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Imaging specific proteins in living cells with small unnatural amino acid attached Raman reporters

Analyst, 2024, 149,5476-5481
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00758A, Paper
Erli Cai, Yage Chen, Jing Zhang, Haozheng Li, Yiran Li, Shuai Yan, Zhiyong He, Quan Yuan, Ping Wang
For living HeLa cells, we report a small and minimally-invasive Raman reporter (about 2 aa and <1 kDa), which can be site-specifically introduced into proteins by genetic codon expansion combined with tetrazine ligation.
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The effect of hydrogen bonding on the π depletion and the π–π stacking interaction

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27431-27438
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP02889A, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Usman Ahmed, Dage Sundholm, Mikael P. Johansson
Calculations on molecules with self-complementary hydrogen bonding show that hydrogen bonds increase the energy of π–π stacking interactions.
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Towards high performance and durable soft tactile actuators

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,3485-3535
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS01017A, Review Article
Open Access
Matthew Wei Ming Tan, Hui Wang, Dace Gao, Peiwen Huang, Pooi See Lee
This review assesses diverse strategies to enhance the actuation performance and durability of soft tactile actuators, enabling optimal functionality in real-world conditions.
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Contact-electro-catalysis (CEC)

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS00736G, Review Article
Ziming Wang, Xuanli Dong, Wei Tang, Zhong Lin Wang
Contact-electro-catalysis (CEC) is an emerging field that utilizes electron transfer occurring at the liquid–solid and even liquid–liquid interfaces because of the contact-electrification effect to stimulate redox reactions.
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Max Verstappen resists Norris attack to win Austrian GP sprint race

The series leader and three-time world champion delivered a home win at the Red Bull Ring with a fighting response after being passed by McLaren’s Norris in the opening laps.




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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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A chance to watch the celestial spectacle of Lyrids meteor shower from the foothills of Anamalai

The Coimbatore-based The Papyrus Itineraries and stargazing tour organisers Starvoirs have planned a sky-gazing event on April 22 and 23




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Interfacial catalytic degradation mechanism of n-hexane over polyhedral Co3O4 nanocatalysts derived from topotactic condensation of ZIF-67

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EN00101J, Paper
Yunlong Guo, Meicheng Wen, Guiying Li, Jiejing Kong, Shengnan Song, Qiuxia Liu, Taicheng An
A progressive transition from the L–H model to MvK model is observed, where a polyhedral Co3O4 nanocatalyst enabled by topotactic condensation of ZIF-67 is synthesized for catalytic degradation of n-hexane.
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Shortening CN⋯Br–Csp3 halogen bonds via π-stacking

CrystEngComm, 2024, 26,2131-2135
DOI: 10.1039/D4CE00307A, Communication
Open Access
Kamil Kupietz, Rosa M. Gomila, Thierry Roisnel, Antonio Frontera, Rafael Gramage-Doria
An extremely short N⋯Br distance between a nitrile group and a Csp3-linked bromine atom was encountered in the solid-state and rationalized by DFT calculations, which emphasized the role of π-stacking for bringing both partners at close proximity.
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Strength of India intact, forex reserves swelled by $8 billion in last two days: FM

Nirmala Sitharaman said the regulators will do their job on the Adani issue




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Sena warns Kannadigas after attack on Marathi community




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Pawar attacks Modi at rally, calls for parivartan




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Tackling ocean-bound plastic through a supply chain ecosystem

A tech start-up hopes to ensure that plastic waste from all coastal districts in the country is diverted to recyclers




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Community Voices Unite: Tackling Bengaluru's Infrastructure Crisis Amid Heavy Rains




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Israel rescues soccer fans attacked in Amsterdam

An eyewitness captured a video verified by Reuters showing a group of men running near Amsterdam central station, chasing and assaulting other men, as police sirens sounded.




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Infosys unveils small language models built on NVIDIA AI stack

The collaboration leverages NVIDIA AI and Infosys Topaz offerings for scaling enterprise AI




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Customers no longer reluctant to adopt AI, says Hitachi Vantara’s Hemant Tiwari

Even non-tech companies have AI requirements. If you’re manufacturing a transformer, a train engine, or a jet engine, AI goes into making them efficient: Tiwari




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Prank attack

YW storyteller contest: We were flooded with stories for the YW Storyteller contest announced on June 24. Here are some of the entries that almost made it.. Congratulations!




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Pandemic: Contactless technology on an overdrive

As demand for travel rises, industry must meet it while ensuring passenger safety




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What is stereotactic radiation therapy for prostate cancer? How does it compare to other treatments?

