Controlled synthesis of MoₓW₁₋ₓTe₂ atomic layers with emergent quantum states by Deng, Ya, Li, Peiling, Zhu, Chao, Zhou, Jiadong, Wang, Xiaowei, Cui, Jian, Yang, Xue, Tao, Li, Zeng, Qingsheng, Duan, Ruihuan, Fu, Qundong, Zhu, Chao, Xu, Jianbin, Qu, Fanming, Yang, Changli, Jing, Xiunian, Lu, Li, Liu, Guangtong, Liu, Zheng

“…However, the behaviors in the alloy system have been rarely addressed due to their difficulty in obtaining atomic layers with controlled composition, albeit the alloy offers a great platform to tune the quantum states. Here, we report a facile CVD method to synthesize the MoxW1–xTe2 with controllable thickness and chemical composition ratios. …”
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Single cell metabolite detection using inertial microfluidics-assisted ion mobility mass spectrometry by Zhang, Leicheng, Xu, Tengfei, Zhang, Jingtao, Wong, Stephen Choong Chee, Ritchie, Mark, Hou, Han Wei, Wang, Yulan

“…Taken together, our technology platform offers a simple and efficient method for single-cell lipid profiling, with additional ion mobility separation of lipids significantly improving the confidence toward identification of metabolites.…”
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Diatom-inspired 2D nitric oxide releasing anti-infective porous nanofrustules by Lim, Hong Kit, Tan, Shao Jie, Wu, Zhuoran, Ong, Boon Chong, Tan, Kwan Wee, Dong, Zhili, Tay, Chor Yong

“…Two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials (NM) have emerged as promising platforms for antibacterial applications. However, the inherent “flatness” of 2D NM often limits the loading of antimicrobial components needed for synergistic bactericidal actions. …”
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Passive thermal control design methods, analysis, comparison, and evaluation for micro and nanosatellites carrying infrared imager by Selvadurai, Shanmugasundaram, Chandran, Amal, Valentini, David, Lamprecht, Bret

“…Passive methods lack the ability to meet certain thermal requirements on larger and smaller satellite platforms. This work numerically studies the performance of some of the passive thermal control techniques such as thermal straps, surface coatings, multi-layer insulation (MLI), and radiators for a 6U small satellite configuration carrying a mid-wave infrared (MWIR) payload whose temperature needs to be cooled down to 100K. …”
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Prospects in x-ray science emerging from quantum optics and nanomaterials by Wong, Liang Jie, Kaminer, Ido

“…Specifically, we describe three key opportunities for advancing x-ray science in the near future: (1) emerging material platforms for x-ray generation, especially 2D materials and their heterostructures; (2) free-electron-driven emission of entangled photon-photon and electron-photon pairs for x-ray quantum optics; and (3) shaping free-electron wavepackets for controllable x-ray emission. …”
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Coriolis efect particles segregator (CEPS): the feasibility of scaling up lab‑on‑a‑chip separation by Tan, Yong Zen, Zamani, Farhad, Tian, Ju, Chew, Jia Wei

“…This study showcases the feasibility of scaling up the lab-on-a-chip design into a more practical-scale CEPS, providing a new platform for separations particularly of blood constituents (e.g., red blood cells, circulating tumor cells).…”
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An international cross-sectional investigation on social media, fitspiration content exposure, and related risks during the COVID-19 self-isolation period by Cataldo, Ilaria, Burkauskas, Julius, Dores, Artemisa R., Carvalho, Irene P., Simonato, Pierluigi, De Luca, Ilaria, Gómez-Martínez, Maria Ángeles, Melero-Ventola, Alejandra Rebeca, Demetrovics, Zsolt, Szabo, Attila, Ábel, Krisztina Edina, Shibata, Mami, Kobayashi, Kei, Fujiwara, Hironobu, Arroyo-Anlló, Eva Maria, Martinotti, Giovanni, Barbosa, Fernando, Griskova-Bulanova, Inga, Pranckeviciene, Aiste, Bowden-Jones, Henrietta, Esposito, Gianluca, Corazza, Ornella

“…This led to an in-creased use of social media platforms to make people feel more connected, but also to maintain physical activity while self-isolating. …”
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Amphiphilic Janus magnetoplasmonic nanoparticles: pH-triggered self-assembly and fluorescence modulation by Lu, Derong, Hou, Shuai, Liu, Sheng, Xiong, Qirong, Chen, Yonghao, Duan, Hongwei

“…Such dye-encoded magnetoplasmonic ensembles can serve as a well-defined platform to study the metal-fluorophore interaction, leading to an improved fundamental understanding of metal-enhanced fluorescence (MEF) process. …”
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Recent developments on polariton lasers by Zhang, Long, Hu, Jiaqi, Wu, Jinqi, Su, Rui, Chen, Zhanghai, Xiong, Qihua, Deng, Hui

“…In this article, we will first review the essential properties of polaritons and polariton lasers, followed by recent developments on polariton lasers with unconventional properties and functionalities, and on new material platforms where room temperature polariton lasers have been demonstrated. …”
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Importance of carbon structure for nitrogen and sulfur co-doping to promote superior ciprofloxacin removal via peroxymonosulfate activation by Mohamed Faisal Gasim, Veksha, Andrei, Lisak, Grzegorz, Low, Siew-Chun, Hamidon, Tuan Sherwyn, M. Hazwan Hussin, Oh, Wen-Da

“…Overall, this study provides a better understanding of the importance of selecting a suitable carbonaceous platform for heteroatoms doping to produce superior PMS activator for antibiotics decontamination.…”
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Health on a cloud: modeling digital flows in an e-health ecosystem by Stephanie, Felix Lena, Sharma, Ravi S.

