Han Tian、Ziyi Yu、Hongchang Hao 等 9 位作者2026-08-21Nature Communications
Abstract The development of oxygen evolution reaction catalysts featuring high activity with long-term durability in acidic media remains a major challenge for proton exchange membrane water electrolysis. Herein, we report a strategy to stabilize highly active paracrystalline IrCoO x phase by integrating it with rutil…
Advanced battery technologies researchElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Zhongjie Qiu、Wenwu Zou、Zhibei Li 等 7 位作者2026-08-21Advanced Functional Materials
ABSTRACT Efficient alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrocatalysis requires simultaneously accelerating sluggish water dissociation and facile hydrogen desorption, yet integrating these kinetically incompatible steps within a single catalytic site remains fundamentally challenging. Here we report a hollow‐…
Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionMXene and MAX Phase Materials
Yangbo Fu、Jing Shen、Haizhong Jiang 等 6 位作者2026-08-21Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Introduction Candida tropicalis is responsible for a substantial proportion of invasive candidiasis cases and is recognized as the second most prevalent causative agent, only behind Candida albicans . A documented rise in invasive systemic infections and sepsis due to C. tropicalis has contributed to the increased mor…
Advanced Nanomaterials in CatalysisBiosensors and Analytical DetectionAntifungal resistance and susceptibility
Yan Zeng、Yubin Zheng、Zhu Wei 等 7 位作者2026-08-21Materials
The long-term durability of repair systems combining normal concrete (NC) and ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) in marine environments depends on the response of the near-interface composite region to sequential carbonation and seawater exposure. However, the effects of seawater immersion following pre-carbonatio…
Innovative concrete reinforcement materialsConcrete and Cement Materials ResearchAdvanced ceramic materials synthesis
V. O Ajike、K. C Onyelowe2026-08-21UMUDIKE JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
The study investigates the compaction behaviour of unsaturated soil reinforced with sisal fibre and stabilized with metakaolin as partial replacement of Portland cement. The natural soil physical characterization showed that it was classed as A-7-5 in AASHTO classification system and CH in Unified Soil Classification…
Natural Fiber Reinforced CompositesConcrete and Cement Materials ResearchGeotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization
Ermelinda Silvana Junckes、Pâmela Elise Munzlinger、Carla Dalmolin 等 6 位作者2026-08-21Gels
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a thiol-containing molecule with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and cytoprotective properties that has increasingly been incorporated into hydrogel-based biomaterials. This systematic review evaluates the strategies used to integrate NAC into hydrogels and examines their effec…
Sulfur Compounds in BiologySupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
Gomathi Arivalagan、Utpal Das2026-08-21Frontiers in Plant Science
The era of nanotechnology has presented a new window of opportunity for sustainable agriculture, and the contribution of nanoparticles (NPs) to stress alleviation of abiotic stresses, with their exceptional physicochemical properties in the biological domain, has been the actual focus of researchers. Selenium nanopart…
Carbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsOrganoselenium and organotellurium chemistrySelenium in Biological Systems
Borros Arneth2026-08-21Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Many mathematical and physical systems generate rapidly growing or formally infinite families of recurrent histories although their observable behaviour may depend on only a small number of effective degrees of freedom. Established methods address particular manifestations of this phenomenon through transfer matrices,…
Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesQuantum many-body systemsMagnetism in coordination complexes
Bella Bitner2026-08-21VCULIBRARIES
Nanopore sensing, first conceived more than three decades ago, has seen rapid advancements in recent years in its capability in single-molecule sensing. Following immense success in nucleic acid sequencing, increased efforts have been directed to probing other biomolecules such as proteins. In recent years, our group…
Nanoporous metals and alloysDNA and Biological ComputingNanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies
Xinyi Liu、Haiyang Zhang2026-08-21Forests
Hybrid cross-laminated timber combining plantation Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook.) with oriented strand board (OSB) is resource-efficient, but its bond line may govern delamination. Double cantilever beam (DCB) specimens bonded with one-component polyurethane were tested at four initial crack lengt…
Natural Fiber Reinforced CompositesWood Treatment and PropertiesBamboo properties and applications
