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Goyal asks FCI officers to turn whistleblowers to curb corruption

The Food Minister says the role of FCI is not only to deliver ration, but also to instill confidence in farmers and beneficiaries by bringing in transparency, efficiency and accountability




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Govt allows onion exports to Bangladesh, Mauritius, Bahrain, Bhutan

Traders are allowed to export this quantity till March 31




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Centre allows 99.5k tons of onion exports to 6 neighbouring nations

Centre allows export of 99,500 tonnes of onions from Maharashtra to six countries despite domestic ban




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Chickpea imports unlikely to ease prices, yellow peas seen as substitute

Limited availability of chickpeas in the world market could force India to import of yellow peas, which are available in abundance, say officials




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Dyson’s new soundless hairdryer has raked up a lot of noise, but is it worth the price tag?




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Menswear: say it with flowers

The time has come for men to stop and smell the roses. And wear them, while they are at it




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A flower in time: Chronographs with a softer touch

Latest floral chronographs to add a bit of drama and fantasy to your attire




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Travelling to see the flowers

A travel list for anyone who loves petals and blooms




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Watch | Director Sailesh Kolanu: We are all following the path Marvel has created

Director Sailesh Kolanu, now working on Venkatesh-starrer ‘Saindhav’ discusses his approach to cinema and how he hopes to have his signature as the ‘HIT’ universe grows bigger




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Gaming PCs emerge as bright spot for laptop makers in a slowing market

India has traditionally been a market for mobile gaming, but now, there is a significant shift from mobile gamers to PC gaming enthusiasts



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The bookshop of the world : the role of the Low Countries in the book-trade, 1473-1941 / edited by Lotte Hellinga ... [et al.] ; assisted by Elaine Paintin.

Goy-Houten : Hes & De Graaf, c2001.




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Past the shallows / Favel Parrett.

Sydney, N.S.W. : Hachette Australia, 2013.




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Dissociating high concentration lithium salts in LLZTO-based high dielectric polymer electrolytes for low temperature Li metal batteries

Mater. Chem. Front., 2024, 8,3569-3576
DOI: 10.1039/D4QM00625A, Research Article
Jiajun Gong, Zhicheng Yao, Qimin Peng, Huizi Tang, Wenhao Han, Shimou Chen
A new composite electrolyte, combined with rigid fillers and high dielectric polymers, promotes the dissociation of lithium salts and the construction of multiple Li+ paths, improving Li metal batteries performances at room and low temperatures.
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Highly efficient top-emitting green phosphorescent OLEDs with a narrow band and slow efficiency roll-off for high-definition displays

Mater. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QM00779D, Research Article
Jun Wang, Fanmin Meng, Weijian Liu, Zhaochao Zhang, Jiuyan Li
New bipolar hosts are used to fabricate green-phosphorescent OLEDs, realizing a narrow full width at half maximum of 28 nm, high efficiencies of 183.1 cd A−1 and 247.3 lm W−1, and slow efficiency roll-off with 132.2 cd A−1 at 66 000 cd m−2.
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A polar multilayered two-dimensional hybrid perovskite for self-driven X-ray photodetection with a low detection limit

Mater. Chem. Front., 2024, 8,3807-3816
DOI: 10.1039/D4QM00582A, Research Article
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Jingtian Zhang, Wuqian Guo, Haojie Xu, Qingshun Fan, Linjie Wei, Xianmei Zhao, Zhihua Sun, Junhua Luo
We have designed a polar multilayered hybrid perovskite by alloying large cations into the distorted cage, in which a crystal-based photodetector enables dramatic self-powered X-ray detection performance.
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Asymmetric deep-blue tetrafluorobenzene-bridged fluorophores with hybridized local and charge-transfer characteristics for efficient OLEDs with low efficiency roll-off

Mater. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QM00636D, Research Article
Shengnan Wang, Haoyuan Qi, Hao Huang, Jie Li, Yuchao Liu, Shanfeng Xue, Shian Ying, Changsheng Shi, Shouke Yan
Deep-blue HLCT materials boasting rapid radiative rates and bipolar transporting capabilities were achieved by integrating an asymmetric D–A–D' structure with a novel tetrafluorobenzene acceptor.
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Nina Dudnik: Many Scientists are Faced with a Lack of Education | TED Fellows

Founder and CEO of NGO Seeding Labs, Nina Dudnik talks about the power of scientific research.




