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Fabrication of black TiO2 through microwave heating for visible light-driven photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine 6G

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,3003-3015
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00202D, Paper
Riska Rachmantyo, Afif Akmal Afkauni, Ricky Reinaldo, Lei Zhang, Arramel Arramel, Muhammad Danang Birowosuto, Arie Wibowo, Hermawan Judawisastra
This study shows that a narrower band gap TiO2, namely black TiO2, can be prepared using NaBH4 as a reducing material and microwave heating, which is a faster, greener, and simpler method than the existing method using furnace heating.
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Design and performance evaluation of low-volatility and low-viscosity absorbents for CO2 capture

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00379A, Paper
Ning Ma, Liu Yang, Zhenchang Fang, Kaijia Jiang, Xinling Li, Zhen Huang
This study synthesized a novel homogeneous non-aqueous absorbent and analyzed hydrogen bonds and viscosities, which were rarely studied before.
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Slip of a liquid crystal droplet rotator in viscous fluids

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,3066-3072
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01028G, Paper
Keita Saito, Yasuyuki Kimura
The boundary conditions at the droplet surface depend on the surrounding solution. In glycerol solutions, slip occurs at the droplet surface and is enhanced as glycerol concentration increases.
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Effects of shear-induced crystallization on the complex viscosity of lamellar-structured concentrated surfactant solutions

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,3299-3312
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01198D, Paper
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Parth U. Kelkar, Matthew Kaboolian, Ria D. Corder, Marco Caggioni, Seth Lindberg, Kendra A. Erk
Material relationships at low temperatures were determined for concentrated surfactant solutions using a combination of rheological experiments, cross-polarized microscopy, calorimetry, and small angle X-ray scattering.
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A viscosity measurement technique for ultra-low sample volumes

Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00050A, Paper
Mahrukh A Mir, Mahesh S. Tirumkudulu
We describe a unique method to measure the viscosity of liquids based on the fluid mechanics of thin films. A drop of sample is spread over a substrate by contacting...
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Effect of surface viscoelasticity on top jet drops produced by bursting bubbles

Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00243A, Paper
Zhengyu Yang, Sainath Barbhai, Bingqiang Ji, Jie Feng
Jet drops resulting from bubble bursting at a liquid surface play a key role in various mass transfer processes across the interface, including sea spray aerosol generation and pathogen transmission....
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Spontaneous oscillation of an active filament under viscosity gradients

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00095A, Paper
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Zhaorong Liu, Youchuang Chao, Zhijun Zheng, Lailai Zhu
We investigate the effects of uniform viscosity gradients on the spontaneous oscillations of an elastic, active filament in viscous fluids.
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Visible light mediated iron-catalyzed addition of oxamic acids to imines

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12528-12532
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA02258K, Paper
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Margaux Badufle, Frédéric Robert, Yannick Landais
Oxamic acids where shown to add to imines, providing a broad range of α-aminoacid amides in generally good yields.
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Enhanced photocatalytic performance of ZnO under visible light by co-doping of Ta and C using hydrothermal method

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12954-12965
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00579A, Paper
Open Access
Thi Viet Ha Luu, Hong Yen Xuan Nguyen, Quoc Thang Nguyen, Quang Bac Nguyen, Thi Ha Chi Nguyen, Ngoc Chuc Pham, Xuan Dung Nguyen, Trung Kien Nguyen, Ngoc Nhiem Dao
C, Ta-co-doped ZnO nanoparticles (Eg = 2.88 eV), prepared by hydrothermal method, were used as a photocatalyst under visible light to remove organic contaminants in aquatic environments.
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Sulfur–tetrazine as highly efficient visible-light activatable photo-trigger for designing photoactivatable fluorescence biomolecules

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,10839-10849
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01817F, Communication
Shudan Yang, Mengxi Zhang, Axel Loredo, David Soares, Yulun Wu, Han Xiao
Light-activated fluorescence represents a potent tool for investigating subcellular structures and dynamics, offering enhanced control over the temporal and spatial aspects of the fluorescence signal.
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Structural isomerism engineering regulates molecular AIE behavior and application in visualizing endogenous hydrogen sulfide

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,11134-11141
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01617C, Paper
Yaxi Li, Yong-Xiang Wang, Dujuan Liu, Chen-Chieh Ni, Jianming Ni, Jen-Shyang Ni
The isomerization effect on coumarin-based AIEgens was systematically analyzed and further applied to H2S detection.
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Mitochondrial membrane potential-independent near-infrared fluorescent probes for viscosity-exclusive imaging

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01785D, Paper
Xiu Pan, Yu Zhao, Jia-Li Wang, Shun Feng, Xiao-Qi Yu, Ming-Yu Wu
A novel mitochondrial targeting mitochondrial membrane potential-independent near-infrared fluorescent probe, ACR-DMA, was developed which can be firmly immobilized in mitochondria for tracking of mitochondrial viscosity changes in vitro and in vivo.
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NIR emissive probe for fluorescence turn-on based dead cell sorting and in vivo viscosity mapping in C. elegans

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01945H, Paper
Goraksha T. Sapkal, Farhan Anjum, Abdul Salam, Bodhidipra Mukherjee, Shilpa Chandra, Purabi Bala, Richa Garg, Shagun Sharma, Kush Kaushik, Chayan Kanti Nandi
An NIR emissive probe plays a pivotal role for in vitro and in vivo dead cell sorting.
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Will POW bring back great story telling to television?

