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Ultra-high piezoelectric properties and ultra-high Curie temperature of Li/Ce-doped La2Ti2O7 ceramics

Mater. Horiz., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3MH02098C, Communication
Manjing Tang, Zhi Tan, Jie Xing, Hao Chen, Xinji Yang, Hongjiang Li, Wen Zhang, Jianguo Zhu
Li/Ce dual doping strategy induces local heterogeneity via ion size and charge differences, the modified La2Ti2O7 ceramics exhibit significantly enhanced piezoelectric performance, resistivity, and ultra-high TC.
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Dual-ligand quasi-2D perovskites with chiral-induced spin selectivity for room temperature spin-LEDs

Mater. Horiz., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3MH02029K, Communication
Haotian Gao, Yu Chen, Ruxi Zhang, Rui Cao, Yong Wang, Yunfei Tian, Yin Xiao
We developed new quasi-2D perovskites with chiral and achiral organic cations as co-ligands and demonstrated their effective application in spin-LEDs at room temperature based on the chiral-induced spin selectivity (CISS) effect.
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Improved photovoltaic performance and stability of perovskite solar cells by adoption of an n-type zwitterionic cathode interlayer

Mater. Horiz., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MH00253A, Communication
Young Wook Noh, Jung Min Ha, Jung Geon Son, Jongmin Han, Heunjeong Lee, Dae Woo Kim, Min Hun Jee, Woo Gyeong Shin, Shinuk Cho, Jin Young Kim, Myoung Hoon Song, Han Young Woo
Integration of NDI-ZI as a cathode interlayer in perovskite solar cells improves both device efficiency and stability, mitigating halide and Ag ion migration by chemically capturing ions via electrostatic Coulombic interactions.
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Intelligent micro/nanorobots based on biotemplates

Mater. Horiz., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MH00114A, Review Article
Open Access
Ting Chen, Yuepeng Cai, Biye Ren, Beatriz Jurado Sánchez, Renfeng Dong
Micromotors based on biotemplates: nature meets controlled motion. Cutting edge advances and recent developments are described.
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Polarization double-enhancement strategy to achieve super low energy consumption with ultra-high energy storage capacity in BCZT-based relaxor ferroelectrics

Mater. Horiz., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4MH00322E, Communication
Zixiong Sun, Yuhan Bai, Hongmei Jing, Tian-Yi Hu, Kang Du, Qing Guo, Pan Gao, Ye Tian, Chunrui Ma, Ming Liu, Yongping Pu
Due to dielectric capacitors’ already-obtained fast charge-discharge speed, research has been focused on improving their Wrec. Increasing the polarization and enhancing the voltage endurance are efficient ways to reach higher...
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Composited silk fibroins ensured adhesion stability and magnetic controllability of Fe3O4-nanoparticle coating on implant for biofilm treatment

Mater. Horiz., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MH00097H, Communication
Kecheng Quan, Zhinan Mao, Yupu Lu, Yu Qin, Shuren Wang, Chunhao Yu, Xuewei Bi, Hao Tang, Xiaoxiang Ren, Dafu Chen, Yan Cheng, Yong Wang, Yufeng Zheng, Dandan Xia
Magnetic propulsion of nano-/micro-robots is an effective way to treat implant-associated infections by physically destroying biofilm structures to enhance antibiotic killing.
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Intelligent anti-impact elastomers by precisely tailoring the topology of modular polymer networks

Mater. Horiz., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MH00002A, Communication
Jianfeng Cheng, Xianhua Yao, Zhipeng Zhang, Yizhong Tan, Nan Hu, Chunfeng Ma, Guangzhao Zhang
Utilizing the modular construction strategy, intelligent anti-impact elastomers with varying topology network structures have been prepared by tailoring the stereoscopic and linear building blocks as independent modules.
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Aggregation-induced emission organic metal halide complex for X-ray scintillation

Mater. Horiz., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MH00142G, Communication
Open Access
Tunde Blessed Shonde, He Liu, Oluwadara Joshua Olasupo, Alexander Bouchard, Sara Bouchard, Annaliese Franklin, Xinsong Lin, Luis M. Stand, Biwu Ma
An AIE organic zinc chloride complex scintillator, in which the metal halide serves as X-ray sensitizer for the organic component, is discovered to exhibit a light yield of 13 423 Photon per MeV and a radioluminescence decay lifetime of 5.24 ns.
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Exploring the Mpemba effect: a universal ice pressing enables porous ceramics

