Significance Reference MacSwain, Walker & Hu, Xia & Wu, Rongzhen & Li, Zhi-Jun & Vanshika, Vanshika & Ma, De-Kun & Chen, Ou & Zheng, Weiwei. (2026). Noble-metal-free metal hydroxide Co-catalyst coupled Mn(ii)-doped CdS nanorods with bridged charge transport for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen generation. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 14. 11456-11470. 10.1039/D5TA08886K.
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Isotope-Resolved Impedance Assignment in Ceramic Fuel-Cell Electrodes
Significance Reference Okuyama, Yuji & Nishiya, Tomohiro & Mikami, Yuichi & Yamauchi, Kosuke & Kuroha, Tomohiro. (2025). Assignment of elementary reactions to impedance components for solid-oxide fuel cells and proton-conducting ceramic fuel cells with Yb and Co-doped barium zirconate as the cathode. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13. 35480-35488. 10.1039/D5TA06004D.
Read More »Substrate-Guided AlphaFold2 Repositioning Identifies Goserelin as an Mpro Inhibitor
Significance Reference Zhao, Hui-Xuan & Qi, Wentao & Liu, Ke & Zhao, Jiayi & Hu, Xueping & Deng, Wei-Qiao. (2025). Accelerating drug discovery for Disease X via AlphaFold2 driven drug repositioning strategy. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 27. 10.1039/D5CP01365H.
Read More »Ferrocene–Borane Coupling for Rapid Ignition with Dilute Hydrogen Peroxide
Significance Reference Fang, Haichao & Fan, Mingren & Pan, Linhu & Wang, Ruihui & Wang, Yi. (2025). Ferrocene-modified azole-borane complexes achieve efficient hypergolic ignition with hydrogen peroxide via dual-pathway mechanism. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13. 10.1039/D5TA05914C.
Read More »Predictor-Guided Discovery of Flower-Scent-Derived Organic Anodes
Significance Reference Tobita, Haruka & Sakano, Kosuke & Imai, Hiroaki & Yamashita, Yusuke & Oaki, Yuya. (2025). Data-driven finding of organic anode active materials for lithium-ion battery from natural products of flower scent using capacity predictors. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13. 10.1039/D5TA03476K.
Read More »Binder Mapping and Surface Coverage in Graphitic Li-Ion Electrodes
Significance Reference Stanislaw P. Zankowski, Samuel Wheeler, Thomas Barthelay, Wai Man Chan, Michael Metzler, Patrick S. Grant. Chemical staining for fundamental studies and optimization of binders in Li-ion battery negative electrodes. Nature Communications, 2026; 17 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-69002-1
Read More »Ligand Length Ratio Control in Heteroleptic Pd₆ Metal–Organic Cages
Significance Reference Guo Z, Yu H, Han N, Zhang X, Shi J, Wang M. Length Ratio-Driven Configurational Modulation of Heteroleptic Pd6L6L’6 Cages. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2025 Aug 18;64(34):e202508367. doi: 10.1002/anie.202508367.
Read More »Protein self-assembly in artificial light harvesting
Significance Reference Li, Yijia & Tian, Ruizhen & Wang, Tingting & Fan, Xiaotong & Liu, Junqiu. (2025). Bioinspired Construction of Light-Harvesting Systems via Protein Self-Assembly Strategies. Accounts of Materials Research. 6. 10.1021/accountsmr.5c00187.