'Nikkhil Advani's POW shows a director's deft touch and is a promising start of a great story, top notch acting talent and great behind the scenes production team,' says film director Suparn Verma.




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Shah Rukh returns to television!

Shah Rukh Khan will return to television as the host of a Hindi show called TED Talks India: Nayi Soch, which will feature inspirational speakers and big ideas.





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Princess Devsena, now on television

Coming up: Aarambh: 'Biggest Indian TV show ever'





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'Television will die a tragic death'

'I was playing a rockstar.''After three days, I get a script that my character will turn into a lion.''I felt I hadn't signed up for this, so I told Ekta about it.''Ekta told me, "Beta, na tu important hai na main important hoon. Woh spot wala hai na, usko ghar pe khana khilana hai".''She said if she didn't change the content, she would not get TRPs and eventually, her show would shut down.''If the show stops, she asked me if I would take these workers home.' 'I said "Let's become the lion".'




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Why Is Elvish Yadav Trending?

Popular YouTuber and social media influencer Elvish Yadav is making his presence felt inside the Bigg Boss OTT house.




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‘Revisioning’ Tagore’s masterpiece

Priya Sarukkai Chabria’s Sing of Life crafts a novel way to approach the Nobel Laureate’s Gitanjali




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What's Elvis Doing In Cannes?

Baz Luhrmann's new film Elvis got a 10-minute standing ovation at the Cannes film festival.




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2 Days After Globes, Elvis' Daughter Dies

She was at the Golden Globes on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, on hand to celebrate Austin Butler's award for playing her father.




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In situ study of the interactions between metal surfaces and cationic surfactant corrosion inhibitors by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy coupled with visible spectroscopy

Analyst, 2024, 149,5372-5380
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00861H, Paper
Open Access
Felix Frank, Daniela Tomasetig, Peter Nahringbauer, Wolfgang Ipsmiller, Gerd Mauschitz, Karin Wieland, Bernhard Lendl
Coupling Raman and VIS spectroscopy enables the study of AgNP aggregations induced by surfactants.
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Near-infrared frequency upconversion fluorescent probe for rapid and sensitive visual detection of sulfur dioxide

Analyst, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01269K, Paper
Hong Zeng, Xiao Ma, Shufen Pan, Yuting Han, Yanyan Tang, Yulan Fan, Yongquan Wu
Inflammation is a complex physiological response involving various cellular and molecular events. Sulfur dioxide (SO2), which is usually in the form of HSO3- and SO32- under physiological conditions, plays a...
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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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Electronic Relaxation Pathways in Thio-Acridone and Thio-Coumarin: Two Heavy-Atom-Free Photosensitizers Absorbing Visible Light

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03720K, Paper
Open Access
Chris Acquah, Sean J. Hoehn, Sarah E. Krul, Steffen Jockusch, Shudan Yang, Sourav Kanti Seth, Eric Lee, Han Xiao, Carlos E. Crespo-Hernández
Heavy-atom-free photosensitizers (HAF-PSs) have emerged as a new class of photosensitizers aiming to broaden their applicability and versatility across various fields of the photodynamic therapy of cancers. The strategy involves...
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‘A Song From Where I Live’: Visual narrative dipped in nostalgia

Architects and authors Smrithi Devakumar and Anusha Veluswamy on ‘A Song From Where I Live’ and their idea of picture books for all ages




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Thoughtfully curated Deepavali hamper guide for Visakhapatnam

These Visakhapatnam-based enterprises have curated sustainable Deepavali hampers spreading festive joy with handmade gifts



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Visible photons as ideal reagents for the activation of coloured organic compounds

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS01129A, Review Article
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Lorenzo Di Terlizzi, Luca Nicchio, Stefano Protti, Maurizio Fagnoni
In search for the perfect wave(length). This review is dedicated to recent efforts in the development of visible light driven photochemical strategies occurring in coloured organic compounds.
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Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship | Chiranth Vishwanath secures two pole positions




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Committees to visit schools for consultations




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Isabel and the invisible world / Alan Lightman ; illustrated by Ramona Kaulitzki

Lightman, Alan P., 1948- author




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Coaching future Olympians with AI-aided computer vision

Why Bengaluru startup Game Theory believes technology offers our best shot at sporting glory




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Visible light-activated polyphenol–Al3+ coordination for ambient and quantitative xylose-to-furfural conversion

Chem. Commun., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04899G, Communication
Jinshu Huang, Qizhi Luo, Tengyu Liu, Song Yang, Hu Li
Visible light-enhanced coordination of polyphenol–Al3+ is uncovered to switch Lewis/Brønsted acid sites for room-temperature cascade upgrading of xylose to furfural in ultrahigh yields.
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Metal-free photocatalysts with charge-transfer excited states enable visible light-driven atom transfer radical polymerization

