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Combining component screening, machine learning and molecular engineering for the design of high-performance inverted perovskite solar cells Energy Environ. Sci. (IF 32.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Boxue Zhang, Huaibiao Zeng, Haomiao Yin, Daming Zheng, Zhongquan Wan, Chunyang Jia, Thijs Stuyver, Junsheng Luo, Thierry Pauporté
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Stabilizing the LAGP/Li interface and in situ visualizing the interfacial structure evolution for high-performance solid-state lithium metal batteries Energy Environ. Sci. (IF 32.4) Pub Date : 2024-06-28 Jin Li, Junjie Chen, Xiaosa Xu, Jing Sun, Baoling Huang, Tianshou Zhao
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Lymphoid organ-targeted nanomaterials for immunomodulation of cancer, inflammation, and beyond Chem. Soc. Rev. (IF 40.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-03 Jessica C. Hsu, Peng Liu, Yangmeihui Song, Wenyu Song, Rachel J. Saladin, Ying Peng, Shuo Hu, Xiaoli Lan, Weibo Cai
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Outstanding Reviewers for Chemical Society Reviews in 2023 Chem. Soc. Rev. (IF 40.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-03
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Universality of critical active site glutamate as acid-base catalyst in serine hydroxymethyltransferase function Chem. Sci. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-03 Victoria N. Drago, Robert S Phillips, Andrey Kovalevsky
Serine hydroxymethyltransferase (SHMT) is a key enzyme in the one-carbon metabolic pathway, utilizing the vitamin B6 derivative pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP) and vitamin B9 derivative tetrahydrofolate (THF) coenzymes to produce essential biomolecules. Many types of cancer utilize SHMT in metabolic reprogramming, exposing the enzyme as a compelling target for antimetabolite chemotherapies. In pursuit
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Negative cooperativity in the formation of H-bond networks involving primary anilines Chem. Sci. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-03 Fergal E. Hanna, Alexander J. Root, Markus Schade, Christopher A. Hunter
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Nonplanar structure accelerates reverse intersystem crossing of TADF emitters: nearly 40% EQE and relieved efficiency roll off Chem. Sci. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-03 He Liu, Yang Liu, Guohao Chen, Yuan Meng, Hao Peng, Jingsheng Miao, Chuluo Yang
Exploring strategies to enhance reverse intersystem crossing (RISC) is of great significance to develop efficient thermally activated delayed fluorescent (TADF) molecules. In this study, we investigate the substantial impact of nonplanar structure on improving the rate of RISC (kRISC). Three emitters based on spiroacridine donors are developed to evaluated such hypothesis. All molecules exhibit high
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Correlating active sites and oxidative species in single-atom catalyzed Fenton-like reactions Chem. Sci. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-03 Jie Miao, Yunyao Jiang, Xixi Wang, Xue Li, Yuan Zhu, Zongping Shao, Mingce Long
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have gained widespread popularity in heterogeneous catalyzed-advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), owing to their optimal metal atom utilization efficiency and excellent recyclability by triggering reactive oxidative species (ROS) for target pollutant oxidation in water. Systematic summaries regarding the correlation between the active sites, catalytic activity, and reactive
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Inherently Chiral Nor-Heteracalixarenes: Design and Synthesis via Enantioselective Intramolecular Suzuki-Miyaura Reaction Chem. Sci. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-03 Yi-Fan Jiang, Shuo Tong, Jieping Zhu, Mei-Xiang Wang
There has been a recent upsurge in research aimed at synthesizing inherently chiral molecules devoid of point, axial, planar and helical chiralities. We present herein our design and enantioselective synthesis of a series of inherently chiral macrocycles. These compounds, termed nor-heteracalixaromatics, feature a biaryl bond that replaces one of the aryl-heteroatom-aryl linkages found in classic
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Photoinduced [4 + 2]-cycloaddition reactions of vinyldiazo compounds for the construction of heterocyclic and bicyclic rings Chem. Sci. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-28 Ming Bao, Arnold R. Romero Bohórquez, Hadi Arman, Michael P. Doyle
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Design of High-Performance NIR-II Nanoprobe by Steric Regulation for in vivo Vasculature and Tumor Imaging Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-03 Yu Wang, Yuxin Duan, Chenxing Gong, Yuhang Li, Meilin Xu, Miao Liu, Wenxu Liu, Xiaole Zhou, Leyu Wang
A novel NIR-II nanoprobe was developed through regulating the steric effect of an A-DA’D-A dye. The probe features the characteristics of strong fluorescence, high stability, and large stokes shift, thereby serving as a remarkable contrast agent for the fluorescence imaging of hindlimb vasculature and tumor in live mice.
