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Australian Synchrotron
Recent research
- Engineering & TechnologyOpen access
Self-adaptive layered oxide cathodes driven by charge reconfiguration for sodium-ion batteries
Abstract Layered oxide cathodes have attracted worldwide attention due to environmentally friendliness, structural diversity, and economic benefits. However, poor long-term cycling and unsatisfactory rate performance hinder the practical application. Hence, an oxide cathode with...
- BiologyOpen access
Multimodal imaging reveals no evidence for magnetite-based magnetoreceptors in the mole-rat eye
Magnetoreception is widespread across animals, but its sensory mechanism remains unresolved. One leading hypothesis proposes that single-domain magnetite is coupled to mechanosensitive ion channels. In subterranean Ansell's mole-rats, such receptors have been proposed to reside i...
- BiologyOpen access
Alpine and other cold region ecosystems store globally important soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks that are vulnerable to warming. Therefore, determining the mechanisms that regulate SOC persistence is key to identifying the susceptibility to loss. In this study, we examined how c...
- Physics & Space
Protocols on X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Measurement and Interpretation
Abstract Understanding the local electronic and atomic structure of materials is central to modern physics, chemistry, materials science, and nanotechnology. X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) provides element-specific insight into these local environments through core-level X-r...
- Materials & EnergyOpen access
Disentangling Elemental Roles in an Amorphous Medium‐Entropy Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Evolution
ABSTRACT Understanding elemental cooperation in high/medium‐entropy electrocatalysts is essential for rational design but remains challenging due to their compositional complexity. Herein, an amorphous medium‐entropy catalyst, FeCoNiMo‐a, with a nanoring architecture, is develope...
- Engineering & Technology
ABSTRACT Transition metal phosphides have attracted considerable attention as alternative conversion‐type anodes for SIBs because of their high specific capacities. However, their sodium‐storage mechanism typically shifts to an alloying reaction between P and Na + after the initi...
- BiologyOpen access
Abstract Lipidic nanoparticles (LNPs), including liposomes and cubosomes, are widely employed drug delivery systems owing to their biocompatibility and capacity for stimuli-responsive ‘smart’ drug release. Steric stabilizers, including DSPE-PEG-2000 and Pluronic F127, are commonl...
- Physics & SpaceOpen access
Abstract The wings of select Papilionid and Lycaenid butterflies contain a three-dimensional gyroid network of a solid cuticle phase in air. In butterfly scales, gyroid networks are optically interesting, as they create the green colour observed in the wings of these butterflies....
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
The interaction between dissolved organic matter (DOM) and minerals governs OM stabilisation in soils. Heterogeneous composition of DOM and diverse mineral surface characteristics in soils make it challenging to determine reaction mechanisms at mineral-organic interfaces. To dete...
- Materials & Energy
Charge‐Redistribution‐Driven Dual‐Single‐Atom Catalysts on MXene for Hydrogen Evolution
ABSTRACT The hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) exhibits pH‐ and electrolyte‐dependent pathways, imposing intrinsic challenges on the development of catalysts that operate efficiently across wide pH conditions and in seawater electrolysis. Here, we report a dual‐single‐atom cataly...
- BiologyOpen access
Abstract The rapid deployment of 5G-enabled smart farming infrastructure has increased the likelihood of continuous radiofrequency (RF) exposure of agricultural crops. However, standardized baseline data describing molecular and elemental stability of food crops under controlled...