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Conspiracy behind attack on Vikarabad Collector will be unravelled and responsible punished: Sridhar Babu




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Sinner fires trainer, physio amid doping furore

Sinner's case has created a storm considering other players who failed drugs tests usually get suspended during the course of the investigation.




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Sabalenka ready for U.S. Open bid

Sabalenka will face plenty of tests over the fortnight, including a potential clashes with defending champion Coco Gauff in the semi-finals and world number one Iga Swiatek in the final.




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Anirudh Chandrasekar and David Hernandez in quarterfinals




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India’s best chance to get maiden win over Sweden in Davis Cup

India has not beaten Sweden in Davis Cup history and has landed in Stockholm without its best singles and doubles players — Sumit Nagal and Yuki Bhambri — for contrasting reasons.




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Tavish Pahwa wins maiden ITF juniors title




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Sweden rides on Ymer and Borg’s facile victories

Ramkumar did manage to save two set points on serve to hold for 3-5, but Borg sealed the first rubber at love in the next game




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State associations propose no confidence motion against AITA president

Anil Jain, who is a BJP Rajya Sabha MP, is facing the charges of "loading the association with his personal 'entitled' expenses by travelling with his family abroad several times."




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Vishnu Vardhan, Vaidehi Chaudhari seeded No. 1 for National championship




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Rethin and Vaidehi win National tennis crowns

Aradhya overcomes stiff competition from Shanker to clinch the under-18 boys’ title, while Prisha recovered from the brink of defeat to beat Diya for the under-18 girls’ title




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Plurality and identity: on the educational relations between chemistry and physics

Chem. Educ. Res. Pract., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RP00288A, Perspective
Pedro J. Sánchez Gómez, Mauricio Suárez
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Contribution of an instructional module, incorporating PhET simulations, to Rwanda students’ knowledge of chemical reactions and acids and bases through Social Interaction.

Chem. Educ. Res. Pract., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4RP00105B, Paper
Jean-Baptiste Ndagijimana, Jeannette Musengimana, Henriette Mushimiyimana, Evode MUKAMA, Olivier Habimana, Paulin Manirakiza , Jean Claude Dushimimana , Jean Pierre Alpha Munyaruhengeri , Samia Khan, Elizabeth Lakin
The current study ascertained the influence an instructional module had on enhancing students’ understanding of chemical reactions and acid-base topics. The sample size for this study consisted of 197 students,...
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Hybridized local and charge transfer dendrimers with near-unity exciton utilization for enabling high-efficiency solution-processed hyperfluorescent OLEDs

Mater. Horiz., 2024, 11,1741-1751
DOI: 10.1039/D3MH01860A, Communication
Yixiao Yin, Songkun Zeng, Chen Xiao, Peng Fan, Dong Jin Shin, Ki Ju Kim, Hyewon Nam, Qian Ma, Huili Ma, Weiguo Zhu, Taekyung Kim, Jun Yeob Lee, Yafei Wang
Two dendrimers, called D-TTT-H and D-TTT-tBu, were prepared, which exhibits both hot exciton process and TADF characteristic simultaneously in solid state. The solution processable OLED showed an EQEmax of 30.88% employing D-TTT-H as a sensitizer.
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Robust myco-composites: a biocomposite platform for versatile hybrid-living materials

Mater. Horiz., 2024, 11,1689-1703
DOI: 10.1039/D3MH01277H, Communication
Open Access
Sabrina C. Shen, Nicolas A. Lee, William J. Lockett, Aliai D. Acuil, Hannah B. Gazdus, Branden N. Spitzer, Markus J. Buehler
We report the development of strong and robust myco-composites compatible with additive manufacturing. We exemplify unique applications of this hybrid-living materials platform with fabrication of bio-welded containers and flexible mycelium textiles.
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A high-performance and self-powered polarization-sensitive photoelectrochemical-type Bi2O2Te photodetector based on a quasi-solid-state gel electrolyte

Mater. Horiz., 2024, 11,1710-1718
DOI: 10.1039/D3MH01882B, Communication
Song Yang, Shujie Jiao, Yiyin Nie, Yue Zhao, Shiyong Gao, Dongbo Wang, Jinzhong Wang
A quasi-solid-state photoelectrochemical-type Bi2O2Te photodetector exhibits excellent linear polarized light detection capability.
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Elucidating the impact of oxygen functional groups on the catalytic activity of M–N4–C catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction: a density functional theory and machine learning approach