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Photoinduced Copper Catalyzed Nitrogen-to-Alkyl Radical Relay Sonogashira-type Coupling of o-Alkylbenzamides with Alkynes Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-03 Yan-fang Zhan, Jiaming Chen, Xiaxin Sheng, Chao-ying Qiu, Yan Jiang, Sen Yang, Ming Chen
This report describes a copper-catalyzed, photoinduced N-to-alkyl radical relay Sonogashira-type reactions at benzylic sites in o-alkylbenzamides with alkynes. The process employs an N-to-alkyl radical mechanism, initiated through the copper-catalyzed reductive generation of nitrogen radicals. Radical translocation is facilitated by a 1,5-hydrogen atom transfer (1,5-HAT), leading to the formation of
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Visible light-mediated difluoromethylation/cyclization in batch and flow: Scalable synthesis of CHF2-containing benzimidazo- and indolo[2,1-a]isoquinolin-6(5H)-ones Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-03 Al Hannam, Phinyada Kankraisri, Karan Ramdas Thombare, Stellios Arseniyadis, Prahallad Meher, Alexandre Jean, Sandip Murarka, Stephen Hilton
We report here a practical and cost-effective method for the synthesis of CHF2-containing benzimidazo- and indolo[2,1,a]-isoquinolin-6(5H)-ones through a visible light-mediated difluoromethylation/cyclization cascade. The method, which affords functionalized multifused N-heterocyclic scaffolds in moderate to high yields under mild reaction conditions, is also easily scalable using low-cost 3D printed
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Stepwise construction of a metallocatenane based on non-labile bis(terpyridine)-CdII complexes Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-03 Shih-Yu Wang, Lin-Ting Lin, Alisha Rani, Guan-Sian Lee, Yi-Tsu Chan
A series of metalloligands bearing homoleptic 2,2':6',2''-terpyridine (tpy)-CdII complexes has been successfully synthesized. The formation of ML1 was accomplished through a sequence of Suzuki-Miyaura coupling and complexation reactions, offering an alternative method to produce tpy-based metalloligands under relatively mild conditions. Moreover, the metallomacrocycle C1 and metallocatenane C2 were
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Integration of a recyclable silver substrate for in-situ surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy in digital microfluidics Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-03 Sebastian Fehse, Anish Das, Detlev Belder
We report a new chip-integrated recyclable SERS substrate, achieved by photochemical deposition of silver nanoparticles onto titanium dioxide thin film. Facilitated by the photocatalytic activity of titanium dioxide the SERS substrate can be recycled for multiple analysis. This enables quasi-real time detection of various compounds in an automated and reusable DMF-SERS platform.
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A through-space charge transfer pyrene-based fluorophore with anti-quenching behavior for deep-blue organic light-emitting devices Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-03 Ru-Jia Wang, Fan Zheng, Xiao-Long Liu, Yu-Lan Wu, Jia-Ming Jin, Ze-Yan Li, Wen-Cheng Chen, Yanping Huo
A through-space charge transfer pyrene-based fluorophore has been developed for organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs). This material exhibits deep-blue fluorescence, bipolar characteristics, and anti-quenching behavior in the solid state. It proves to be an effective emitter for both doped and nondoped deep-blue OLEDs.
