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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Bessel beams in ophthalmology: a review by Sandeep, C. S. Suchand, Khairyanto, Ahmad, Aung, Tin, Matham, Murukeshan Vadakke

“…Dealing with precise imaging in scattering media, such as in the case of biomedical imaging, is even more difficult owing to the weak signal-to-noise ratios. Recent developments in non-diffractive beams such as Bessel beams, Airy beams, vortex beams, and Mathieu beams have paved the way to tackle some of these challenges. …”
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Experimental and simulation analysis of energy absorption capacity of 3D printed structure design by Low, Evans Tze Sheng

“…Closed-foam cellular structures are widely used for energy absorption owing to their unique properties. This report investigates features that enhances energy-absorption in foams and compares the effect with other types of structures. …”
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On the translation of tourism from the perspective of cross-cultural: a case study of the Luoyang Longmen Grottoes by Yu, Hanqi

“…Tourism, owing to its substantial influx of tourists annually, has consistently been a pivotal sector driving economic growth and cultural exchange in many countries, particularly post-pandemic. …”
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Effects of heat treatment parameters on the microstructure and mechanical properties of laser power bed fusion (LPBF) 316L stainless steel by Sun, Yuheng

“…Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) significantly enhances the microstructure and mechanical properties of 316L compared to conventional manufacturing methods, owing to the rapid cooling rates and high energy input involved in the LPBF process. …”
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Plasmonic effect on visible light driven photoelectrochemical activity of semiconductor by Zhang, Huanchao

“…Solar energy has been widely recognized as the most promising future energy source owing to its continuity and abundance. Semiconductors have been intensively explored in harvesting solar energy in recent years, among which TiO2 attracts many interests essentially for its excellent photostability. …”
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An experimental investigation on the noise emission and fuel consumption of diesel engine by Foo, Jin Yuan

“…Road traffic has always been a source of noise pollution owing to the rapid advancement in technology and growing population. …”
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Conversion from carbon nanotubes to boron nitride nanotubes and boron nitride-carbon nanotubes by Wei, Mingwei

“…Based on these properties, BNNTs are proposed to be candidate for diverse applications including reinforcement, field emitter, biological sensor and polyer wrapping. Owing to the remarkable properties of BNNTs and the many applications that such nanotubes might enable, the growth methodology of high quality BNNTs is a critical subject studied by many in the past two decades. …”
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Understanding the behaviour of engineered nanoparticles in food by Ong, Pei Ying

“…For protein adsorption, SiO2 displayed the highest amount of adsorbed BSA, possibly owing to the small-sized particles which enabled greater exposed particle surface to interact with the surrounding molecules. …”
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Optical fiber based environmental sensors by Huang, Jieyuan

“…A tunable laser and an erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) were used as a power source and CNTs were deposited at the end of the fiber due to gradient force. Owing to the fiber-film reflectance expression, the intensity of light reflected by the fiber end face will change with the variation of the external refractive index of the ambient environment. …”
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Nanostructured vanadium dioxide with metal to insulator transition : preparation and thermochromic properties by Wang, Ning

“…The rare earth (Eu3+, La3+, Tb3+) doping could enhance both Tlum and ΔTsol, and can reduce the τc to below 50 °C at low doping levels but increase the τc at high doping levels, owing to the competition between the strain and the hole carriers. …”
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Plasmon excitation on flat graphene by s-polarized beams using four-wave mixing by Tao, Jin, Dong, Zhaogang, Yang, Joel K. W., Wang, Qi Jie

“…However, exciting plasmons on graphene effectively still remains a challenge owing to the large wave-vector mismatch between the optical beam in air and graphene plasmon. …”
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Additive manufacturing of electrochemical interfaces : simultaneous detection of biomarkers by Ho, Eugene Hong Zhuang, Ambrosi, Adriano, Pumera, Martin

“…Their performance in terms of sensitivity, selectivity and reproducibility is evaluated and compared to conventional glassy carbon electrode (GCE). Owing to the excellent electrocatalytic properties of the 3D-printed gold (Au) electrode, a clear separation between the anodic oxidation signal of ascorbic acid and uric acid in differential pulse voltammogram (DPV) could be obtained, allowing simultaneous quantification of these biomarkers. …”
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Numerical study on electrochemical performance of low-temperature micro-solid oxide fuel cells with submicron platinum electrodes by Yoon, Yong-Jin, Su, Pei-Chen, Park, Jee Min, Kim, Dae Yun, Baek, Jong Dae, Lee, Seong Hyuk

“…It was found that the electrochemical performance increased with the increase in operating temperature, owing to both rapid electrochemical reactions and ionic conduction, even in µ-SOFC. …”
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High-performance reverse osmosis membranes fabricated on highly porous microstructured supports by Lee, Jaewoo, Wang, Rong, Bae, Tae-Hyun

“…The rapid desolvation formed the narrow and regularly arranged pore structure in the sublayer, and we proposed the mechanism for the sublayer structure formation based on analyses of the thermodynamic properties of such a binary system. Owing to the narrow and regular structure, the HPμS support membranes showed the exceptional mechanical strength, which was comparable to the strength of support membranes used for conventional RO membranes. …”
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Disposable flow cytometer with high efficiency in particle counting and sizing using an optofluidic lens by Song, Chaolong, Luong, Trung-Dung, Kong, Tian Fook, Nguyen, Nam-Trung, Asundi, Anand Krishna

“…The variations of the signal peak values are reduced, owing to the small beam width at the beam waist. …”
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Mechanistic and thermodynamic studies of oxyanion sorption by various synthetic Mg/Al layered double hydroxides by Lim, Teik-Thye, Goh, Kok Hui, Goei, Ronn, Dong, Zhili

“…LDHs prepared by the fast coprecipitation with hydrothermal treatment (FCHT) method and sol-gel with solvothermal treatment method (SGST) had higher oxyanion (i.e. arsenate) removal efficiency than those prepared by the conventional routes, owing to their lower carbonate content, higher surface area, larger pore volume, larger pore size, and nanocrystalline characteristic. …”
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Transparent, flexible, all-reduced graphene oxide thin film transistors by He, Qiyuan, Wu, Shixin, Gao, Shuang, Cao, Xiehong, Yin, Zongyou, Li, Hai, Chen, Peng, Zhang, Hua

“…Owing to their unique thickness-dependent electronic properties, together with perfect flexibility and transparency, graphene and its relatives make fantastic material for use in both active channel and electrodes in various electronic devices. …”
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Estimating global demand for land-based transportation services using the shared socioeconomic pathways scenario framework by Nkiriki, J, Jaramillo, P, Williams, N, Davis, A, Armanios, DE

“…The global demand for transportation is growing owing to accelerated socioeconomic development worldwide. …”