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Juliet Davenport: Politics is too Slow for Climate Change. We Need to Move Faster

Consumers can sometimes be far more innovative and forward-thinking than governments – and with a problem unfolding as rapidly as climate change, do we really have time to sit around and wait for the politicians to fix it? 'Weather geek' Juliet Davenport is the founder and CEO of Good Energy, a 100 per cent renewable energy company with a mission to power a greener, cleaner future, together. 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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Scientist Explains How Rare Genetics Allow Some to Sleep Only 4 Hours a Night

Researcher Ying-Hui Fu has found two rare genes that allow some people to be "natural short sleepers" who feel rested after a mere 4 or 5 hours per night. WIRED's Arielle Pardes sat down with Dr. Fu to discuss her findings.




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The power of place with Matt Blowers | WIRED Briefings

In 2021 employers and employees will have to fundamentally rethink the modern workplace. In this WIRED briefing, Matt Blowers, chief operating officer for ISG’s global fit out business talks to WIRED editor Greg Williams about the challenges that lie ahead – and how they can be met. 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 Events: http://wired.uk/events Subscribe for Events Information: http://wired.uk/signup Web: http://bit.ly/VideoWired Twitter: http://bit.ly/TwitterWired Facebook: http://bit.ly/FacebookWired Instagram: http://bit.ly/InstagramWired Magazine: http://bit.ly/MagazineWired Newsletter: http://bit.ly/NewslettersWired




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Good Form - Scientific Glass Blower Makes Beer Glasses

Tim Drier works with scientific glass all day, but what if he took some of those techniques he's perfected for scientific glass and applies them to standard barware? Watch as Tim takes us step-by-step through his process of making beautiful drinking glasses. Tim Drier is a scientific glass blower for Dow Chemical.




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The Science of Slow Aging

Aging is inevitable, but what if it wasn't? Let's take a look at the latest science and how it might be possible to slow our own aging. What's the difference between our chronological age, and our biological age? Dr. Morgan Levine, an expert on aging, sits down to explain.




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How Do Laser Beams Engrave Things? (slow motion)

A fiber laser can carve super intricate designs into any metal in just 10 seconds. The laser is getting so hot the metal is vaporizing away, yet it does nothing to our skin. As we play the video back and watch these lasers in slow motion, Alexander Sellite of "Laser Everything" breaks down everything we need to know about fiber lasers and how they function. See more of Alex here: https://www.youtube.com/LaserEverything




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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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De-escalation will follow restoring trust with China at LAC, says Army Chief

A day after India’s announcement, Beijing says a resolution has been reached over “relevant matters” on China-India border




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Doctor explains why a low-salt diet may not be healthy for everyone




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Marketing Mantras | Never Follow the Leader, Try and Disrupt the Market: Rajeev Juneja




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‘Never follow a leader, be a disruptor’

Home-grown wisdom: Challenger brand strategies from Rajeev Juneja, Vice-Chairman and MD of Mankind Pharma




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Improvements in low-level radionuclide measurement capability through use of the Apex Q sample introduction system combined with ICP-MS/MS

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2024, 39,2929-2936
DOI: 10.1039/D4JA00216D, Paper
Ben Russell, Frankie Falksohn, Alexandre Tribolet, Hibaaq Mohamud, Olivia Pearson, Emma Braysher, Saskia Burke, Anu Bhaisare
Improvement in sensitivity and interface removal capability for radionuclide measurement using desolvating sample introduction combined with ICP-MS/MS.
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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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Robust determination of low Ti contents in zircon using LA–ICP–MS/MS with NH3 reaction gas

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4JA00304G, Paper
Junlong Niu, Shitou Wu, Yueheng Yang, Hao Wang, Chao Huang, Lei Xu, Liewen Xie
Compared with the single quadrupole (SQ) mode, Triple Quadrupole (TQ) method is more robust for determining low Ti contents in zircon at high spatial resolutions (laser spot size <20 μm), making it useful for the analysis of complex zircon grains.
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Sensitive and Rapid Determination of Iodine/Calcium Ratio in Carbonate Rock Samples by ICP-MS Based on Solution Cathode Glow Discharge Sampling

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4JA00264D, Paper
Xuan Wang, Xing Liu, Lanlan Jin, Zhenli Zhu, Junhang Dong, Pengju Xing, Linjie Chen, Yuanhui Geng, Jingwen Zhang, Hao Tong, Hongtao Zheng, Min Zhang, Shenghong Hu
The iodine-to-calcium ratio (I/Ca) in carbonate rocks has been extensively used to indicate marine oxidation states. However, the low-iodine and high-calcium characteristics of carbonate samples pose challenges in achieving rapid...
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Applying standard addition to determine antimony isotopes in low-Sb samples using HG-MC-ICP-MS

