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Discovery of excellent ultraviolet nonlinear optical materials in chlorates and bromates with highly stereochemically active lone pairs

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI00462K, Research Article
Chun-Li Hu, Qian-Qian Chen, Fang Kong, Jiang-Gao Mao
The long-neglected stereochemically active lone pair groups ClO3 and BrO3 are demonstrated to be important UV NLO functional motifs based on the fact that AClO3 and ABrO3 possess high SHG effects and short λPM and are promising UV NLO materials.
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Perovskite photoinitiated RAFT-mediated polymerization-induced self-assembly for organic–inorganic hybrid nanomaterials

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2471-2478
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI00233D, Research Article
Bingfeng Shi, Wanchao Hu, Shiyi Li, Zhinan Xia, Changli Lü
An efficient strategy is proposed to construct PQD/polymer organic–inorganic nanohybrids by PET-RAFT polymerization-mediated PISA and the nanohybrid assemblies can maintain excellent luminescence originating from PQDs with enhanced stability.
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Phase switching and shape-memory effect in a molecular material: revisiting the Werner complex [Ni(4-MePy)4(NCS)2]

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI00636D, Research Article
Open Access
Shi-Qiang Wang, Shaza Darwish, Catiucia Matos, Zicong Marvin Wong, Anjaiah Nalaparaju, Yifei Luo, Jun Zhu, Xiaofei Zhang, Zhengtao Xu, Michael Zaworotko
Shape-memory effects and stimuli-induced phase transformations are observed across many types of materials but remain understudied in molecular materials. In this contribution, we revisit the Werner complex, [Ni(4-MePy)4(NCS)2] (4-MePy =...
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Structural and electrochemical properties of Tan+1Cn MXene anode materials for metal-ion batteries

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3QI02335D, Research Article
Jiayi Guo, Danni Hu, Chenqi Bai, Lina Xu, Hongping Xiao, Qian Shi, Xinhua Li, Xi'an Chen, Yingjin Ma, Guoyong Fang
Density functional theory calculations show that Tan+1Cn and Tan+1CnO2 MXenes have excellent open circuit voltages and maximum storage capacities for use in alkali metal-ion batteries.
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NaVSeO5: Synergistic Combinations to Excellent Birefringent Materials

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI00513A, Research Article
Qiuyuan Feng, Jialong Wang, Changyou Liu, Qun Jing, Xiaoyu Dong
The novel NaVSeO5 birefringent crystals were successfully synthesized using a multifunctional group synergistic strategy, which combines a two-dimensional layered structure, consisting of stereochemically active lone pairs [SeO3], and anomalous [VO6]...
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Establishing a new methodology for determining the water absorbability of cellulose-derived materials via a vapor-monitoring headspace strategy

Anal. Methods, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3AY02209A, Communication
Yi-Xian Gong, Wei-Qi Xie
In this research, for the first time, we introduce a vapor-monitoring headspace strategy to establish a new methodology for determining the water absorbability of cellulose-derived materials.
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Novel advanced materials and magnetic solid phase extraction as approaches in sample preparation to enhance the analysis of ochratoxin A in peanuts

Anal. Methods, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AY00246F, Paper
Bingchen Wang, Yifan Wang, Xiuyuan Zhang, Kuo He
In order to improve the detection efficiency of ochratoxin, a superparamagnetic nano-material was synthesized for solid phase extraction of ochratoxin.
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EPS’s dream of AIADMK staging a comeback in 2026 election will not materialise: Law Minister Regupathy




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It’s all in the material

Materials have a major say in construction, as their manufacture has to be environment-friendly, making them energy-efficient, says green homes builder Chandrashekar Hariharan. By Ranjani Govind




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From agri waste to industrial raw material

altM is developing alternatives to mined materials and petrochemicals 




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Cabinet clears new scheme to supply virus-free planting material

It will cover all farmers, regardless of their landholding size or socioeconomic status: Ministry




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Thin free-standing liquid films manipulation: device design to turn on/off gravity in flow regimes for thickness map control and for material structuring

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00951G, Paper
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Paolo Iaccarino, Zhe Wang, Andrea Marfuggi, Simone Russo, Vincenzo Ferraro, Giuseppe Vitiello, Sara Coppola, Ernesto Di Maio
We design a device to control liquid film drainage, able to switch between viscous-capillary and viscous-gravity regimes to stabilize thickness and modify particle arrangement, offering potential for film studies and 2D structure fabrication.
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Hydrogel-based 3D fabrication of multiple replicas with varying sizes and materials from a single template via iterative shrinking

Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00835A, Paper
Eunseok Heo, Hye Been Koo, Jun Chang Yang, In Cho, Hyun-Hee Lee, Yong-Jin Yoon, Steve Park, Jae-Byum Chang
3D printing technologies have been widely used for the rapid prototyping of 3D structures, but their application in a broader context has been hampered by their low printing throughput. For...
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Tribocharging of granular materials flowing in grounded inclined tubes

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01082E, Paper
Nicolas Preud’homme, Julien Schockmel, Eric Opsomer, Geoffroy Lumay
Numerical simulations using the patch model and the method of image charges, validated against experiments, show that tribocharging in granular materials within inclined grounded tubes depends on the tube's tilt angle and length.
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Shape memory and recovery mechanism in hard magnetic soft materials

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01165A, Paper
Rong Jia, Kai Tan, Qian Deng
Two parts are integrated to close a circle: shape memory and recovery of hard-magnetic soft materials (HMSMs).
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Facile one-pot synthesis of novel imidates as multifunctional organic fluorescent materials

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01628A, Research Article
Feng-Ting Liu, Shuo Wang, Yong-Shun Chen, Jun-Ying Miao, Bao-Xiang Zhao, Zhao-Min Lin
A novel one-pot synthesis of multifunctional organic fluorescent imidates from quinolinium salt derivatives, nitrosoarenes and alcohols was presented. This method had a wide substrate scope and excellent isolated yields.
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Strain-affected ferroelastic domain walls in RbMnFe charge-transfer materials undergoing collective Jahn–Teller distortion

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35081-35089
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA06397J, Paper
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Marius Hervé, Shintaro Akagi, Laurent Guérin, Leland B. Gee, Ryan D. Ribson, Matthieu Chollet, Marco Cammarata, Shuntaro Nagashima, Shin-ichi Ohkoshi, Hiroko Tokoro, Eric Collet
This X-ray diffraction study of RbMnFe materials reveals the ferroelastic domains walls resulting from collective Jahn–Teller distortion coupled to intermetallic charge-transfer and the spatial extension of the strain around the walls.
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Synthesis of new-type, cost-effective and insensitive energetic materials via nitration of solid bituminous hydrocarbons

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35971-35979
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA06329E, Paper
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Sahar Abdolahi, Mohammad Soleiman-Beigi
A global trend for the development of energetic materials using various sources is promoted by researchers annually.
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Applications and interventions of polymers and nanomaterials in alveolar bone regeneration and tooth dentistry

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,36226-36245
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA06092J, Review Article
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Prashish Sharma, Sushmita Saurav, Zeba Tabassum, Bhawana Sood, Anil Kumar, Tabarak Malik, Anand Mohan, Madhuri Girdhar
Inflammatory diseases exert a significant influence on the periodontium, serving as a primary contributor to the development of periodontitis and alveolar bone loss.
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High-pressure synthesis and crystal structure analysis of PbTeO4, a UV transparent material

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02697G, Paper
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Michael Hladik, Armin Penz, Felix R. S. Purtscher, Thomas S. Hofer, Gunter Heymann, Matthias Weil
Crystal structure of PbTeO4 with presumed position of the PbII lone-pair electrons (turquoise spheres). The electron localization function was used to emphasize the presence of the electron lone pair E.
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Solvent-dependent Ln(III) clusters assembled by immobilization of CO2 in the air: zero-field single-molecule magnets and magnetic refrigerant materials

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02310B, Paper
Cai-Ming Liu, Xiang Hao, Zhao-Bo Hu, He-Rui Wen
The automatic fixation of CO2 in the air plays a key role in the construction of Dy(III) single-molecule magnets (SMMs) and Gd(III) magnetic refrigeration molecular materials using Ln(III)Cl3 (Ln =...
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Recent Advances in Syntheses and Emerging Applications of 2D Borophene based Nanomaterials with a Focus on Supercapacitors

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02573C, Frontier
Prashanta Pal, Mahasweta Nandi
Two dimensional (2D) nanosheet of boron i.e. borophene, triggered interest in progressive research as a result of the vast field of opportunities to explore, from its innovative synthetic techniques to...
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A novel graphene oxide–microalgae hybrid material for the removal of pentavalent arsenic from natural water and industrial wastewater