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Optically Active Poly(diphenylacetylene)s Showing Solvent-Dependent Helix Inversion Accompanied by Modulation of Helix Inversion Barriers Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-03 Abilesh Kumar, Tatsuya Nishimura, Tsuyoshi Taniguchi, Katsuhiro Maeda
Symmetrically substituted poly(diphenylacetylene)s bearing optically active 2-octyloxycarbonyl groups at the para-positions of the pendant phenyl rings not only show a unique solvent-dependent helix inversion to afford diastereomeric right- and left-handed helical polymers, but also significant unprecedented solvent-dependent changes in the helix inversion barrier of the polymer backbone resulting
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Self-assembling short peptide amphiphiles as versatile delivery agents: a new frontier in antibacterial research Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-03 Ramesh Singh, Shruti Sharma, Aanand Kautu, Khashti Ballabh Joshi
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A Novel and Simple Method Yields High-Dispersed Au/TS-1 Catalysts for Enhanced Propylene Hydro-Oxidation Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-03 Zhihua Zhang, Jialun Xu, Kesheng Xu, Yuxia Zhong, Shudong Shi, Xuezhi Duan, Xing-Gui Zhou
We demonstrate a simple method for preparing high-active Au/TS-1 catalysts for the propylene hydro-oxidation, which involves sequentially impregnating HAuCl4 and Cs2CO3 solutions onto TS-1. Au/TS-1 catalysts synthesized by this method exhibit high Au uptake efficiency (~ 100%), high dispersion of Au nanoparticles as well as superior activity.
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Visible light enhanced catalytic activity of Aun subnanoclusters: the importance of d-sp interband transitions Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-03 Alba Sorroche, Irene del-Campo, Alberto Casu, Andrea Falqui, Miguel Monge, José Maria López-de-Luzuriaga
Polymers can serve as an effective matrix to stabilize gold nanoparticles. These materials offer a continuous light-activated supply of subnanoclusters, which are composed of few atoms. We report an efficient approach to enhance the catalytic activity of gold subnanoclusters by an in situ feeding of these species thanks to the generation of hot carriers through 5d-6s6p interband transitions on PEG-stabilized
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Metal-free electrocatalytic upcycling of polyethylene terephthalate plastic to C2 products Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-03 Soumitra Dinda, Bhavana R, Snehanjali Behera, Biswajit Mondal
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is one of the most used polymers, but the non-degradable and persistent nature of PET waste in the environment is a global menace. Hence upcycling PET waste becomes indispensable. Herein, we introduce the first metal-free electrochemical-upcycling of PET into value-added chemicals and H2 fuel using an organo-electrocatalyst (2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidin-1-yl)oxyl (TEMPO)
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Practice of green chemistry strategies in synthetic organic chemistry: a glimpse of our sincere efforts in green chemistry research Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-03 Goutam Brahmachari
This featured article summarises our recent contributions (2019-2023) in designing and developing a handful of promising organic transformations for accessing several diversely functionalised biologically relevant organic scaffolds, following the green chemistry principles, particularly focusing on the application of low-energy visible light, electrochemistry, ball-milling, ultrasound, and catalyst-
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Construction of a redox-active metal−organic framework with an octanuclear lithium one-dimensional building block Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-03 Shufan Li, Ya-Ru Meng, Min-Jie Xu, Gen Zhang, Jian Su
A stable lithium metal-organic framework, constructed using a redox-active N,N,N',N'-tetrakis(4-carboxyphenyl)-1,4-phenylenediamine linker and Li8 cluster-based one-dimensional rod secondary building unit, exhibits good stability and reversible redox activity. The Li8-MOF, which can be oxidized by AgNO3, has the potential to function as an electrochromic device, thereby advancing the development of
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Integration of nonlinear two-photon excited fluorescence and photocatalysis boosts overall water splitting performance Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-28 Tengfei Ding, Yaqin Li, Yong Jiang, Shengli Li, Yuxue Wei, Mengdie Cai, Fang Chen, Lisheng Guo, Song Sun
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Electrochemical synthesis of β-difluoromethylamide compounds by N-benzenesulfonylacrylamide with difluorine reagents Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-28 Zhi-Long Lei, Zong-Cang Ding, Shu-Hui Li, Fei-Hu Cui, Hai-Tao Tang, Ying-Ming Pan
