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Acid Site Design for Low Hydration Proton Exchange Membranes

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
α‐CF2 substitution adjacent to sulfonic acid increases acid strength and enables efficient proton transport under low hydration conditions. This molecular design reduces the dependence of hydrocarbon proton exchange membranes on excessive water uptake, addressing a key limitation of conventional hydrocarbon PEMs while maintaining favorable conductivity
Ajay Kumar, Lorena Alzate‐Vargas, Mayra Rodriguez‐Pena, Douglas I. Kushner, Marina Pacheco, Panagiotis Bexis, Ahmet Kusoglu, Siddharth Komini Babu, Edward F. Holby, Jacob S. Spendelow, Eun Joo S. Park   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Functionalizing Micro‐to‐Mesoscopic Electrode Architectures for Regulating Electron Transfer Behaviors in Electrocatalysis

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A systematic review is conducted to assess the influence of electrode architecture across micro‐ to mesoscopic length scales on electron‐transfer pathways in electrocatalysis. We discuss the structure‐activity relationships in electrocatalytic applications, including resource recovery and environmental remediation, and provide cost‐effective, efficient
Manshu Zhao, Jiaojiao Zhang, Shideng Yuan, Xinmeng Yu, Keming Wan, Xiaoguang Duan, Zhining Wang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conformational Switching of Proteins on Material Surfaces Enabled by Peptide‐Oriented Adsorption

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Responsive biointerfaces could be achieved using conformationally responsive proteins; however, their interconversion can be lost upon surface adsorption. Herein, we demonstrate that the incorporation a Au binding peptide into calmodulin allows for binding control on Au wherein the protein retains conformational switching. This capability was confirmed
Sakthirupini Ramamurthy, Kyle B. Meerbott, Lorenzo Travaglini, Garima S. Dobhal, Artur Sawicki, Marc R. Knecht, Tiffany R. Walsh, Dominic J. Glover   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research on influencing factors and spatial heterogeneity of farmland net primary productivity based on the mobile-UNet model: a case study of Shanghai

Geocarto International
Urbanization threatens smallholder agriculture, vital for global food security. This study uses Shanghai as a case, applying 2-m images and an improved Mobile-UNet with data augmentation to enhance the recognition of fragmented farmland.
Jiahao Li, Jiaqi Zhang, Xuepeng Shi
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular Rotors: From Newtonian Fluids to Functional Materials as Viscosity and Temperature Sensing Tools

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Molecular rotors are fluorescent molecules that are sensitive to viscosity and temperature variations in the environment. They exhibit a direct correlation between fluorescence and viscosity within Newtonian fluids. However, this correlation becomes less straightforward in complex systems.
Flavia Di Scala, Alice Briole, Valerii Myndrul, Thomas J. Cleij, Hanne Diliën, Bérengère Abou, Bart van Grinsven   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Make‐Use‐Remake: Toward Indefinite Low‐Temperature Material Loops

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
We introduce a regenerable materials platform built from microparticles bound by a temperature‐responsive polymer shell, enabling strong, processable structures from diverse feedstocks. The material is shaped at low temperatures (80°C) using common manufacturing methods and reprocessed repeatedly in the presence of water, demonstrating stable ...
Nikola Křivánková, Wouter van der Wijngaart, Ulrica Edlund   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mobile phone applications used to monitor age-related macular degeneration

Annales Academiae Medicae Silesiensis
Introduction: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of vision loss among elderly individuals. The aim of the study was to analyze the practical value of available mobile applications used to monitor AMD. Material and methods: Between
Anna Rogalska, Ewa Kurzak
doaj   +1 more source

Chemical Control of Space Charge Barriers and Grain Boundary Resistances in Polycrystalline Ionic Conductors

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Grain boundaries (GBs) in polycrystalline materials often block charge transport and drive degradation. Using Gd‐doped CeO2 as a model electrolyte used in fuel/electrolysis cells, we developed a core‐shell infiltration method to selectively modify GB chemistry and space charge potential, achieving orders‐of‐magnitude ionic conductivity changes.
Z. Sha, T. Defferriere, C. Gilgenbach, J. M. LeBeau, I. Lubomirsky, H. L. Tuller   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The photofission reaction against the illicit transport of nuclear material in cargo containers: A review on recent achievements and future challenges in active photon interrogation [PDF]

EPJ Web of Conferences
X-ray scanning is widely used by customs for visual inspection of cargo containers at border controls. When Special Nuclear Material (SNM) such as uranium or plutonium is suspected, an active non-destructive nuclear measurement method serves as a second ...
Sari Adrien
doaj   +1 more source

Self‐Assembled Lipids as Soft Dielectrics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Self‐assembled lipid bilayers serve as soft dielectric materials for ultrathin electronics. Using liquid‐metal parallel‐plate junctions, the capacitance and dielectric breakdown of dehydrated lipid films are characterized. Dielectric behavior is controlled by lipid molecular structure, cholesterol content, and assembly conditions, providing molecular ...
Hao Yang, Yiding Li, Jitong Ren, Yu Shi, Charles M. Schroeder   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source