Concentration polarization of ion-exchange membranes in electrodialysis units limits operational current densities to the underlimiting regime, preventing process intensification by simply increasing ...

ConspectusPhotovoltaics (PVs) are currently the most economical and location-independent source of electricity generation, and their demand is growing rapidly as a sustainable renewable energy source.

Although transition metals constitute less than 0.1% of the total mass within a human body, they have a substantial impact on fundamental biological processes across all kingdoms of life. Indeed, ...

Plantago asiatica L. has been used as a vegetable and nutritious food in Asia for thousands of years. According to recent phytochemical and pharmacological research, the active compositions of the ...

The development and optimization of promising anode material for next-generation alkali metal ion batteries are significant for clean energy evolution. 2D MXenes have drawn extensive attention in ...

The adsorbed polymer layer on the inorganic solid surface is crucial in improving the physical properties of composite nanomaterials; therefore, the properties could be tuned by altering the structure ...

Large language models (LLMs) such as generative pretrained transformers (GPTs) have shown potential for various commercial applications, but their applicability for materials design remains ...

Interest in optical materials for biomedical imaging and sensing applications has grown significantly in recent decades. Among a variety of material choices, single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) ...

An electrochemically controlled synthesis of multiblock copolymers by alternating the redox states of (salfan)Zr(OtBu)2 (salfan = 1,1′-di(2-tert-butyl-6-N-methylmethylenephenoxy)ferrocene) is reported ...

Interstitial fluid (ISF) has attracted extensive attention in an extremely wide range of areas due to its unique advantages, such as portability, high precision, comfortable operation, and superior ...

Organofluorine compounds, including fluorinated pyridines and isoquinolines, play a crucial role in pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and materials science. However, step-economic selective ...

Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) offer fascinating opportunities for fundamental nanoscale science and various technological applications. They are a promising platform for next ...