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‘Sea ranching’ launched off Thiruvananthapuram as follow-up to artificial reef project

Minister of State for Fisheries George Kurian launches project; 10 lakh pompano, cobia fingerlings to be deposited in 10 selected locations




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KFON to depend on Supplyco database to provide Internet connection to BPL families




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Waqf Board can initiate criminal proceedings in post-2013 Waqf land encroachment cases

A Single Judge of the Kerala High Court quashed the proceedings against two people in an alleged pre-2013 land encroachment case on Tuesday by noting that such acts were made punishable only through an amendment to the Waqf Act in 2013, the accused were in possession of the property even before the introduction of the amendment, and no penal acts could be given retrospective operation




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Tata Power Renewable Energy unveils 126 MW Omkareshwar floating solar project, setting new global standards

With this project, TPREL’s total renewable capacity reaches 10.9 GW, reinforcing its position in India’s journey towards a greener energy future.




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MRPL honoured for excellence in AI-driven process efficiency

The award was presented at the 27th Energy Technology Meet in Bengaluru.




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South Korea to double marine protection zone, address climate change




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Gujarat CM approves Rs 254 Crore for multiple development projects across 14 towns




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Andhra CM puts brakes on proposal for uranium exploration




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AP govt signs MoU worth Rs 65,000 cr with Reliance Industries for investment in CBG projects




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Rahul Gandhi's video promoting Wayanad as tourist destination goes viral




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A programming change

I’m sad to say that due to a personal matter, I’ve had to bow out of speaking at this year’s Mobilism conference. You might have seen PPK’s announcement to that effect, and I’m definitely disappointed I’ll miss the event.

Because let’s be honest: my absence isn’t going to do a damned thing to diminish how amazing this conference is going to be. Seriously, look at this lineup. Look at it. Learning from the likes of Scott Jenson, Stephen Hay, Jake Archibald, Lyza Gardner, and Jason Grigsby is too good to be true, and in Amsterdam? And if you haven’t already, watch Jeremy Keith’s epic mobile browser panel from last year, a performance he’s repeating again in May.

Yeah okay I’m officially depressed all over again about missing it.

Seriously though: while I won’t be there, you can be. If you haven’t already, go register for Mobilism 2012 in May. You’ll have one hell of a time.




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Electrochemical nitrate reduction for ammonia production: amorphous or crystalline oxidized copper catalyst?

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,8689-8693
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA07506K, Communication
Quanxiao Peng, Dandan Xing, Liuqi Dong, Yuhan Fu, Jixue Lu, Xiaoyu Wang, Changhong Wang, Chunxian Guo
An amorphous oxidized copper (a-O–Cu) is designed to investigate for electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia. It is found that a-O–Cu has high capability for water dissociation and amorphous structure-enabled high catalytic activity.
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Rejuvenating manganese-based rechargeable batteries: fundamentals, status and promise

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,8617-8639
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00466C, Review Article
Weizhai Bao, Hao Shen, Yangyang Zhang, Chengfei Qian, Dingyu Cui, Jingjie Xia, He Liu, Cong Guo, Feng Yu, Jingfa Li, Kaiwen Sun
Energy storage devices with advanced rechargeable batteries are highly demanded by our modern society.
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Correction: Superhydrophobic and mechanical properties enhanced the electrospinning film with a multiscale micro-nano structure for high-efficiency radiation cooling

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,9241-9241
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA90062F, Correction
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Lijing Kong, Puqing Sun, Jincheng Liu, Yongxing Lin, Chao Xiao, Chao Bao, Kang Zheng, Meng Xue, Xian Zhang, Xianglan Liu, Xingyou Tian
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Superhydrophilic covalent organic frameworks accelerate photocatalytic production of hydrogen peroxide through proton channels

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA01785D, Paper
Xiaojuan Bai, Linlong Guo, Tianqi Jia, Zhuofeng Hu
Superhydrophilic COFs with D–A structure accelerate photocatalytic synthesis of H2O2 using water as a proton supply reservoir.
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Prolonging exciton diffusion length via manipulating molecular stacking enables pseudo-planar heterojunction organic solar cells over 19% efficiency

