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New Paleogene mantises from the Oise amber and their evolutionary importance [PDF]

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2019
Mantodea are rather scarce in the fossil record, especially those belonging to the mantise crown group. Four fossil mantids are described from the lowermost Eocene amber of Oise (France), two Chaeteessidae considered as “genus and species incertae sedis”,
Thomas Schubnel, Andre Nel
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Support‐Driven Hydrogen Migration Enhances Ammonia Decomposition in Direct Ammonia Protonic Ceramic Fuel Cells

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
Enhanced hydrogen species migration enabled by FN/BZY catalyst mitigates intermediate accumulation and improves DA‐PCFC performance during ammonia decomposition. Ammonia, with its high hydrogen density and carbon‐free nature, serves as ideal fuel for direct ammonia protonic ceramic fuel cells (DA‐PCFCs).
Meijuan Fei, Shuai Wang, Zhaohui Cai, Dongliang Liu, Cheng Huang, Xixi Wang, Jie Miao, Huangang Shi, Chuan Zhou, Wei Zhou   +9 more
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Bifunctional Role of Surface Cobalt Doping as a Lithium‐Residue Scavenger and Surface Stabilizer in Single‐Crystalline Ultrahigh‐Ni Cathodes

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
Surface cobalt coating on single‐crystalline NCA acts as a lithium‐residue scavenger and structural stabilizer. The protective layer suppresses moisture‐ and CO2‐induced reactions, mitigates crack formation, and inhibits the formation of NiO‐like rock‐salt phases. This dual‐function surface engineering enhances interfacial stability and electrochemical
Dajin Oh, Minji Kim, Wontae Lee, Jeongwoo Lee, Minsun Kong, Jiyeon Kim, Dae Beom Lee, Won‐Sub Yoon   +7 more
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Light‐Induced Structural Reorganization of Fe Centers Unlocks High Efficiency of Visible‐Light Photo‐Fenton Water Cleaning Catalyst

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
Bimetallic Cu and Fe oxide species supported on porous silica with interparticle mesoporosity act as efficient photo‐Fenton‐like catalysts under visible light. Photogenerated electrons drive the Cu2+/Cu1+ redox cycle. Part of Cu1+ is responsible for the regeneration of the Fe3+/Fe2+ cycle at neutral pH. Light irradiation additionally induces structural
Andraž Šuligoj, Ksenija Maver, Iztok Arčon, Goran Dražić, Nataša Zabukovec Logar, Albin Pintar, Nataša Novak Tušar   +6 more
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Bio‐inspired vision: From principle, material architectures to system‐level integration

FlexMat, EarlyView.
This review introduces the development and mechanism of electronic and ionic bio‐inspired vision devices respectively. Then, it explores the impact of structure on bio‐inspired visual performance from the scale of intrinsic materials and device. Finally, it concludes that only by combining advanced software and technology can more complex vision ...
Zewan Lin, Miaoyi Xu, Xianda Ma, Weifeng Yang, Yuanlong Shao   +4 more
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Ferroelectric modulated visual devices with spatial and temporal polarization‐sensitivity for information recognition and processing in visibility‐degraded environments

InfoMat, EarlyView.
Conventional imaging systems often struggle to recognize objects accurately in challenging environments such as underwater or foggy scenes. We developed a polarization‐sensitive artificial vision device inspired by the mantis shrimp that uses advanced two‐dimensional materials and a ferroelectric layer to directly sense, process, and retain visual ...
Zhaoying Dang, Yifei Zhao, Feng Guo, Tao Yu, Hengrui Guo, Jialin Li, Qilong Cui, Qing Li, Jianhua Hao   +8 more
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First records of the praying mantis Empusa fasciata Brulle, 1832 (Mantodea: Empusidae) from the Republic of Kosovo with notes on other putative Mantodea species previously erroneously recorded

Acta Zoológica Lilloana
Empusa fasciata Brulle, 1832 is reported from the Republic of Kosovo based on specimens from multiple localities. This work fills an important zoogeographical gap, as this otherwise widespread species was hitherto formally unknown for Kosovo. Historical
Milaim Musliu, Jusuf Parllaku, Donard Geci, Halil Ibrahimi, Astrit Billali, Linda Grapci-Kotori, Danniella Sherwood   +6 more
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Integrative insights into the ecology, development, and chromatic polymorphism of the Pacific Desert-dwelling mantis Musonia margheritae (Mantodea, Thespidae) [PDF]

Journal of Orthoptera Research
Knowledge of the natural history of Neotropical mantids remains limited, and detailed biological information is lacking for most species. Here, we provide the first comprehensive account of the biology, morphology, chromatic polymorphism, development ...
Juan Mateo Guillén-Carpio, Julio Rivera, Pablo Sebastián Padrón Martínez   +2 more
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Boosting the Photoluminescence of Au@Cu12 Nanoclusters via Strategic Fluorine‐Atom Ligand‐Shell Engineering

Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society, EarlyView.
The photophysical performance of gold‐doped copper‐rich nanoclusters can be tuned by surface functionalization. Subtle ligand modification enhances intermolecular interactions, thereby reducing nonradiative decay and markedly improving photoluminescence. Comparative photographs and quantum yield values (Φ = 55% vs.
Navya Indla, Wei‐Jung Yen, Yu‐Rong Ni, Jian‐Hong Liao, Xiaoping Wang, Michael N. Pillay, C. W. Liu   +6 more
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A new species of Horismenus Walker (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) from ootheca of Liturgusa Saussure (Mantodea, Liturgusidae) from Central Amazonas, Brazil

Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 2014
A new species of Horismenus Walker, H. liturgusae Hansson & Schoeninger (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), is described from material reared from an ootheca of an unidentified mantid species of genus Liturgusa Saussure (Mantodea: Liturgusidae).
Christer Hansson, Diego Padua, Karine Schoeninger, Antonio Agudelo, Marcio Oliveira   +4 more
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