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Theoretical Physicist Explains Time in 5 Levels of Difficulty

Time: the most familiar, and most mysterious quality of the physical universe. Theoretical physicist Brian Greene, PhD, has been challenged to explain the nature of time to 5 different people; a child, a teen, a college student, a grad student, and an expert. Director: Maya Dangerfield Producer: Wendi Jonassen Field Producer: Katherine Wzorek Director of Photography: Charlie Jordan Editor: Shandor Garrison Host: Brian Greene Level 1: Kayla Martini Level 2: Maria Guseva Level 3: Zain Kamal Level 4: Alexander Novara Level 5: Massimo Porrati Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas Production Manager: Eric Martinez Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila Casting Producer: Nick Sawyer Camera Operator: Britney Berger Gaffer: Gautam Kadian Audio: Brett Van Deusen Production Assistant: Nicole Gaitan Hair/Makeup Artist: Yev Write-Mason Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Assistant Editor: Andy Morell




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MIT Professor Explains Nuclear Fusion in 5 Levels of Difficulty

Nuclear fusion underpins some of the most basic processes in our universe and holds the promise of virtually limitless, clean, carbon-free energy. Dr. Anne White, Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been challenged to explain the nature of nuclear fusion to 5 different people; a child, a teen, a college student, a grad student, and an expert.




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Harvard Professor Explains Algorithms in 5 Levels of Difficulty

From the physical world to the virtual world, algorithms are seemingly everywhere. David J. Malan, Professor of Computer Science at Harvard University, has been challenged to explain the science of algorithms to 5 different people; a child, a teen, a college student, a grad student, and an expert. Director: Wendi Jonassen Director of Photography: Zach Eisen Editor: Louville Moore Host: David J. Malan Guests: Level 1: Addison Vincent Level 2: Lexi Kemmer Level 3: Patricia Guirao Level 4: Mahi Shafiullah Level 5: Chris Wiggins Creative Producer: Maya Dangerfield Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas; Kameryn Hamilton Production Manager: D. Eric Martinez Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila Casting Producer: Vanessas Brown; Nicholas Sawyer Camera Operator: Brittany Berger Gaffer: Gautam Kadian Sound Mixer: Lily Van Leeuwen Production Assistant: Ryan Coppola Hair & Make-Up: Yev Wright-Mason Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Assistant Editor: Lauren Worona




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11 Levels of Holiday Gift Wrapping: Easy to Complex

Sophie Liard, an expert gift wrapper and author of "The Folding Lady," demonstrates and explains a variety of gift wrapping techniques in 11 levels of difficulty, from the easiest to most complex. From a traditional box with a bow to concealing a soccer ball in a wrapping paper gift bag, this expert shows us how to add some spark to your gifting this holiday season. Director: Maya Dangerfield Director of Photography: Eric Brouse Editor: Richard Trammell Expert: Sophie Liard Creative Producer: Katherine Wzorek Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Kameryn Hamilton Production Manager: D. Eric Martinez Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila Casting Producer: Nick Sawyer Camera Operator: Jack Belisle Gaffer: Mar Alfonso Sound Mixer: Lily Van Leeuwen Production Assistant: Caleb Clark Hair & Make-Up: Yev Wright-Mason Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds




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Chess Pro Explains Chess in 5 Levels of Difficulty (ft. GothamChess)

Chess has been around for centuries, but remains a challenging, ever-evolving game to this day. Levy Rozman a.k.a. GothamChess has been challenged to explain the game of chess to 5 different people; a novice, an intermediate, a semi-pro, a grandmaster and an AI programmer.Director: Maya DangerfieldDirector of Photography: Charlie JordanEditor: Robby MasseyHost: Levy RozmanGuest: Level 1: Riyae Park; Level 2: Jeffrey Kim; Level 3: Tani Adewumi; Level 4: Irina Krush; Level 5: Siddartha SenCreative Producer: Wendi JonassenLine Producer: Joseph BuscemiAssociate Producer: Paul Gulyas; Kameryn HamiltonProduction Manager: D. Eric MartinezProduction Coordinator: Fernando DavilaCasting Producer: Vanessa Brown; Nicholas SawyerCamera Operator: Brittany BergerGaffer: Rebecca Van Der MeulenSound Mixer: Lily Van LeeuwenProduction Assistant: Ryan CoppolaHair & Make-Up: Yev Write-MasonPost Production Supervisor: Alexa DeutschPost Production Coordinator: Ian BryantSupervising Editor: Doug LarsenAssistant Editor: Billy Ward