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00594E, Paper
Wang Ke, Fuwen Zhao, Yufan Zhu, Yi He, Zesheng Liu, Xiao Han, Qi Ai, Xingxing Shen, Bao Li, Jianqi Zhang, Yuze Lin, Chun-Ru Wang, Dan He
The limited exciton diffusion length (LD) of organic semiconductors constraints exciton dissociation in pseudo-planar heterojunction (PPHJ) organic solar cells (OSCs), which is deemed as the bottleneck issue hampering the further...
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Aggregation between oligomeric Ir photosensitizers promote efficient and long-lifetime photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA07365C, Paper
Yifan Huang, Shihan Liu, Bo Wang, Ying Wang, Yifan Zhang, Pengyang Deng
In this paper, the aggregation effect between oligomeric Ir photosensitizers on photocatalytic hydrogen evolution was first discovered and investigated. Four oligomeric Ir photosensitizers were synthesized by copolymerization of [Ir(ppy)2(dabpy)](PF6) (H1)...
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From scrap metal to highly efficient electrodes: harnessing the nanotextured surface of swarf for effective utilisation of Pt and Co for hydrogen production

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00711E, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Madasamy Thangamuthu, Emerson C. Kohlrausch, Ming Li, Alistair Speidel, Adam T. Clare, Richard Plummer, Paul Geary, James W. Murray, Andrei N. Khlobystov, Jesum Alves Fernandes
Atomically deposited Pt and Co on nano-grooves result in active and stable electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution and oxygen evolution reactions.
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Probing the potential of Al2CO/SiC heterostructures for visible light driven photocatalytic water splitting using first-principles strategies

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00885E, Paper
Amina Shehbaz, Abdul Majid, Hira Batool, Mohammad Alkhedher, Sajjad Haider, Kamran Alam
Photocatalytic water splitting is a sustainable and eco-friendly method for renewable energy production. The fabrication of an efficient photocatalyst based on two-dimensional (2D) interfaces with suitable band offsets is at...
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Symmetry-induced Modulation of Proton Conductivity in Y-doped Ba(Zr,Ce)O3: Insights from Raman Spectroscopy

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00415A, Paper
Yiming Yang, Jiachen Lu, Xinyu Zhang, Yanuo Shi, Peng Du, Xiao Ling, Nan Yang, Qianli Chen
Y-doped Ba(Zr,Ce)O3 (BZCY) proton conducting ceramics have attracted extensive attention for their promising applications as electrolytes for intermediate-temperature proton ceramic electrochemical cells. The proton conductivity of BZCY is governed by...
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Structure–property–performance relationship of vanadium- and manganese-based metal–organic frameworks and their derivatives for energy storage and conversion applications

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00736K, Review Article
Reza Abazari, Soheila Sanati, Ashok Kumar Nanjundan, Qiyou Wang, Deepak P. Dubal, Min Liu
The current review discusses on vanadium- and manganese-based metal–organic frameworks and their derivatives for energy storage and conversion applications along with the potential future advancements in these fields.
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Co–Co2C catalysts supported on carbon-coated ordered mesoporous silica with promoted CO insertion and C–C coupling for higher alcohol synthesis from syngas

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA01179A, Paper
Zhuoshi Li, Siqi Fan, Zhuang Zeng, Shaoxia Guo, Xiaofeng Pei, Shouying Huang, Yong Wang, Yue Wang, Xinbin Ma
Co–Co2C catalysts supported on carbon-coated ordered mesoporous silica showed superior performance for HAS than catalysts with uncoated and amorphous supports.
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Development of diverse aluminium concentration gradient profiles in Ni-rich layered cathodes for enhanced electrochemical and thermal performances

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00433G, Paper
Open Access
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Xinwei Jiao, Junwei Yap, Junbin Choi, Mengyuan Chen, Devendrasinh Darbar, Gongshin Qi, Xiaosong Huang, Jung-Hyun Kim
Nickel (Ni)-rich cathodes with elemental concentration gradients within particles have attracted great interest due to their considerably enhanced interfacial stability and electrochemical performance for advanced Li-ion batteries.
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A heterostructured WO3–SnO2 nanocomposite for the efficient photocatalytic production of H2O2 under visible light

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA01223B, Paper
Diya Xie, Chen Chen, Yaru Wang, Cheng Sun, Yiming Xu, Jianguo Huang
A WO3–SnO2 (WSN) nanocomposite was synthesized with unique heterostructures formed in-between the two phases, resulting in the efficient production of H2O2 under visible light due to the synergistic effect.
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A high-current initiated formation strategy for improved cycling stability of anode-free lithium metal batteries

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA01043D, Paper
Kangning Cai, Mengtian Zhang, Geng Zhong, Guohuang Kang, Jie Biao, Chuang Li, Yanru Liu, Guangmin Zhou, Feiyu Kang, Yidan Cao
Anode-free lithium metal batteries (AFLMBs) are considered as one of the most promising candidates for next-generation high-energy-density rechargeable lithium batteries. An efficient high-current initiated formation strategy is developed for AFLMBs.
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Closed pore structure engineering from ultra-micropores with the assistance of polypropylene for boosted sodium ion storage

