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The Science Quiz | Remembering a star that was briefly the brightest…




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FDA approval for Cobenfy casts light on schizophrenia’s wickedness

Cobenfy is the first antipsychotic drug to treat schizophrenia by targeting cholinergic receptors instead of dopamine receptors




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Chinese startup to sell tickets for 2027 space tourism flights

Deep Blue Aerospace will put the tickets up for sale on October 24 for a suborbital flight




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Why can’t light microscopes see inside cells?




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Model by Chennai, Pune team predicts birth weight from routine scans

Scientists say the model could reduce the need for multiple ultrasounds scans once it is validated at greater scale




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NASA astronauts won’t say which one of them got sick after almost eight months in space

NASA astronauts discuss extended spaceflight, hospitalisation upon return from the International Space Station




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How do lightning rods prevent lightning strikes from reaching people?

While a lightning strike occurs between a cloud and an object on or near the ground, it takes the path of least resistance, which means it moves towards the closest object with the highest electric potential




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Can values be taught?

In schools, can at least one period a week be dedicated to an explicit discussion on values?




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The brighter side of social media

Has it managed to redeem itself in the world of academics even while critics condemn it for distracting students?




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Setting their sights high

With no dearth of innovative ideas, student startups are on the rise.




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United Flavours: An insightful journey of camera buffs




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Celebrating the will to fight

“Cansurvive: Subah Ka Pata” deals with the dreaded disease with sensitivity and imagination.




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Three plays shortlisted for The Hindu Playwright Award




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Laughter held back by a sob

Naguvaaga Nakku explores the mother-daughter relationship in an intimate way




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Dynasty disputes in the spotlight

Shraddha’s ‘Aurangazeb’, for the lovers of history




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The colour of nightmare

Sreemoyee Dasgupta’s “7 Raison d'etre” is an experimental dramatic piece which projects a dark and bitter vision of contemporary society




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Monster thoughts




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Shining a light on methane dry reforming – exploring the impact of visible light on carbon formation over Co/xCeO2–Al2O3

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00925H, Paper
George E. P. O'Connell, Richard F. Webster, Elise Elkington, Rose Amal, Jason Scott, Emma C. Lovell
Introducing light to thermal DRM may be an effective strategy to improve catalyst stability, but light's role in the stability mechanism is not well understood.
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Hydrogenation of sulfoxides to sulfides mediated by incomplete cubane-type Mo3S4 clusters: synthetic applications and mechanistic insights

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00987H, Paper
Juanjo Mateu-Campos, María Gutiérrez-Blanco, Eva Guillamón, Vicent S. Safont, Rosa Llusar
Air-stable diamino Mo3S4 clusters are efficient catalysts for the late-stage functionalization of drugs and other valuable products containing sulfide moieties.
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Mechanistic insights into the oxidative coupling of methane over a Li/MgO catalyst: an experimental and microkinetic modeling study

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01132E, Paper
Zaili Xiong, Jijun Guo, Yuwen Deng, Meirong Zeng, Zhandong Wang, Zhongyue Zhou, Wenhao Yuan, Fei Qi
This study investigates the oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) using a Li/MgO catalyst in a packed bed reactor.
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New insights into influences of initial oxidization states on dynamic reconstruction of Cu catalysts and C–C coupling in CO2 reduction

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6224-6232
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00781F, Paper
Chen Qin, Xuheng Li, Haoyang Li, Ting Wang, Xue Zhang, Yuyao Wang, Fuping Pan, Kai-Jie Chen
The spontaneous oxidization/reduction of the Cu surface occurs during CO2 reduction, resulting in the dynamic evolution of i-CuOx species. The in situ formed i-CuOx plays decisive roles in promoting C–C coupling.
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Theoretical insights into Pt–Rh alloy nanoparticles: stability, elemental distribution, and catalytic mechanisms for NO + CO reactions

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6286-6297
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00755G, Paper
Yuzheng Li, Xianbao Duan, Zhang Liu, Caoran Li, Fangwen Ye, Zhihong Zhang, Liuqing Chen, Chun Du, Qingbo Wang, Bin Shan
Pt–Rh alloy nanoparticles featuring surfaces with both Pt and Rh atoms are poised to demonstrate bifunctional catalytic prowess in the NO + CO reaction.
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Enhancing HER rate over Pt-TiO2 nanoparticles under Controlled Periodic Illumination: Role of light modulation