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A Blautia producta specific gFET-based aptasensor for quantitative monitoring of microbiome quality

Nanoscale Horiz., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4NH00281D, Communication
Open Access
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Hu Xing, Yiting Zhang, Runliu Li, Hans-Maximilian Ruzicka, Christopher Hain, Jakob Andersson, Anil Bozdogan, Marius Henkel, Uwe Knippschild, Roger Hasler, Christoph Kleber, Wolfgang Knoll, Ann-Kathrin Kissmann, Frank Rosenau
Typical configuration of an rGO-FET (left) with response to the device when there is no target (Blautia producta) applied (green) and when the target analyte is present (red) (right).
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Prediction methods for Phonon Transport Properties of Inorganic Crystals: from Traditional Approaches to Artificial Intelligence

Nanoscale Horiz., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4NH00487F, Review Article
yi Wei, Zhixiang Liu, Guangzhao Qin
In inorganic crystals, phonons are the elementary excitations describing the collective atomic motions. The study of phonons plays an important role in terms of understanding thermal transport behavior and acoustic...
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Correlated excitonic signatures of individual van der Waals NiPS3 antiferromagnet nanoflakes

Nanoscale Horiz., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4NH00390J, Communication
Open Access
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Vigneshwaran Chandrasekaran, Christopher R. DeLaney, Cong Tai Trinh, David Parobek, Christopher A. Lane, Jian-Xin Zhu, Xiangzhi Li, Huan Zhao, Marshall A. Campbell, Laura Martin, Edward F. Wyckoff, Andrew C. Jones, Matthew M. Schneider, John Watt, Michael T. Pettes, Sergei A. Ivanov, Andrei Piryatinski, David H. Dunlap, Han Htoon
Optical spectroscopy on individual nano-flakes of NiPS3 2D-antiferromagnet reveals correlated excitons arising from entangled charge, spin, orbital, and lattice degrees of freedom, similar to bulk NiPS3 but at a completely different energy range.
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Concealable Physical Unclonable Function Generation and In-Memory Encryption Machine using Vertical Self-Rectifying Memristors

Nanoscale Horiz., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4NH00420E, Communication
Jea Min Cho, Seungsoo Kim, Tae Won Park, Dong Hoon Shin, Yeong Rok Kim, Hyungjun Park, Dong Yun Kim, Soo Hyung Lee, Taegyun Park, Cheol Seong Hwang
The importance of hardware security increases significantly to protect the vast amounts of private data stored on edge devices. Physical unclonable functions (PUFs) are gaining prominence as hardware security primitives...
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Extracellular vesicles of different cellular origin feature distinct biomolecular corona dynamics

Nanoscale Horiz., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4NH00320A, Communication
Open Access
Angelo Musicò, Andrea Zendrini, Santiago Gimenez Reyes, Valentina Mangolini, Lucia Paolini, Miriam Romano, Andrea Papait, Antonietta Rosa Silini, Paolo di Gianvincenzo, Arabella Neva, Marina Cretich, Ornella Parolini, Camillo Almici, Sergio Enrique Moya, Annalisa Radeghieri, Paolo Bergese
Initially observed on synthetic nanoparticles, biomolecular corona existence and role in determining nanoparticle identity and function are now beginning to be acknowledged in biogenic nanoparticles, particularly in extracellular vesicles. We...
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West Bengal and Odisha shift lakhs of people to cyclone shelters and relief camps ahead of cyclone Dana’s landfall

Cyclone Dana, formed over the east-central Bay of Bengal, is expected to affect six to seven districts of Benga




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Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2024: BJP to implement Uniform Civil Code in the state, tribals to be out of its ambit, says Amit Shah

Jharkhand is the most corrupt state in the country, alleges Union Home Minister Amit Shah while releasing BJP’s manifesto for the upcoming assembly elections in the state




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Maharashtra’s Political Turmoil: Voters head to polls amid uncertain alliances and shifting loyalties

The last five years of the state’s political landscape, marked by defections and power struggles, have left voters wary. The roller-coaster twists in Maharashtra’s politics have sparked both intrigue and doubt, with alliances hanging by a thread and loyalties as uncertain as ever.




