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Advancing SafeWax, A Bio‐Inspired Superhydrophobic Coating, Toward Sustainable and Climate‐Resilient Crop Protection

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study advances SafeWax, a bio‐inspired, fatty‐acids‐based superhydrophobic coating, by identifying an agriculturally compliant solvent and revealing how solvent‐controlled Fatty acid crystallization governs the coating's microscopic structure and performance.
Niv Ben‐Arie, Iryna Polishchuk, Franziska Tauber, Coralie Schneider, Elena Prudnikov, Alessia Calora, Silvia Milita, Simona Fermani, Mireia Alejandra Ibanez Revert, Ilaria Filippetti, Claudio Ratti, Matthias Kellermeier, Markus Rueckel, Boaz Pokroy   +13 more
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CO2‐to‐CO Conversion in a Gas‐Fed, Zero‐Gap, PEM Electrolyzer Enabled by Polycations and Nitrogen‐Doped Carbon‐Supported Cobalt Nanoparticles

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A gas‐fed, zero‐gap, PEM CO2 electrolyzer is realized by incorporating PDDA+ ions onto the carbonaceous Co/N‐C electrocatalyst, with gaseous H2 and CO2 fed into the anode and cathode, respectively. Operating without an aqueous electrolyte, the system sustains a peak FECO of 65.1% at 100 mA cm−2. ABSTRACT Electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction (ECO2R)
Yuen Leong Chow, Hsi‐Wen Wu, Aimin Li, Yalou Guo, Duhong Chen, Jie Zhang, Paul A. Webley   +6 more
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Photo‐Switchable Molecular Module Programming PET Biodegradation in Aquatic Environments

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
We address the plastic durability paradox by integrating an itaconic acid–derived pyrrolidone module into polymer backbones. Sunlight in water triggers Norrish Type I ring‐opening and hydrophilization, enabling rapid biodegradation into nontoxic minerals.
Mohammad Asif Ali, Jixin Zheng, Satoshi Wakai, Jie Liu, Hidetaka Nomaki, Misato Tsukatani, Noriyuki Isobe, Jingcheng Sang, Yuriko Aoki, Hideo Okamura, Daisuke Sasaki, Chiaki Ogino, Yuzo Yamazaki, Takashi Nishikaze, Kenji Takada, Maiko K. Okajima, Tatsuo Kaneko   +16 more
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Subtle tuning of micro-environment in COFs nanoribbons actuates low electricity-consumption photo-assisted Co-electrolysis of methanol and CO2

Nano Research Energy
The lower electricity consumption (EC) and higher value-added products are much desired yet still challenging for the development of CO2 coupling electrocatalytic systems.
Yi-Rong Wang, Hui-Min Ding, Ming Yue, Qi Li, Jing-wen Shi, Qing Huang, Jie Zhou, Ying Zang, Yifa Chen, Shun-Li Li, Ya-Qian Lan   +10 more
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Decoupling the Size and Loading Effects in Silver Nanoparticles for Efficient Paired Carbon Dioxide and Formaldehyde Electrolysis

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
We investigate size‐dependent CO selectivity on Ag nanoparticles, where optimized Ag loading achieves nearly 100% Faradaic Efficiency for CO at −100 mA·cm−2. In situ SERS and XPS reveal the crucial role of optimized loading in catalytic performance. The Ag/C catalyst further exhibits bifunctional activity, enabling efficient electrolysis of CO2 and ...
Venkata S. R. K. Tandava, Clara Große, Debabrata Bagchi, Zhenye Zhu, Suptish Ghosh, J. Niklas Hausmann, Carsten Walter, Rosario Suarez Anzorena, Catalina Elena Jimenez, Yasmin Lucero Cobos‐Becerra, Jack C. Q. Fletcher, Tobias Sontheimer, Michael Schwarze, Holger Dau, Matthias Driess, Marcus Bär, Prashanth W. Menezes   +16 more
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Multifunctional metal-organic frameworks for direct photosynthesis of cyclic carbonates from gaseous olefins

Nature Communications
Ethylene carbonate (EC) and propylene carbonate (PC) are important feedstocks in the production of commercial battery electrolytes and green solvents.
Lei Zhang, Xiao-Xin Li, Run-Han Li, Ping Liu, Shengyao Wang, Xi-Tong Huang, Peng He, Shun-Li Li, Jiang Liu, Ya-Qian Lan   +9 more
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Spatial-temporal evolution and damage mechanism of pore-throat networks in unconsolidated sandstones during seawater reinjection based on in-situ CT

Applied Ocean Research
Seawater is widely used as an injection fluid in offshore subsurface systems because of its stable availability and low operational cost. However, direct pore-scale evidence of structural evolution and seepage degradation in unconsolidated sandstones ...
Huiyong Zeng, Lifeng Chen, Yongqing Bai, Zhaonian Zhang, Minghao Xue, Lu Lai, Tengfei Wang   +6 more
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Self‐Assembled Crystalline Peptoid Nanomaterials as Metal‐Free Enzyme Mimics for Enhanced Carbon Dioxide Hydration and Precipitation

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Inspired by metal‐free carbonic anhydrases (CAs) that achieve efficient catalysis without metal cofactors, we herein report a sequence‐defined supramolecular peptoid platform that mimics metal‐free CAs and exhibits hydrolytic activity via a supramolecular assembly‐mediated proton‐transfer mechanism.
Progyateg Chakma, Ying Chen, Thi Kim Hoang Trinh, Anthony R. Perez, Jonathan Gil, Maria Casco Hidalgo, Botao Hao, Kyle Whitaker, Chun‐Long Chen   +8 more
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Recent advances in CO2 hydrogenation to ethanol over non-precious metal catalysts

Sustainable Chemistry for Energy Materials
In response to the rising atmospheric CO2 concentration resulting from excessive consumption of fossil energy, the hydrogenation of CO2 to ethanol presents a promising pathway for carbon resource utilization.
Haokai Niu, Xing Yu, Peng Gao, Ph. D.
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Engineered Microvascular Model of the Blood–Brain–Tumor Barrier Reveals Endothelial Remodeling in Diffuse Midline Glioma

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
We developed a patient‐derived, functional microfluidic model of the diffuse midline glioma (DMG) blood–brain–tumor barrier (BBTB) comprised of endothelial cells, astrocytes, pericytes, and tumor cells. The system forms perfusable microvasculature, reveals the BBTB retains vascular integrity, identifies DMG‐specific transcriptomic changes distinct from
Kimberly R. Bennett, Yann S. Vanrobaeys, Tessy Teboh, Zakiya Smith, Anderson Scott, Cynthia Hajal, Paula T. Hammond, Joelle P. Straehla   +7 more
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