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View article: Direct Construction of a LiF‐Rich Interphase for Sustainable Regeneration of Spent Graphite Electrodes via In Situ Decarbonization‐Fluorination Strategy
Direct Construction of a LiF‐Rich Interphase for Sustainable Regeneration of Spent Graphite Electrodes via In Situ Decarbonization‐Fluorination Strategy Open
Recycling graphite anodes is critical due to the high economic and environmental costs of producing battery‐grade graphite. However, traditional recycling primarily regenerates graphite powder through complex steps like separation and puri…
View article: Fabrication and Analysis of Anticancer Effects of Plasma‐Activated Saline: Spatiotemporal Evolution of SDBD Plasma and Feedback of the Liquid Temperature
Fabrication and Analysis of Anticancer Effects of Plasma‐Activated Saline: Spatiotemporal Evolution of SDBD Plasma and Feedback of the Liquid Temperature Open
Surface dielectric barrier discharge (SDBD) plasma ionizes ambient air at room temperature to generate reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS). Gaseous RONS transferred into saline yield plasma‐activated saline (PAS) showing promise fo…
View article: Rhesus macaques model human Mayaro virus disease and transmit to Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
Rhesus macaques model human Mayaro virus disease and transmit to Aedes aegypti mosquitoes Open
Background Mayaro virus (MAYV) is a mosquito-borne alphavirus endemic to Latin America that causes fever and arthritis. Unlike the related chikungunya virus, MAYV has not caused widespread, human-amplified epidemics. One possible explanati…
View article: Controlled Photocatalytic Reduction of CO <sub>2</sub> by Precise Atomic‐Level Interface Modification and Engineering of Silver Nanoclusters
Controlled Photocatalytic Reduction of CO <sub>2</sub> by Precise Atomic‐Level Interface Modification and Engineering of Silver Nanoclusters Open
The emission of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and other greenhouse gases has raised serious environmental concerns, and artificial photosynthesis is a promising approach to reducing the carbon footprint. The primary challenge for photocatalytic s…
View article: Bioactive Anti‐Inflammatory and Antibacterial Plasma‐Activated Air for Healing of Infected Wounds
Bioactive Anti‐Inflammatory and Antibacterial Plasma‐Activated Air for Healing of Infected Wounds Open
Cold atmospheric plasmas are widely used in biomedicine. Although direct plasma treatments of wounds have been demonstrated, there are still obstacles hampering further clinical adoption, for example, the limited treatment area, inconsiste…
View article: Embodied Intelligence Platform for Materials Synthesis
Embodied Intelligence Platform for Materials Synthesis Open
Artificial intelligence (AI) experimental systems demonstrate marked improvements in material research efficiency. However, challenges in generalization capabilities and experimental operations remain to be addressed. Here, a flexible Embo…
View article: Optimization Strategies and Mechanisms of High‐Concentration Electrolytes for Aqueous Rechargeable Batteries
Optimization Strategies and Mechanisms of High‐Concentration Electrolytes for Aqueous Rechargeable Batteries Open
Aqueous batteries represent a significant research area due to their low cost and high safety advantages. However, aqueous electrolytes suffer from high side‐reaction activity, narrow electrochemical windows, and insufficient interface sta…
View article: Feeding Dynamics and Diet Composition of Black-Banded Trevally [Seriolina nigrofasciata (1829)] from the South-East Arabian Sea
Feeding Dynamics and Diet Composition of Black-Banded Trevally [Seriolina nigrofasciata (1829)] from the South-East Arabian Sea Open
A study on feeding habits of Black-banded trevally, Seriolina nigrofasciata, collected off southwest coast of India, examined stomach contents of 627 specimens from August 2017 to May 2018. The analysis showed that their diet consists main…
View article: Symmetric Taper Fiber Cleaving for Centered Waist-Inserted FPI: Temperature-Compensated High-Sensitivity Strain Sensor
Symmetric Taper Fiber Cleaving for Centered Waist-Inserted FPI: Temperature-Compensated High-Sensitivity Strain Sensor Open
A highly sensitive Fabry–Pérot interferometer (FPI) is fabricated via symmetric taper fiber cleaving and centered waist-inserted assembly, a design where geometric symmetry is fundamental to the sensor’s performance. The FPI is fabricated …
View article: Non-thermal plasma driven dry reforming of methane: electron energy-input power coupling mechanism and catalyst design criteria
