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Nanofiltration Membranes for High‐Selectivity Separation of Li+ and Mg2+ From Salt Lake Brines: Strategies, Challenges, and Perspectives

Rare Metals, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Against the backdrop of global clean energy transition and surging demand for lithium resources, lithium extraction from salt lakes presents unprecedented development opportunities. Nanofiltration (NF) membrane technology, recognized for its efficiency, energy savings, and environmental benefits, demonstrates significant application potential ...
Wen‐Feng Li, Jie Tian, Yu‐Yang Zhao, Jing‐Lan He, Liang Pei, Hu Liu   +5 more
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Progress of MXenes‐based responsive materials for soft sensors and actuators

Responsive Materials, EarlyView.
MXene, a promising 2D material, excels at mimicking human sensing and feedback system, making it ideal for intelligent robots. This review first covers its structure, properties, and synthesis. It then summarizes recent MXene‐based sensors and actuator.
Peidi Zhou, Wenjie Yang, Yihan Qiu, Meiping Xu, Leiting Liao, Xinlei Gong, Chan Zheng, Minghua You, Cheng Zhang, Huamin Chen, Mingcen Weng   +10 more
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Flexible Electronics in Robotics Systems: From Devices to Applications

SmartBot, EarlyView.
This review presents the recent advancements in flexible electronics, and provides a systematic review of their integration and application in robotic systems. The review emphasizes the pivotal role flexible electronics plays in the field of intelligent robotics and outlines future development prospects for this promising technology. ABSTRACT The rapid
Xuyang An, Shumin Niu, Jiatai Chen, Xingyu Zhang, Jifan Zhang, Tiezhu Liu, Zhan Duan, Yinhua Hu, Dianpeng Qi, Jia Zhang, Xiaodong Chen   +10 more
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Environmental Implications of the Health Care Service Sector [PDF]

This report analyzes the environmental effects associated with activities undertaken and influenced by the health care service sector. It is one part of a larger study to better understand the environmental effects of service sector activities and the ...
Davies, J. Clarence, Lowe, Adam
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MXene‐Based Flexible Memory and Neuromorphic Devices

Small, EarlyView.
The unique two‐dimensional structure, excellent electrical conductivity, and diverse surface groups of MXenes have garnered significant attention. Coupled with their exceptional flexibility, MXene‐based devices hold immense potential for flexible memory and neuromorphic systems. This review comprehensively discusses the fundamentals of flexible devices,
Yan Li, Guanglong Ding, Yongbiao Zhai, Ziyu Lv, Yan Yan, Shuangmei Xue, Kui Zhou, Meng Zhang, Yutong Zhang, Qi‐Jun Sun, Yi Liu, Vellaisamy A. L. Roy, Ye Zhou, Su‐Ting Han   +13 more
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Toward All 2D‐Based Printed Raindrop Triboelectric Nanogenerators

Small, EarlyView.
A raindrop triboelectric nanogenerator (RD‐TENG) based on solution‐deposited 2D materials is described, where successive drop impacts generate short‐circuit signals. Graphene–SWCNT hybrid films serve as conductive contacts and transition metal dichalcogenides as active layer.
Foad Ghasemi, Jonas Heirich, Dimitri Sharikow, Sebastian Klenk, Jonathan N. Coleman, Georg S. Duesberg, Claudia Backes   +6 more
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Hydrogel Microneedle Array‐Based Transdermal Dressing System for Multiplexed Assessment and Intelligent Therapy of Chronic Wounds

Small, EarlyView.
This work develops a theranostic wound microneedle dressing integrates a therapeutic MXene‐infused hydrogel with a high‐conductive sensor array enabled by a novel laser‐scribing technique. The platform actively promotes wound healing and provides antibacterial action while continuously monitoring seven key biomarkers.
Md Sharifuzzaman, Gauri Hasabnis, Sheikh Ahmed Abu Saleh, Leonard Siebert, Jan‐Bernd Hövener, Gregor Maschkowitz, Zeynep Altintas   +6 more
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Electrospun PAN Membrane Loaded with AgInP2Se6 Nanosheets for Triboelectric Energy Harvesting

Small, EarlyView.
Exfoliated AgInP2Se6 nanosheets are incorporated into a polyacrylonitrile (PAN) polymer matrix by electrospinning and applied for the first time in a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG). The hybrid membrane delivers strong electrical output and exhibits reversible humidity sensitivity, responding rapidly to changes in relative humidity.
Filipa M. Oliveira, Jiri Sturala, Bing Wu, Latifah Alrabie, Vojtěch Kundrát, Jakub Zalesak, Ana I. S. Neves, Monica F. Craciun, Rui Gusmão, Zdeněk Sofer, Evgeniya Kovalska   +10 more
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Strained 2D Semiconductor Lateral Heterojunctions via Grayscale Thermal‐Scanning Probe Lithography

Small Science, EarlyView.
A novel strain‐engineering approach using grayscale thermal‐Scanning Probe Lithography tailors the optoelectronic response of 2D Transition‐Metal Dichalcogenide (TMD) layers. Nanofaceted templates control local strain in MoS2, enabling engineered carrier extraction in asymmetric Au‐MoS2 lateral heterojunction nanoarrays, as detected by Kelvin Probe ...
Giorgio Zambito, Giulio Ferrando, Matteo Barelli, Michele Ceccardi, Federico Caglieris, Daniele Marrè, Francesco Bisio, Francesco Buatier de Mongeot, Maria Caterina Giordano   +8 more
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Comparison of Intergranular Corrosion Resistance and Hardness between Nitrogen and Carbon Martensites in Stainless Steels

steel research international, EarlyView.
By applying solution heat treatment after plasma nitriding, followed by requenching and tempering, researchers successfully obtained nitrogen‐rich martensite on AISI 409. This study compares the intergranular corrosion resistance and hardness of nitrogen‐rich martensite in AISI 409 with carbon‐rich martensite in AISI 420.
Pedro Victorio Caetano Abrantes Quadros, Elisiane Maria Berton, Paulo César Borges   +2 more
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