Stereotactic radiotherapy uses high doses of radiation to target and kill cancer cells; it uses newer machines that can deliver very focused radiation beams




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ICMR announces ‘First in the World Challenge’ to encourage scientists to find innovative ideas to tackle health issues

The Council said that the scheme proposes to foster novel, out of the box, futuristic ideas, new knowledge generation, discovery / development of breakthrough health technologies




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Shaping the Future of Web Apps: Full Stack Developer's Expertise in API Design and Cloud Deployment

Naga Lalitha has become visible as someone who is changing the face of technology for industry verticals like supply chain and manufacturing.




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Spectacular choreography, recital

Vimmi Easwar and her disciples enthralled the audience in Thrissur with their Kuchipudi performance.




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Risk Management: Learning to tackle operational surprises

Knowing what can go wrong is key to getting things done right




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The metacognitive preschooler [electronic resource] : how to teach academic, social, and emotional intelligence to your youngest students / Richard K. Cohen, Michele A. Herold, Emily R. Peluso, Katie Upshaw, Kelsee G. Young ; foreword by Martin Blank.

Bloomington, IN : Solution Tree Press, [2024]




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Phishing attacks became more targeted this year: Report

Hackers have been targeting delivery, postal, financial services and human resources



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2X surge in ransomware attacks during the April-June quarter: Report

‘Besides demanding ransom from the victim, these evolved threat actors steal the encrypted data and sell it in the open market to make dual income’



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How cyberattackers tried to execute a $15-million ransomware attack

Maze operators use virtual machines to spread the ransomware



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Lenovo launches Yoga Duet 7i, IdeaPad Duet 3 detachable PCs in India

The detachable PCs are meant to facilitate remote working, online learning and virtual social gatherings



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Historia prehispánica de la Huaxteca / Lorenzo Ochoa ; presentación de Ignacio Bernal.

México : Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Investigaciones Antropológicas, 1979.




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How Google's DeepMind is Using AI to Tackle Climate Change

AI is often seen as a magical fix-all. It's not, but it is, says Sims Witherspoon, a powerful tool for unlocking communities' problem-solving capacities. Witherspoon is a program manager at Google's DeepMind, which made headlines when it reduced energy required to cool Google Data Centres by 40 per cent. Energy consumption is one of the problems AI can be used for, and DeepMind is working on it. ABOUT WIRED SMARTER Experts and business leaders from the worlds of Energy, Money and Retail gathered at Kings Place, London, for WIRED Smarter on October 9, 2018. Discover some of the fascinating insights from speakers here: http://wired.uk/V29vMg ABOUT WIRED EVENTS WIRED events shine a spotlight on the innovators, inventors and entrepreneurs who are changing our world for the better. Explore this channel for videos showing on-stage talks, behind-the-scenes action, exclusive interviews and performances from our roster of events. Join us as we uncover the most relevant, up-and-coming trends and meet the people building the future. ABOUT WIRED WIRED brings you the future as it happens - the people, the trends, the big ideas that will change our lives. An award-winning printed monthly and online publication. WIRED is an agenda-setting magazine offering brain food on a wide range of topics, from science, technology and business to pop-culture and politics. CONNECT WITH WIRED Web: http://po.st/WiredVideo Twitter: http://po.st/TwitterWired Facebook: http://po.st/FacebookWired Google+: http://po.st/GoogleWired Instagram: http://po.st/InstagramWired Magazine: http://po.st/MagazineWired Newsletter: http://po.st/NewslettersWired




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Obsessed - How This Guy Stacks Playing Cards Impossibly High

Have you ever played a card game then decided to see how high you could stack the cards? Bryan Berg has made card stacking an art form. He holds numerous Guinness World Records (so many he's lost count), and keeps upping the ante on the difficulty. Stacking a house of cards on a running dryer? Why not!




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How to Stack Playing Cards

Guinness World Record-holding cardstacker Bryan Berg has made a living stacking playing cards, and now he's here to help all of us learn some of the foundational tricks of the trade. Bryan explains why the traditional "V" stacking formation is flawed and shows how, when done properly, a house of cards can even support blocks of concrete.




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WIRED25 2020: Maddie Stone on Discovering and Preventing Cyberattacks

Maddie Stone, a security researcher at Google's Project Zero, joined Lily Hay Newman at WIRED25 to discuss her approach to finding software vulnerabilities and the people exploiting them.




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CES HQ 2021: Voting Attack Vectors and Securing Democratic Processes

Christopher Krebs, former Director of Cybersecurity at the Department of Homeland Security, discusses the real threats to voting, from disinformation to intimidation to foreign interference.




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A Timeline of Russian Cyberattacks on Ukraine

Russia has been launching some of the most disruptive cyberattacks in history against Ukraine for some years now. WIRED's Andy Greenberg, author of the book "Sandworm," walks us through the history of Russia's cyberattacks against Ukraine.