“…A unified and well-knit e-health network is one that provides a common platform to its key stakeholders to facilitate a sharing of information with a view to promoting cooperation and maximizing benefits. …”
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Simultaneous dual-color amplified spontaneous emissionand lasing from colloidal quantum well gain media intheir own layered waveguide and cavity by Isik, Ahmet Tarik, Shabani, Farzan, Isik, Furkan, Kumar, Satish, Delikanli, Savas, Demir, Hilmi Volkan

“…Colloidal quantum wells (CQWs) are excellent candidates as active materials for these platforms owing to their superior properties including suppressed Auger recombination and large absorption cross-section. …”
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Label-free microfluidic cell sorting and detection for rapid blood analysis by Lu, Nan, Tay, Hui Min, Petchakup, Chayakorn, He, Linwei, Gong, Lingyan, Maw, Kay Khine, Leong, Sheng Yuan, Lok, Wan Wei, Ong, Hong Boon, Guo, Ruya, Li, Holden King Ho, Hou, Han Wei

“…Lastly, we will envisage the current challenges and future outlook of label-free microfluidics platforms for high throughput multi-dimensional blood cell analysis to identify non-traditional circulating biomarkers for clinical diagnostics.…”
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A multimodal approach for improving market price estimation in online advertising by Wang, Tengyun, Yang, Haizhi, Liu, Yang, Yu, Han, Song, Hengjie

“…Learning the distribution of market prices is an important and challenging issue for demand-side platforms (DSPs) that serve as advertisers’ agents to compete for online advertising placements in real-time bidding (RTB) systems. …”
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Two-way generation of high-resolution EO and SAR images via dual distortion-adaptive GANs by Qing, Yuanyuan, Zhu, Jiang, Feng, Hongchuan, Liu, Weixian, Wen, Bihan

“…Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) provides an all-weather and all-time imaging platform, which is more reliable than electro-optical (EO) remote sensing imagery under extreme weather/lighting conditions. …”
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Extended-SWIR GeSn LEDs with reduced footprint and efficient operation power by Atalla, Mahmoud R. M., Kim, Youngmin, Assali, Simone, Burt, Daniel, Nam, Donguk, Moutanabbir, Oussama

“…In this regard, the group IV germanium-tin (GeSn) material epitaxially grown on silicon (Si) emerges as a promising platform to implement tunable infrared light emitters. …”
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Microwave tomography data deconstruct of spatially diverse C-band scatter components using clustering algorithms by Sundaram, G. A. Shanmugha, Gandhiraj, R., Binoy, B. N., Ilango, Harun Surej, Surya, S. N.

“…Data-driven models are then employed in EDGE computing platforms to profile the scatter centers based on the subjective manner in which they affect the signals. …”
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Room-temperature lateral spin valve in graphene/Fe₃GaTe₂ van der Waals heterostructures by Pan, Haiyang, Zhang, Chusheng, Shi, Jiayu, Hu, Xueqi, Wang, Naizhou, An, Liheng, Duan, Ruihuan, Deb, Pritam, Liu, Zheng, Gao, Weibo

“…The remarkable electronic properties of two-dimensional van der Waals (vdW) materials make them promising platforms for next-generation spintronic devices. In this study, we demonstrate the room-temperature graphene lateral spin valve devices in the Fe3GaTe2/graphene full vdW heterostructure. …”
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Transfer learning of full molecular weight distributions via high-throughput computer-controlled polymerization by Tan, Jin Da, Ramalingam, Balamurugan, Wong, Swee Liang, Cheng, Jayce Jian Wei, Lim, Yee-Fun, Chellappan, Vijila, Khan, Saif A., Kumar, Jatin, Hippalgaonkar, Kedar

“…In our work, we demonstrate a computer-controlled HTE platform that is able to run up to 8 unique variable conditions in parallel for the free radical polymerization of styrene. …”
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Bacterial cellulose nanocrystal as drug delivery system for overcoming the biological barrier of cyano-phycocyanin: a biomedical application of microbial product by Munawaroh, Heli Siti Halimatul, Anwar, Budiman, Yuliani, Galuh, Murni, Intan Cahaya, Arindita, Ni Putu Yunika, Maulidah, Gusnine Sari, Martha, Larasati, Hidayati, Nur Akmalia, Chew, Kit Wayne, Show, Pau-Loke

“…The nano-drug delivery system has developed as a promising platform for efficient drug delivery and improvement as well as drug efficacy. …”
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