Improved scalar multiplication algorithm in affine coordinate system using elliptic net by Razali, Zuren, Muslim, Norliana, Kahar, Saliyah, Yunos, Faridah, Mohamed, Kamsiah

“…The elliptic curve cryptography attracts interest since it offers the same high security with a lower key length, owing to the advancement of modern technologies. …”
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Review of the use of transition-metal-oxide and conducting polymer-based fibres for high-performance supercapacitors by Mohd Abdah, Muhammad Amirul Aizat, Azman, Nur Hawa Nabilah, Kulandaivalu, Shalini, Sulaiman, Yusran

“…Particularly, the utilisation of fibres as templates has led to theoretical and practical advantages owing to their enlarged specific surface area, which allows fast electrolyte-ion diffusion. …”
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Assessing membrane performance for landfill leachate treatment in accordance with local regulatory requirements by Tan, Yean Keat, Lau, Woei Jye, Mohd. Nawi, Nadiene Salleha, Roslan, Rosyiela Azwa, Ng, Pang Soon

“…Furthermore, the NF/RO membranes were able to achieve a lower concentration of metallic elements as well as other parameters such as fluoride and sulfide in their permeates compared to the loose MF/UF membranes. Owing to the smallest pore size of the RO membrane, the quality of the permeate produced was the best among the membranes tested. …”
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Elucidating the role of dust concentrations and initial turbulence on rice flour explosion by Wan Zaiton, Wan Sulaiman, Mohd Fadzil, Mohd Idris, Jolius, Gimbun

“…Contrary to the explosibility, the maximum explosion overpressure (Pmax) of dried rice flour is the highest at the tv of 20 ms compared to those obtained at 60 and 100 ms, owing to the densely packed dust at the centre of the chamber. …”
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Intelligent Seat: Tactile Signal-Based 3D Sitting Pose Inference by Seong, Minwoo, Kim, Gwangbin, Lee, Jaehee, DelPreto, Joseph, Matusik, Wojciech, Rus, Daniela, Kim, SeungJun

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Enhanced charge transport and increased active sites on α-Fe2O3 (110) nanorod surface containing oxygen vacancies for improved solar water oxidation performance by Hu, Jun, Zhao, Xin, Chen, Wei, Chen, Zhong

“…The reduced charge-transfer resistance is owing to the greatly increased number of active sites. …”
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Femtosecond laser-induced graphene for flexible electronics by Le, Truong-Son Dinh

“…Graphene is a single layer of sp2-carbon atoms bonded by covalent bonds and organized in a 2D honeycomb lattice. Owing to this arrangement, graphene exhibits extraordinary properties such as excellent mechanical strength, large specific surface area, high electron mobility, great optical transmittance, excellent thermal conductivity, good chemical stability, biocompatibility, and many other supreme properties. …”
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Carbon quantum dot implanted graphite carbon nitride nanotubes : excellent charge separation and enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution by Wang, Yang, Liu, Xueqin, Liu, Jia, Han, Bo, Hu, Xiaoqin, Yang, Fan, Xu, Zuwei, Li, Yinchang, Jia, Songru, Li, Zhen, Zhao, Yanli

“…Graphite carbon nitride (g‐C3N4) is a promising candidate for photocatalytic hydrogen production, but only shows moderate activity owing to sluggish photocarrier transfer and insufficient light absorption. …”
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Metal-organic-framework-based catalysts for photoreduction of Co2 by Li, Rui, Zhang, Wang, Zhou, Kun

“…Recently, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have attracted much attention as CO2 photoreduction-related catalysts, owing to their unique electronic band structures, excellent CO2 adsorption capacities, and tailorable light-absorption abilities. …”
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Graphene layers‐wrapped Fe/Fe5C2 nanoparticles supported on n‐doped graphene nanosheets for highly efficient oxygen reduction by Hu, Enlai, Yu, Xin-Yao, Chen, Fang, Wu, Yadan, Hu, Yong, Lou, David Xiong Wen

“…An interesting exfoliation–denitrogen mechanism underlying the conversion of bulk g-C3N4 into N-doped graphene nanosheets is revealed. Owing to the high graphitic degree, optimum N-doping level and sufficient active sites from the graphene layers-wrapped Fe/Fe5C2 nanoparticles, the as-prepared GL-Fe/Fe5C2/NG electrocatalyst obtained at 800 °C exhibits outstanding ORR activity with a 20 mV more positive half-wave potential than the commercial Pt/C catalyst in 0.1 m KOH solution and a comparable onset potential of 0.98 V. …”
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Atomic-scale mechanisms of defect- and light-induced oxidation and degradation of InSe by Kistanov, Andrey A., Cai, Yongqing, Zhou, Kun, Dmitriev, Sergey V., Zhang, Yong-Wei