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA01375A, Paper
Xue Li, Ning Sun, Shaohong Zhang, Razium Ali Soomro, Bin Xu
Closed pore architectures with exceptional Na-storage performance have been successfully fabricated from ultra-micropores with the assistance of polypropylene.
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Highly Boosted Energy Storage Performance of Few-Layered MoS2 Utilized by Improved Electrode Fabrication: Experimental and Theoretical Studies

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA01713G, Paper
Zeyad M. Abdulhamid, Abhishek C. Lokhande, Adewale Hammed Pasanaje, Daniel S Choi, Nirpendra Singh, Kyriaki Polychronopoulou, Dalaver H. Anjum
Few-layer two-dimensional (2D) molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) has great potential in designing high-performance supercapacitors due to its high theoretical specific capacity, tunable bandgap, and fascinating 2D layered structure. However, the lack...
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Enhanced Hydrogen Production by Assisted Biomass Gasification Using Lithium Manganate as Bifunctional Material

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00224E, Paper
Open Access
Carlos Hernández-Fontes, Nan Wang, Nayeli Gómez-Garduño, Heriberto Pfeiffer
The rising energy demand, among other economic and technological factors, increases the greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, it is crucial to develop technologies to produce clean energy, such as hydrogen (H2)...
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Enhanced surface reconstruction of V-Doped Ni3N driven by strong OH adsorption to boost 5-hydroxymethylfurfural electrooxidation for energy-saving H2 production

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA01543F, Paper
Qi Zhou, Juan Wang, Ga Jin, Huiling Liu, Cheng Wang
Coupling biomass electrooxidation with hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) provides an alternative approach for simultaneously increasing the energy efficiency of H2 production and producing high value-added chemicals. Here, a V-doped Ni3N...
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Dopant-free Tert-butyl Zn (II) Phthalocyanines: Impact of Substitution on Photo-Physical Properties in Their Role in Perovskite Solar Cells

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04013A, Paper
Mahdi Gassara, Jose Garcés-Garcés, Luis Lezama, Javier Ortiz, Fernando Fernandez-Lazaro, Samrana Kazim, Angela Sastre-Santos, Shahzada Ahmad
We synthesized molecular hole-transporting materials (HTMs) featuring a zinc phthalocyanine (ZnPc) central core and modulated the non-perypheral position with different numbers of tert-butyl groups. The synthesized molecules were also integrated...
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Two held for smuggling tobacco products in Erode




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NIFT’s craft cluster projects enriching J&K’s artisans, crafts: L-G Manoj Sinha

He described J&K as “a repository of Indian creative traditions




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Telangana BJP seeks judicial probe into Vikarabad incident




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BRSV and AISF demand thorough probe into RGUKT student’s death




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Govt. charges BRS with hatching conspiracies to stall development projects for political gains

Dy CM says involvement of BRS leader in Lagacharla incident exposes the party’s intentions




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KTR in Delhi to strike a deal with BJP to escape Formula-E probe: Bhatti

Deputy Chief Minister points to BRS call to Maharashtra voters not to vote for Congress




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AP CM Naidu halts uranium exploration in Kappatralla forest as locals protest

The YSR Congress Party Government led by Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has given stage - I approvals for conducting explorations in the region to assess the availability of uranium




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'Any relief on bank guarantee will be provided across the sector': Scindia on Vodafone Idea request for waiver of bank guarantees for spectrum




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India's index of industrial production shows 3.1 per cent growth in September 2024




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India set to become 'major producer' of electric vehicles like China: Mark Mobius




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Photocatalytic 1,3-Oxyheteroarylation of Aryl Cyclopropanes with Azine N-oxides

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06723A, Edge Article
Open Access
Doyoung Kim, Hyewon Ju, Wooseok Lee, Sungwoo Hong
Cyclopropanes, valuable C3 building blocks in organic synthesis, possess high strain energy and inherent stability. We present an efficient, environmentally benign 1,3-oxyheteroarylation of aryl cyclopropanes using azine N-oxides as bifunctional...
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Providing better healthcare biggest priority: PM Modi ahead of Darbhanga AIIMS inauguration




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Chemical synthetic approaches to mimic the TRAIL: promising cancer therapeutics