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The Influence of Exogenous Amines on the Electrochemical CO2 Reduction Activity of a Cobalt-Pyridyldiimine Catalyst Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Piyush Kumar Verma, Charles McCrory
Studying the inteactions between CO2 sorbents and electrocatalysts for the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (e-CO2RR) can offer viable strategies to advance the development of the Reactive Capture of CO2 (RCC). In this report we, studied the effect of amines on the performance of the [Co(PDI-Py)] catalyst for the e-CO2RR. The presence of amines shifts the onset potential for the e-CO2RR more
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Pathway to a Molecular Calcium Methyl Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Kyle G. Pearce, Samuel E Neale, Claire L. McMullin, Mary F Mahon, Mike Hill
The dimeric β-diketiminato calcium hydride, [(BDI)CaH]2 (BDI = HC{(Me)CN-2,6-iPr2C6H3}2), reacts with ZnMe2 to afford the bimetallic calcium zincate complex, [(BDI)Ca(μ-CH3)2Zn(μ-H)]2, which subsequently undergoes an intramolecular reaction to effect the formation of [(BDI)CaMe]2, a notable omission from the homologous series of β-diketiminato alkylcalcium derivatives. Since the discovery of Grignard
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Aromaticity transfer in an annulated 1,4,2-diazaborole: Facile access to Cs symmetric 1,4,2,5-diazadiborinines Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Vignesh Pattathil, Conor Pranckevicius
A tricyclic annulated 1,4,2-diazaborole is readily accessed via reaction of a bidentate pyridyl-carbene ligand with MesBBr2 followed by reduction. Dearomatization of the flanking rings is shown to increase reactivity of this heterocycle in the form of a B-centred alkylation with MeI. Its reaction with hydrido-, fluoro- and chloro-boranes reveal an unprecedented ring expansion reaction to form a diverse
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Concise synthesis of chiral γ-butenolides via an allylation/lactonization cascade Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Zheng Tan, Aying Yihuo, Zhao Wu, Fei Wang, Shunxi Dong, Xiaoming Feng
A highly enantioselective allylation/lactonization cascade of enone diesters with potassium allyltrifluoroborates was accomplished by a chiral N,N'-dioxide/indium(III) complex. This protocol provided a concise and efficient route to a number of enantioenriched γ-butenolides under mild conditions. Most of examples completed within 10 minutes with high enantioselectivity. In addition, some of the chiral
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Aggregation-Augmented Magnetism of Lanthanide-Doped Nanoparticles and Enabling Magnetic Levitation-Based Exosome Sensing Adv. Mater. (IF 27.4) Pub Date : 2024-06-27 Yuanyuan Dong, Wei Ren, Yuanyuan Sun, Xinrui Duan, Chenghui Liu
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Evolution of Pyrrolysyl-tRNA Synthetase: From Methanogenesis to Genetic Code Expansion Chem. Rev. (IF 51.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Nikolaj G. Koch, Nediljko Budisa
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Elucidating the role of cathode identity: Voltage-dependent reversibility of anode-free batteries Chem (IF 19.1) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Yongbeom Kwon, Asya Svirinovsky-Arbeli, Julia C. Hestenes, Pablo J. Buitrago Botero, Kaitlin Rae M. Corpus, Piotr Lepucki, Oliver Pecher, Lauren E. Marbella
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Electrically tunable giant Nernst effect in two-dimensional van der Waals heterostructures Nat. Nanotechnol. (IF 38.1) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Gabriele Pasquale, Zhe Sun, Guilherme Migliato Marega, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Andras Kis
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In vivo magnetogenetics for cell-type-specific targeting and modulation of brain circuits Nat. Nanotechnol. (IF 38.1) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Seo-Hyun Choi, Jihye Shin, Chanhyun Park, Jung-uk Lee, Jaegyeong Lee, Yuko Ambo, Wookjin Shin, Ri Yu, Ju-Young Kim, Jungsu David Lah, Donghun Shin, Gooreum Kim, Kunwoo Noh, Wuhyun Koh, C. Justin Lee, Jae-Hyun Lee, Minsuk Kwak, Jinwoo Cheon
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Quantifying short-range order using atom probe tomography Nat. Mater. (IF 37.2) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Mengwei He, William J. Davids, Andrew J. Breen, Simon P. Ringer
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Understanding the large role of long-distance travel in carbon emissions from passenger travel Nat. Energy (IF 49.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Zia Wadud, Muhammad Adeel, Jillian Anable
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Streamlined collaboration can boost CRISPR gene therapies for rare diseases Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2024-07-02
Letter to the Editor
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Killer immune cells pile on the pressure to slay their foes Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2024-07-02
Immune-system assassins called killer T cells compress target cells, forming a destructive crater.