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00775A, Paper
Open Access
Ettore Bianco, Fabrizio Sordello, Francesco Pellegrino, Valter Maurino
In hydrogen production through water splitting, two reactions are involved: Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER) and Oxygen Evolution Reaction (OER), both with efficiency issues. In previous works, our group demonstrated the...
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Combining computational and experimental studies to gain mechanistic insights for n-butane isomerisation with a model microporous catalyst

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01035C, Paper
Open Access
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Matthew E. Potter, Lucas Spiske, Philipp N. Plessow, Evangeline B. McShane, Marina Carravetta, Alice E. Oakley, Takudzwa Bere, James H. Carter, Bart D. Vandegehuchte, Kamila M. Kaźmierczak, Felix Studt, Robert Raja
Using a model microporous catalyst, the influence of acid site density and partial pressure is explored in alkane isomerisation. Combining with DFT calculations shows the role of olefins in this industrially important catalytic process.
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Insight into the influence of Re and Cl on Ag catalysts in ethylene epoxidation

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00858H, Paper
Open Access
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Claudia J. Keijzer, Pim T. Weide, Kristiaan H. Helfferich, Justyna Zieciak, Marco de Ridder, Remco Dalebout, Tracy L. Lohr, John R. Lockemeyer, Peter van den Brink, Petra E. de Jongh
Crystalline AgReO4 was formed in Re-promoted Ag catalysts. The effect of Re on catalysis and EO isomerization was tested without and with the industrially relevant ethyl chloride. EO isomerization was greatly affected by both Re and Cl.
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Enhancing light-driven photocatalytic reactions through solid solutions of bismuth oxyhalide/bismuth rich photocatalysts: a systematic review

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6466-6495
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00820K, Review Article
Open Access
Robert O. Gembo, Rudzani Ratshiedana, Lawrence M. Madikizela, Ilunga Kamika, Cecil K. King'ondu, Alex T. Kuvarega, Titus A. M. Msagati
The pursuit of sustainable environmental remediation strategies has led to intensive research in photocatalysis.
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Anthracene-based covalent organic framework supported palladium nanoparticles for visible-light-mediated Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01083C, Paper
Lei Li, Qiujie Shan, Jiyuan Zang, Lei Yu, David James Young, Zhi-Gang Ren, Hong-Xi Li
An anthracene-based covalent organic framework (COF) anchoring Pd(0) nanoparticles (Pd/AntCOF) photocatalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling of arylbromides and arylboronic acids in water under blue LED irradiation at ambient temperature. The AntCOF both...
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BP/GaN and BP/GaP core/shell nanowires: theoretical insights into photovoltaic and gas-sensing abilities

Nanoscale, 2024, 16,20235-20251
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR02602K, Paper
Rishit S. Shukla, Vidit B. Zala, Sanjeev K. Gupta, P. N. Gajjar
BP/GaN and BP/GaP core/shell nanowires (CSNWs) show good sensitivity for some small oxide gases. Also, BP/GaP CSNWs show >33% photovoltaic conversion efficiency.
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Rationalization of the light-induced electron injection mechanism in a model 1D ZnO nanowire-dye complex: insights from real-time TD-DFTB simulations

Nanoscale, 2024, 16,20280-20287
DOI: 10.1039/D3NR06557J, Paper
Dalma M. Márquez, Carlos R. Lien-Medrano, Germán J. Soldano, Cristián G. Sánchez
Zinc oxide nanowires (ZnO NWs) possess a unique one-dimensional (1D) morphology that offers a direct pathway for charge transport.
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Nucleic acid detection with single-base specificity integrating isothermal amplification and light-up aptamer probes

Nanoscale, 2024, 16,20067-20072
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR01638F, Communication
Jaekyun Baek, Jihyun Park, Youngeun Kim
CLASSIC is a label-free DNA detection platform with single-nucleotide specificity and attomolar sensitivity. This assay offers rapid and sequence-specific DNA analysis through single-strand conversion and split light-up aptamer probes.
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Insights into the electrochemical catalytic mechanism of atomically dispersed metal on h-BCN monolayer

