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Vertical Accelerations and Convection Initiation in an Extreme Precipitation Event in the Western Arid Areas of Southern Xinjiang

Atmosphere
A simulation of an extreme precipitation event in southern Xinjiang, which is the driest area in China, seizes the whole initiation process of the intense convective cell responsible for the high hourly rainfall amount.
Na Li, Lingkun Ran, Daoyong Yang, Baofeng Jiao, Cha Yang, Wenhao Hu, Qilong Sun, Peng Tang   +7 more
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Pollen from the Deep-Sea: A Breakthrough in the Mystery of the Ice Ages

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018
Pollen from deep-sea sedimentary sequences provides an integrated regional reconstruction of vegetation and climate (temperature, precipitation, and seasonality) on the adjacent continent.
María F. Sánchez Goñi, María F. Sánchez Goñi, Stéphanie Desprat, Stéphanie Desprat, William J. Fletcher, César Morales-Molino, César Morales-Molino, Filipa Naughton, Filipa Naughton, Dulce Oliveira, Dulce Oliveira, Dulce Oliveira, Dunia H. Urrego, Coralie Zorzi   +13 more
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Bismuth‐Based Photocatalysts for Water Remediation: Design Strategies, Mechanisms, and Challenges

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights representative design strategies for bismuth‐based semiconductor photocatalysts in solar‐driven water purification. Emphasis is placed on electronic structure regulation, oxygen‐vacancy engineering, and interfacial coupling to enable efficient full‐spectrum light utilization, improved charge separation, and selective oxidation in
Shan Liu, Yi Zhao, Liming Cai, Simin Long, Jing Kang, Jingkai Lin, Jimin Shen, Zhonglin Chen, Shaobin Wang, Huayang Zhang   +9 more
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Tannic Acid‐Modified Cellulose Nanofiber Reinforced Polymerizable Eutectogels for High‐Performance Stretchable Strain Sensors

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A polymerizable deep eutectic solvent is reinforced with tannic acid‐modified cellulose nanofibers to construct a hierarchical dynamic eutectogel network. Synergistic covalent and reversible interactions impart ultrahigh stretchability, high ionic conductivity, broad temperature tolerance, self‐healing, and strong adhesion, enabling robust wearable ...
Huang Wu, Yang Hu, Youmin Tuo, Weide Zhang, Nanzhu Bao, Haitao Wu, Zhuangzhuang Chu, Yunhua Chen, Tao Wang, Teng Yuan, Hongbo Zeng, Zhuohong Yang   +11 more
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Biomineral‐Inspired Organic/Inorganic Colloidal Liquid‐Crystalline Hybrids for Photoresponsive Adhesion

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A new class of photoresponsive liquid‐crystalline (LC) adhesives based on biomineral‐inspired organic/inorganic colloidal hybrids is reported. These colloidal LC materials are formed by hybridization of a hydroxyapatite nanorod with azobenzene‐based forklike molecules.
Junya Uchida, Ryuta Kiguchi, Riki Kato, Yuta Nishina, Takashi Kato   +4 more
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Volatile Relay Biosensing and Mobile Phone Imaging for Detection of Influenza Virus

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Detection of volatile organic compounds is performed via a coupled enzymatic assay with mobile phone detection of the signal. Specific application demonstrated herein is the detection of influenza virus, across multiple levels of biological complexity, up to patient‐derived samples.
Dante G. Andersen, Josefine H. Jakobsen, Mikkel Høj Nielsen, Shreyans Chatterjee, Detlef Michel, Jan Münch, Rüdiger Gross, Alexander N. Zelikin   +7 more
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Bimetallic CoNi single atoms supported on three-dimensionally ordered mesoporous chromia: highly active catalysts for n-hexane combustion

Green Energy & Environment
Developing the alternative supported noble metal catalysts with low cost, high catalytic efficiency, and good resistance toward carbon dioxide and water vapor is critically demanded for the oxidative removal of volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
Xiuqing Hao, Yuxi Liu, Jiguang Deng, Lin Jing, Jia Wang, Wenbo Pei, Hongxing Dai   +6 more
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Dopant Distribution in Ga‐Implanted CdO—A Correlative Microscopy and Molecular Dynamics Study

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work demonstrates that ion implantation offset angle could modulate carrier concentration and mobility in cadmium oxide thin films. Combining correlative microscopy workflow and molecular dynamics simulations, this study reveals the control of interfacial cluster density with tailoring implantation angles, and the optimum offset angle that ...
Morvarid Ghorbani, Bhaveshkumar Kamaliya, Maxwell J. Tolchin, Ryan W. Spangler, Youngji Kim, Joshua D. Caldwell, Jon‐Paul Maria, Nabil D. Bassim   +7 more
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Polymer Substrates for Flexible Sensors: Advances and Contributions to Smart Agriculture

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review comprehensively summarizes recent advances in polymer‐based flexible sensors for smart agriculture, focusing on polymer substrate design, interface engineering, and applications in soil, plant, animal, aquaculture, and post‐harvest monitoring.
Yihui Li, Zhangzheng Xiao, Zheng Yan, Adnan Raza Altaf, Qun Song, Dingding Yao, Afshan Sohail, Yixin Wang, Wenxiu Ma, Shanjun Li, Yaohui Chen, Peiwen Liu, Kai Zhang   +12 more
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Stability of Oblique Water Entry of Cylindrical Projectiles

Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics, 2021
Water entry is an interesting subject but many of its physical aspects have remained unknown so far. Using computational fluid dynamics (CFD), this study investigates the dynamic stability of cylindrical projectiles in the oblique water entry at shallow ...
M. A. Akbari, J. Mohammadi, J. Fereidooni   +2 more
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