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2796-2808
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00308J, Paper
Eliana S. Lemos, Evelyn M. Valdés Rodríguez, Adrián Bonilla Petriciolet, Andrea M. Ray, Leticia B. Escudero
The adsorption process using bionanomaterials based on graphene oxide and green microalgae for the removal of arsenic from complex samples of natural water and industrial wastewater.
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Role of nanomaterials in advanced membrane technologies for groundwater purification

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2628-2645
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00353E, Critical Review
Manoj Chandra Garg, Sheetal Kumari, Neeraj Malik
Access to clean and potable groundwater is paramount for sustaining human health and ecological balance.
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Preparation and practical applications of a phosphate capture material with FeO(OH)-loaded polyurethane

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00696H, Paper
Hao Li, Ruidong Tao, Zihan Liu, Mengjie Qu, Hui Pan, Mingming Zheng, Yunjun Mei
Metal (hydro) oxide particles with efficient phosphate removal properties are widely used in the treatment of eutrophic waters (mainly phosphorus). However, the disadvantages of easy agglomeration and difficult separation limit...
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Electrocatalytic nitrogen cycle: mechanism, materials, and momentum

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03156C, Review Article
Laiquan Li, Linyuan Xu, Hanyun Wang, Haohong Wei, Cheng Tang, Guisheng Li, Yuhai Dou, Hua Kun Liu, Shi Xue Dou
As a self-sustaining cycle, the electrocatalytic nitrogen cycle represents an avenue for rectifying the nitrogen imbalance and for synthesizing value-added chemicals, thereby contributing to a sustainable and carbon-neutral society.
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Data-driven discovery of electrode materials for protonic ceramic cells

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03762F, Paper
Open Access
Xueyu Hu, Yucun Zhou, Zheyu Luo, Haoyu Li, Nai Shi, Zhijun Liu, Weilin Zhang, Weining Wang, Yong Ding, Meilin Liu
A schematic representation of a four-stage data-driven material screening methodology, progressing from uncovering unexplored chemical spaces through high-throughput calculations to validating findings in protonic ceramic cells.
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High-Entropy Materials for Aqueous Zinc Metal Batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04442H, Review Article
Xiaomin Han, Ran Zhao, Jingjing Yang, Yahui Wang, Anqi Zhang, Zhifan Hu, Mengge Lv, Chuan Wu, Ying Bai
To meet the challenges raised by the utilization of intermittent clean energies, rechargeable aqueous zinc ion battery (AZIB) stands at the forefront due to its competitive capacity, low cost, and...
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High-entropy doping for high-performance zero-cobalt high-nickel layered cathode materials

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE05020G, Paper
Jiahui Zhou, Jiehui Hu, Xia Zhou, Zhen Shang, Yue Yang, Shengming Xu
Considering the high price and scarcity of cobalt resource, zero-cobalt, high-nickel layered cathode material (LNM) have been considered as the most promising material for next-generation high-energy-density lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). However,...
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Heteroatom-doped carbon nanomaterials as potential heterogeneous Fenton reaction catalysts

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6662-6669
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00248B, Paper
Haobin Tan, Xiuli Hou, Chen Zhou, Shengbo Wang, Qiang Liu, Zhenhui Xu, Peng Zhang
A volcano relationship between the catalytic activity and the adsorption energies of reaction intermediates was found for the H2O2 dissociation on heteroatom-doped carbon nanomaterials.
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Material design of biodegradable primary batteries: boosting operating voltage by substituting the hydrogen evolution reaction at the cathode

Nanoscale, 2024, 16,20027-20036
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR03321C, Minireview
Shunsuke Yamada, Takashi Honda
This review highlights recent progress in increasing the operating voltage of biodegradable primary batteries by suppressing or substituting the hydrogen evolution reaction at the cathode with alternative redox reaction.
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Cr2TiC2Tx MXene as an Adsorbent Material in Ultrasonic-Assisted d-µ-Solid Phase Extraction for Trace Detection of Heavy Metals

Nanoscale, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR02556C, Paper
Saman Bagheri, Rashmeet Kaur Khurana, Md. Ibrahim Kholil, Michael J. Loes, Shengyuan Luo, Alexander Sinitskii
MXenes are a large family of two-dimensional transition metal carbides, nitrides, and carbonitrides. While MXenes have great potential for applications in analytical chemistry, most of the studies in this field...
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Tailored peptide nanomaterials for receptor targeted prostate cancer imaging

