Chemical Engineering

Bridged charge transfer in Mn-doped CdS nanorods with noble-metal-free metal hydroxide co-catalysts

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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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 …

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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.

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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 …

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