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In situ ALD growth of ZnO thin films incorporating Cu nanoparticles for Solar-driven photocatalysis

This study investigates ZnO thin films incorporating copper nanoparticles (Cu NPs) as efficient photocatalysts for solar-driven wastewater treatment. The ZnO@Cu composite films were fabricated by in-situ integration of Cu NPs into the ZnO during atomic layer deposition (ALD) grow...

Salience Network Dynamics Across Spontaneous Attacks, Interictal Rest and Interictal Pain Imagery in Menstrually Related Migraine

The persistent sensitivity to sensory and painful stimuli of people with migraine has been associated with disruption of the salience network (SN). Although migraine is characterized by severe head pain attacks, brain changes have been observed in people with migraine in between...

A Double‐Blind Randomised Controlled Crossover Trial of the Effect of Blue‐Enriched Ambient Light on Sleep in Older Adults With Sleep Disturbance: The CleverLights Study

ABSTRACT Light interventions have been investigated for treating sleep disturbances in older adults; however, findings are mixed. This proof‐of‐concept trial investigated the effect of blue‐enriched ambient light on electroencephalographic (EEG) sleep in older adults with self‐re...

Toward reliable solid-solid phase change materials for thermal energy storage: Polymer Fibrillar network-reinforced organic plastic crystals

Solid-solid phase change materials (PCMs) offer attractive advantages for thermal energy storage (TES), including leakage-free operation, reduced encapsulation requirements, and design flexibility. Among them, organic plastic crystals (OPCs) such as pentaglycerine (PG) and pentae...

High‐Polarization‐Extinction Raman Conversion in Gas‐Filled Polarization‐Maintaining Hollow‐Core Fibers

ABSTRACT Gas‐filled hollow‐core fibers (HCFs) are versatile platforms for high‐power nonlinear optics, yet integrating robust polarization control remains crucial for advanced practical applications. Here, we demonstrate the generation of highly polarized Stokes light via stimula...

Correlated Polymer‐Proton Hopping Enables Water‐Independent Fast Proton Transport in Poly(Ionic Liquid) Membranes

Polymer electrolyte membranes composed of ionic liquids (IL), capable of conducting protons efficiently at elevated temperatures, without external humidification, could transform fuel cell technology. However, the molecular origins of such proton transport remain poorly understoo...

Moiré‐Induced Symmetry Breaking of Charge Order in van der Waals Heterostructures

ABSTRACT Layered materials that stack different lattice symmetries are rare in nature. Misfit layered chalcogenides, which combine square and hexagonal lattices of rocksalt monochalcogenides and transition‐metal dichalcogenides, provide a platform to explore how incommensurabilit...

New Approaches for Monitoring Edible Coating Quality Using Hyperspectral Imaging (HSI) and Chemometrics

Abstract Preserving fruit quality after harvest presents a major challenge for the food industry, and edible coatings are increasingly proposed as sustainable alternatives to synthetic packaging materials. This work offers a concise review of recent advances in edible coatings fo...

Sensorimotor teleology and goal-directedness. An organismic framework for normative behaviour

Abstract Teleosemantics explains meaning by appealing to the biological norms that make error possible, but most work in the field still anchors those norms in evolutionary “selected-effect” functions. We develop an organismic alternative grounded in the self-maintenance of auton...

Climate and dengue synchronization in southern Brazil: a municipal analysis with cross-state validation

Dengue transmission is rapidly expanding beyond its historical tropical range, raising concerns about how climate change may alter the collective dynamics of epidemics. While most studies focus on transmission risk, much less is known about how climate affects the synchronization...

Three‐Dimensional Optical and Computational Reconstruction of Colloidal Electrokinetic Flows via Multiplane Imaging and Multiscale Modeling

ABSTRACT Sorting, filtering, and controlling colloidal particles is crucial in many fields, ranging from chemistry to biology and physics. Dielectrophoresis (DEP) enables selective manipulation of colloids by non‐uniform AC electric fields, yet the associated three‐dimensional na...

Atomically thin amorphous carbon with an ultralow dielectric constant

Two-dimensional (2D) materials could replace conventional electronic components. Key advances have already been made in applying 2D materials to integrated circuits, but a robust, atomically thin ultralow-k dielectric remains crucial for further circuit scaling. Minimizing parasi...

An integrated circularity and life cycle assessment of power electronic converters: key hotspots and improvement opportunities

The rapid electrification of energy systems relies heavily on power electronic converters (PECs), which enable efficient electricity conversion and control in applications such as industrial drives, renewable energy systems, and electric mobility. However, despite their high oper...

Yu-Shiba-Rusinov-assisted Andreev transport in a molecular junction between superconductors

Magnetic impurities in superconductors host Yu-Shiba-Rusinov (YSR) bound states, whereas weak superconducting junctions sustain subharmonic charge transport through multiple Andreev reflections (MAR). We explore these phenomena using a molecular-scale junction created by placing...

How Polymer ChainsRemember Their Crystalline Past:Simulations Uncover the Molecular Origin of Melt Memory

Abstract Melt memory in semicrystalline polymers is the remarkable ability of polymer chains to retain structural information from a prior crystalline state after being heated above the melting temperature. This phenomenon can induce extraordinary self-nucleation and strongly inf...

Defect Topology Governs Lithiation Pathways in Graphite Anodes

ABSTRACT The electrochemical behavior of graphite anodes is strongly affected by structural disorder, yet graphite crystallinity is often described using averaged descriptors that do not resolve the underlying defect landscape. Here, we investigate a series of industrially releva...

Driving Forcesof UCST and LCST Liquid–Liquid Phase Separations

Abstract A liquid mixture of two or more components can phase separate into two liquid phases by changing the temperature. Ordinary chemical perception would attribute this transition to a competition between the favorable enthalpy of the biphasic state and the favorable entropy...

Rate-Programmable Interfacial Resistive Switching with Tunable Volatility in CuCrP2S6

Metal thiophosphates are emerging as a multifunctional material platform for neuromorphic electronics due to their accessible polar phases and ion dynamics on biologically relevant timescales. While resistive switching in these materials is frequently attributed to ferroelectric...

Colorectal Cancer Mortality Following an Organized Fecal Immunochemical Test–Based Screening Program

Importance Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Organized screening programs using the fecal immunochemical test (FIT) have been implemented to reduce CRC mortality through early detection. Objectives To evaluate the association betwee...

Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Ligand‐Mediated Targeted Imaging

Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) are widely employed as platforms for ligand-mediated targeting in multimodal imaging and targeted therapeutic applications owing to their intrinsic magnetic properties and versatility for surface and core modification. In additi...