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The Vaccinate Virginia Contact Center: Answering a call for all

The Vaccinate Virginia Contact Center: Answering a Call for All




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Historian Breaks Down Napoleon's Battle Tactics

"Love him or hate him, Napoleon is a figure probably unrivaled in modern history." Today Jonathon Riley, a British General and historian, breaks down French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's most prominent battles and utilized war tactics. From the Battle of the Pyramids to the Battle of Lützen, hear directly from a war expert how Napoleon "weakened" his opponents and led his troops to victory on the battlefield.Director: Anna O'DonohueDirector of Photography: Lloyd WillacyEditor: Louville MooreExpert: Jonathon RileyLine Producer: Joseph BuscemiAssociate Producer: Kameryn HamiltonProduction Manager: D. Eric MartinezProduction Coordinator: Fernando DavilaSound Mixer: Javier CarlesProduction Assistant: Jasmine BrienburgPost Production Supervisor: Alexa DeutschPost Production Coordinator: Ian BryantSupervising Editor: Doug LarsenAssistant Editor: Andy Morell




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Low-resistivity Ohmic contacts of Ti/Al on few-layered 1T'-MoTe2/2H-MoTe2 heterojunctions grown by chemical vapor deposition

Nanoscale Horiz., 2024, 9,2060-2066
DOI: 10.1039/D4NH00347K, Communication
Ping-Feng Chi, Jing-Jie Wang, Jing-Wen Zhang, Yung-Lan Chuang, Ming-Lun Lee, Jinn-Kong Sheu
This study explores the phase-controlled growth of few-layered 2H-MoTe2, 1T'-MoTe2, and 2H-/1T'-MoTe2 heterostructures and their impacts on metal contact properties.
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Ad Club launches The TAC Academy

The Advertising Club has forged a deal with the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) to offer global courses at special prices to its members under the aegis of The TAC Academy.




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Tackling benami deals

The real estate sector may face some shake-up when the new Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Bill 2015 becomes law. By K. Sukumaran




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Substack launches an RSS reader to organize all your newsletter subscriptions

Today the platform is launching an RSS reader called Substack Reader, which offers a streamlined collection of your latest newsletters. Any Substack newsletter you already subscribe to will automatically show up, and if you want, you can add third-party RSS feeds, too.




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1 in 4 Doctors Attacked, Harassed on Social Media, Study Finds

Many physicians have reported being sexually harassed and personally attacked on social media platforms on the basis of their religion, race or medical recommendations, a new joint study from Northwestern University and the University of Chicago revealed.

While the data were collected before the COVID-19 pandemic, the findings highlight the intensity of online harassment, which the authors stated has intensified since the crisis.

According to a news release, the study found one in four physicians reported being personally attacked on social media, including being barraged by negative reviews, receiving coordinated harassment and threats at work and having personal information shared publicly.




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Efficient organic solar cells based on low-cost pentacyclic fused-ring small molecule acceptors with a fill factor over 80%

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30558-30566
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06146B, Paper
Qingya Wei, Yuanyuan Li, Weikun Chen, Qinhao Shi, Shaofeng Zhu, Wensheng Yan, Yingping Zou
A low-cost pentacyclic fused-ring SMA, BZ4F-ch1, was designed with a cyclohexyl side-chain, which achieved a high device efficiency over 16% with an FF over 80%. Besides, the highest PCE/MOC value of 3.56 revealed remarkable cost-effectiveness.
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SAT to hear on Sahara group attachment on Tuesday




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RRSC contributes to family of Pulwama attack Martyr Tilak Raj

The Members of Raja Raghbir Singh Club (RRSC) Dharamshala handed over a cheque of Rs. 50,000/- to Sh. Sandeep Kumar – DC Kangra (President of the RRSC Club Dharamshala) in favour of Smt. Savitri Devi wife of Martyr Tilak Raj. The Himachali CRPF jawan, Martyr Tilak Raj hailed from village Jandro in Jawali area of Kangra […]



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High-Performance Photodetector based on ZnO/CsPbBr3 Quantum-dot-level-contact Hybrid Sandwich Structure

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03359K, Paper
Song Wang, Shuhua Yang, Zenglong Xu, Huiyan Xu, Guanbin Duan, Degang Zhao, Xiutong Wang, Bingqiang Cao
Perovskite quantum dot photodetectors have attracted intensive research interest due to their outstanding optical and electronic properties. However, the nonradiative recombination of photo-generated electron-hole pairs on the surface of CsPbBr3...
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What to do when Stack Overflow is down?

The Internet is awesome. Information at your fingertips and always-available help from people all over the world is one of humanity’s dreams come true. I’m not sure if the ancient philosophers included copy & pasting of code snippets in this dream, but it’s a fact of daily developer life. It’s awesome, and it’s very convenient. […]




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Movement alleges that Dalits dominate list of borrowers facing property attachment threat under SARFAESI Act

‘The marginalised who have taken small loans and repaid as much they could are being made easy targets by banks, while big defaulters are left free,’ says Anti-SARFAESI official