was meant to be an artist, a tireless explorer of the unique seas inside him,' asserts Sreehari Nair.




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Pushpa Effect Makes Allu Arjun Brand Star

A little bird in the know of things tells me that Allu Arjun will most likely become the face of a global cola brand very soon.And he has jacked his brand endorsement price to an unheard of Rs 7.5 crore per day, leaving the likes of Virat Kohli and Ranveer Singh trailing by quite a margin, reveals Sandeep Goyal.




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To curb antimicrobial resistance, government may include antibiotics in definition of new drug

If brought into the new drug bracket, manufacturing, marketing and sale of antibiotics will be documented; patients will be able to buy antibiotics on prescription only




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The Science Quiz | Remembering a star that was briefly the brightest…




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Science and technology key to raising India’s profile in the world, says CSIR chief

Over 70,000 undergraduate, postgraduate and M.Phil students given degrees in absentia and 520 Ph.D candidates, including 90 gold medal-winners, receive their degrees in person




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Stoneflies change colour in response to deforestation, suggesting humans can alter evolution

So far, researchers have observed fewer clear-cut examples of human-induced evolution in the wild than one might imagine.




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India must create ‘leading’ space firms, not just service companies: ISRO chief

India has 450 companies making components to build and launch satellites, but ISRO’s vision requires new players, young talent, a thriving start-up ecosystem and large-scale investment from government and private sector




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COP16: Will financial roadblocks continue to hinder conservation efforts? | Explained

While the highlight of COP16 was the engagement of Indigenous people and local communities, the event also raised red flags




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Microplastics promote cloud formation, with likely effects on weather and climate

Scientists show that microplastic particles can have the same effects, producing ice crystals at temperatures 5 to 10 degrees Celsius warmer than droplets without microplastics.




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Solutions for a peaceful world

Lady Shri Ram College for Women’s Conflict Transformation and Peace Building course trains students to look at ways in which conflicts can be resolved at various levels.




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From battlefront to boardroom

This armed forces programme run by MDI Gurgaon can help ex-Army personnel join the corporate world.




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Banking on beliefs

These young engineering professionals chose entrepreneurship over big firms and fat pay



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Sunita Williams Bids Adieu To Boeing's Starliner; Spacecraft Left Space Station For Earth

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft has left the International Space Station (ISS) and is on its way back to Earth. 




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Refreshing look at Ganesha’s tale

Yuki Ellias gave the story a human and humorous touch




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A reflection of frayed minds

Mohan Agashe tells us what pushed him to back “Atsu”, which deals with the growing problem of elderly care.




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River reflects human foibles

Hanu Yadav’s “Karmanasha Ki Haar” is a severe indictment of superstition and feudal values, says Diwan Singh Bajeli




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Reflection on society

Visu’s play, enacted by Stage Creations, underlined greed and hypocrisy.




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With a touch of refinement

The Soorpanaka episode staged by Yakshagana artists at Niram Thiram stood out for its unusual treatment, writes Rupa Srikanth




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Trump victory: The effect on crude oil and the Indian rupee

Trump’s policies on trade have tended to strengthen the US dollar in the past




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Jindal Leasefin Ltd - Board Meeting Intimation for Board Meeting Intimation For Notice Of Board Meeting For Approval Of Unaudited Quaterly Financial Results For The Quarter Ended June 30Th, 2019 And Auditors Report Thereon.




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Shining a light on methane dry reforming – exploring the impact of visible light on carbon formation over Co/xCeO2–Al2O3

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00925H, Paper
George E. P. O'Connell, Richard F. Webster, Elise Elkington, Rose Amal, Jason Scott, Emma C. Lovell
Introducing light to thermal DRM may be an effective strategy to improve catalyst stability, but light's role in the stability mechanism is not well understood.
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MOF-derived N-doped CoNi@C as bifunctional catalysts for efficient water splitting

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00924J, Paper
Xihui Yang, Zekun Li, Zikun Yang, Dapeng Meng, Zhao Wang
CoNi@C core–shell catalysts from ZIF-67 were synthesized for efficient water splitting. The hydrophilic carbon shell inhibits metal oxidation. The CoNi alloy serves as the active site, while nitrogen doping promotes the electrocatalytic performance.
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Solar-Driven Tripus Photocatalytic Action of Defective S-doped g-C3N4 for 1,4 NADH Regeneration and Simultaneous Benzylamine Conversion along with CO2 Fixation into HCOOH

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00825A, Paper
Kanchan Sharma, Rajesh K. Yadav, Rajesh Kumar Verma, Satyam Singh, Shaifali Mishra, Rehana Shahin, Atul Pratap Singh, Chandani Singh, Navneet Kumar Gupta, Jin-Ook Baeg, Hwanhui Yun, Hyeongjoong Kim
Incorporating defects through intrinsic defect engineering has emerged as a versatile strategy for finely tuning key properties of materials, particularly the redox capacity. Defects are fundamentally important in enhancement of...
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First-principles investigation of an efficient non-noble single-atom catalyst Fe1/Ti2CO2 for formaldehyde oxidation