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$8 trn in hidden costs of global agrifood systems linked to heart disease, diabetes: FAO




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Scientists to probe if grape juice chemical can prevent bowel cancer




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We can maximise the opportunity with our different brands, says Tanishq CEO Ajoy Chawla

In conversation with Ajoy Chawla, CEO, Tanishq, the jewellery division of Titan Co Ltd 




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U is for Uniform: The great leveller

A great sense of belonging and community feeling is created when you wear similar outfits




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The beautiful future of creativity 

A big takeaway from Cannes Lions 2024 is that what were feared to be threats — AI and tech — have become powerful allies for ad folks




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Adrian Mendonza joins Rediffusion

Adrian Mendonza has joined Rediffusion as a senior national creative resource. He will oversee creatives for the agency’s North India operations. He will be based in Delhi.




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Are books better gifts than chocolates?

As the festive season approaches, we can think about gifting differently




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Bimodal data fusion of LIBS spectroscopy and plasma acoustic emission signals: improving the accuracy of machining process identification for low roughness samples

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2024, 39,2737-2747
DOI: 10.1039/D4JA00225C, Paper
Shilei Xiong, Minchao Cui, Nan Yang, Guangyuan Shi, Yuxin Pi, Yuyang Mu, Yuntao Zhang, Yue Zhao
The fusion of LIBS spectral data with PAES data improves machining process classification identification accuracy.
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A simplified instrumental protocol for trace Nd and Hf isotope measurements (<10 ng) using a MC-ICP-MS and an Apex Omega de-solvating system

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2024, 39,2694-2702
DOI: 10.1039/D4JA00276H, Technical Note
Ting Zhou, Liang Qi, Sheng-hua Liu, Bo Zhou
Accurate and precise Nd and Hf isotope measurements of samples with low contents by simple adjustments of an Apex Omega membrane de-solvating system.
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Quantification of technetium-99 in wastewater by means of automated on-line extraction chromatography – anion-exchange chromatography – inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2024, 39,2774-2782
DOI: 10.1039/D4JA00270A, Paper
Open Access
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Maximilian Horstmann, C. Derrick Quarles, Steffen Happel, Michael Sperling, Andreas Faust, David Clases, Uwe Karst
Ultratrace concentrations of pertechnetate are determined by preconcentration on a dedicated resin and anion exchange chromatography with ICP-MS detection.
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A single-stage purification method for the precise determination of zirconium isotopic composition in geological samples by double spike MC-ICP-MS

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4JA00332B, Paper
Lanping Feng, Chen Wang, Yan Han, Wen Zhang, Jing-Liang Guo, Lian Zhou, Zhaochu Hu
A simple, fast and efficient column separation method for extracting Zr from geological sample matrices using DGA resin.
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Automated detection of element-specific features in LIBS spectra

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4JA00247D, Paper
Open Access
Zuzana Gajarska, Anna Faruzelová, Erik Képeš, David Prochazka, Pavel Pořízka, Jozef Kaiser, Hans Lohninger, Andreas Limbeck
Comb algorithm: a novel semi-automatic approach to identify elemental lines in spectra obtained via laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy.
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Life after the Metro

With the first phase of the Metro Rail to be operational soon, Nidhi Adlakha and Vishal Menon ask residents if the consequent real estate price rise is justifiable, considering other infrastructure remains unimproved




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Making life easier for landlords

The Draft Model Tenancy Act 2015 is all set to encourage the rental market, as it promises to safeguard the interests of both landlords and tenants.




