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Development of wafer-scale multifunctional nanophotonic neural probes for brain activity mapping

Lab Chip, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC00931A, Perspective
Open Access
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Fu Der Chen, Ankita Sharma, David A. Roszko, Tianyuan Xue, Xin Mu, Xianshu Luo, Hongyao Chua, Patrick Guo-Qiang Lo, Wesley D. Sacher, Joyce K. S. Poon
We explore the development of multifunctional nanophotonic neural probes, integrating microelectrodes, optical emitters, and microfluidic channels for multimodal brain mapping.
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A laboratory scale fast feedback characterization loop for optimizing coated catalysts for emission control

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,2868-2881
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00168K, Paper
Open Access
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Tim Delrieux, Shweta Sharma, Florian Maurer, Paolo Dolcet, Maximilian Lausch, Anna Zimina, Camilo Cárdenas, Patrick Lott, Maria Casapu, Thomas Lennon Sheppard, Jan-Dierk Grunwaldt
This work presents a fast and non-invasive photo-based channel analysis approach, which helps to screen and understand the effects of different coating parameters on the activity of noble metal-based oxidation catalyst coated on a ceramic cordierite.
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Correction: Fabricating multi-scale controllable PEDOT:PSS arrays via templated freezing assembly

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,3021-3021
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM90038C, Correction
Open Access
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Yang Lin, Junqiang Mao, Qingrui Fan, Jianjun Wang
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The fractal geometry of polymeric materials surfaces: surface area and fractal length scales

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,3082-3096
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01497E, Paper
Open Access
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H. Eduardo Roman, Federico Cesura, Rabia Maryam, Igor Levchenko, Katia Alexander, Claudia Riccardi
Non-treated (NT) and plasma-treated (PT) polymeric surfaces display self-affine fractal scaling. The plasma increases both the surface area and the fractal length scales, helping the design of PT interfaces with larger surface areas at the nm scale.
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Braiding, twisting, and weaving microscale fibers with capillary forces

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,3337-3348
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01732J, Paper
Ahmed Sherif, Maya Winters Faaborg, Cheng Zeng, Michael P. Brenner, Vinothan N. Manoharan
We present a 3D-printed machine that uses repulsive capillary forces to programmably braid, twist, and weave micrometer-scale fibers.
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Phase-separated structures of tunable thermoresponsive and matrix polymers for large-scale temperature monitoring coatings

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,10886-10892
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01743A, Paper
Risako Shibata, Satoru Matsuda, Hirofumi Kawakubo, Hiroaki Imai, Yuya Oaki
Layered polydiacetylene (PDA) exhibits a thermoresponsive color change. The thermoresponsivity and large-scale coatability are controlled for medical applications by the intercalated guests and matrix polymer, respectively.
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Multi-scale in silico analysis of the phase separation behavior of FUS mutants

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01512F, Paper
Kalindu S. Fernando, Ying Chau
The computational model predicts the aggregation propensity of intrinsically disordered proteins and their mutants efficiently.
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Navigating predictions at nanoscale: a comprehensive study of regression models in magnetic nanoparticle synthesis

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB02052A, Paper
Open Access
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Lukas Glänzer, Lennart Göpfert, Thomas Schmitz-Rode, Ioana Slabu
The transformative power of support vector regression in optimizing magnetic nanoparticle synthesis intricate relationships between process parameters and particle size, enabling the production of particles with tailored properties.
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Multi-scale study on the electrochemical behavior and corrosion mechanism of 5083 aluminum alloy with different microstructures in a NaCl environment

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03380A, Paper
Zhijie Dai, Zhengbing Xiao, Dahong Zhao, Sunhang Xiao, Yuanchun Huang, Qingsong Dai
Multi-scale study on the electrochemical behavior and corrosion mechanism of 5083 aluminum alloy with different microstructures in a NaCl environment.
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Drawing water from air on a sustainable, industrial scale

Uravu Labs devises an affordable means of mimicking nature’s water cycle




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Crafting porous nanoscaled architecture as a potential frontier for drug delivery

Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2024, 9,1085-1106
DOI: 10.1039/D4ME00098F, Review Article
Koyeli Girigoswami, Pragya Pallavi, Agnishwar Girigoswami
Porous nanostructures exhibit remarkable nanoplatforms for payload delivery to diseased cells with high loading capacity, favorable release profiles, improved hemocompatibility, biocompatibility, and safe clearance after biodegradation.
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Elucidating the interplay between entropy-driven and patch-mediated bonding in directing nanoscale assemblies

Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4ME00153B, Paper
Kireeti Akkunuri, Xiangyu Zhang, Thi Vo
The interplay between directional patchy attraction and shape-driven entropic forces sculpts the spatial and orientational orderings between anisotropic building blocks, giving rise to symmetry breaking of pre-programmed interactions between particles.
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Gram-scale synthesis of aggregation-caused quenching-resistant red-emissive carbon dots for potential applications

New J. Chem., 2024, 48,7265-7276
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00321G, Paper
Ashok Kumar, Kanchan Negi, Sumanta Kumar Sahu
This work describes the gram-scale synthesis of N/S-doped carbon dots for red emissive properties. The developed carbon dots can be used in WLEDs, fingerprinting, bioimaging, fluorescent ink, and room-temperature phosphorescence.
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Nanoscale control over water-film thickness using temperature modulation: tuning mineral carbonation reactivity

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024, 11,1412-1416
DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00884C, Communication
Open Access
Christopher J. Thompson, Sebastian T. Mergelsberg, Bavan P. Rajan, Paul F. Martin, Sebastien N. Kerisit, John S. Loring
Temperature modulation was demonstrated as a novel way to control water partitioning during the reaction of silicate minerals with water-saturated supercritical carbon dioxide.
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To scale up, diversify and accelerate is the need of the hour

The transition to renewable energy requires a new impetus that will catalyse the change




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AI adoption: 74% companies struggle to achieve and scale value, says BCG

Report to assess firms’ AI maturity is based on a survey of 1,000 CxOs and senior executives from over 20 sectors, spanning 59 countries




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OpenAI builds first chip with Broadcom and TSMC, scales back foundry ambition

OpenAI is working with Broadcom and TSMC to build its first in-house chip designed to support its artificial intelligence systems, per sources




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'Scale at which this scam operates is shocking'

'There is an eminently fertile ground that perpetrators must be finding in our society.'




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Building out green energy on a global scale with Dale Vince | WIRED Smarter

Dale Vince, eco-warrior and founder of Ecotricity, the world’s first green energy company is on a mission to change the face of energy provision on a global scale and is a United Nations Climate Champion, he shared how at WIRED Smarter 2020. "With technology, we can stop using fossil fuels" ABOUT WIRED SMARTER Curated by WIRED’s award-winning editorial team, WIRED Smarter gathers the disruptive minds across business, technology, retail, finance and politics to investigate how innovation, technological advances and world events are changing the way we interact with customers. 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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Correction: New horizons on advanced nanoscale materials for Cultural Heritage conservation

Nanoscale Horiz., 2024, 9,2069-2069
DOI: 10.1039/D4NH90062F, Correction
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Rosangela Mastrangelo, David Chelazzi, Piero Baglioni
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Polymer-confined synthesis of gram-scale high-entropy perovskite fluoride nanocubes for improved electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate to ammonia

Nanoscale Horiz., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4NH00341A, Communication
Open Access
Guohao Xue, Tianlu Wang, Hele Guo, Nan Zhang, Claire J. Carmalt, Johan Hofkens, Feili Lai, Tianxi Liu
A high-entropy perovskite fluoride with a well-defined nanocubic structure was successfully prepared via a polyvinylpyrrolidone-confined nucleation strategy, demonstrating excellent electrocatalytic activity for nitrate reduction.
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WHO to begin large-scale testing of Ebola vaccine




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One-pot and large-scale production of uniform ytterbium-doped perovskite nanocrystals with controllable optical properties

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, 12,17647-17657
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03364G, Paper
Jing Chu, Linxuan Zhang, Quanjie Lv, Yijun Han, Kang Sun, Ke Tao
Monodispersed Yb3+:CsPbCl3 nanocrystals with tunable optical properties were synthesized via a scalable one-pot method. The mechanism of size evolution based on digestive ripening was proposed.
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Superior energy storage properties in SrTiO3-based dielectric ceramics through all-scale hierarchical architecture