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6233-6246
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00809J, Paper
Yongkang Zhang, Yuting Fu, Kaibin Su, Yuhang Wang, Fengping Wang
Indoor formaldehyde (HCHO) removal holds paramount significance for human health, particularly in mild conditions. Fe1/Ti2CO2 is an efficient catalyst that can remove indoor formaldehyde.
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Ag co-catalyst prepared by ultrasonic reduction method for efficient photocatalytic conversion of CO2 with H2O using ZnTa2O6 photocatalyst

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6207-6214
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00564C, Paper
Kio Kawata, Shoji Iguchi, Shimpei Naniwa, Tsunehiro Tanaka, Masamu Nishimoto, Kentaro Teramura
Towards the realisation of carbon neutrality by utilising renewable energy sources, the photocatalytic conversion of CO2 with H2O—known as artificial photosynthesis—is important.
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Construction of a flow-through catalytic reactor employing O3–Fe/TiO2 for efficient catalytic ozonation disinfection

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6351-6362
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00893F, Paper
Jiaxuan Li, Xin Chen, Siyu Li, Kunrong Mei, Lequan Liu, Jinhua Ye
An O3–Fe/TiO2 reactor is designed for efficient air disinfection by catalytically converting ozone into reactive oxygen species (ROS).
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Heterostructure engineered construction of N-doped CuO@Co3O4 for highly efficient electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate to ammonia

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6372-6379
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00905C, Paper
Shi-Jiao Dong, Sai Huang, Ao Wang, Yan Meng, Gang Xu, Jun-Ling Song
The electrochemical reduction of nitrate to NH3 can be a promising and sustainable alternative for the industrially used, energy-intensive Haber–Bosch process under mild conditions and also solve the issue of nitrate nitrogen pollution in water.
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Fundamental studies of ruthenium species supported on boron nitride nanotubes: metal loading and pretreatment effects on CO oxidation

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6198-6206
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00945B, Paper
Jinwon Choi, Amol Pophali, Byeongseok Kim, Kwangsuk Yoon, Thomas You-Seok Kim, Hocheol Song, Sang Eun Shim, Jaewoo Kim, Taejin Kim
RuOx/BNNT catalysts were prepared with varying metal loadings and under oxidation and reduction conditions. RuOx/BNNT showed superior catalytic activity than Ru/BNNT. The catalyst will be favorable to the ER mechanism over the LH mechanism.
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Construction of a highly efficient MoS2-based composite electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6380-6392
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00923A, Paper
Mengyan Huang, Bo Liu, Junwei Wu, Junfeng Gu, Yichen Zheng, Peiyan Ma, Bei Li, Zhengyi Fu
The carboxyl groups in CC-MoC@MoS2 play a similar role to the amino acid residues in PS II.
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Engineering galactose oxidase for efficient cascade synthesis of L-guluronic acid from D-glucose

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00697F, Paper
Qingxiu Wang, Weisong Liu, Lijing Chang, Kuncheng Zhang, Yanbing Shen, Lingling Zhang
A synthetic pathway of L-guluronic acid and rational design of galactose oxidase.
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Effect of metal loading sequences in CO2 methanation activity on samarium-doped ceria supported bimetallic catalysts

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01007H, Paper
Andrew C. Chien, Corinna C. Chi
The La/Ni/SDC catalyst from one pot microwave-heating gives higher methanation activity than La–Ni/SDC and Ni–La/SDC from stepwise heating.
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The effect of separation distance on hydrogen spillover in Os promoted Co@HCS catalysts

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00758A, Paper
Open Access
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Tshepo Molefe, Roy Peter Forbes, Neil John Coville
Decreasing the carbon shell thickness increased the reducibility of Co3O4. The reducibility of Co3O4 was further achieved by adding an Os promoter outside of the sphere showing that H spillover was favoured over H2 diffusion/Co reduction by carbon.
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Effects of zeolite porosity and acidity on catalytic conversion of carbohydrates to bio-based chemicals: a review

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01070A, Review Article
Deyu Chu, Jinjing Ma, Qishun Liu, Jie Fu, Heng Yin
Optimizing the production process of high value-added chemicals derived from renewable biomass holds immense promise for clean energy utilization and environmental sustainability.
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The O2-stable [FeFe]-hydrogenase CbA5H reveals high resilience against organic solvents

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01018C, Paper
Open Access
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Martin Gerbaulet, Anja Hemschemeier, Thomas Happe
CbA5H from Clostridium beijerinckii is an oxygen-stable [FeFe]-hydrogenase. Here we report that CbA5H is stable in high concentrations of acetone and acetonitrile and also withstands intermediate concentrations of DMSO, ethanol and methanol.
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1D Zn(II)/2D Cu(I) halogen pyridyl coordination polymers. Band gap engineering by DFT for predicting more efficient photocatalysts in water treatment

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6573-6583
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00969J, Paper
Open Access
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Andrea García-Hernán, Fernando Aguilar-Galindo, Oscar Castillo, Pilar Amo-Ochoa
The study utilizes density functional theory to enhance the design and efficiency of coordination polymers for sustainable photocatalytic applications.
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Synergistic promotion of oxygen vacancy and Lewis acidity of Nb2O5 on the preferential hydroxymethyl hydrogenolysis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural catalyzed by single atom Pt

