as Sensex, Nifty surge over 1% on heavy buying in IT stocks as Donald Trump wins U.S. polls By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 16:53:03 +0530 Stock markets surge over 1% as Sensex gains 901 points on Trump’s U.S. election win, boosting IT and pharma shares Full Article Markets
as Tamil Nadu airport infrastructure: Excitement in the air — preparing the ground for take off By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 00:54:18 +0530 Air travel in Tamil Nadu could see a boom over the next few years as significant infrastructure development is in the offing at airports in tier 2 cities across the State. With the State government keen on ensuring distributed growth, strengthening the aviation infrastructure could be a stimulus to the regional economic development as enhanced air connectivity is expected to help attract investment, trade, and tourism Full Article Tamil Nadu
as PMK functionary assaulted in Villupuram By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 14:58:08 +0530 Police suspect previous enmity to be the reason behind the incident Full Article Tamil Nadu
as Nilgiris district administration urges people living downstream of Emerald Dam to take adequate safety measures By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 15:15:31 +0530 The Nilgiris district administration said that owing to work on the new Kundah hydro power house in Kattukuppai, water stored in the Emerald Dam will be released Full Article Coimbatore
as Dugong trapped in fishing net rescued, safely released into sea, near Thanjavur district By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 15:37:18 +0530 Forest Department officials said the fishermen who were involved in rescuing the Dugong would be felicitated and rewarded Full Article Tiruchirapalli
as State Planning Commission in Tamil Nadu flags sector-wise impact from heat wave, calls for measures By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 15:40:13 +0530 Heat stress is repeatedly causing disruptions in ecological and economic systems, SPC report titled ‘Beating The Heat-Tamil Nadu Heat Mitigation Strategy’ said. Full Article Tamil Nadu
as Hindu Tamil Thisai journalist Kalyanasundaram dies at 50 By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 20:41:18 +0530 Full Article Tiruchirapalli
as Mediation should be given priority in family dispute cases: Chief Justice By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 20:44:33 +0530 Full Article Tamil Nadu
as Kamal Haasan@70: Madras celebrates as its very own star By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 23:14:31 +0530 Full Article Tamil Nadu
as Kamal Haasan tells people, fans to not address him as ‘Ulaganayagan’ By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 12:02:57 +0530 The star also requested his fans, members of the film fraternity, media, party cadres and ‘fellow Indians’ to refer to him ‘simply as Kamal Haasan or Kamal or KH’ Full Article Movies
as Coimbatore car blast: NIA interrogates three accused of raising funds for operation By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 13:28:18 +0530 The NIA sleuths will interrogate them in custody till November 14, said a source privy to the investigation Full Article Tamil Nadu
as U.S.-based Shearwater Health expands to Chennai By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 13:45:49 +0530 This expansion will create 1,000 jobs for local clinicians by the end of 2025, who will deliver remote clinical services to Shearwater’s U.S. healthcare clients Full Article Tamil Nadu
as Tiruchi Corporation to take up survey of areas without storm-water drains By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:23:00 +0530 Storm-water drains proposed to be constructed for a length of 52 km in all 65 wards in the city at a cost of ₹32.50 crore under the Corporation’s General Funds for 2024-25 Full Article Tiruchirapalli
as Tailors stage protest demanding welfare assistance By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:37:32 +0530 Full Article Tiruchirapalli
as Heavy rainfall forecast for Chennai, neighbouring districts till November 15 By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 19:11:40 +0530 Chennai district collector has declared holiday for schools on November 12 owing to rain Full Article Chennai
as No water supply in many areas of Tiruchi on Wednesday By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 19:14:38 +0530 Full Article Tiruchirapalli
as Stalin, Udhayanidhi congratulate winners of Chennai Grand Masters 2024 By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 21:47:39 +0530 Full Article Tamil Nadu
as Hindu Succession Act supports daughters but lets down widows and mothers, says Madras High Court By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 21:59:48 +0530 The loss to one section of women has been overlooked in the euphoria over the gain to another section, says Justice N. Seshasayee Full Article Tamil Nadu
as Litigant withdraws PIL seeking revival of 2001 flyover construction scam case against T.N. CM Stalin By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 12:17:53 +0530 The Madras High Court also permits him to withdraw ₹1 lakh deposited in April this year to prove his bona fide intention Full Article Tamil Nadu
as Vasan urges T.N. govt. to take steps to end illegal sale of narcotic drugs By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:48:16 +0530 He expressed concerns over the future of a section of students and youth who were allegedly involved in using and selling such banned substances Full Article Tamil Nadu