Non-thermal plasma driven dry reforming of methane: electron energy-input power coupling mechanism and catalyst design criteria Open
Dielectric barrier discharge plasma-driven dry reforming of methane is a promising technology for syngas production. However, plasma involves complex chemical reaction pathways, non-thermal equilibrium kinetic characteristics, and interact…
View article: Giant nonlinearity in epitaxial graphene moiré superlattices for RF energy harvesting
Giant nonlinearity in epitaxial graphene moiré superlattices for RF energy harvesting Open
The nonlinear Hall effect (NLHE) in two-dimensional moiré superlattice materials offers promising opportunities for radio frequency (RF) energy harvesting, but challenges persist in achieving both room-temperature controllable NLHE and sca…
View article: Modulus‐Engineered Silicates‐Buffering Matrix for Enhanced Lithium Storage of Micro‐Sized SiO<sub>x</sub> Anodes
Modulus‐Engineered Silicates‐Buffering Matrix for Enhanced Lithium Storage of Micro‐Sized SiO<sub>x</sub> Anodes Open
Microscale Silicon suboxide (SiO x ) is a promising anode material and elemental doping is an effective strategy to enhance the initial coulombic efficiency (ICE) and cycle stability of SiO x by converting SiO 2 into the electrochemically …
View article: Near‐Infrared Organic Phototransistors Based on Thermally Evaporated Planar Heterojunctions
Near‐Infrared Organic Phototransistors Based on Thermally Evaporated Planar Heterojunctions Open
Heterostructures are widely used in organic phototransistors (OPTs) to balance carrier dynamics, including exciton dissociation, transport, and recombination inhibition. Planar heterojunctions (PHJs) offer direct pathways and fewer recombi…
View article: Degradation of Tetracycline by Fe‐N‐Coordinated Porous Carbon Activated PMS: High Dispersibility and Stability
Degradation of Tetracycline by Fe‐N‐Coordinated Porous Carbon Activated PMS: High Dispersibility and Stability Open
Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) leverage the generation of reactive radicals or non‐radical species, which exhibit strong oxidative potential, to effectively degrade recalcitrant pollutants. Herein, Fe 5 ‐NG is synthesized by a one‐ste…
View article: Manganese‐Based Biofunctional 2D Nanosheets Enabled In Situ Macrophage Engineering for Precise Eradication of Osteomyelitis
Manganese‐Based Biofunctional 2D Nanosheets Enabled In Situ Macrophage Engineering for Precise Eradication of Osteomyelitis Open
Efficient treatment of osteomyelitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus is a great clinical challenge due to bacterial resistance and immune evasion issues. Macrophages play a crucial role in the fight against S. aureus but suffer from defici…
View article: Recent progress of molybdenum-based nitrides/carbides catalysts for lithium-sulfur batteries
Recent progress of molybdenum-based nitrides/carbides catalysts for lithium-sulfur batteries Open
Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries stand out due to their high theoretical energy density, natural abundance of sulfur, and cost-effectiveness. Despite these advantages, challenges such as the shuttle effect of lithium polysulfides, electrode…
View article: Double-Groove ZnO-Au Photonic Quasi-Crystal Fiber Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor
Double-Groove ZnO-Au Photonic Quasi-Crystal Fiber Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor Open
A photonic quasi-crystal fiber surface plasmon resonance (PQF-SPR) sensor composed of a ZnO-Au bilayer film is designed and analyzed. Finite element analysis is performed to analyze the influence of the groove structure on the sensing prop…
View article: Rhesus macaques model human Mayaro virus disease and transmit to <i>Aedes aegypti</i> mosquitoes
Rhesus macaques model human Mayaro virus disease and transmit to <i>Aedes aegypti</i> mosquitoes Open
Background Mayaro virus (MAYV) is a mosquito-borne alphavirus endemic to Latin America that causes fever and arthritis. Unlike the related chikungunya virus, MAYV has not caused widespread, human-amplified epidemics. One possible explanati…
View article: Nonvolatile memory based on two-dimensional perovskite/organic polymer layered-heterojunction transistors
Nonvolatile memory based on two-dimensional perovskite/organic polymer layered-heterojunction transistors Open
A nonvolatile memory device based on a layered-heterojunction transistor composed of two-dimensional Ruddlesden–Popper-phase perovskite and polymeric semiconducting films is fabricated. The intrinsic quantum wells in the two-dimensional pe…