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Unchanged power dynamics still block progress for under-represented groups in academia Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2024-07-02
Letter to the Editor
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To regain lost public trust, incorporate research ethics into graduate training Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2024-07-02
Letter to the Editor
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I use ethnobotany to bring India’s medicinal plants into urban landscapes Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2024-07-02
N. M. Ganesh Babu collects, studies and propagates his country’s Indigenous flora for their herbal and aesthetic qualities.
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Did the diarist who chronicled the Great Fire of London make up a scientific instrument? Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2024-07-02
Snippets from Nature’s past
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Climate change is worsening the housing crisis — we must tackle the two together Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2024-07-02
Thousands of people are being displaced across the Arctic. Governments must listen to Indigenous and local communities and act on their advice.
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UK election: three research priorities for the next government Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2024-07-02
Ministers must take a global view of science, address a growing crisis in university finances and put a stop to interference in research autonomy.
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Neuroscientists must not be afraid to study religion Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Patrick McNamara, William Newsome, Brie Linkenhoker, Jordan Grafman
Scientists interested in the brain have tended to avoid studying religion or spirituality for fear of being seen as unscientific. That needs to change.
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What drives mosquitoes’ bloodlust? Their hormones Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2024-07-01
One hormone seems to boosts the insects’ thirst for a blood meal, while another shuts it off.
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Bionic leg moves like a natural limb — without conscious thought Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2024-07-01
Computer interface links signals from the brain to an artificial limb, giving the wearer better balance, flexibility and speed.
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Daily briefing: See a smiling face made of living human skin cells Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2024-07-01
A robotic face is made from living human skin cells anchored to a ‘skeleton’ with ligament-like structures. Plus, massive old stars reveal the true nature of the Milky Way and how AI could help identify researchers with untapped innovation potential.
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Daily briefing: How obesity drugs like Ozempic create a full feeling Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2024-06-28
The brain areas involved in the feeling of fullness experienced by people taking GLP-1 drugs. Plus, an ‘epigenome editor’ silences a gene linked to deadly brain disorders and a ‘jumping gene’ enzyme edits genomes without breaking DNA.
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Nanostructured Hybrid Catalysts Empower the Artificial Leaf for Solar-Driven Ammonia Production from Nitrate Energy Environ. Sci. (IF 32.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Chen Han, Caixia Li, Jodie A. Yuwono, Ziheng Liu, Kaiwen Sun, Kai Wang, Guojun He, Jialiang Huang, Priyank Vijaya Kumar, Jitraporn Vongsvivut, Jialin Cong, Hamid Mehrvarz, Zhaojun Han, Xunyu Lu, Jian Pan, Xiaojing Hao, Rose Amal
Converting solar energy into chemicals and fuels through photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) process is challenging but holds significant potential for advancing sustainable development. Here we introduce an innovative system to realize solar-driven NH3 production from waste nitrate by nano-structured top layer (NSTL) hybrid catalysts modified commercial Si absorber, to bridge the gap from fundamental understanding
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Optimizing interface concentration and electric fields for enhanced lithium deposition behavior in lithium metal anodes Energy Environ. Sci. (IF 32.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Jiaxiang Liu, Haiming Hua, Jie Lin, Yongliang Deng, Nanbiao Pei, Peng Zhang, Jin-Chao Dong, Jian-Feng Li, Jinbao Zhao
Understanding dynamic fluctuations in complex multi-physics fields at the electrolyte/electrode interface is crucial for explaining the lithium deposition mechanism and developing efficient interface structures, but there are significant challenges. Here, we introduce an internal standard substance (1,1,2, 2-tetrafluoroethyl-2,2,3, 3-tetrafluoropropyl ether (TTE)) to propose a quantitative in-situ
