There is an estimation that global oil production is expected to rise by about 50% by 20251. The discharge of oily wastewater from industries such as petrochemicals, daily chemicals, textiles, leather, and metal finishing can lead to several…
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Closed-loop bio-recyclable dielectric films for sustainable electronics
Wang, Z., Zhang, B. & Guan, D. Take responsibility for electronic-waste disposal. Nature 536, 23–25 (2016).
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Awasthi, A. K., Li, J., Koh, L. & Ogunseitan, O. A. Circular economy and…
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Exosome-like nanovesicles from Peucedanum Japonicum directly regulate inflammatory cytokines via small RNAs
Isolation and characterization of exosome-like nanovesicles (ELNs) from Peucedanum Japonicum
We isolated ELNs from 14 types of vegetables, including Peucedanum japonicum (Fig. 1A), which are commonly consumed in Okinawa…
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Wide-field spectroscopic imaging of optical activity
Concept and experimental workflow
Figure 1 shows the conceptual scheme and the experimental setup of the polarization-sensitive off-axis holography system used for measuring the optical activity. The optical platform (Fig. 1a; extended description…
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Cationic alkyl chain length and nanoaggregate form of ionic liquids dominate biocompatibility and toxicity
Cell lines, organoids, and animals
BEnd.3 and HepG2 cells were obtained from the American Type Culture Collection. 4T1 cells were purchased from Procell Life Science & Technology Co., Ltd. The patient-derived primary breast cancer cells and liver…
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Focused ion-beam milled lamellas for correlated optical and structural imaging of quantum dots
Focused ion-beam milled lamellas for correlated optical and structural imaging of quantum dots
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Atomic fingerprint uncovers hidden heat in quantum materials
Researchers investigating atomic-scale phenomena impacting next-generation electronic and quantum devices have captured the first microscopy images of atomic thermal vibrations – revealing a new type of motion that could reshape the design of…
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An analytical pressure-velocity fusion algorithm-empowered flexible sensing patch for flight parameter detection
Design and development of flexible sensing patch
To precisely decode flight parameters, we designed and developed a wing-integrated flexible electronic sensing patch with bimodal pressure and velocity aerodynamic sensing capabilities, as…
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Highly efficient water desalination via electrospun ethyl cellulose/polystyrene composites integrated with metal-organic frameworks
Structure evaluation
The FT-IR spectrum displays multiple necessary vibrational signatures associated with the EC composite. A minor peak at 1374 cm− 1 signifies the presence of methyl vibrations, which are associated with the -CH3 stretching…
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Concavity-enhanced chiral self-assembly of anisotropic nanoparticles toward strong chiroptical activity
BSA-induced chiral self-assembly GNDs
The biomolecule BSA was employed as a chiral additive to induce the twisted side-by-side self-assembly of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB)-stabilized GNDs in solution to form chiral assemblies (Fig. 1a)….
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