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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.
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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 …
Read More »Fumed Silica-Mediated Adhesion Evolution in Aged PDMS/Aluminum Interfaces
Significance Reference Yang Hu, Bowen Dai, Zhaohui Xu, Hongbing Chen, Xiaolin Lu, Fumed silica filler reinforces adhesion between silicone rubber and solid aluminum substrate, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, Volume 725, Part 1, 2025, 137592,
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.
Read More »Bubble-Plate Electrochemical Reactors for High-Conversion CO₂ Reduction under Mild Aqueous Conditions
Significance Figure 1 Design and flow visualization of the bubble-plate electrolyzer. (A) Schematic diagram of the electrolyzer. (B)Photograph of the experimental setup. (C) Two-phase flow volume fractions within the tower (label = liquid volume fraction). (D) The streamline of liquid within the tower. Copyright 2025 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Reference Hu, Qing & Liu, Yujing & Wei, Zhihang & …
Read More »Decarboxylative and Deformylative Alkyl–Alkyl Coupling via Nickel Photoredox Catalysis
Significance Reference Chen, Yu & Yang, Huixia & Yang, Tao. (2025). Decarboxylative and Deformylative Alkyl–Alkyl Cross-Coupling Enabled by Nickel/Photoredox Catalysis. ACS Catalysis. 15. 17271-17279. 10.1021/acscatal.5c05860.
Read More »One-Pot Synthesis of Structurally Diverse Prebiotic Oligosaccharides from Corn Stover
Significance Reference Meijun Zeng, Jee-Hwan Oh, Jan-Peter van Pijkeren, Xuejun Pan, Synthesis of potential prebiotic oligosaccharides with diverse glycosidic linkages from corn stover via simultaneous hydrolysis and glycosylation, Bioresource Technology, Volume 429, 2025, 132486. RECOMMENDED READING: Meijun Zeng, Jee-Hwan Oh, Jan-Peter van Pijkeren, Xuejun Pan. Synthesis of potential prebiotic oligosaccharides with diverse glycosidic linkages from corn stover via simultaneous hydrolysis …
Read More »Influence of organic copper foil current collector modification
Significance REFERENCE Song, Jie & Zhang, Yunyan & Xu, Shimei & Wu, Yiqian & Xiao, Rengui & Ke, Xiang. (2025). Influence of organic copper foil current collector modification on the performance of dual-ion batteries. Ionics. 31. 8121-8135. 10.1007/s11581-025-06443-6.
Read More »Nuclear Microreactors as Enablers of Distributed Ammonia Production
Reference Dimitri Kalinichenko, Alvin Lee, Timothy P. Grunloh, Caleb S. Brooks, Coupling and economic analysis of nuclear microreactor enabled ammonia production, Progress in Nuclear Energy, Volume 191, 2026, 106102,
Read More »Aerobic Aromatization–Driven C–C Bond Cleavage as a Route to Reduced-Carbon Alcohols
Significance Reference Liu, Renzhi & Zeng, Huiying. (2025). Aerobic alcoholization via aromatization driven C–C bond cleavage of unstrained ketones. Green Chemistry. 27. 10.1039/D5GC01568E.
Read More »Fullerene-Coupled Iron Phthalocyanine Cathodes Enabling Platinum-Free Oxygen Reduction in Direct Lignin Fuel Cells
Reference Chen Yang, Quanxiong Lu, Xianbo Jia, Yujia Ma, Xianliang Song, Efficient non-precious metal catalysts based on FePc-C60 for direct lignin fuel cells, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Volume 1000, 2026, 119614,
Read More »Aptamer-Engineered Galvanic Potentiometry for Resolving Serotonin Dynamics Under Psychosocial Stress
REFERENCE Zhu F, Liu Y, Sun Z, Ni J, Jiang Y. Aptamer-Based Galvanic Potentiometric Sensor for Real-Time Monitoring of Serotonin Signaling Under Psychosocial Stress. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2025;64(24):e202501701. doi: 10.1002/anie.202501701.
Read More »Microporous Spinel Aggregates Reinforce Castable Performance through Microreactive Porosity
Significance Reference Chen, Qingjie & Chen, Rongchang & Zhang, Wandi & He, Yang & Chen, Jidong & Li, Nan. (2025). A comparative study on microstructures and slag resistance of Al2O3–MgO castables with dense and lightweight aggregates. International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology. 22. 10.1111/ijac.15040.
Read More »Alloy-Dependent Hydrogen Trapping at Σ5 Grain Boundaries in Pipeline Steels
SIGNIFICANCE Reference Sheikhzadeh, Aliakbar & Liu, Jing & Zeng, Yimin & Zhang, Hao. (2025). First-Principles Evaluation of Alloying Effects on Hydrogen Adsorption and Trapping at Grain Boundaries in Pipeline Steels. Energy & Fuels. 39. 15210-15223. 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.5c02772.
Read More »Dual-Enzyme CO₂ Recycling Accelerates Yeast Fermentation and Enhances Carbon Recovery
Reference He, Ying & Li, Yimin & Liu, Jiaxin & Su, Liming & Du, Cong & Yuan, Wenjie. (2025). Synergistic effect of the formate dehydrogenase and carbonic anhydrase accelerates the ethanol fermentation process and improves carbon recovery. Green Chemistry. 27. 10.1039/D5GC00705D.
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