Narsarsukite Na2TiOSi4O10 as a low voltage silicate anode for rechargeable Li-ion and Na-ion batteries by Chaupatnaik, Anshuman, Srinivasan, Madhavi, Barpanda, Prabeer

“…Fast lithium (de)insertion without any significant capacity loss can be linked to the rigid endless large tunnels built from the stacked rings of four SiO4 tetrahedra. This silicate material was further found to work as a 0.53 V anode for sodium-ion batteries delivering capacity close to 30 mAh·g-1 (at a rate of C/10). …”
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Cobalt-catalyzed regio- and diastereoselective formal [3 + 2] cycloaddition between cyclopropanols and allenes by Yang, Junfeng, Sun, Qiao, Yoshikai, Naohiko

“…A cobalt-diphosphine catalyst has been found to promote a formal [3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction between a cyclopropanol and an allene via cyclopropanol ring opening, which affords a 3-alkylidenecyclopentanol derivative with high regio- and diastereoselectivities. …”
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Laser-induced reduced-graphene-oxide micro-optics patterned by femtosecond laser direct writing by Low, Mun Ji, Lee, Hyub, Lim, Joel Chin Huat, Suchand Sandeep, Chandramathi Sukumaran, Murukeshan, Vadakke Matham, Kim, Seung-Woo, Kim, Young-Jin

“…The optical performances of Fresnel zone plates (FZP) fabricated under the three regimes were evaluated and compared; the results were 0.7%, 2.4%, and 3.8% for focusing efficiency, 12.2 µm, 13.2 µm, and 12 µm for focal spot size, 1.39 mm, 1.89 mm, and 1.77 mm for depth-of-focus for FZPs designed to 15 mm focal length with 10 concentric rings. This fabrication technique provides wide design flexibility to various planar LIRGO micro-optics for microfluidics, lab-on-a-chip, skin-attachable biomedical imaging, and micro photonic devices.…”
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Low-cost incubator for live-cell imaging by Goh, Rui Si

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Snowmass White Paper: Precision Studies of Spacetime Symmetries and Gravitational Physics by Adelberger, Eric, Budker, Dmitry, Folman, Ron, Geraci, Andrew A, Harke, Jason T, Kaplan, Daniel M, Kimball, Derek F Jackson, Lehnert, Ralf, Moore, David, Morley, Gavin W, Palladino, Anthony, Phillips, Thomas J, Piacentino, Giovanni M, Snow, William Michael, Sudhir, Vivishek

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Bursting on a vortex tube with initial axial core-size perturbations by Ji, Lingbo, Van Rees, Wim M.

“…An analysis of the vorticity dynamics during bursting reveals that initially the flow behaves qualitatively like a head-on collision of two isolated vortex rings, with the azimuthal vorticity dynamics driving radial growth. …”
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Design of conditioning unit for data transmission over power distribution lines by Tan, Ming Hui.

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Thismia perlisensis (Thismiaceae), a new red-annulus Thismia species from Peninsular Malaysia by Besi, Edward Entalai, Mad Jabar, Qistina Anis, Abd Rahman, Syamil, Saad, Mohd Zulkifly, Ag Ahmadni, Ag Shaffie, Go, Rusea

“…The new species is easily distinguished from the similar species, T. arachnites, T. javanica, T. tentaculata, and T. kenyirensis by the prominent reddish dome-shaped annulus instead of ring-like with rim, deeply trilobed stigma with bifid and subulate lobes, and claviform apices of the inner tepals.…”
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Germanium on Silicon Integrated Photonics for the Mid-Wave Infrared by Morgan, Rachel E.

“…Air-clad ring resonators demonstrate narrow-bandwidth filtering with a recorded extinction ratio of >20 dB, full-width half max (FWHM) of 0.7 GHz, and unloaded Q factor of >190,000. …”
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Metal-organic architectures driven by a multifunctional 6-aminouracil spacer : structures, noncovalent interactions, and conductivity by Purkayastha, Atanu, Dhar, Sourab, Mondal, Suvra Prakash, Franconetti, Antonio, Frontera, Antonio, Ganguly, Rakesh, Kirillov, Alexander M., Misra, Tarun Kumar

“…The computational study for molecular electrostatic potential (MEP) surface energies revealed an important finding, namely a decrease of the π-acidity of the uracil ring upon coordination and a consequent increase of the π-basicity of the phenyl-sulfonate ring, resulting in effective anti-parallel π–π stacking interactions in 1 and 2. …”
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Electrode modification by diazonium chemistry : studies on the effect of steric bulk on film thickness, and modified activated carbon cloths for energy storage by Subrata, Arnold

“…The side reactions forming these polymeric multilayers are known to occur at vacant, unsubstituted carbons on the aryl ring of the grafted layer. In the first of two broad parts of this thesis, studies were carried out on a glassy carbon (GC) electrode modified with bulky 2,3,5,6-tetramethylaniline (TMA) groups (i.e. …”
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Exploring WAP technology to enhance online discussion by Lee, Chwee Beng.

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Pre-planned recovery schemes with delay consideration for high speed networks by Teo, Lawrence Kok Keong.

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Paperless office for designers by Chang, Linlin

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Modeling of microfluid droplet resonator based on whisper gallery mode by Dong, Bin

“…Currently most of the optical ring/sphere resonator based on whisper gallery mode is fabricated by wafer fabrication technology, which is high in cost and cannot be achieved on-chip. …”
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Kinetics and mechanism of the alkaline hydrolysis of securinine by Lajis, Nordin H., Khan, Mohammad Niyaz, M. Noor, Hamdan

“…The hydroxide ion‐catalyzed hydrolysis of securinine involves the ring opening of the lactone moiety. The rate of hydrolysis is insensitive to the ionic strength. …”

Wavefront control in space with MEMS deformable mirrors for exoplanet direct imaging by Cahoy, K. L., Marinan, A. D., Novak, B., Kerr, C., Nguyen, T., Webber, M., Falkenburg, G., Barg, A.

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Efficient broadcasting algorithms for computer networks by Hor, Chun Eng.

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Magneto-optical response in bimetallic metamaterials by Atmatzakis, Evangelos, Papasimakis, Nikitas, Fedotov, Vassili, Vienne, Guillaume, Zheludev, Nikolay I.

“…We demonstrate resonant Faraday polarization rotation in plasmonic arrays of bimetallic nano-ring resonators consisting of Au and Ni sections. …”
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2H-azirines as potential bifunctional chemical linkers of cysteine residues in bioconjugate technology by Chen, Yang, Yang, Wenjie, Wu, Jiamin, Sun, Wangbin, Loh, Teck-Peng, Jiang, Yaojia

“…The cleavage of a C-N double bond of 2H-azirine furnishes an amino amide functional group in situ through a thiol addition and ring-opening process. It works with a broad scope of thiols and 2H-azirines in the absence of any catalysts at room temperature. …”
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