“…Layered indium selenide (InSe), a new two-dimensional (2D) material with a hexagonal structure and semiconducting characteristics, is gaining increasing attention owing to its intriguing electronic properties. Here, by using first-principles calculations, we reveal that perfect InSe possesses high chemical stability against oxidation, superior to MoS2. …”
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Few-layer NiPS3 nanosheets as bifunctional materials for Li-ion storage and oxygen evolution reaction by Dangol, Raksha, Dai, Zhengfei, Chaturvedi, Apoorva, Zheng, Yun, Zhang, Yu, Dinh, Khang Ngoc, Li, Bing, Zong, Yun, Yan, Qingyu

“…The construction of two-dimensional (2D) ultrathin nanosheets is considered as a promising strategy for enhancing electrochemical performance, owing to their large surface area and fast electron transport. …”
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The new "rare metal age" : new challenges and implications of critical raw materials supply security in the 21st century by Umbach, Frank

“…In the past few years, the worldwide attention cast on the future supply security of rare earths and other critical raw materials has increased in the United States, the European Union, Japan and other countries owing to the global expansion of “green technologies” (including renewable energy sources, electric vehicles and batteries, and smart grids) and digitalisation as well as equipment and devices embedded with artificial intelligence. …”
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General methods for large-scale production of nanostructured V2O5 with controlled morphologies by Wang, Shenghan, Yu, Ting, Li, Yeqiu, Fu, Haoyang, Sun, Chenglin

“…The morphologies and crystalline phases were characterized by scanning electrical microscopy, X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. Owing to the advantages of low-cost and high reproducibility, these methods can be potentially applied in large-scale production of nanostructured V2O5 material for practical application.…”
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Fire behaviour and design of hybrid fibre reinforced high-performance concrete columns subjected to uniaxial bending by Du, Panwei, Yang, Yaowen, Tan, Kang Hai

“…No spalling is observed in all the specimens owing to the synergistic effect of hybrid polypropylene and steel fibres. …”
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Water-soluble doubly-strapped isolated perylene diimide chromophore by Yang, Fei, Li, Ran, Wei, Wei, Ding, Xingwei, Xu, Zhenzhen, Wang, Ping, Wang, Guo, Xu, Yanqing, Fu, Hongbing, Zhao, Yanli

“…Herein, we report a water-soluble PDI cyclophane "Gemini Box" (GBox-14+ ), consisting of a central PDI chromophore enclosed by double-sided cationic molecular straps. Owing to the effective spatial isolation, the chromophore self-aggregation can be completely eliminated, even in a concentrated aqueous solution up to 2 mM. …”
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Electronic modulation of non-van der Waals 2D electrocatalysts for efficient energy conversion by Wang, Hao, Chen, Jianmei, Lin, Yanping, Wang, Xiaohan, Li, Jianmin, Li, Yao, Gao, Lijun, Zhang, Labao, Chao, Dongliang, Xiao, Xu, Lee, Jong-Min

“…The exploration of efficient electrocatalysts for energy conversion is important for green energy development. Owing to their high surface areas and unusual electronic structure, 2D electrocatalysts have attracted increasing interest. …”
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Strained graphene optoelectronic devices with unprecedented pseudo-magnetic fields by Wang, Boyan

“…Photonic-integrated circuit (PIC) is a research field that has been attracting many researchers’ interests owing to its great potential for enabling various disruptive technologies. …”
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2D molybdenum compounds for electrocatalytic energy conversion by Chen, Jianmei, Lin, Yanping, Wang, Hao, Li, Jianmin, Liu, Shujuan, Lee, Jong-Min, Zhao, Qiang

“…Recently, 2D nanomaterial-derived hetero-geneous electrocatalysts have shown great promise for both fundamental research and practical applications owing to their extremely high surface-to-volume ratio and tunable geometric and electronic properties. …”
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Clustering-triggered emission of EPS-605 nanoparticles and their application in biosensing by Li, Chengcheng, Shi, Xiaotong, Zhang, Xiaodong

“…Overall, these findings not only benefit the exploitation of EPS-based nonconventional biomacromolecule luminogens, but also reveal the potential applications of EPS-605 in biosensing/bioimaging, anticounterfeiting, and encryption owing to its excellent biocompatibility, environmental friendliness, and intrinsic photoluminescence property.…”
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