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Empowering ultrathin polyamide membranes at the water–energy nexus: strategies, limitations, and future perspectives

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS00803G, Review Article
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Pulak Sarkar, Chenyue Wu, Zhe Yang, Chuyang Y. Tang
This review details the design and creation of ultrathin polyamide membranes with significant enhancement in water permeance along with the limitations and potential strategies to empower their efficacy in ionic and molecular separations.
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Recent progress and prospects of dimer and multimer acceptors for efficient and stable polymer solar cells

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS00895A, Review Article
Open Access
Jin-Woo Lee, Jin Su Park, Hyesu Jeon, Seungjin Lee, Dahyun Jeong, Changyeon Lee, Yun-Hi Kim, Bumjoon J. Kim
This review summarizes the recent progress, key design principles and prospects of dimer and multimer acceptors for developing polymer solar cells (PSCs) with high efficiency and long-term stability.
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Nanochemistry of gold: from surface engineering to dental healthcare applications

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,3656-3686
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS00894K, Review Article
Shuang Zhang, Na Kong, Zezheng Wang, Yangheng Zhang, Can Ni, Lingjun Li, Hongbin Wang, Min Yang, Wenrong Yang, Fuhua Yan
This review provides a comprehensive overview of the latest nanochemistry advancements in the design, synthesis, and utilization of engineered gold nanostructures (GNSs) for dental healthcare applications.
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Vettel would be amazing option for Mercedes, says Hamilton

“I would love for Seb to come back and I think he would be an amazing option for the team,” Hamilton, who joins Ferrari next season, told a press conference at the Suzuka Circuit ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix




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Hamilton ends win drought with record ninth British victory

Mercedes driver’s last win before Silverstone was in Saudi Arabia on Dec. 5, 2021, and Sunday was a record-extending 104th of his career




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Buoyant Hamilton seeking to keep momentum and more records

After two years of struggles, Hamilton ended his long winless run at the British Grand Prix with a record ninth home triumph at Silverstone




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Lewis Hamilton wins Belgian Grand Prix after George Russell DQ

Hamilton tried to chase down Russell at the end of the race, getting to within a second on the final four laps but couldn’t overtake his teammate.




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Everything you need to know about India’s first high-voltage e-motorcycle Raptee.HV T30

This Chennai-based startup has introduced the country’s first high-voltage electric two-wheeler, a machine that merges electric car technology with motorcycle performance




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Paris Olympics 2024: Trust, team spirit key to hockey team’s success, says Head Coach Fulton

Since taking over 14 months back, Fulton has stressed on the need to develop a strong team spirit, besides focussing more on defence strategically.




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Harmanpreet Singh and Craig Fulton interview: ‘As a team we have seen every situation, handled it together’

India hockey captain Harmanpreet and coach Craig Fulton talk about the dynamics within the set-up, the learnings from a poor World Cup, a rise the rankings and what an Olympic medal would mean to them and to the game that once people thronged to watch




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India vs Great Britain Olympics quarterfinal: Everyone gathered around and worked on the tactics, says Craig Fulton

“Sreejesh is a legend, he is one of the best we have. He is saving us from day one. But when you ask him, he will say it was a team effort, so team first, then individuals,” said Harmanpreet.




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Building trust was key while moulding Indian hockey team, says Craig Fulton

The head coach Craig Fulton rated 10-man India’s quarterfinal win over Great Britain highly.




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Students in Chennai to get school supplies, healthcare




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Odisha: Board of Secondary Education to announce HSC results at 10 a.m.




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ICSE, ISC exam results to be declared on May 6




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A girl can build anything / written by e.E. Charlton-Trujillo and Pat Zietlow Miller ; illustrated by Keisha Morris

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The lodge that Beaver built / Randi Sonenshine ; illustrated by Anne Hunter

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Don't want to be your monster / Deke Moulton

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We contain multitudes / Sarah Henstra

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Sacrificing values at the altar of valuations

Why the Indian start-up ecosystem urgently requires founders with strong moral values




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Company culture and success go hand in hand

Why founders must, at the outset, decide what kind of company they want to build




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Innovate for wealth creation

How sector-agnostic funder Inflection Point Ventures prioritises returns for investors




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This facial scan can unlock health secrets 

Startup deploys machine learning on a mobile app to pinpoint potential disease risks




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Guilt-free, air-fried snacking ventures

New-age startups offer to instant deliver tasty, healthy refreshments that are easy on the pocket too




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Loss of fluorine during crosslinking by the biarylitide P450Blt proceeds due to restricted peptide orientation

