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Accurate determination of ultra-trace rare earth elements by LA-ICP-MS/MS and its application to cassiterite for effective elimination of Gd and Tb false positive anomalies

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4JA00271G, Paper
Ming Yang, Wu Wei, Yue-Heng Yang, Rolf L. Romer, Shi-Tou Wu, Tao Wu, Li-Feng Zhong
This study reports a new method for in situ determination of ultra-low REE contents in cassiterite by LA-ICP-MS/MS with an O2 and mass-shift detection strategy to avoid Gd and Tb anomalies.
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The challenges in testing and treatment of rare diseases

Treatment for six rare disease patients in Karnataka, under the Centre’s grant of ₹50 lakh each, was stopped recently because the funding limit had been reached. Afshan Yasmeen The Hindu speaks to patients and families and takes an overview of the treatment scenario




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Tailoring biobased polythiourethane crosslinking networks with flame-retardancy and remote ultrafast infrared “welding” performance

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30398-30408
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05966B, Paper
Ning Ding, Yi Yang, Wei Zhou, Debora Puglia, Pengwu Xu, Deyu Niu, Weijun Yang, Piming Ma
Biobased polythiourethane/MXene nanocomposites with intrinsic flame-retardancy and remote ultrafast infrared “welding” performance.
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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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Rare birds show up at unlikely spaces in Chennai on October 15 and 16

The recent Chennai Rains, one marked by the advent of the north east monsoon on October 15, might not have followed the original script, the one penned by weather watching professionals, but it has taken a predictable course in one sense: throwing birds off course. During this period, two birders had unlikely visitors in their neck of the woods — a chestnut winged cuckoo in Pallikaranai and a lesser frigate bird in Perambur




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Gennova Biopharmaceuticals launches a paediatric pack of pegaspargase, to treat rare blood cancer

The drug, marketed as Hamsyl – Junior will now be available in a 1500 IU pack, and is priced at ₹Rs 20,970, a company official told businessline




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AstraZeneca admits rare blood clot risk with Covishield, Vaxzevria vaccines

The WHO has recognised TTS as a rare but serious adverse event linked to specific Covid-19 vaccines.




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Covishield: AZ cites regulators’ view that benefits outweigh risk of ‘extremely rare potential side effects’

AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine faces UK class action suit; Serum Institute markets it in India as Covishield




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Rare handscrolls of artist Benode Behari Mukherjee on show in Kochi

The exhibition, organised by the Kolkata Centre for Creativity along with the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi and Gallery Rasa, pays tribute to artist Benode Behari Mukherjee, one of the pioneers of Indian modern art




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Spanish woman gang rape case: Crimes against foreigners in India rarely result in convictions | Data

Approximately, one in twenty rape cases in which victims are foreigners results in convictions




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A visit to Seychelles’ Silhouette Island, home to the rarest bat in the world

How Seychelles’ Silhouette Island, home to the Aldabra giant tortoise and sheath-tailed bat, is showcasing its flora and fauna




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Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences team accomplishes globally rare procedure on foetal tumour




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Tuning the performance of PSCs using rare-earth elements

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03798G, Review Article
Sajid Sajid, Salem Alzahmi, Nouar Tabet, Mohammad Y. Al-Haik, Mahmoud Abdel-Hafiez, Yousef Haik, Ihab M. Obaidat
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are emerging and promising alternatives to the market-leading solar cells due to their high performance, low fabrication cost, and versatile material modification.
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Laser-pumped high-power compact near-infrared light sources based on phosphor-in-glass films

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03356F, Paper
Xue Meng, Zhijun Wang, Xiaoxue Huo, Mingxin Zhou, Yu Wang, Panlai Li
A novel CZTGGZO:Cr3+ near infrared PiG film has a high IQE (90.20%) and good thermal stability (92.32%@423 K), enabling it to be applied to near end caries detection and long distance near infrared illumination.
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Ten-month-old child from Karur undergoes rare bone marrow transplantation in Coimbatore




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Rare Disasters, Financial Development, and Sovereign Debt [electronic journal].

National Bureau of Economic Research




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1987 Twelth International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves [electronic journal].

IEEE / Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Incorporated




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1985 Tenth International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves [electronic journal].

IEEE / Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Incorporated




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1983 Eighth International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves [electronic journal].