Mater. Horiz., 2024, 11,1732-1740
DOI: 10.1039/D3MH01965A, Communication
Chengyang Zuo, Jialing Xu, Shilin Yang, Zhiqin Cao, Hongtao Yu, Jingsong Liu, Xianhua Wei
Improving the energy storage performance of SrTiO3-based ceramics through all-scale architectures combining the effects of atomic-level doping, nanoscale domain engineering, submicroscale grain size regulation, and sample thinning.
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A dual-responsive microemulsion with macroscale superlubricity and largely switchable friction

Mater. Horiz., 2024, 11,1668-1678
DOI: 10.1039/D3MH01978K, Communication
Siwei Chen, Hong Sun, Jian Liu, Jinyu Wang, Hongsheng Lu, Jingcheng Hao, Lu Xu, Weimin Liu
A dual-responsive microemulsion capable of providing macroscale superlubrication in a broad temperature range and switching its coefficient of friction by ∼25 fold is reported. It also shows ultrahigh colloidal stability and anti-freezing properties.
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A reflection on ‘A shape-memory scaffold for macroscale assembly of functional nanoscale building blocks’

Mater. Horiz., 2024, 11,1608-1610
DOI: 10.1039/D4MH90010C, Commentary
Xiang-Sen Meng, Li-Bo Mao, Shu-Hong Yu
Yu et al. reflect on their first Materials Horizons paper (Mater. Horiz., 2014, https://doi.org/10.1039/c3mh00040k) published in the inaugural issue of the journal, and discuss how their work may have influenced the research field over the past decade.
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Atomic Scale Quantum Anomalous Hall Effect in Monolayer Graphene/MnBi2Te4 Heterostructure

Mater. Horiz., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4MH00165F, Communication
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Yueh-Ting Yao, Su-Yang Xu, Tay-Rong Chang
The two-dimensional quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) effect is direct evidence of non-trivial Berry curvature topology in condensed matter physics. Searching for QAH in 2D materials, particularly with simplified fabrication methods,...
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Atomic-scale Ru anchored on chromium-shavings as a precursor for a pH-universal hydrogen evolution reaction electrocatalyst

Mater. Horiz., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3MH01951A, Communication
Qingxin Han, Qiangqiang Lu, Xuechuan Wang, Chao Wei, Xiaoyu Guan, Luming Chen, Xiao Wang, Ji Li
Chrome shavings produce electrocatalysts with atomically dispersed Ru sites. The CN/Cr2O3/Ru-1 catalyst has excellent HER catalytic performance under the synergistic effect of RuN4 and Cr2O3.
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Social Influence in Prosocial Behavior:Evidence from a Large-Scale Experiment [electronic journal].




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Economic preferences across generations and family clusters: A large-scale experiment [electronic journal].




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Discrimination in Hiring Based on Potential and Realized Fertility: Evidence from a Large-Scale Field Experiment [electronic journal].




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Brave Boys and Play-it-Safe Girls: Gender Differences in Willingness to Guess in a Large Scale Natural Field Experiment [electronic journal].




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Are Estimates of Early Education Programs Too Pessimistic? Evidence from a Large-Scale Field Experiment that Causally Measures Neighbor Effects [electronic journal].




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Achieving Scale Collectively [electronic journal].




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Harnessing nanoscale spatial effects in inner-modified zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 for enhanced Knoevenagel condensation reaction

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3QI02190D, Research Article
Semi Kim, Seojeong Woo, Cheongwon Bae, Yuri Jeon, Yeeun Seong, Song Li, Juyeong Kim
Precise carving of ZIF nanocrystals generates heterogeneous internal mesoporosity, providing effective mass transport and uncoordinated active sites for enhanced heterogeneous catalysis.
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Large-scale fabrication of ZIF-derived electrocatalysts for industrial oxygen evolution

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI00458B, Research Article
Liangjun Chen, Zhuowen Huangfu, Xuelin Yang, Hang Lei, Zilong Wang, Wenjie Mai
This study presents a methodology that enables the development of efficient and scalable ZIF-derived electrocatalysts for industrial water electrolysis, resulting in significant time and energy savings.
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PharmacoNet: deep learning-guided pharmacophore modeling for ultra-large-scale virtual screening

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04854G, Edge Article
Open Access
Seonghwan Seo, Woo Youn Kim
PharmacoNet is developed for virtual screening, including deep learning-guided protein-based pharmacophore modeling, a parameterized analytical scoring function, and coarse-grained pose alignment. It is extremely fast yet reasonably accurate.
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Field method for preservation of total mercury in waters, including those associated with artisanal scale gold mining