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4JA00333K, Paper
Honggang Zhu, Jian-Ming Zhu, Decan Tan, Zhuo Lu, Hongfei Liao, Yiwei Ma
The δ123Sb value of BCR-2 obtained by the standard addition (SA) method.
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Despite 75-day free COVID vaccine campaign, precaution dose coverage still remains low

Although the campaign ended on September 30, sources said government hospitals will continue to administer free doses till further orders




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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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Unsaturated coordination modulation and enlarged pore size in nanoflower-like metal organic frameworks for enhanced lithium–oxygen battery performance

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30591-30600
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06346E, Paper
Lingwen Zhao, Juanjuan Feng, Adeel Abbas, Hao Sun, Chunlei Wang, Hongchao Wang
Unsaturated coordination modulation alters the discharge path and increased pore size accelerates ion exchange and oxygen transport, synergistically improving the electrochemical performance of LOBs.
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Achieving dynamic stability of single-crystal low-Co Ni-rich cathode material for high performance lithium batteries

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30831-30841
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA04698F, Paper
Adil Saleem, Leon L. Shaw, Mehwish Khalid Butt, Javed Rehman, Arshad Hussain, Zawar Hussain, Rashid Iqbal, Muhammad Kashif Majeed
The demand for high-energy-density lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) has driven intensive research into cathode materials that exhibit both superior performance and stability over multiple charge–discharge cycles.
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Metal–organic framework derived low-crystallinity cobalt–nitrogen–carbon electrocatalysts for nitrate reduction to ammonia

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30409-30419
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05443A, Paper
Yue Cao, Shengbo Yuan, Wenbo Zhou, Yan Hai, Xiaoman Li, Min Luo
NO3 and H2O molecules adsorbed on the surface of Co–N–C-500 are activated and dissociated. The generated active hydrogen species (*H) can promote the hydrogenation of the intermediates and thus increase the NH3 yield.
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Ultra-low lattice thermal conductivity driven high thermoelectric figure of merit in Sb/W co-doped GeTe

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30892-30905
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05332J, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Khasim Saheb Bayikadi, Safdar Imam, Wei-Shen Tee, Sugumaran Kavirajan, Chiao-Yu Chang, Amr Sabbah, Fang-Yu Fu, Ting-Ran Liu, Ching-Yu Chiang, Dinesh Shukla, Chien-Ting Wu, Li-Chyong Chen, Mei-Yin Chou, Kuei-Hsien Chen, Raman Sankar
Phonon scattering processes to κlat of Ge0.85Sb0.1W0.05Te: Umklapp, boundary, point-defect, stacking faults, resonant scattering, nanoprecipitates & microstructural effects. (b) κlat reduction (inset: ZT enhancement).
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Sensex, Nifty Slump 1% Amid Unabated Foreign Fund Outflows, Weak Global Trends

The BSE benchmark Sensex tumbled 820.97 points or 1.03 per cent to settle at 78,675.18. During the day, it plunged 948.31 points or 1.19 per cent to 78,547.84.




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Narayana Murthy highlights India’s low R&D investment; calls out coaching class culture

The industry veteran suggested hiring retired teachers, from India and abroad, to train teachers in India




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Ola Electric shares plunge following CEO’s Twitter spat with comedian 

Stand-up comic Kunal Kamra and Ola CEO Bhavish Agarwal’s dispute, centred around customer service issues with Ola’s electric scooters, played out publicly on X over the weekend




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Signals from low voter-turnout

The impact of the turnout remains to be seen



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Many twists in net financial flows

Low, middle income countries have become net providers of finance to the North and multilateral institutions




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India’s highway construction witnessing a slowdown

The NH network is projected to become 2 lakh km by FY25




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Air travellers' body questions ‘non-existent’ low fare offers




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Oil at six-month low | Petrol at breakeven, losses continue on diesel

Brent crude oil was trading at ₹94.91 per barrel on August 18




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Caste, a double blow




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Auto sector slowdown: The story of auto-component makers

Whether it’s Coimbatore, Pune or Chennai, auto-component makers have hit a speedbreaker. BusinessLine reports




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Legal complications have slowed the bankruptcy process