Chem. Commun., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04092A, Communication
Yongwei Zhao, Jemma Gullick, Mathias H. Hansen, Laura Coe, Maxine Treisman, Ralf B. Schittenhelm, Alasdair McKay, Lauren A. M. Murray, Julien Tailhades, James J. De Voss, Elizabeth H. Krenske, Max J. Cryle
Crosslinking of the ribosomal peptide by Cytochrome P450Blt leads to the formation of a C–N bond with specific loss of fluorine during the reaction.
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Bidirectional strain release in a thermosalient organic salt crystal induced by anisotropic thermal expansion and phase transformation

Chem. Commun., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04764H, Communication
Priyasha Harsha, Dinabandhu Das
Two-way release of strain followed by jumping in an organic salt crystal can be attributed to the anisotropic thermal expansion by heating and phase transformation followed by shear deformation of the crystals by cooling.
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Helical aromatic foldamers with tubular cavities capable of accommodating multiple halide ions

Chem. Commun., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC05474A, Communication
Seungwon Lee, Byeung Ju Lee, Geunmoo Song, Kyu-Sung Jeong
A series of pyridinium–indolocarbazole oligomers has been synthesized, which fold into helical structures with tubular cavities capable of accommodating up to four iodide ions in a linear arrangement.
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Interlayer spacing expansion for V2O5 towards ultra-stable zinc anode-based flexible electrochromic displays in Zn2+/Li+-PC organic electrolyte

Chem. Commun., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04974H, Communication
Zhe Li, Zhaoyang Song, Linhua Liu, William Yu, Jingwei Chen, Qianqian Zhu, Haizeng Li
To enhance the electrochemical stability and kinetics of V2O5, 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) was in-situ polymerized within V2O5 interlayers, rendering PEDOT@V2O5 with enlarged layer spacing, increased stability in organic electrolyte, superior electrochemical...
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Polymeric antibubbles with strong ultrasound imaging capabilities

Chem. Commun., 2024, 60,13340-13343
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC03572K, Communication
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Roman A. Barmin, Jens Köhler, Michael Pohl, Bea Becker, Fabian Kiessling, Twan Lammers, Albert T. Poortinga, Roger M. Pallares
Antibubbles are liquid droplets encapsulated by a gas film and are proposed for ultrasound-triggered drug release. Here, we develop polymeric microbubbles with greater ultrasound imaging response than conventional Pickering-stabilized antibubbles.
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Ion induced ultra-tough single-network ionogel

Chem. Commun., 2024, 60,13388-13391
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04732J, Communication
Zhenchuan Yu, Biaolong Ma, Jiqiang Wang
A strategy to fabricate ultra-tough ionogels by ionic induction is proposed, which provides a simple and general method for tuning ionogel properties.
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Polymeric membrane ion-selective electrode based on potential-modulated ion transfer: ultrasensitive measurement of oceanic pH

Chem. Commun., 2024, 60,13404-13407
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04807E, Communication
Lu Liu, Yuanxin Liu, Tianjia Jiang, Rongning Liang, Wei Qin
A simple approach to improve the precision of potentiometric sensors is proposed based on potential-modulated ion transfer without memory effects.
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Ultrafine PtCo alloy nanoparticles integrated into porous N-doped nanosheets for durable oxygen reduction reaction

Chem. Commun., 2024, 60,13432-13435
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04661G, Communication
Baoliang Chen, Lei Zhao, Zhaozhao Zhu, Pei Xiong, Zhao Li, Jun Song Chen, Lanlan Li, Rui Wu
The PtCo–CoNC–P catalyst, featuring sub-3 nm small-size PtCo alloy nanoparticles integrated into a porous nitrogen-doped nanosheet, exhibits exceptional durability after 30 000 cycles of accelerated durability tests.
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Ultra-high Li+ transfer efficiency of in situ grown membrane for high-performance batteries

Chem. Commun., 2024, 60,13412-13415
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04546G, Communication
Jian Wang, Kang Ma, Yanbo Zhang, Jiawei Chen, Xin Song, Jianmin Zhang
Lewis acid effect of in situ grown nano-Al2O3 promotes lithium salt dissociation to improve Li+ transport efficiency.
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Axial oxygen-bridged FeN4O/NC produced by ultrafast joule heating for efficient oxygen reduction reaction

Chem. Commun., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC05604C, Communication
Feng Liu, Xinyu Guo, Yan Zhong, Shaqi Fu, Jingsha Li, Chunmei Zhang, Heng Zhang, Fenghui Ye, Shuai Yuan, Chuangang Hu, Chunxian Guo
Herein, we report an atomically dispersed Fe-N-C catalyst with axial oxygen ligands (FeN4O/NC) firstly synthesized by ultrafast joule heating. The formation of oxygen species between FeN4 and graphene, which offers...
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A liquid-infiltrated Al2O3 framework electrolyte enables aqueous zinc batteries