Anal. Methods, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3AY02216A, Paper
Open Access
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David C. P. King, Michael J. Watts, Elliott M. Hamilton, Robert J. G. Mortimer, Mike Coffey, Odipo Osano, Maureene Auma Ondayo, Marcello Di Bonito
A method was developed for sampling and preserving total Hg from water samples, recovering >75% Hg over 4 weeks of storage. The method was assessed using water samples at artisanal gold mining sites in Kenya.
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Small-scale handloom park to come up at Sengunthapuram

Ministers R. Gandhi and S.S. Sivashankar inspect the 13,205 sq. ft. site belonging to the Tamil Nadu Cotton Corporation at Sengunthapuram




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Site identified for small-scale handloom park in Karur




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551: PlanetScale with Iheanyi Ekechukwu and Mike Coutermarsh

Iheanyi Ekechukwu and Mike Coutermarsh talk about PlanetScale, what Vitess is, if PlanetScale is for both side and big projects, what read only regions are, what schema changes are, and how PlanetScale compares to other projects.




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How can small-scale farmers benefit from trees on farms?

The adoption of agroforestry at scale in India by smallholders is currently stymied by ecological and socio-economic factors




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Sensex scales 27,000-mark after seven-month hiatus




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Mild tremors at magnitude 3.3 on richter scale in Krishnagiri

Mild tremors were registered in and around Pochampalli in Krishnagiri and parts of Dharmapuri




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Co-encapsulation of organic polymers and inorganic superparamagnetic iron oxide colloidal crystals requires matched diffusion time scales

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8312-8325
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00935E, Paper
Open Access
Brian K. Wilson, Robert K. Prud’homme
Composite nanoparticles co-encapsulate organic materials with inorganic primary colloids. Producing “stoichiometric NPs”, where all NPs contain organic and inorganic species at similar ratios, requires matched diffusion-aggregation time scale.
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Long range signature of liquid's inertia in nanoscale drainage flows

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01006J, Paper
Nathan Bigan, Mathieu Lizée, Marc Pascual, Antoine Niguès, Lydéric Bocquet, Alessandro Siria
In confinement, liquid flows are governed by a complex interplay of molecular, viscous and elastic forces.
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Scale-dependent interactions enable emergent microrheological stress response of actin–vimentin composites

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00988F, Paper
Julie Pinchiaroli, Renita Saldanha, Alison E. Patteson, Rae M. Robertson-Anderson, Bekele J. Gurmessa
The unique mechanical behaviors of actin–vimentin composites in both linear and nonlinear regimes are shaped by the complex interactions among actin entanglements, vimentin crosslinking, and poroelastic properties.
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Revealing microscale bulk structures in polymer–carbon nanocomposites using spin-echo SANS

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8663-8674
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00578C, Paper
Open Access
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L. V. Tiihonen, M. P. Weir, A. J. Parnell, S. C. Boothroyd, D. W. Johnson, R. M. Dalgliesh, M. Bleuel, C. P. Duif, W. G. Bouwman, R. L. Thompson, K. S. Coleman, N. Clarke, W. A. Hamilton, A. L. Washington, S. R. Parnell
Spin-echo small-angle neutron scattering (SESANS) revealed structure in polymer–carbon nanocomposites over multiple length scales with unprecedented range (10 nm–16 μm). Data from two SESANS instruments and other methods were analysed with SasView.
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Confined bicontinuous microemulsions: nanoscale dynamics of the surfactant film

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8692-8701
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00925H, Paper
Open Access
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Margarethe Dahl, Olaf Holderer, René Haverkamp, Ingo Hoffmann, Kathleen Wood, Jessica Hübner, Thomas Hellweg, Stefan Wellert
A confined bicontinuous C10E4–D2O–n-octane microemulsion is studied using neutron spin echo spectroscopy (NSE). The pore size of the confining matrices determines the dynamics of the confined bicontinuous microemulsion.
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A multi-scale framework for predicting α-cyclodextrin assembly on polyethylene glycol axles

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01048E, Paper
Open Access
Cameron D. Smith, Chenfeng Ke, Wenlin Zhang
We predict the assembly and time-dependent distribution of cyclodextrin along PEG axles by combining atomistic molecular dynamics with an analytical treatment of bulk diffusion. Our kinetic Monte Carlo can aid in the design of polypseudorotaxanes.
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