as Border checkposts in Nilgiris to soon have automatic number plate recognition cameras By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:50:23 +0530 This comes in the wake of the Madras High Court recently expressing dissatisfaction over the implementation of the e-pass system in the Nilgiris and Kodaikanal Full Article Coimbatore
as Madras High Court transfers cases against IT, Cable TV Rules to Delhi High Court By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:04:07 +0530 Justices M. Sundar and K. Rajasekar take the decision in light of the orders passed by the Supreme Court Full Article Tamil Nadu
as Stalin urges Jaishankar to secure release of T.N. fishermen in Sri Lankan Navy’s custody By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:07:01 +0530 In his letter, Mr. Stalin sought immediate diplomatic efforts to prevent such arrests Full Article Tamil Nadu
as Kanguva cannot be released without depositing ₹20 crore: Madras High Court By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 19:40:17 +0530 Justices G. Jayachandran and C.V. Karthikeyan pass the order on an application filed by the Official Assignee of the High Court Full Article Tamil Nadu
as Dynamics of phase-separated microdroplets near the contact line of evaporating all-aqueous drops By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8260-8266DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01056F, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Rahul Rai, Maheshwar Gopu, Senthan Pugalneelam Parameswaran, Tapan Chandra Adhyapak, Dileep MampallilEvaporation of multicomponent drops can induce liquid–liquid phase separation and spatial reconfiguration of phases through complex dynamics near the contact line.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
as Chain stretching in brushes favors sequence recognition for nucleobase-functionalized flexible precise oligomers By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8303-8311DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00866A, PaperKseniia Grafskaia, Qian Qin, Jie Li, Delphine Magnin, David Dellemme, Mathieu Surin, Karine Glinel, Alain M. JonasFlexible oligomers having precise sequences of nucleobases do not specifically recognize surface-grafted target chains at low grafting density. Moderately higher grafting densities promote sequence-specific recognition thanks to chain stretching.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
as The impact of cross-linker distribution on magnetic nanogels: encapsulation, transport and controlled release of the tracer By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00797B, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Ivan S. Novikau, Ekaterina V. Novak, Sofia S. KantorovichDifferences in crosslinker concentration between the core and periphery of a magnetic nanogel slow down the release of a non-magnetic cargo.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
as Stochastic migrations of Marangoni surfers between two lobes of a dumbbell-shaped confinement By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00914B, PaperAlakesh Upadhyaya, V. S. AkellaWe report an experimental investigation on the stochastic migration dynamics of Marangoni surfers (camphor-infused paper disks) between the two lobes of a dumbbell-shaped chamber.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
as Stress amplification and relaxation imaging around cracks in nanocomposite gels using ultrasound elastography By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00909F, PaperH. Le Blay, T. Deffieux, L. Laiarinandrasana, M. Tanter, A. MarcellanStress visualization around cracks in NC gels was performed using ultrasonic elastography. Temporal and spatial mapping are performed non-invasively. Over time, the stress gradient is erased by large-scale reorganization of the polymer network.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
as Telephone cord blister formation in solvent swollen elastomer films By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM01035C, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.James S. Sharp, Nathaniel M. Roberts, Sam WalkerTelephone cord blister formation is studied in PDMS films swollen in four different solvents. Buckling and fracture mechanics theories are developed to interpret blister morphology and growth rates. A simple surface patterning method is introduced.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
as Carboxymethyl cellulose-stabilized calcium phosphate particles for injectable hydrogel-based bone tissue engineering By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00670D, PaperPiyaporn Srisura, Yuwaporn Pinyakit, Umphan Ngoensawat, Pongsakorn Yuntasiri, Khoiria Nur Atika Putri, Theerapat Chanamuangkon, Waranyoo Phoolcharoen, Varol Intasanta, Voravee P. HovenCarboxymethyl cellulose-stabilized calcium phosphate particles well-dispersed in aqueous solution can be integrated into an injectable hydrogel made of methacrylated hyaluronic acid which is a promising material for bone regeneration applications.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
as Nature of barriers determines first passage times in heterogeneous media By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8353-8362DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00908H, PaperMoumita Dasgupta, Sougata Guha, Leon Armbruster, Dibyendu Das, Mithun K. MitraThe nature of barriers control the first passage times in heterogenous media. For entropic barriers, the first passage times increases monotonically with increasing number of barriers, while for energetic barriers, passage times show a non-monotonic behaviour with increasing barriers.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