Nanoscale, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR02845G, Paper
Na Zhou, Yanning Wang, Jiao Wang, Panchao Zhao, Hang Zhang
Exploiting efficient and inexpensive electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is of great significance for the rapid development of renewable energy technologies.
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A microneedle patch realizes weight loss through photothermal induction of fat browning

Biomater. Sci., 2024, 12,1726-1737
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM01767B, Paper
Zichun Gao, Yixuan Liu, Wenjiao Lin, He Lian, Zhaoxu Meng
Hyaluronic acid microneedles loaded with polydopamine nanoparticles induce fat browning, offering innovative localized obesity treatment.
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Light-inducible nanodrug-mediated photodynamic and anti-apoptotic synergy for enhanced immunotherapy in triple-negative breast cancer

Biomater. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4BM00083H, Paper
Jing Huang, Xingliang Liu, Minzhao Lin, Zecong Xiao, Xintao Shuai
An ROS-labile nanodrug co-encapsulating Ce6 and a Bcl-2 inhibitor enabled PDT and reversed apoptotic resistance, demonstrating a potent inhibitory effect on tumor growth.
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Enhancing antioxidant properties of CeO2 nanoparticles with Nd3+ doping: structural, biological, and machine learning insights

Biomater. Sci., 2024, 12,2108-2120
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM02107F, Paper
Oscar Ceballos-Sanchez, Diego E. Navarro-López, Jorge L. Mejía-Méndez, Gildardo Sanchez-Ante, Vicente Rodríguez-González, Angélica Lizeth Sánchez-López, Araceli Sanchez-Martinez, Sergio M. Duron-Torres, Karla Juarez-Moreno, Naveen Tiwari, Edgar R. López-Mena
The antioxidant capabilities of nanoparticles are contingent upon various factors, including their shape, size, and chemical composition.
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Your RSS Feed Might Look Like Spam

RSS feeds seem to be the breakout technology for the year. With more users turning to them for driving traffic to their site, it’s no wonder that a trail of RSS feed spam is following in the wake. A careful editing of your RSS feed could make the difference between being classified as genuine content or RSS spam.


RSS search engines are just beginning to pick up steam. As more RSS feeds become searchable, the number of visitors will increase and spam is sure to follow. It is an unfortunate side effect of free communication. While RSS users can typically unsubscribe to feeds they deem as spam, browsing with keywords in an RSS search engine is where the problem arises.

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Convert RSS Feeds to HTML- Feed2HTML

Many webmasters have realized the benefit of using RSS to dynamically update websites. This means that the website content automatically changes when the RSS feed is updated. This allows for webmasters to serve dynamic content or a mixture of static and dynamic content on their website.

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Techno lights hold delight: Tecno Pova 6 Pro review

Interesting design elements and functional lighting-based UI shine bright




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Google Pixel 9 Pro XL review: Shines bright, with tonnes of AI might!

The premium flagship smartphone continues with its photography legacy and adds more AI goodies




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‘Eight out of every 10 organisations face a dearth of relevant tech talent’ 

With technology-based job roles taking on newer complexities, a growing number of organisations are acknowledging the need to work on their talent base, according to a new study




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Experts shine light on practical aspects of economics in The Hindu Career Counselling webinar




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Were eight crore new jobs created in three years?

Prime Minister Modi, based on the India-KLEMS database, claimed that India created “eight crore new jobs in the last three to four years”. However, analysts are questioning the methodology used to estimate these numbers. They argue that little meaningful employment was created in these years




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Historic night for Indian hockey!

India's Harmanpreet Singh was crowned as Men's Player Of The Year and his former compatriot PR Sreejesh was named Men's Goalkeeper Of The Year, announced the International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Friday.




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Police Commissioner urges GVMC chief to fix street lights, CCTV issues to combat crime effectively in Visakhapatnam

He raises the issue of increasing road encroachments causing traffic snarls in the city at a review meet; GVMC Commissioner promises to solve all the problems




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Usha Chilukuri Vance’s grandaunt in the spotlight after J.D. Vance becomes U.S. Vice President-elect

The wife of J.D. Vance, who was elected Vice-President as running mate of President-elect Donald Trump, has a connection with Visakhapatnam; the coastal city is home to Usha’s paternal grandaunt Chilukuri Santhamma, 96, a professor of physics




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Naval Officer trains A.P. Marine Police and lighthouse personnel for Exercise Sea Vigil 2024