RSC Med. Chem., 2024, 15,3639-3651
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00183D, Review Article
Abdullah-Al Masum, Shin Aoki, Md. Mahbubur Rahman, Yosuke Hisamatsu
TRAIL induced apoptosis signalling by death receptors (DR4/DR5).
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Preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection using Fv-antibodies targeting the proprotein convertase (PPC) cleavage site

RSC Med. Chem., 2024, 15,3704-3710
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00552J, Research Article
Jaeyong Jung, Jeong Soo Sung, Soonil Kwon, Hyung Eun Bae, Min-Jung Kang, Joachim Jose, Misu Lee, Jae-Chul Pyun
Fv-antibodies targeting the PPC region of SARS-CoV-2 to prevent infection, screened from an Fv-antibody library (displayed on outer membrane of E. coli cell).
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Discovery of hybrid Glypromate conjugates with neuroprotective activity against paraquat-induced toxicity

RSC Med. Chem., 2024, 15,3711-3727
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00584H, Research Article
Sara C. Silva-Reis, Vera M. Costa, Daniela Correia da Silva, David M. Pereira, Xavier Cruz Correia, Xerardo García-Mera, José E. Rodríguez-Borges, Ivo E. Sampaio-Dias
A series of bicyclic-based Glypromate conjugates with reduction of protein aggregation elicited by Aβ25–35 and neuroprotective activity against paraquat-induced toxicity is reported, paving the way for the discovery of novel neurotherapeutics.
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Stachydrine, a pyrrole alkaloid with promising therapeutic potential against metabolic syndrome and associated organ dysfunction

RSC Med. Chem., 2024, 15,3652-3673
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00425F, Review Article
Semim Akhtar Ahmed, Prasenjit Manna, Jagat Chandra Borah
Metabolic syndrome is a multifaceted condition marked by interconnected risk factors, significantly increasing the risk of serious diseases like cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and stroke.
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Pyridinyl 4-(2-oxoalkylimidazolidin-1-yl)benzenesulfonates and their hydrochloride salts as novel water soluble antimitotic prodrugs bioactivated by cytochrome P450 1A1 in breast cancer cells

RSC Med. Chem., 2024, 15,3728-3745
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00476K, Research Article
Vincent Ouellette, Chahrazed Bouzriba, Atziri Corin Chavez Alvarez, Quentin Bruxelles, Geneviève Hamel-Côté, Sébastien Fortin
New water soluble antimitotic CYP1A1-activated prodrugs named PYRAIB-SOs and their hydrochlorides targeting breast cancers.
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Fexinidazole optimization: enhancing anti-leishmanial profile, metabolic stability and hERG safety

RSC Med. Chem., 2024, 15,3837-3852
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00426D, Research Article
Abdrrahman Shemsu Surur, Chin Fung Chan, Frieda-Marie Bartz, Iris L. K. Wong, Van T. D. Nguyen, Lukas Schulig, Andreas Link, Tak Hang Chan, Larry M. C. Chow, Patrick J. Bednarski
Structure-guided optimization of fexinidazole led to analog (S)-51, a promising lead compound with superior activity, improved metabolic stability, and enhanced hERG safety
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Asymmetric imidazole-4,5-dicarboxamide derivatives as SARS-CoV-2 main protease inhibitors: design, synthesis and biological evaluation

RSC Med. Chem., 2024, 15,3880-3888
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00414K, Research Article
Phuong Nguyen Hoai Huynh, Phatcharin Khamplong, Minh-Hoang Phan, Thanh-Phuc Nguyen, Phuong Ngoc Lan Vu, Quang-Vinh Tang, Phumin Chamsodsai, Supaphorn Seetaha, Truong Lam Tuong, Thien Y. Vu, Duc-Duy Vo, Kiattawee Choowongkomon, Cam-Van T. Vo
Novel asymmetric imidazole-4,5-dicarboxamide derivatives were synthesized, evaluated for SARS-CoV-2 MPro inhibitory activity in vitro, and investigated for binding ability in silico.
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Novel PROTAC probes targeting KDM3 degradation to eliminate colorectal cancer stem cells through inhibition of Wnt/β-catenin signaling

RSC Med. Chem., 2024, 15,3746-3758
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00122B, Research Article
Open Access
Shadid U. Zaman, Piyusha P. Pagare, Hongguang Ma, Rosalie G. Hoyle, Yan Zhang, Jiong Li
We designed and synthesized novel IOX1-based PROTACs, which can selectively degrade KDM3A and KDM3B to eliminate colorectal cancer stem cells through inhibition of Wnt signaling.
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