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Will India's Akshat Singh win Simon Cowell's heart?

'I want to tell everyone that whether you are fat, slim, tall, short, black or white, it does not matter. What you are doing from the bottom of your heart is what matters.'




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Bigg Boss 16: Is Sajid the SMARTEST player? VOTE!

After two months of Bigg Boss 16, Sajid Khan is being tagged as the real mastermind inside the BB house.




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Bigg Boss 17: Will She Steal Your Heart?

The competition between Dil, Dimaag and Dum promises much entertainment in the days to come, expects Divya Nair.




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Arti Singh's Star-Studded Sangeet

Television actor Arti Singh, best known for her stint on Bigg Boss 13, is all set to get married on April 25 in Mumbai.




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Bigg Boss: Anil Kapoor Is Only Good Part

This season of BB OTT may be a difficult watch, observes Namrata Thakker.




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Three apps to transform your pictures into artworks




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It’s heartbreak for England

But Italy are worthy winners of a wonderful football spectacle




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Amartya Sen and the ‘busted subject’

The Nobel laureate found out that welfare economics was a non-subject at Cambridge




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Happiness at work is more than the sum of its parts

Interventions for promoting happiness at the workplace must start with a paradigm shift




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Start-ups are shaking up the disability space even as investors lag

Why don’t Venture Capitalists and funders view those with disability as consumers with a wallet and a need? ask entrepreneurs who have built promising assistive solutions




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Crafting joy: Wood and the art of making

A first person account of how a hobby became a small business during the pandemic






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The Voice of Darth Vader Dies

Legendary actor James Earl Jones, who voiced Darth Vader in Star Wars, passed away at his home in Dutchess County, New York. He was 93.




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Surface-enhanced Raman scattering enhancement using a hybrid gold nanoparticles@carbon nanodot substrate for herbicide detection

Analyst, 2024, 149,5277-5286
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00649F, Paper
Open Access
Naghmeh Aboualigaledari, Anitha Jayapalan, Panesun Tukur, Mengxin Liu, Frank Tukur, Yanling Zhang, Gerald Ducatte, Madan Verma, Janet Tarus, Simona E. Hunyadi Murph, Jianjun Wei
Hybrid nanoparticles composed of gold nanoparticles and carbon nanodots provide great signal amplification in SERS detection of herbicide molecules.
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Revealing the heterogeneous catalytic kinetics of PtRu nanocatalysts at the single particle level

Analyst, 2024, 149,5184-5190
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01017E, Paper
Open Access
Bowei Zhang, Dezheng Zhang, Jinpeng Bao, Ce Han, Ping Song, Weilin Xu
The difference in kinetic information among PtRu bimetallic nanocatalysts, Pt and Ru monometallic nanocatalysts is revealed by the single-molecule fluorescence technique.
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An ultra-sensitive ammonia sensor based on a quartz crystal microbalance using nanofibers overlaid with carboxylic group-functionalized MWCNTs

Analyst, 2024, 149,5191-5205
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01061B, Paper
Ahmad Hasan As'ari, Rizky Aflaha, Laila Katriani, Ahmad Kusumaatmaja, Iman Santoso, Rike Yudianti, Kuwat Triyana
Utilizing the specific interaction between carboxylic groups and ammonia gas has led to the development of an ultra-sensitive ammonia sensor based on a quartz crystal microbalance using nanofibers overlaid with carboxylic group-functionalized MWCNTs.
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Exploring gunshot residue detection in fingerprints by functionalized particle-coupled matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry

Analyst, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01260G, Paper
Sunil S. Adav, Yan Wen Crystal Tan, Choon Teck Low, Song Wei Loo, Ridhwan Yusoff, Archana Gautam, Yuk Lin Yong, Chiew Yung Yang, Chin Chin Lim, Kee Woei Ng
In firearm forensic investigations, detecting gunshot residue (GSR) is crucial for linking firearms to suspects and determining firing distance for forensic reconstruction.
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Participation of transition metal atoms in noncovalent bonds

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27382-27394
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03716B, Paper
Steve Scheiner
All metals of the d-block are capable of forming σ and π-hole bonds to a nucleophile. Some of these bonds are typical of noncovalent bonds, but others are strong enough to be characterized as a covalent coordinate bond.
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Oxidation of fine aluminum particles: thermally induced transformations in particle shells and kinetics of oxide nucleation