Jincheng Zhang2026-08-21Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
This paper proposes a novel theoretical framework – the "Molecular Fate Landscape" – centered around the prediction of a molecule's entire chemical future, rather than solely focusing on a single reaction outcome. It argues for a shift in perspective from reactive prediction to the reconstruction of a comprehensive "F…
Machine Learning in Materials ScienceOrigins and Evolution of LifeChemistry and Chemical Engineering
Jyothi M Varun Raj*2026-08-21Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are crystalline, highly porous hybrid materials constructed from metal ions or metal-oxo clusters coordinated to organic linkers. Their exceptionally high surface area, tunable pore chemistry, and structural programmability have driven rapid growth in pharmaceutical research on MOFs ove…
Advanced Nanomaterials in CatalysisNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
Camilo Fernández Bravo、MD/ FMS William Pastrana Rodríguez2026-08-21Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
The myocardial tissue-blood partition coefficient (PC or λ) of gadolinium-based contrast agents is derived from pre- and post-contrast T1 mapping (typically via MOLLI or similar sequences) as: [ \lambda \approx \frac{\Delta R1_{\text{myocardium}}}{\Delta R1_{\text{blood}}} ] where ( R1 = 1/T1 ). When corrected for hem…
Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMRI in cancer diagnosisLanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
Rafael Tomoya Michita、Long Tran、Joyce Jose 等 4 位作者2026-08-21mBio
ABSTRACT Zika virus (ZIKV) infection during pregnancy can result in severe fetal outcomes, yet the mechanisms of transplacental dissemination remain incompletely defined. We previously showed that ZIKV induces tunneling nanotubes (TNTs), actin-rich intercellular conduits that enable direct cell-to-cell transfer of vir…
COVID-19 Impact on ReproductionNanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsMosquito-borne diseases and control
Yiğit Ali Üncü、Ferdi Akman、Hasan Özdoğan2026-08-21Scientific Reports
Tungsten-based heavy alloys are promising lead-free candidates for advanced radiation shielding due to their high density and atomic number. In this study, the photon and charged-particle shielding performance of tungsten–nickel–iron (W–Ni–Fe) alloys containing 85–98 wt% tungsten was systematically investigated over a…
Radiation Shielding Materials AnalysisCrystallography and Radiation PhenomenaX-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis
Andy M. Booth、Susanne M. Brander、Judith Weis 等 6 位作者2026-08-21Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
This document is part of a series on key sources of micro- and nanoplastics to the environment.Paint: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20544299Pellets: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20544611Textiles: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20544594Cosmetics: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20544650
Microplastics and Plastic Pollutionbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesPolymer Nanocomposites and Properties
Andrew Stewart Caldin2026-08-21Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Leveraging the inherent 132Hz base frequency of the E8 lattice, recursive waveguides are generated through phi-scaled harmonic phase shifts across root vector chains. These waveguides propagate predictive signal integrity across multidimensional phase space, enabling real-time forecasting of emergent geometric pattern…
Quantum many-body systemsNeural Networks and Reservoir ComputingMachine Learning in Materials Science
Abderraouf Gherissi2026-08-21Polymers
This study develops an integrated Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) framework to systematically evaluate and rank composite material combinations based on 24 fibers (16 natural and 8 synthetic), 15 matrices…
Natural Fiber Reinforced CompositesMechanical Behavior of CompositesAdvanced Aircraft Design and Technologies
Xiaodong Zhang、Meng Liu2026-08-21Physica Scripta
Abstract Near-degenerate modes can appear in guided-wave structures when two modal branches approach each other in parameter space. We study this behavior in a mirror-symmetric double-slot waveguide by combining finite-element mode calculations, field-overlap tracking, and field diagnostics. A refined scan of the slot…
Photonic and Optical DevicesPhotorefractive and Nonlinear OpticsOptical Coatings and Gratings
Matt Coffey2026-08-21Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
This record publishes a frozen external-challenge handoff for independent adversarial evaluation of the RKMS minimal whole-chain candidate 0.1. The candidate was frozen and hashed before a builder-authored hostile challenge. The frozen candidate SHA-256 is: 8c6963e38196426b1e707967e049827b17021a30b3ba475cc433020a111f4…
Academic integrity and plagiarismMachine Learning in Materials SciencePhysical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security