Mater. Horiz., 2024, 11,1719-1731
DOI: 10.1039/D3MH02115G, Communication
Liang Xie, Wei Zhou, Yuming Huang, Zhibin Qu, Longhao Li, Chaowei Yang, Yani Ding, Junfeng Li, Xiaoxiao Meng, Fei Sun, Jihui Gao, Guangbo Zhao, Yukun Qin
While current experimental and computational studies often concentrate on introducing external structures or idealized MN4 models, we emphasize the often-overlooked impact of inherent OGs within the carbon structure of MN4 materials, presenting a new perspective on their catalytic activity origin.
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Integration of fine-tuned chiral donor with hybrid long/short-range charge-transfer for high-performance circularly polarized electroluminescence

Mater. Horiz., 2024, 11,1752-1759
DOI: 10.1039/D3MH02146G, Communication
Xiaojun Yin, Haoxin Huang, Nengquan Li, Wendi Li, Xuechao Mo, Manli Huang, Guohao Chen, Jingsheng Miao, Chuluo Yang
Synergistic integration of a fine-tuned chiral donor with hybrid long/short-range charge-transfer offers desirable circularly polarized emitters with both a high dissymmetry factor of 1.6 × 10−3 and maximum external quantum efficiency of 37.4%.
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In situ self-reconstructed hierarchical bimetallic oxyhydroxide nanosheets of metallic sulfides for high-efficiency electrochemical water splitting

Mater. Horiz., 2024, 11,1797-1807
DOI: 10.1039/D3MH02090H, Communication
Yaning Fan, Junjun Zhang, Jie Han, Mengyuan Zhang, Weiwei Bao, Hui Su, Nailiang Wang, Pengfei Zhang, Zhenghong Luo
The obtained bimetallic sulfide catalyst can be reconstituted as FeCoOOH, which has high efficacy for water splitting. The activation energy barrier of key reaction steps can be effectively reduced by dual-metal cooperation.
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Heterostructured grafting of NiFe-layered double hydroxide@TiO2 for boosting photoelectrochemical cathodic protection

Mater. Horiz., 2024, 11,1808-1816
DOI: 10.1039/D3MH02134C, Communication
Zhi-Jun Wang, Hui Xie, Seong Chan Jun, Jiang Li, Li Cheng Wei, Yu Chen Fang, Shude Liu, Ming Ma, Zheng Xing
Grafting NiFe-LDH nanosheets onto TiO2 nanorod arrays largely improves the photoexcited charge separation and accelerates the surface oxidation reaction, leading to stable & self-enhancing photoelectrochemical cathodic protection performance.
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A mechanochemical process to capture and separate carbon dioxide from natural gas using boron nitride nanosheets

Mater. Horiz., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MH00188E, Communication
Srikanth Mateti, Ying (Ian) Chen, Gautham Sathikumar, Qi Han, Shiva Prasad, Reza Ghandehari Ferdowsi, Amrito Battacharjee
A mechanochemical process to store and separate CO2 gas using boron nitride nanosheets.
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A bioactive calcium silicate nanowire-containing hydrogel for organoid formation and functionalization

Mater. Horiz., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MH00228H, Communication
Wenping Ma, Yi Zheng, Guangzhen Yang, Hongjian Zhang, Mingxia Lu, Hongshi Ma, Chengtie Wu, Hongxu Lu
An optimized CS/GelMA composite hydrogel is designed for organoid development, which can be used as a substrate for supporting intestinal and liver organoid formation and functionalization.
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Heterointerface regulation of covalent organic framework-anchored graphene via a solvent-free strategy for high-performance supercapacitor and hybrid capacitive deionization electrodes

Mater. Horiz., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MH00161C, Communication
Liming Xu, Yong Liu, Xiaoyang Xuan, Xingtao Xu, Yuquan Li, Ting Lu, Likun Pan
A 2D redox-active pyrazine-based COF was solvent-free anchored on graphene for heterointerface regulation, displaying exciting energy storage and desalination performances.
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Construction of hierarchical porous and polydopamine/salicylaldoxime functional zeolite imidazolate framework-8 via controlled etching for uranium adsorption