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27602-27616
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03355H, Paper
Andrey V. Korshunov
A submicron aluminum particle during oxidation is a shrinking spherical segment due to the growth of a single γ-Al2O3 nucleus.
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Mixed quantum/classical theory for rotationally inelastic scattering of identical collision partners revised

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27567-27582
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP02806F, Paper
D. Bostan, B. Mandal, D. Babikov
When the tested system is artificially forced to follow the same collision path in indistinguishable and distinguishable treatments, all the differences between the results of the two treatments disappear.
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20-electron exohedral alkaline-earth-metallofullerenes M(C60)3 (M = Ca, Sr, Ba)

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03404J, Paper
Feiyang Huang, Jian Zhou, Tao Yang
Electron counting rules are powerful for determination of chemically stable complexes for various elemental groups. While the 18-electron rule has been established for transition metals, recent experiments have discovered that...
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Investigating Ni nanoparticles on CeO2 for methane dissociation: a comparative study of theoretical calculations and experimental insights

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP01324G, Paper
Takaya Fujisaki, Yuta Tsuji, Phuc Hoan Tu, Tin Chanh Duc Doan, David S. Rivera Rocabado, Aleksandar Tsekov Staykov, Keiji Yashiro, Yusuke Shiratori
CeO2 supported with Ni nanoparticles has emerged as a promising catalyst for enhancing the efficiency of dry reforming of methane (DRM) reaction.
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Riyadh Season 2024: As part of cultural diplomacy, Saudi Arabia celebrates Indian diversity in mega tourism event

The Indian diaspora in Saudi Arabia has grown over the years and with 2.4 million expat workers it has the second largest number of foreign workers in Saudi Arabia



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Breaking barriers: Display by neurodiverse artists at Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad

The Art Sanctuary presents a curated art show created by neurodiverse individuals, for the first time in Hyderabad




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French artist Charles Foussard brings his mural art to Hyderabad

Painted as part of the fourth edition of the Wall Art Festival, Charles Foussard’s mural explores the interconnectedness between humans and the Universe




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Kochi-based brand Papier Culture revives the ancient art of paper making

Papier Culture, founded by Hilonee K Shah, makes sustainable products with recycled paper



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Chennai’s House of Thinai launches travelling exhibition linking Madras checks and generative art technology

Alongside championing jamakalam and Lambadi embroidery on furniture, House of Thinai’s latest initiative links Madras checks and generative art technology



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Indian contemporary art on show at Lalit Kala Akademi in Chennai

From bright expressionism to figurative sculptures, diverse work of five Indian contemporary artists populate Lalit Kala Akademi




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Neeti Gokhalay Kheny on being part of the 1000 Vases show in Paris

Two of Bengaluru-based artist’s vases from her Celebrating Coral collection were part of the 1000 Vases show held in Paris



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World Kindness Day celebration brings community art to Chennai

Chennai celebrates kindness through a 20-feet-wide canvas decorated and painted over three days by more than 1,200 people A celebration of kindness brings Chennai together through community art, shared traditions and meaningful gestures



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From balanced meal bowls to DIY kits for parties, these Chennai brands are putting a spin on eating healthy




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Jodhpur Arts Week 2024 | Opening up the walled city

At the debut edition of Jodhpur Arts Week, a clock tower turned into a living canvas and children showcased alongside renowned artists




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Why is Art Mumbai special?

A personalised approach, sold out showcases, and an intersection of fashion and films made the first edition a success, raising hopes for the fair next week




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Down to earth

Worried about the declining fertility of soil in urban areas? Hema Vijay finds out worms can come to your garden’s rescue




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Making sense of smart cities

Fundamental queries on the Smart Cities Mission answered.




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Deed of Apartment

Your property-related legal queries answered by S.C. RAGHURAM, Partner, RANK Associates, a Chennai-based law firm



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The beat that skips the heart




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Russell says Hamilton exit will give Mercedes fresh start




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Sarthak, Rakshitha, Basim, and Kaushik complete the double




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Bagnaia capitalises on Martin crash in Germany to take championship lead




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Leclerc starts on pole for Belgian Grand Prix

"I definitely did not expect that this weekend but with the tricky conditions we could do something above our expectations," said Leclerc.




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Bagnaia keeps Martin at bay to win Austrian Grand Prix

Bagnaia's victory moved him up to 275 points, five more than Martin, with Bastianini maintaining his hold on third place on 214.




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Max Verstappen says he’s closer to the end of his F1 career than the start

Max Verstappen celebrates 200 F1 races and hints at retirement before No. 400, keeping future options open