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Housing, simplified

In a scenario where prices are beyond one’s affordability, the proposal of the Labour Ministry, under whom the EPFO is functioning, to provide housing finance is noteworthy




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The good life

Home buyers are now going the extra mile and investing in high-end, luxury amenities.




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IT made life easier

A look at how Karnataka progressed on the infrastructure and other fronts in 2015




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What is the life span of human sperm?




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Hallucinations linked to differences in brain structure

The effect was observed regardless of whether hallucinations were auditory or visual in nature, consistent with a reality monitoring explanation.




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More Than Just Surgery: Life lessons beyond the O.T. review: The healing touch

Tracing India’s surgical history through the memoirs of a pioneering doctor




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Review of Siddhartha Mukherjee’s The Song of the Cell: Life is cell deep

Pulitzer Prize-winning oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee takes readers on an inward journey to discover the building blocks and their place in the human body




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Iifl Finance Ltd - Disclosures under Reg. 29(2) of SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011




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Future Lifestyle Fashions Ltd - Disclosures under Reg. 29(2) of SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011




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Bifunctional conjugated polymer photocatalysts for visible light water oxidation and CO2 reduction: function- and site-selective hybridisation of Ru(II) complex catalysts

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30279-30288
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA04014G, Paper
Kotaro Ishihara, Akinobu Nakada, Hajime Suzuki, Osamu Tomita, Shunsuke Nozawa, Akinori Saeki, Ryu Abe
Function-/site-selective hybridisation of two specific Ru(II) complex catalysts on donor–acceptor conjugated polymers enables bifunctional visible-light water oxidation and CO2 reduction.
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Fe-single-atom-coupled Fe3C multifunctional catalysts on P-, F-, N-doped carbon nanotubes for stable Zn–air batteries with ultra-high power densities

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30798-30809
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA04194A, Paper
Manigandan Ramadoss, Hesheng Yu, Anand Rajkamal, Gun Jin Yun, Ziheng Zhang, Chengtao Yang, Fei Ma, Yu Wu, Chen Daiqian, Yuanfu Chen
Fe-single-atom-coupled Fe3C multifunctional catalysts on P-, F-, N-doped CNT deliver comparable OER behavior to RuO2, better ORR performance than Pt/C, and better ZAB performance than Pt/C–RuO2, due to the nanoarchitecture and abundant active sites.
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Multifunctional characteristics of a one-dimensional bimetallic oxyhydroxide nanorod-coupled polyaniline interface for accelerated water and urea electrolysis

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30743-30756
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05082G, Paper
Niranjanmurthi Lingappan, Sandhiya Lakshmanan, Wonoh Lee
Designing an efficient and durable electrocatalyst is central to hydrogen production technologies such as hydrogen evolution reaction, oxygen evolution reaction, and urea oxidation reaction.
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A black zirconia cathode coating layer enabling facile charge diffusion and surface lattice stabilization for lithium-ion batteries

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30667-30675
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05179C, Paper
Yoo Jung Choi, Sungbin Jang, Hongjun Chang, Youjin Kim, Suji Kim, Ga Yoon Kim, Juho Lee, Janghyuk Moon, Jinsoo Kim, Won-Hee Ryu
Black ZrO2−x is coated onto a Ni-rich cathode via solvent-free shearing, enhancing charge transfer, reducing gas evolution, and preventing cracking. It lowers Li-ion transfer barriers and mitigates oxygen release through strong Zr–O hybridization.
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Multifunctional additive enables lead-adsorbing carbon electrodes for perovskite solar cells

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30611-30617
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05429F, Paper
Yuanzhu Jiang, Aodong Zhu, Teng Liao, Wang Zhao, Mengmeng Cheng, Xinxin Zhang, Yi-Bing Cheng, Junyan Xiao
Phosphate, being a single-component multifunctional additive, serves as a viable material for the carbon electrode in perovskite solar cells. This utilization ensures the device's performance and mitigates the risk of potential lead pollution.
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Regulating NO2 adsorption at ambient temperature by manipulating copper species as binding sites in copper-modified SSZ-13 zeolites