Mater. Horiz., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3MH02108D, Communication
Kai Tuo, Jin Li, Yi Li, Chuyao Liang, Cuicui Shao, Weifeng Hou, Zhijian Li, Shouzhi Pu, Chunhui Deng
Efficient uranium extraction from seawater is critical for developing the nuclear industry. Herein, a polydopamine/salicylaldoxime decorated hierarchical zeolite imidazolate framework-8 (H-PDA/SA-ZIF-8) is constructed by using a controlled etching process. Benefiting...
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Time-averaged atomic volume spectrum: locating and identifying vacancies

Mater. Horiz., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MH00140K, Communication
YongQuan Wu, Hao Wang, JiaHao Fu, BoYang Zhang, Xu Zhao, Kai Zhang
We developed the TAVS method to accurately locate and fully identify vacancies based on a new concept of the atomic cage enwrapping vacancies. This flexible method is believed to be applicable to any type of vacancy in any type of material.
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Advancing Lithium-Sulfur Battery Efficiency: Utilizing a 2D/2D g-C3N4@MXene Heterostructure to Enhance Sulfur Evolution Reactions and Regulate Polysulfides in Lean Electrolyte Conditions

Mater. Horiz., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4MH00200H, Communication
Vijay Kumar, Otavio Augusto Titton Dias, Abdelaziz Gouda, Ritu Malik, Mohini M. Sain
Lithium–sulfur batteries (LSBs) show promise for achieving a high energy density of 500 Wh/kg, despite challenges such as poor cycle life and low energy efficiency due to sluggish redox kinetics...
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Biphenyl Tetracarboxylic Acid based Metal-Organic Frameworks: A Case of Topology-Dependent Thermal Expansion

Mater. Horiz., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3MH02185H, Communication
Zhanning Liu, Chengyong Xing, Shaowen Wu, Min Ma, Jian Tian
The large inherent flexibility and highly modular nature of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) made them ideal candidates for the study of negative thermal expansion (NTE). Among the diverse organic ligands, the...
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Giant auxetic behavior in remote-plasma synthesized few-layer tungsten semicarbide

Mater. Horiz., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3MH02193A, Communication
Noah B. Stocek, Farman Ullah, Giovanni Fanchini
We show how remote-plasma synthesis far from thermodynamic equilibrium yields unprecedented 2D crystals and demonstrates the first synthesis of 2D tungsten semicarbide, which was known from theoretical predictions to exhibit giant auxetic behavior.
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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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Transforming Patterned Defects into Dynamic Poly-Regional Topographies in Liquid Crystal Oligomers

Mater. Horiz., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4MH00131A, Communication
Open Access
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Yuxin You, Youssef Golestani, Dirk J. Broer, Tinghong Yang, Guofu Zhou, Robin L. B. Selinger, Dong Yuan, Danqing Liu
We create high-aspect-ratio dynamic poly-regional surface topographies in a coating of a main-chain liquid crystal oligomer network (LCON). The topographies form at the topological defects in the director pattern organized...
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Evaporation-induced self-assembly of liquid crystal biopolymers

Mater. Horiz., 2024, 11,1843-1866
DOI: 10.1039/D3MH01585H, Review Article
Open Access
Soon Mo Park, Dong Ki Yoon
This review encapsulates recent progress in evaporation-induced self-assembly of liquid crystal biopolymers. It introduces various anisotropic structures of biopolymers in thin film and try to figure out the formation mechanism of the structures.
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Bicolour, large area, inkjet-printed metal halide perovskite light emitting diodes

Mater. Horiz., 2024, 11,1989-1996
DOI: 10.1039/D3MH02025H, Communication
Open Access
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Vincent R. F. Schröder, Nicolas Fratzscher, Nicolas Zorn Morales, Daniel Steffen Rühl, Felix Hermerschmidt, Eva L. Unger, Emil J. W. List-Kratochvil
Using a sequential inkjet printing process, we realize bicoloured PeLEDs by selectively dissolving a bromide-based perovskite film with an iodide-based perovskite ink, resulting in red light-emitting features on a green light-emitting background.
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Adaptive nanotube networks enabling omnidirectionally deformable electro-driven liquid crystal elastomers towards artificial muscles