Mater. Horiz., 2024, 11,1899-1907
DOI: 10.1039/D3MH01869E, Communication
Open Access
Xiaodan Yang, Yao Shan, Ying Hong, Zhuomin Zhang, Shiyuan Liu, Xiaodong Yan, Xuetian Gong, Guangzu Zhang, Zhengbao Yang
A unique technique of “ice and fire” is proposed, that is, manipulation of force via water freezing (ice) and high-temperature sintering (fire) to fabricate ideal porous ceramics.
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Oxovanadium electronics for in-memory, neuromorphic, and quantum computing applications

Mater. Horiz., 2024, 11,1838-1842
DOI: 10.1039/D3MH01926H, Opinion
Kirill Yu. Monakhov
Redox- and spin-active macrocyclic vanadyl(IV) complexes and polyoxovanadates(V) have promising structural and physicochemical characteristics for innovative bottom-up hybrid electronics.
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Microcage flame retardants with complete recyclability and durability via reversible interfacial locking engineering

Mater. Horiz., 2024, 11,1867-1876
DOI: 10.1039/D4MH00116H, Communication
Furong Zeng, Lei He, Jianwen Ma, Danxuan Fang, Zhiwei Zeng, Tongyu Bai, Rong Ding, Bowen Liu, Haibo Zhao, Yuzhong Wang
A new facile and scalable interfacial locking engineering strategy is exploited to endow reversible microcages with infinite chemical recyclability to starting monomers, exceptional durability, high flame-retardant efficiency, and extensive applicability across diverse polymers.
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Correction: Exploring the Mpemba effect: a universal ice pressing enables porous ceramics

Mater. Horiz., 2024, 11,2041-2042
DOI: 10.1039/D4MH90030H, Correction
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Xiaodan Yang, Yao Shan, Ying Hong, Zhuomin Zhang, Shiyuan Liu, Xiaodong Yan, Xuetian Gong, Guangzu Zhang, Zhengbao Yang
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Why & How to Create Design Team Principles

As your design team grows, it’s important to establish a set of design principles. This keeps the team (+ org) aligned across all functions of design.

For us that includes product design, visual design & design engineering.

Here are our principles at OneSignal & how they came to be…

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Design Craft & Shipping the Details

Craft & quality in design, or any work you do, is important.

Yet most companies are really bad at following through with the details.

Here are examples of companies doing it well, and how I push the team at OneSignal to deliver craft.

Read on Medium




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Richard Hakluyt, a bibliography 1580-1588 : with essays on the suppression of the voyage to Cadiz in Hakluyt's 'Principal navigations' and Hakluyt and the East India Company / Anthony Payne

London : Published by the Boydell Press for the Hakluyt Society, 2024




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Seven galleries, seven days, one roof: Delhi Contemporary Art Week 2022

Galleries Blueprint 12, Exhibit 320, Gallery Espace, Latitude 28, Nature Morte, Shrine Empire and Vadehra Art Gallery are all set to galvanise the contemporary art scene in the Capital




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Madurai to Philadelphia: journey of the temple stones. Art historian Darielle Mason compiles findings in new book

Darielle Mason on her search for clues to the century-old ‘jigsaw puzzle’ that is the famed ‘mandapam’ installation at the Philadelphia Museum of Art



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Contemporary artist and collector Amit Ambalal on the commerce-led revival of pichwai art

Pichwai’s iconic cow and lotus motifs are seeing a revival almost everywhere, from fashion to interior design




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Bengaluru | Artist Abishek Ganesh aka Kaimurai’s exhibition The Divine Blue attempts to capture the mystique of indigo

In Ganesh’s works, done on handloom textile, paper, or canvas, the indigo strokes pulsate with a latent energy




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The world as a womb through the eyes of contemporary Indian artist Seema Kohli

Cut From The Same Cloth, an extraordinary multi-media exhibition by Seema Kohli, opens at Bikaner House from Friday. The artist celebrates the female form and explores its power in relation with the spiritual cosmos




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UB40’s former frontman Ali Campbell is upbeat about his three-city India tour this October

Ahead of his performances in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru, the British reggae legend speaks about everything from UB40’s split to why he continues to be enamoured with reggae




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Living in denial about unemployment

Public confusion over the extent of unemployment is a result of the differences in the various data bases used




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Focus on female employment to counter unemployment

A better female labour force participation rate can improve overall family income and welfare, especially in rural India




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A ground plan for sustainable mass employment

These 12-point policy initiatives can pave the way for employment with dignity




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Moral pressure and human rights compliance

There is a need to establish the undeniable centrality of human rights in a rapidly changing world that is facing prejudice and fanaticism




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Advancing equity, from COVID-19 to Mpox

In the face of the mpox outbreak, the global community has the opportunity to demonstrate its commitment to equitable prevention and health care by ensuring widespread access to a vaccine




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The Food Security Act has revamped the PDS

As anticipated, implementation of Public Distribution System (PDS) reforms as mandated in the National Food Security Act, has reduced leakages




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Importing a toxic work culture into India

The practices, including working hours, in multinationals functioning in India must be regulated




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Rashid did not make any attempt to stop ‘false’ story: Nisar

"He should have spoken to [Dawn Editor] Zaffar Abbas, Dawn’s management or the government. So there is a lapse. He had a duty as Information Minister when these decisions [his resignation] were made... He should have understood the implications of the story and stopped it."