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30329-30339
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA04399E, Paper
Open Access
Mingzhe Sun, Tianqi Wang, Calvin Ku, Aamir Hanif, Tian Tian, Bernt Johannessen, Qinfen Gu, Ziyi Li, Patrick Sit, Jin Shang
A Cu-modified SSZ-13 zeolite for enhanced NO2 adsorption at ambient temperature.
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Ultrahigh energy storage in multilayer BiFeO3–BaTiO3–NaTaO3 relaxor ferroelectric ceramics

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30642-30654
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA04324C, Paper
Rhys Montecillo, R. R. Chien, Cheng-Sao Chen, Po-Hsien Wu, Chi-Shun Tu, Kuei-Chih Feng
The rising challenge of high-density electric energy storage has accelerated the research of electric energy-storage capacitors due to their high power density and voltage resistance, excellent temperature stability, and environmental friendliness.
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Smart fabrics with liquid metal reinforced PU/CNT/MXene multilayer structures for constructing multifunctional sensors and wearable electronics

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30872-30884
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05266H, Paper
Haijiao Lin, Hui Wang, Yongguang Yang, Yuxuan Zhang, Ling Li, Youwei Zhao, Wenming Zhang
Smart fabrics with liquid metal reinforced PU/CNT/MXene multilayer structures for constructing multifunctional sensors and wearable electronics.
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Ir nanoparticles decorated NiFe metal–organic framework as a highly efficient and stable heterostructure electrocatalyst for overall seawater splitting

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06515H, Communication
Hefeng Wang, Zixiao Li, Zhengwei Cai, Chaoxin Yang, Shengjun Sun, Xiaoyan Wang, Min Zhang, Meng Yue, Dongdong Zheng, Asmaa Farouk, Mohamed S. Hamdy, Xuping Sun, Bo Tang
Ir nanoparticle decorated NiFe metal–organic framework on Ni foam (Ir@NiFe-MOF/NF) acts as a bifunctional catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction and the hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline seawater with excellent performance and stability.
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Retraction: Thermally reduced graphene oxide/polymelamine formaldehyde nanocomposite as a high specific capacitance electrochemical supercapacitor electrode

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA90211D, Retraction
Open Access
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Ali A. Ensafi, Hossein A. Alinajafi, B. Rezaei
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Vertical Macroporous Chitosan Aerogel Adsorbents for Simple and Efficient Enhancement of Atmospheric Water Harvesting and Air Dehumidification

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA07005D, Paper
Zhiguang Guo, Changhui Fu, Yuxuan He, Anhui Yu, Guangyi Tian, Danyan Zhan, Huimin Zhang
Adsorption-based atmospheric water harvesting (SAWH) has become one of the effective methods to extract water from the air in arid regions due to its high efficiency and low energy consumption....
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Flexible multifunctional MXene@Ag nanowires/cotton fabric inspired by transport of nutrients by roots for electromagnetic shielding, infrared stealth, Joule/solar heating and flame retardancy

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06712F, Paper
Jiatong Yan, Meimei Chen, Rui Tan, Chuanxi Lin, Shan Jiang, Weijie Wang, Songyue Pan, Hongyan Xiao, Erhui Ren, Ronghui Guo
With the rapid development of 5G intelligent detection technology, electromagnetic shielding/infrared stealth fabrics with Joule/solar heating performance can meet the needs of wearable electronic devices for multi-application scenarios.
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Ternary NiFeCo-Glycerolate Catalysts: Rational Design for Improved Oxygen Evolution Reaction Efficiency

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06455K, Paper
Irlan Santos Lima, Josué M. Gonçalves, Lúcio Angnes
Catalysts capable of overcoming the bottleneck of water splitting, known as the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), are indispensable to the expansion of renewable energy systems. Thus, we report the synthesis...
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Matrimony Certificate Process and Via the internet Marriage Firm

Marriage certificate procedure Whether you are looking for a long term relationship or maybe a marriage, it is crucial to know the legal techniques online brides and the way to apply for a marital relationship certificate. This doc will function as your resistant of valid matrimony and will provide you with a number of other […]