Chem. Commun., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04928D, Communication
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Rongyu Deng, Yi Yuan, Zixuan Li, Feixiang Wu, Alex W Robertson
Aqueous zinc-ion battery anodes face the twin challenges of dendrite growth and severe side reactions. Here a liquid-infiltrated Al2O3 framework electrolyte (LIAFE) is developed to address these issues and enables...
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Li2NbHO2: a new transition-metal oxyhydride with rock-salt-type structure

Chem. Commun., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC05503A, Communication
F Takeiri, Keiko KUSUMOTO, Kosuke Kawai, Hiroshi Yaguchi, Takashi Saito, Kazuhiro Mori, Saburo Hosokawa, Masashi Okubo, Genki Kobayashi
Transition-metal oxyhydrides are an emerging class of functional materials; however, the known compounds have mostly been limited to perovskite-type structures. Here, we successfully synthesized Li2NbHO2, the first example of a...
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Fragrance of composite culture

Atiya Zaidi brings the flavours of the Doab to the city and leaves RAHUL VERMA licking his fingers




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Salt baked fish at its heart

The Drawing Room charms with fancy seafood set to Bohemian décor




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Coimbatore’s Kaapi 2.0 offers healthy snacks with strong filter coffee

Kaapi 2.0, a new chain of minimalist cafes in the city, offers healthy snack options to munch on along with filter coffee



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In Auroville, try a mac and ‘sheeze’ as vegan chefs set up cafes and create healthy alternatives to meat

We sample inventive menus across the lush, experimental township, which draws visitors from across the world



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A healthy lunch bowl or gourmet food? Cloud kitchens in Coimbatore offer a diverse menu

From gourmet food, and healthy bowls to vegetarian sushi and experimental cuisines, cloud kitchens in the city are offering intricate culinary experiences. We pick three of them and sample what they offer 



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Construction of amide-bonded supramolecular multifunctional fillers towards boosted self-healing, thermal conductivity and dielectric properties

Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2024, 9,1167-1178
DOI: 10.1039/D4ME00114A, Paper
Junlong Yao, Zongqiang Fu, Huan Yang, Lin Gao, Xueliang Jiang, Wei Nie, Zhengguang Sun, Haolan Lu, Meiyun Lin, Jinglou Xu
The two modified fillers effectively improved the self-healing efficiency, dielectric properties and thermal conductivity of the supramolecular composites by forming a synergistic effect of amide bonds.
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Synergistic effects of vanadium incorporation in cobalt-based LDH on electron and proton transfer during electrocatalytic benzyl alcohol oxidation

New J. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00728J, Paper
Jingjing Bai, Liang Chen, Chenghang Lv, Hongyu Ruo, Yanlong Pan, Shoudong Xu, Jiaqi Chen, Bingchuan Yang, Ding Zhang, Huimin Yang
Electricity-driven water splitting is a promising approach for cost-effective and environment-friendly hydrogen production.
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Ultrafine VN quantum dots modified with a nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide anode material for enhanced rate capability and lifespan of lithium-ion batteries

New J. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00502C, Paper
Dong Wang, Zihan Guo, Zhiwei Wang, Yanfang Gao
The excellent electrochemistry performance is attributed to vanadium nitride quantum dots (VNQDs) offering large capacity and nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide (NrGO) acting as a conductive network and buffer skeleton.
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Exploring the impact of a cetyltrimethylammonium bromide surfactant on the electrochemical performance of tungsten oxide thin films

New J. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3NJ05635J, Paper
Munazza Razzaq, Muhammad Saifullah, Ramzan Akhtar, Muhammad Jawad Khan, Zahid Imran, Muhammad Rehan, Ahsan Jamal, Sajid Iqbal, Mohsin Ali Raza Anjum, Sheeraz Mehboob
A WO3 thin film prepared with a CTAB/Na2WO4·2H2O molar ratio of 2.451 exhibits considerably improved current density, charge storage capacity, and diffusion kinetics.
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Ligand-free ultrasmall palladium nanoparticle catalysis for the Mizoroki–Heck reaction in aqueous micelles

New J. Chem., 2024, 48,7102-7110
DOI: 10.1039/D3NJ05715A, Paper
Xiaojun Luo, Siyuan Wu, Linxi Hou, Xin Ge
A simple and sustainable strategy is proposed to construct a nanoreactor by connecting micelles with in-situ prepared ultrasmall Pd NPs to efficiently catalyze the Mizoroki-Heck reaction.
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