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15 temples in Bangladesh vandalised, houses of Hindus looted

Desecration follows charges of disrespect to Islam on Facebook; police see hand of JeI and Islami Chhatra Shibir.




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Pakistan contemplating pulling out 4 embassy officials: report




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‘Hindu temples attacked to grab land in Bangaldesh’




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Pakistan, India may temporarily recall their envoys: media report

The fresh slide in ties may also lead to a ‘scaling down’ of the strength of diplomatic staff by the two neighbours, The Express Tribune said.




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Pakistan court moved against ‘secret demolition’ of Hindu temple

The petitioners added that different newspapers had reported, along with pictures, that the ancient Hindu temple located in Mohallah Wangrhi Garah was being secretly demolished so a commercial plaza could be constructed there.




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Pakistanis worry Trump may favour India

Many feel his anti-Muslim rhetoric and business ties with India are signs that his administration could shift further toward New Delhi.




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‘Important first step taken to resolve fisheries conflict’

Mr. Samaraweera, a top leader in Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s United National Party, which leads Sri Lanka’s unity government along with the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, has been at the helm of initiatives aimed at reconciliation.




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Indian army’s toll double as compared to ours: Pak. Commander

"If they violate the ceasefire during the day, we manage to settle the score before evening, but if it [the violation] occurs during night, we respond in kind before dawn," he said.




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CCI investigation reveals Zomato, Swiggy’s anti-competitive practices favouring select restaurants

The investigation was initiated after a complaint from the National Restaurant Association of India




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Centre earns over ₹650 crore revenue from scrap disposal during special cleanliness campaign in October

Special campaigns conducted by the government from 2021-24 have generated a revenue of ₹2,364 crore through disposal of scrap, says Personnel Ministry in an official statement




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Dhaka says payments to Indian energy companies being done in a planned manner

HC appointed Committee looking into 11 contracts including Adani Power




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Trump appoints Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead new Department of Government Efficiency

This initiative aims to tackle government bureaucracy, reduce regulations, and eliminate wasteful spending, with a vision reminiscent of the Manhattan Project.




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Fireworks explosion at temple in Kerala’s Kasaragod leaves over 150 injured

Severity of injuries varies, with one victim in critical condition and seven others on ventilator support even as 101 continue to undergo treatment at various hospitals; Kasaragod District Police has announced a Special Investigation Team to probe the incident; district administration said that the additional divisional magistrate has been directed to carry out an inquiry separately into the incident and submit a report.




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Kerala temple fireworks explosion: BJP, CPI(M) workers face off over incident

BJP alleges that low-intensity Chinese-made firecrackers were stored in a shed on temple grounds and the explosion only destroyed shed’s roof, while CPI(M) urges political leaders to avoid blame games during a sensitive time




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Kerala temple fireworks explosion: 101 undergo treatment at various hospitals, one critical

7 persons among the injured are on ventilator support; Kasaragod District Police has announced a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the incident; the district administration said that the additional divisional magistrate has been directed to carry out an inquiry separately into the incident and submit a report




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Kerala bypolls: With no sympathy factor, pure politics drives byelections in Palakkad and Chelakkara Assembly seats

Upcoming bypolls in Palakkad and Chelakkara set to be purely political and may possibly shape the template for 2026 Assembly elections in Kerala




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Academics oppose Calicut varsity’s decision to entrust Maharashtra firm with K-REAP project implementation

Senate and Syndicate members raise data manipulation concerns and lack of transparency in project partnership with Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Ltd.




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Malabar Chamber of Commerce calls for improved rail facilities in Kozhikode




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Kerala’s Neeleswaram temple fireworks accident: Death toll rises to four

Neeleswaram temple firecracker accident claims fourth victim. Investigation is under way even as lack of safety measures has been highlighted




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Recent landslides, wildlife attacks, the focal points in Wayanad LS poll campaigning

LDF’s Sathyan Mokeri focussed on door-to-door visits, UDF’s Priyanka Gandhi Vadra equally critical of State and Central governments; Navya Haridas, the NDA nominee, visits remote tribal hamlets




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Wayanad bypoll: Priyanka Gandhi to launch third phase of campaign on November 10

Priyanka Gandhi’s campaign will focus on engaging with voters in key constituencies of Wayanad, with a series of receptions, corner meetings, and roadshows planned for November 10 and 11