Nanoscale, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR03273J, Paper
Fátima Santillán, Carlie L. Charron, Betty C. Galarreta, Leonard G. Luyt
This study reports on a cancer targeted nanomaterial created from cyclic octapeptides that is tailored for the optical imaging of prostate cancer. The strategy focuses on the co-assembly of four specific templates into cyclic peptide nanotubes.
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Photo-Assisted Epitaxial Growth from Nanoparticles to Enhance Multi-Materialization for Advanced Surface Functionalization

Nanoscale, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR03112A, Paper
Masayuki Fukuda, Yuuki Kitanaka, Tomohiko Nakajima
To meet the requirements of freeform objects, a wide range of highly designable resin-based materials has been created, highlighting the need for low-temperature ceramic deposition methods for surface functionalization. Photo-assisted...
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Emerging chiral sulfur-based nanomaterials for chiroptical applications

Nanoscale, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR03736G, Review Article
Hammad Hasan, Md Ifzal Azhar, Santosh Kumar Behera, Md Palashuddin Sk
This review covers fundamental principles and techniques for measuring chiral properties as well as the synthesis of chiral sulfur-based nanomaterials, their optical and chiroptical properties, and possible applications.
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Applications of peptide-based nanomaterials in targeting cancer therapy

Biomater. Sci., 2024, 12,1630-1642
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM02026F, Review Article
Beilei Sun, Limin Zhang, Mengzhen Li, Xin Wang, Weizhi Wang
To meet the precise diagnosis and treatment as well as reduce systemic toxicity and side effects, self-assembled peptides are applied to the targeting therapy, including targeting theranostics, nanocarrier delivery, immunotherapy, and combination therapy.
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Janus hydrogels: merging boundaries in tissue engineering for enhanced biomaterials and regenerative therapies

Biomater. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM01875J, Review Article
Yingxue Jiang, Chenhui Zhu, Xiaoxuan Ma, Daidi Fan
In recent years, the design and synthesis of Janus hydrogels have advanced significantly, overcoming single-performance material limitations and broadening applications in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
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Biomaterial engineering strategies for B cell immunity modulations

Biomater. Sci., 2024, 12,1981-2006
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM01841E, Review Article
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Ali Zareein, Mina Mahmoudi, Shruti Sunil Jadhav, Joel Wilmore, Yaoying Wu
Biomaterials enhance B cell immunity by modulating the delivery approach, crosslinking B cell receptors, and promoting T cell help, while inhibitory co-receptor engagement via biomaterial design suppresses B cell function.
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Highly-ordered assembled organic fluorescent materials for high-resolution bio-sensing: a review

Biomater. Sci., 2024, 12,2019-2032
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM02070C, Review Article
Zheng Wang, Zilong Chen, Zhenhao Zhang, Hongzhen Wang, Haichang Zhang
Organic fluorescent materials (OFMs) play a crucial role in the development of biosensors, enabling the extraction of biochemical information within cells and organisms, extending to the human body.
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Recent progress in nanomaterials for bacteria-related tumor therapy

Biomater. Sci., 2024, 12,1965-1980
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM01952G, Review Article
Fuping Zhang, Shuyu Wang, Shuo Yang, Feihe Ma, Hui Gao
Recent progress in nanomaterials for bacteria-related tumor therapy in terms of chemotherapy, immunotherapy and synergistic therapy is summarized in this review in order to provide some insights into this emerging and rapidly growing research area.
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Liquid–liquid phase separation-inspired design of biomaterials

Biomater. Sci., 2024, 12,1943-1949
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM02008H, Minireview
Yang Song
Biological liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) provides novel insights for the assembly of biomaterials with tailored structure and intrinsic functionality.
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Arish John Andrews designs and makes bespoke ornaments from natural materials such as seeds, clay, bamboo and so on

Arish John Andrews designs and makes bespoke ornaments from natural materials such as seeds, clay and bamboo



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It is all about materials

Some exceptional buildings are around, but what about the majority of structures? Why are they becoming predictable and ordinary?




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Editorial: Insider trading curbs on all material events is unnecessary

They will impose a significant compliance burden on companies




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How chemistry helps track and detect nuclear materials

Chemists are designing better methods to analyze confiscated nuclear materials and to track nuclear activity remotely




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Polímeros y materiales compuestos a un precio increíblemente barato

La polimerización frontal, una nueva estrategia sintética, disminuye el coste energético




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Umicore chooses Poland for cathode materials




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World’s strongest biomaterial now comes from a tree

A new method creates superstrong fibers out of cellulose




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Topological materials move from the world of theoretical physics to experimental chemistry

These exotic materials could find applications in electronics, catalysis, and quantum computing




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Dow materials used in new Olympic headquarters