Chem. Commun., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04470C, Communication
Yuchen Huang, Yangxin Liu, Yingde Yan, Yanjun Gong, Yifan Zhang, Yanke Che, Jincai Zhao
Photoredox-catalyzed atom transfer radical polymerization (O-ATRP) offers powerful tools for the precise control of polymer synthesis. Metal-free photocatalysts are particularly desirable due to their high level of control in O-ATRP...
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Take home a piece of heritage at this Visakhapatnam sweet store

Sarvani Sweets launches its series sweet boxes featuring some iconic heritage spots of Visakhapatnam




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Visiting Abu Dhabi this holiday season? Get a sense of the city’s growing luxury dining scene

Abu Dhabi is rising as a culinary destination with an emphasis on luxury dining offering cuisine from across the globe




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On a Ramzan food trail in Visakhapatnam

From the creamy slow-cooked haleem to paya nihari and sheer kurma, restaurants and hotels in Visakhapatnam are offer an array of Ramzan delicacies




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Setting up a Rust development environment with Visual Studio Code

When I decided to teach myself Rust, I naturally started looking around at what editors I could use. It turned out that most of the folks I asked online were still using Visual Studio Code for Rust. To my surprise, though, setting up a complete development environment in Visual Studio Code wasn’t as straightforward as...




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Self-supervised graph neural networks for polymer property prediction

Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2024, 9,1130-1143
DOI: 10.1039/D4ME00088A, Paper
Open Access
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Qinghe Gao, Tammo Dukker, Artur M. Schweidtmann, Jana M. Weber
Self-supervised learning for polymer property prediction in scarce data domains.
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Persulfate promoted regioselective C-1 thiocyanation of imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines under visible light irradiation in water

New J. Chem., 2024, 48,7041-7044
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00327F, Communication
Pallavi Saha, Samarpita Das, Harish K. Indurthi, Rohit Kumar, Deepak K Sharma
A visible light-mediated, photocatalyst-free, persulfate-promoted approach has been explored for regioselective C-1 thiocyanation of imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines.
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Effect of Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes on Mechanical, Swelling and Viscoelastic Properties on Gum ghatti-cl-poly(NIPAm) Hydrogels

New J. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ01677G, Paper
Pragnesh N Dave, Pradip Macwan
The present work involves the Gum ghatti-cl-poly(NIPAm)/-o-MWCNT (GGNIPACNT) hydrogels via free radical polymerization technique. The synthesized hydrogels were characterized by FTIR analysis which suggested the successful binding of -o-MWCNT in...
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Journal of the New Zealand Slavists' Association [electronic resource]

Wellington, N.Z. : New Zealand Slavonic Journal, 1967




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Vizag Reads: A silent book-reading community in Visakhapatnam

Vizag Reads, a quiet reading community, meets every Sunday at VMRDA Central Park. It is the Visakhapatnam chapter of Cubbon Reads in Bengaluru, an initiative that has turned into a worldwide silent reading movement with more than 30 chapters across India and around 15 internationally




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International Tiger Day: A wildlife photography exhibition in Visakhapatnam on June 29 and 30

Visakhapatnam is set to host a two-day wildlife photography exhibition on July 29 and 30




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A group show of 17 artists in Visakhapatnam expresses the love for life and nature

Seventeen artists have displayed 40 art works at the group show at Dys Art Gallery in Visakhapatnam




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Facile fabrication of Z-scheme g-C3N5/Gd-MOF/silver nanocubes composite as new generation visible light active photocatalyst for abatement of persistent toxic pollutants

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00913K, Paper
Varsha UshaVipinachandran, Susanta Kumar Bhunia
Some of the persistent hazardous contaminants that readily dissolve in water with a recognizable hue are hexavalent chromium and neomycin antibiotic. Herein, a Z-scheme g-C3N5/Gd-MOF/silver nanocubes (CNGdAg) ternary composite was...
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Constructing a novel super-crosslinked triazine COF through molecular expansion for enhanced photocatalytic performance under visible light

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EN00176A, Paper
Yuxuan Shao, Dan You, Yuqi Wan, Zhiquan Pan, Qingrong Cheng
A novel hypercrosslinked triazine COF photocatalyst (HCTF-2) with excellent photocatalytic performance was constructed by molecular expansion. HCTF-2 has a larger specific surface area and exhibits excellent molecular oxygen activation ability.
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“Feather-duster” like ZnIn2S4/TiO2 heterostructured nanocomposites with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic performance

CrystEngComm, 2024, 26,2025-2032
DOI: 10.1039/D3CE01239E, Paper
Wenjie Liu, Lei Li, Jingru Li, Fang Wang, Chun-Shuai Cao, Jianzhou Gui, Alex T. Kuvarega, Bhekie B. Mamba, Dan Liu
The ZnIn2S4/TiO2 heterostructures show an increased surface area and strengthened interface contacts, facilitating efficient photogenerated carrier separation and leading to high photocatalytic performance under visible light irradiation.
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