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Precise control of process parameters for >23% efficiency perovskite solar cells in ambient air using an automated device acceleration platform Energy Environ. Sci. (IF 32.4) Pub Date : 2024-06-28 Jiyun Zhang, Jianchang Wu, Anastasia Barabash, Tian Du, Shudi Qiu, Vincent M. Le Corre, Yicheng Zhao, Kaicheng Zhang, Frederik Schmitt, Zijian Peng, Jingjing Tian, Chaohui Li, Chao Liu, Thomas Heumueller, Larry Lüer, Jens A. Hauch, Christoph J. Brabec
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Metal nanowire-based transparent electrode for flexible and stretchable optoelectronic devices Chem. Soc. Rev. (IF 40.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Yu Ding, Sixing Xiong, Lulu Sun, Yiying Wang, Yinhua Zhou, Yaowen Li, Jun Peng, Kenjiro Fukuda, Takao Someya, Ruiyuan Liu, Xiaohong Zhang
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Reaction Acceleration at the Surface of a Levitated Droplet by Vapor Dosing from a Partner Droplet Chem. Sci. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Lingqi Qiu, Xilai Li, Dylan Holden, R. Graham Cooks
Chemical reactions in micrometer-sized droplets can be accelerated by up to six orders of magnitude. However, this acceleration factor (ratio of rate constants relative to bulk) drops to less than 10 for millimeter-sized droplets due to the reduction in surface/volume ratio. To enhance the acceleration in millimeter-sized droplets, we use a new synthesis platform that directly doses reagent vapor onto
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Cobalt-modified covalent organic framework enables highly efficient degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol in high concentrations through peroxymonosulfate activation Chem. Sci. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Yunchao Ma, Yuhang Han, Yuxin Yao, Tianyu Zhou, Dongshu Sun, Chunbo Liu, guangbo che, Bo Hu, Valentin Valtchev, Qianrong Fang
The development of covalent organic frameworks (COFs) which can rapidly degrade high concentrations of 2,4-dichlorophenol is of great significance for its practical application. In this work, we report a cobalt-doped two-dimensional (2D) COF (JLNU-307-Co) for the ultra-efficient degradation of high concentration 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) by activating peroxymonosulfate (PMS). JLNU-307-Co/PMS system
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A photo-SAR study of photoswitchable azobenzene tubulin-inhibiting antimitotics identifying a general method for near-quantitative photocontrol Chem. Sci. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Martin Reynders, Malgorzata Garścia, Adrian Müller-Deku, Maximilian Wranik, Kristina Krauskopf, Luis de la Osa de la Rosa, Konstantin Schaffer, Anna Jötten, Alexander Rode, Valentin Stierle, Yvonne Kraus, Benedikt Baumgartner, Ahmed Ali, Andrei Bubeneck, Trina Seal, Michel Steinmetz, Philipp Paulitschke, Oliver Thorn-Seshold
Azobenzene analogues of the tubulin polymerisation inhibitor combretastatin A4 (PSTs) were previously developed to optically control microtubule dynamics in living systems, with subsecond response time and single-cell spatial precision, by reversible in situ photoswitching of their bioactivity with near-UV/visible light. First-generation PSTs were sufficiently potent and photoswitchable for use in
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Elucidating Ultranarrow 2F7/2 to 2F5/2 Absorption in Ytterbium(III) Complexes Chem. Sci. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Barry Yangtao Li, Claire Dickerson, Ashley J. Shin, Changling Zhao, Yi Shen, Yongjia He, Paula L. Diaconescu, Anastassia Alexandrova, Justin R Caram
Achieving ultranarrow absorption linewidths in the condensed phase enables optical state preparation of specific non-thermal states, a prerequisite for quantum-enabled technologies. The 4f orbitals of lanthanide(III) complexes are often referred to as “atom-like,” reflecting their isolated nature, and are promising substrates for the optical preparation of specific quantum states. To better understand
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Dual-Function Additive Enables a Self-Regulatory Mechanism to Balance Cathode-Anode Interface Demands in Zn||MnO2 Batteries Chem. Sci. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Yuying Han, Fangzheng Wang, Lijin Yan, Liang Luo, Yuan Qin, Chong Zhu, Jiangyu Hao, Qizhi Chen, Xuefeng Zou, Yang Zhou, Bin Xiang
The poor reversibility of the zinc (Zn) anodes and the irreversible deposition/dissolution of Mn2+/MnO2 significantly impede the commercialization of Zn-Mn aqueous batteries (ZMABs). In reducing the difference between the desired interfacial reaction environments of the cathode and anode, we found that they face the same problem of interference-the generation of irreversible corrosion products. Herein