IEEE / Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Incorporated




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Pb3.5GeS4Br3: the first phase-matching thiogermanate halide infrared nonlinear optical material

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI00293H, Research Article
Jiazheng Zhou, Hongshan Wang, Junjie Liu, Xin Su, Yu Chu, Jiale Qu, Xiangzhan Jiang
Pb3.5GeS4Br3 is the first phase-matching thiogermanate halide infrared nonlinear optical material.
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Rational design for broad near-infrared emission from a two-sited Rb2LiAlF6:Cr3+ phosphor with high efficiency and thermal stability for spectroscopic applications

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI00429A, Research Article
Song Qing, Jing Wan, Tao Yang, Qiang Zhou, Yayun Zhou, Zhengliang Wang, Dawei Wen, Mingmei Wu
A comparative investigation of broadband near-infrared luminescence from two different occupation sites in Rb2LiAlF6:Cr3+ with high efficiency and excellent thermal stability.
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Near-infrared-photoinduced metamagnet based on a layered cyanido-bridged Co–W assembly with π–π interactions

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI00511B, Research Article
Open Access
Kazuki Nakamura, Koji Nakabayashi, Shota Kobayashi, Shin-ichi Ohkoshi
A cyanido-bridged Co–W assembly with π–π interactions showed a thermal phase transition and a photo–induced metamagnetism based on a charge transfer–induced spin transition.
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sp2–sp cross-carbanion coupling at a rare-earth center leading to the formation of carbon–carbon double bonds

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2312-2318
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI00178H, Research Article
Zhengqi Chai, Ze-Jie Lv, Wei Liu, Jinxiao Yang, Junnian Wei, Wen-Xiong Zhang
The reaction of rare-earth azametallacyclopentadienes with terminal alkynes provides rare-earth metallacycles with cumulated double bonds in three steps: alkynyl C–H bond activation, sp2–sp cross-carbanion coupling and subsequent isomerization.
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New Ultraviolet Transparent Rare-Earth Borates with Enhanced Birefringence Induced by Cation Chemical Substitution

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI00840E, Research Article
Guanglian Sun, xiaofang Qi, Hongping Wu, Zhanggui Hu, Jiyang Wang, Yicheng Wu
Birefringence determined by optical anisotropy is one of the most pivotal and fundamental performance of optical materials. However, optimizing the birefringence remains a significant challenge. Herein, a simple and effective...
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Quadrupolar dinuclear hypervalent tin(IV) compounds with near-infrared emission consisting of Schiff bases based on π-conjugated scaffolds

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,17950-17961
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05006A, Edge Article
Open Access
Kazuya Tanimura, Kento Tanaka, Masayuki Gon, Kazuo Tanaka
The study focuses on dinuclear hypervalent tin(IV) compounds with near-infrared (NIR) emission and unique quadrupolar orientations, showing potential for constructing electronic structures with narrow energy gaps.
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The photo-isomerization of the cyclononatetraenyl ligand and related rare earth complexes

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04767B, Edge Article
Open Access
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Lucie Pedussaut, Nolwenn Mahieu, Camille Chartier, Thayalan Rajeshkumar, Maxime Tricoire, Iskander Douair, Nicolas Casaretto, Laurent Maron, Grégory Danoun, Grégory Nocton
Reversible light isomerization in organometallic complexes of lanthanides: the low-energy wavelengths favor the cis isomer, and the high-energy wavelengths favor the trans isomer.
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Rare-earth metal complexes bearing electrophilic and nucleophilic carbon centres and their unique reactivity patterns towards pyridine derivatives

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04197F, Edge Article
Open Access
weikang Wu, Thayalan Rajeshkumar, Shan Zhu, Fuxiang Chai, Dongjing Hong, ZeMing Huang, Qingbing Yuan, Laurent Maron, Shaowu Wang
The rare-earth metal dialkyl complexes (κ2-L1)RE(CH2SiMe3)2(THF)2 [RE = Lu(1a), Yb(1b), Er(1c), Y(1d), Dy(1e)] (L1 = 1-(2-N-C5H10NCH2CH2)-3-(2,6-iPr2C6H3N=CH)-C8H4N) and the rare-earth metal monoalkyl complexes (κ2-L1)2RE(CH2SiMe3)(THF)n [n = 0, RE = Lu(2a), Yb(2b);...
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Near-infrared responsive gold nanorods for highly sensitive colorimetric and photothermal lateral flow immuno-detection of SARS-CoV-2

Anal. Methods, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AY00347K, Paper
Xiaohui Liu, Jingwen Li, Kun Wang, Xiang Li, Shenming Wang, Gengchen Guo, Qiaowen Zheng, Maosheng Zhang, Jingbin Zeng
We developed a colorimetric and photothermal dual-mode LFIA platform for sensitive and selective SARS-CoV-2 N protein detection based on gold nanorods.
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Analysing micro- and nanoplastics with cutting-edge infrared spectroscopy techniques: a critical review

Anal. Methods, 2024, 16,2177-2197
DOI: 10.1039/D3AY01808C, Critical Review
Open Access
Junhao Xie, Aoife Gowen, Wei Xu, Junli Xu
In this review, we discussed and compared the applications of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, quantum cascade laser infrared spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy-based infrared spectroscopy, and optical photothermal infrared spectroscopy in MNP research from multiple perspectives.
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Rare California Island to be Activated for Armed Forces Day, First Time in 53 Years

On Armed Forces Day, May 1971, 53 years ago, two amateur operators working as WZ6SNI, activated San Nicolas Island, IOTA NA-066. At 61 miles, San Nicolas is the most remote of the Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California and is owned by the US Navy.