Mater. Horiz., 2024, 11,1877-1888
DOI: 10.1039/D4MH00107A, Communication
Jiao Wang, Hao Zhou, Yangyang Fan, Wenhao Hou, Tonghui Zhao, Zhiming Hu, Enzheng Shi, Jiu-an Lv
Hierarchically structured electro-driven liquid crystal elastomers towards artificial muscles.
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A reflection on ‘The synthesis, structure and electronic properties of a lead-free hybrid inorganic–organic double perovskite (MA)2KBiCl6 (MA = methylammonium)’

Mater. Horiz., 2024, 11,1832-1837
DOI: 10.1039/D4MH90029D, Commentary
Anthony K. Cheetham, Paul D. Bristowe, Satoshi Tominaka, Fengxia Wei
Cheetham et al. reflect on one of their first Materials Horizons papers (Mater. Horiz., 2016, https://doi.org/10.1039/C6MH00053C) published in the journal and discuss how their work may have influenced the research field.
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Polycatechols inhibit ferroptosis and modulate tau liquid–liquid phase separation to mitigate Alzheimer's disease

Mater. Horiz., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MH00023D, Communication
Hariharan Moorthy, Madhu Ramesh, Dikshaa Padhi, Prayasee Baruah, Thimmaiah Govindaraju
Polycatechols modulate amyloid-associated toxicities, arrest labile iron, inhibit lipid peroxidation, and regulate tau liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) to mitigate the pathological nexus between ferroptosis and AD.
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Construction of phase-separated Co/MnO synergistic catalysts and integration onto sponge for rapid removal of multiple contaminants

Mater. Horiz., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MH00285G, Communication
Mengting Liu, Wanyu Zhang, Ruiting Ni, Zhenxiao Wang, Hongyao Zhao, Xiu Zhong, Yanyun Wang, Danhong Shang, Zengjing Guo, Edison Huixiang Ang, Fu Yang
Novel metallic Co integration onto MnO nanorods enhances catalyst efficiency for wastewater treatment.
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Video | Three men + one purpose = Freedom Wall




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Photographer Sunil Gupta on how the camera shaped his identity as a gay man in the 1970s

Veteran photographer Sunil Gupta looks back at how the camera shaped his life, outlook and identity as a gay man in the 1970s




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Bihar Museum’s ‘Women and Deities’ exhibition is drawing visitors with its wide-ranging display cutting across centuries and material

The display was launched as part of the museum’s Foundation Day celebrations in August




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Video | ‘I feel powerful in the Yakshagana costume’




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New Delhi | Artist-collector Shalini Passi’s photo exhibition shows a deserted capital city in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic

The black-and-white series titled ‘Forever Delhi’ is on display at the India Design ID 2023 till February 26




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Pride Month | Of allies like Ujjal Dosanjh

Let’s not forget those who stand up for LGBTQIA+ rights even when they don’t necessarily have to




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For Onam 2023, Mahabali comes visiting Kerala astride a hornbill in Sabari Venu’s animated art work

Sabari Venu has been reimagining Mahabali to come up with images that do justice to the idea of what he represents to Malayalis




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The five guidelines to a Dragon-Elephant tango

The formulation of ‘five mutuals’ can help bring China-India relations back to a stable and sound track




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The trial that progressed rapidly towards Independence

Decades after the Red Fort trial, it is hoped that India’s leaders find the wisdom to commit themselves again to what unites us citizens as a people




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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 collapse of categories and post-individualism

Gender debates appear to be deepening social fragmentation in the West




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Sub-classification verdict through Ambedkar’s ideals

The top court’s judgment takes into account the different sociological realities of every ‘jati’ with the aim of addressing the disparity within Scheduled Castes




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Indian military export to Israel — aiding genocide

The top court’s dismissal of a petition on the subject highlights the limits of judicial review over executive decisions in matters of foreign policy, especially in violations of humanitarian law




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Bridging the chasm of global inequality

The big lesson from the Summit is that developing countries have yet to exploit the opportunities presented by the U.N. system




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A picture of a growing economic divide in India

Data from the paper titled, ‘Relative Economic Performance of Indian States: 1960-61 to 2023-24’, show a growing gap that is leading to the questioning of federalism