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6550-6560
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00559G, Paper
Ting-Hao Liu, Shuai Fu, Jin-Tao Gou, Yin-Sheng Zhang, Chang-Wei Hu, Hua-Qing Yang
Over Pt1/Nb2O5, oxygen vacancy increases the catalytic activity, while the strong Lewis acidity of Nb2O5 selectively promotes the hydrogenolysis of the –CH2OH group rather than the hydrogenation of the –CHO group.
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Heteroatom-assisted oxygen vacancies in cerium oxide catalysts for efficient synthesis of dimethyl carbonate from CO2 and methanol

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6513-6523
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00702F, Paper
Niladri Maity, Samiyah A. Al-Jendan, Samir Barman, Nagendra Kulal, E. A. Jaseer
Heteroatom (N, S) assisted CeO2 nanorod materials exhibited enhanced catalytic efficiency in the synthesis of dimethyl carbonate from CO2 and methanol, attributed to their superior surface acidity, basicity, Ce3+ concentration, and oxygen vacancies.
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Highly effective solar CO2 fixation via photocatalytic carboxylation of aromatic amines with carbon dioxide over a covalent organic framework (COF) as a photocatalyst

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6670-6677
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00949E, Paper
Chandani Singh, Jae Young Kim, No-Joong Park, Rajesh Kumar Yadav, Jin-Ook Baeg
Facile synthesis of the Tp-DAMS COF as a photocatalyst for efficient solar carboxylation of aromatic amines with CO2. The CO2 conversion efficiency into carboxylic acid is 99.9% without the necessity of using stoichiometric metallic reductants.
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Dual defect sites at g-C3N4 synergistically induce the electron localization effect for boosting photocatalytic H2O2 production

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6701-6709
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01101E, Paper
Jingjing Jiang, Yuyao Chen, Shijian Zhou, Haoran Xie, Changlai Li, Zheng Wei, Yan Kong
Defect engineering (such as doping of non-metallic elements or vacancies) is a universally effective modification to improve the electronic structure and physical properties of g-C3N4, which has been widely applied in various photocatalytic systems.
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Study on the effect and mechanism of Ag and Bi2MoO6 modification on the CO2 photo-thermal reduction performance of g-C3N4 catalysts with localized surface plasmon resonance

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6621-6640
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00930D, Paper
Bin Guan, Junyan Chen, Zhongqi Zhuang, Zhan Gao, Zeren Ma, Xuehan Hu, Chenyu Zhu, Sikai Zhao, Kaiyou Shu, Hongtao Dang, Tiankui Zhu, Zhen Huang
As a promising future energy material, g-C3N4 as a CO2 photo-thermal-reduction catalyst can effectively convert CO2 to renewable fuel, but the low yield and low product selectivity significantly limit its further development and application.
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Enhancing coking resistance of nickel-based catalysts for dry reforming of methane via nitric oxide abatement: a support study

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6678-6691
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00936C, Paper
Open Access
Beatrice Senoner, Andrea Osti, Antonella Glisenti
How to enhance DRM and NO carbon-assisted coupling using a support?
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Correction: 1D Zn(II)/2D Cu(I) halogen pyridyl coordination polymers. Band gap engineering by DFT for predicting more efficient photocatalysts in water treatment

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6720-6720
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY90084G, Correction
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Andrea García-Hernán, Fernando Aguilar-Galindo, Oscar Castillo, Pilar Amo-Ochoa
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Elucidation of Ce/Zr ratio effects on the physical properties and catalytic performance of CuOx/CeyZr1−yO2 catalysts

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01012D, Paper
Mohammed Sifat, Michal Luchowski, Amol Pophali, Wenhui Jiang, Yunfan Lu, Byeongseok Kim, Gihan Kwon, Kwangsuk Yoon, Jihun Kim, Kwangjin An, Sang Eun Shim, Hocheol Song, Taejin Kim
Although cerium oxide (CeO2) is widely used as a catalyst support, its limited defect sites and surface oxygen vacancy/mobility should be improved.
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Effect of graphene electrode functionalization on machine learning-aided single nucleotide classification

Nanoscale, 2024, 16,20202-20215
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR02274B, Paper
Mohd Rashid, Milan Kumar Jena, Sneha Mittal, Biswarup Pathak
In this study, we explored the role of functionalized entities (C, H, N, and OH) in graphene electrodes using a machine learning (ML) framework integrated with the quantum transport method to achieve precise single DNA nucleotide identification.
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Morphology–electronic effects in ultra-model nanocatalysts under the CO oxidation reaction: the case of ZnO ultrathin films grown on Pt(111)

Nanoscale, 2024, 16,20216-20227
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR02935F, Paper
Hang Liu, Lei Zhang, Sébastien Lebègue, Fabrice Bournel, Jean-Jacques Gallet, Ahmed Naitabdi
Thickness-dependent morphology and electronic properties of ZnO ultrathin films grown on Pt(111) under the CO oxidation reaction at 1 mbar.
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