Now, weather permitting, Will Costello, WC6DX, has been authorized to be active from San Nicolas Island November 8 - 12, 2024. He is tak...




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Intermediate diradical character and thermal cis–trans isomerization of near-infrared absorbing thionated squaraine dyes

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01722F, Research Article
Open Access
Taishi Oka, Takeshi Maeda, Daisuke Sakamaki, Naoya Suzuki, Shigeyuki Yagi, Shintaro Kodama, Hideki Fujiwara
Near-infrared absorbing squaraine dyes incorporating 4-membered thionated oxocarbon and chalcogenopyrylium moieties exhibit intermediate diradical character, which impacts thermal cis–trans isomerization.
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Transient crystallisation of rare earth carbonates during the hydrothermal oxidation of siderite

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35305-35322
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA05212A, Paper
Open Access
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Maddin M., Rateau R., Szucs A. M., Terribili L., Rodriguez-Blanco J. D.
The researchers investigated the interaction between multi-component rare earth element-bearing aqueous solutions and siderite grains under hydrothermal conditions.
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Tamil Nadu’s mineral exploration projects for gold, rare-earth elements approved

The state has seen an increase in mineral revenue, with plans to explore new deposits through agencies like the Geological Survey of India. 



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Red sand boa receives rare cancer treatment at Thiruvananthapuram zoo

Animal rescued by Forest dept. diagnosed with mast cell tumour




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Rare Appeal: Remembering Smita Patil

Smita has left behind a rich haul of films that showcase her enormous ability to offer us a glimpse into her soul each time she performed a role.




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Thiruvananthapuram observatory captures stunning images of rare comet C/2023 A3

Although the comet was closest to Earth on October 12, the inclement weather in Thiruvananthapuram hindered observations on that day




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Applications of nanotheranostics in the second near-infrared window in bioimaging and cancer treatment

Nanoscale, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR03058C, Review Article
Huimin Li, Pengju Li, Jiarui Zhang, Ziyi Lin, Lintao Bai, Heyun Shen
This review summarized the application of the second near-infrared nano-platform in the field of nano-agents design, optical imaging and cancer treatment, aiming at providing profound insights into its development status and future challenges.
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Dynamic monitoring of the fibrosis disease by a collagen targeting near infrared probe

Biomater. Sci., 2024, 12,1924-1931
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM01926H, Paper
Xiaoke Zhang, Qianwen Yang, Sensen Zhou, Cheng Li, Xiqun Jiang
A H2O2-sensitive macromolecular optical probe which can effectively bind to collagen was developed for real time noninvasive visualization of fibrotic tissues.
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Chennai| Thamalli, a newly launched bespoke jewellery brand features rare gemstones from around the world

Young entrepreneur Adithi Ganeshan speaks about her newly launched jewellery brand Thamalli, the design process, and working with rare gemstones



  • Life & Style

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Ind vs SA | Moving an event from the rare to the commonplace

A win abroad overcomes a mental barrier. The series following the one where India won in Australia for the first time, they won again. That is why it is important for India to win in South Africa.




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Lok Sabha 2024 poll verdict: a rare outcome that pleases all




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Rare discount on iPhone 15 in China as competition intensifies

The price of some iPhones has been cut by 5 per cent in a Lunar New Year promotion that will last from January 18-January 21




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The rare and the beautiful

The House of Things prides itself on curating beautiful, luxurious and rare pieces for your home.




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BridgeBio launches CoA Therapeutics to treat a rare neurodegenerative disease

The startup is developing allosteric activators to increase levels of the vital metabolic molecule coenzyme A in pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration




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From coal, a new source of rare earths

U.S. efforts to extract valuable elements from coal waste surge




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Rare Eurasian Otter discovered in Pune District for the first time during rescue mission





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मदर्स डे: अनुष्का शर्मा, श्रद्धा कपूर समेत बॉलीवुड सेलेब्स का बचपन और उनकी प्यारी मां, RARE तस्वीरें

मई महीने के दूसरा हफ्ते के सोमवार को हर साल पूरी दुनिया में मदर्स डे मनाया जाता है। सोशल मीडिया पर भी आपको हर जगह मां मां दिखेंगी। इस दिन पूरी दुनिया में मां के नाम की गूंज होती है। खैर




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COVID-19 & Kawasaki Disease In Children: What Is This Rare Condition & Is It Linked To Coronavirus?

According to a recent report, around 100 children in six European countries and at least 25 children in New York City, have been hospitalized with symptoms that seemed similar to that of an inflammatory disease called Kawasaki disease [1].