Read More »Gate-Controlled Gas Sensing in Bilayer Ferroelectric In2Se3
Significance Figure: (a) Schematic diagram of a FET-type gas sensor based on bilayer In2Se3. (b) I−V curves of gas sensors based on bilayer In2Se3 detecting NO, NO2, and NH3 molecules under different gate voltages. (c) Variation patterns of sensitivity for NO, NO2, and NH3 adsorption systems under different gate voltages (Vg) as a function of bias voltage (Vb). Reference Tang …
Read More »Macrocyclic Encapsulation of Multi-Resonant Emitters for Efficient Deep-Blue OLEDs
Significance Reference Holdsworth EM, Cho HH, Bond AD, Montanaro S, Woo SJ, Huang T, Shaikh J, Hassan F, Gorgon S, Riesgo-Gonzalez V, Gillett AJ, Congrave DG, Friend RH, Bronstein HA. Macrocyclic Covalent Encapsulation of a Multi-Resonant Emitter: Understanding and Controlling Interactions in Highly Efficient Deep-Blue OLEDs. J Am Chem Soc. 2026 Mar 4;148(8):8163-8173. doi: 10.1021/jacs.5c16290.
Read More »Nickel-Driven Defect Trapping as a Hidden Limitation to Protonic Zirconate Electrolytes
Significance Reference Wen Y, Rosnes A, Jiang B, Prytz Ø, Norby T, Haugsrud R, Polfus JM. Nickel-Induced Lattice Defects Limit Proton Uptake in Barium Zirconate Electrolytes. J Am Chem Soc. 2026 Jan 14;148(1):379-387. doi: 10.1021/jacs.5c13935.
Read More »Reactive Multiscale Simulation of an Industrial FCC Reaction–Regeneration Loop
Significance Reference Wu, Yuting & Zhong, Shikun & Lu, Bona & Liu, Shanglin & Xu, Youhao & Wang, Wei. (2025). Reactive simulation of an industrial‐scale FCC reaction‐regeneration full loop system. AIChE Journal. 71. 10.1002/aic.18845.
Read More »Physical Mixing of Ni-MOF-74 and Mg-MOF-74 for CO₂ Hydrogenation Catalysts
Significance Reference Yasumura, Shunsaku & Yamazaki, Mone & Ogura, Masaru. (2025). CO2 Hydrogenation over MOF-74-Based Catalysts: Role of Physical Mixing and Mg-MOF-74 as a Support. ACS Omega. 10. 10.1021/acsomega.5c04141.
Read More »Reversible DNA Compaction as a Physical Platform for Long-Term Molecular Data Storage
Significance This figure illustrates a reversible DNA compaction-decompaction cycle for next-generation data storage. The left panel depicts the compaction phase, where cationic surfactants (CTAB or CTAC) neutralize DNA’s negative charges, condensing extended DNA molecules into stable, high-density pellets. The chemical structure reveals the surfactant’s cationic head and hydrophobic tail, which self-assemble around DNA to reduce electrostatic repulsion. A key comparison …
Read More »Bicarbonate-Driven Two-Electron Oxygen Reduction on Nickel Disulfide
Significance Reference Wang YL, Wang C, Wu SH, Liu Y, Han X. Spontaneous H2O2 Accumulation under O2 Driven by Sacrificial Oxidation of NiS2 without External Electrical/Photonic Input. Langmuir. 2025;41(40):27492-27501. doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c03848.
Read More »Fe-Modulated Ni(II)/Ni(III) Redox Kinetics in Electrooxidation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural
Significance Reference Xiao, Yue & Zhao, Ziqi & Long, Pengfei & Zhang, Jingya & Wang, Zongyuan & Liu, Jichang & Bao, Fuxi. (2025). Enhancing Selective Electrooxidation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural via Coordinating the Contradictory Role of Fe in Ni(II)/Ni(III) Redox Kinetics. ACS Catalysis. 15. 16522-16538. 10.1021/acscatal.5c04226.
Read More »Lowering Leidenfrost Onset via Hydrophobic Heating Surfaces
Significance Reference Kotera, Kenta & Ota, Ippo & Masuda, Hayato & Komoda, Yoshiyuki & Ohmura, Naoto. (2025). Effect of Water‐Repellent Treatment of Heating Surface on a Leidenfrost Droplet. Chemical Engineering & Technology. 48. 10.1002/ceat.70099.
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