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A Non‐Reciprocal Architected Porous Medium

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In several fluid flow, energy‐dumping, and energy‐harvesting applications, a dominant flow direction or dominant resistance direction is desirable. In this study, we propose a simple modular geometry that doubles flow resistance in one direction relative to the opposite direction, while maintaining laminar viscous flow.
Clément Vezies, Pablo Zavattieri, Nicolás Silin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Light‐Actuated Fiber‐Climbing Inchworm Robot Toward Endoluminal Navigation

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A kirigami‐inspired soft inchworm robot harnesses optical energy from a customized side‐emitting optical fiber, guaranteeing its propulsion along the fiber body. The wavelength‐selective responsiveness of dye‐functionalized liquid crystal elastomers and the application of temporal illumination patterns enable sequential control of robot components. The
Antonio Lobosco, Leilei Song, Fan Liu, Yu‐Hsiang Lin, Venkatasubramanian Kalpathy Venkiteswaran, Hao Zeng, Sarthak Misra   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Holistic Stabilization of the Anode in Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries Through a Ternary Alloy Fusion

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
LiTeAl anodes fabricated through a scalable thermal fusion technique holistically addresses the stability issues faced by lithium‐metal anodes in lithium–sulfur batteries. Aluminum forming a skeletal network with lithium suppresses dendrite growth and enhances energy density, while tellurium forming a robust SEI facilitates Li+‐ion flow.
Akhil Shenoy, Arumugam Manthiram
wiley   +1 more source

The Use of UV-Visible Reflectance Spectroscopy as an Objective Tool to Evaluate Pearl Quality

Marine Drugs, 2012
Assessing the quality of pearls involves the use of various tools and methods, which are mainly visual and often quite subjective. Pearls are normally classified by origin and are then graded by luster, nacre thickness, surface quality, size, color and ...
Snezana Agatonovic-Kustrin, David W. Morton   +1 more
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A Dual‐Functional Electrolyte Additive for Highly Reversible Zinc‐Ion Batteries

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study introduces tetrabutylammonium bromide (TBAB) as a dual‐function additive for aqueous zinc‐ion batteries. TBAB disrupts the hydrogen‐bond network of water while TBA+ adsorbs on Zn to improve interfacial wettability and regulate Zn2+ flux, resulting in suppressed dendrite growth and parasitic reactions. This synergy extended the lifespan of Zn|
Shirui Zhang, Shixun Wang, Jianen Zhang, Jun Liu, Jinfeng Xie, Wentao Tang, Li Guan, He Huang, Qi Xue, Chunyi Zhi   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhanced Human Antigen‐Specific B Cell Responses Using In Vitro 3D Tonsil Cultures Containing Stromal Cells

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
We developed a fully human 3D tonsil cell culture system incorporating supportive stromal cells that better sustains and activates immune cells than conventional methods. The model generates stronger, more targeted antibody responses to viral antigens and vaccines, providing a physiologically relevant and entirely human platform for studying immune ...
Maaike V. J. Braham, Marlon de Gast, Liubov Babii, Sabine Kruijer, Theo M. Bestebroer, Mathilde Richard, Mathieu Claireaux, S. Marieke van Ham, Jelle de Wit, Cécile A. C. M. van Els, Anja ten Brinke, Marit J. van Gils   +11 more
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Investigation of the effects of luster glazes on chamotte bodies

European Mechanical Science
Luster is a thin film layer that forms on the glaze surface when metal ions migrate toward the surface in a reducing atmosphere. This film refracts light and disperses it into spectral colors, producing metallic and rainbow-like effects.
Nermin Demirkol, Merve Öztorun
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POM‐Based Water Splitting Catalyst Under Acid Conditions Driven by Its Assembly on Carbon Nanotubes

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A newly‐engineered POM‐based electrocatalyst incorporating non‐innocent counter cations exhibits fast kinetics for either the OER or HER under strongly acidic conditions (1 m H2SO4), depending on whether it is assembled on carbon nanotubes (1@CNT) or physically mixed with them (1/CNT). In water‐splitting tests using a two‐electrode setup, these systems
Eugenia P. Quirós‐Díez, Melanie Guillén‐Soler, Carlos Herreros‐Lucas, Alejandro López‐Moreno, José Manuel Vila‐Fungueiriño, Antonio Luis Llamas‐Saiz, Karol Strutyński, Manuel Melle‐Franco, María del Carmen Giménez‐López   +8 more
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Integrating Vibrio natriegens for Photon Manipulation in Living Lighting Devices

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Rationalization of genetic and material engineering tools has enabled the engineering of fluorescent Vibrio natriegens (V. natriegens) to fabricate straightforward, highly emissive and stable V. natriegens‐silicones color filters for the first red‐emitting bacteria‐hybrid light‐emitting diodes. This pinpoints V. natriegens as a high‐performance protein
Stephanie Willeit, Maurice Hädrich, Philippe‐Quentin Liss, Valeria Rodriguez Espinoza, Nicklas Maximilian Foerster, Bastian Blombach, Rubén D. Costa   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Introduction to Typology of Human Motifs of Luster-painted earthenware in Middle Islamic Centuries of Rei and Kashan [PDF]

هنر اسلامی, 2016
Studying the ornamental motifs of luster-painted earthenware in the middle Islamic centuries of Iran provides us with diverse information. Although the pottery are of less visual attractiveness than enamel ones, they are regarded as a reliable resource ...
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