as Nanoconfinement effects on the dynamics of an ionic liquid-based electrolyte probed by multinuclear NMR By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8436-8445DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01058B, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Andrei Filippov, Maiia Rudakova, Victor P. Archipov, Faiz Ullah ShahDiffusivity is controlled by exchange of ions between “narrow” and “large” pores that results in an abnormal temperature variation. Li+ ions are solvated inside the porous glasses and their diffusivity remains slower as compared to the organic ions.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
as Segregative phase separation of strong polyelectrolyte complexes at high salt and high polymer concentrations By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8505-8514DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00994K, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Conner H. Chee, Rotem Benharush, Lexi R. Knight, Jennifer E. LaaserComplexes of strong polyelectrolytes prepared well above the binodal are shown to undergo hydrophobicity-driven segregative phase separation.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
as Self-assembly of amphiphilic homopolymers grafted onto spherical nanoparticles: complete embedded minimal surfaces and a machine learning algorithm for their recognition By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8385-8394DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00616J, PaperD. A. Mitkovskiy, A. A. Lazutin, A. L. Talis, V. V. VasilevskayaAmphiphilic macromolecules grafted onto spherical nanoparticles can self-assemble into morphological structures corresponding to the family of complete embedded minimal surfaces. They arise situationally, can coexist and transform into each other.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
as Random field reconstruction of three-phase polymer structures with anisotropy from 2D-small-angle scattering data By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8493-8504DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00721B, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Stephen Kronenberger, Nitant Gupta, Benjamin Gould, Colin Peterson, Arthi JayaramanWe present a computational method to analyze 2D small-angle scattering data from three-phase soft materials systems with structural anisotropy and output representative real-space structures of the three phases.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
as Mechanical characterization of freestanding lipid bilayers with temperature-controlled phase By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8524-8537DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00706A, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Arash Yahyazadeh Shourabi, Roland Kieffer, Djanick de Jong, Daniel Tam, Marie-Eve Aubin-TamLipid membranes formed in a microfluidic device are studied with temperature-controlled optical tweezers, revealing how mechanical properties of ripple phase and gel-fluid phase-separated membranes change when heated above the transition temperature.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
as Retraction: Self-assembled organic nanotubes embedding hydrophobic molecules within solid bilayer membranes By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM90171A, Retraction Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Naohiro Kameta, Masumi Asakawa, Mitsutoshi Masuda, Toshimi ShimizuTo cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
as Modeling nematic phase main-chain liquid crystal elastomer synthesis, mechanics, and thermal actuation via coarse-grained molecular dynamics By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00528G, PaperNicolas Herard, Raja Annapooranan, Todd Henry, Martin Kroger, Shengqiang Cai, Nicholas Boechler, Yelena SliozbergThis paper presents a coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulation study of the synthesis, mechanics, and thermal actuation of nematic phase main-chain liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs), a type of soft, temperature-responsive, polymeric...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
as Src kinase slows collective rotation of confined epithelial cell monolayers By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00827H, PaperNastassia Pricoupenko, Flavia Marsigliesi, Philippe Marcq, Carles Blanch-Mercader, Isabelle A BonnetCollective cell migration is key during development, wound healing and metastasis and relies on coordinated cell behaviors at the group level. Src kinase is a key signalling protein for physiological...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
as Thickness-dependent response of aerosol-jet-printed ultrathin high-aspect-ratio electrochemical microactuators By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00886C, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Ji Zhang, Jeremy J. Baumberg, Sohini Kar-NarayanTrilayer electrochemical actuators comprising an electrolyte layer sandwiched between two electrode layers have been shown to exhibit large deformations at low actuation voltages. Here we report aerosol-jet printing (AJP) of...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
as Liquid crystalline collagen assemblies as substrates for directed alignment of human Schwann cells By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00534A, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Homa Ghaiedi, Luis Carlos Pinzon Herrera, Saja Alshafeay, Leonard Harris, Jorge Almodovar, Karthik NayaniCollagen is a key component of the extracellular matrix (ECM) and well-oriented domains of collagen are important for mimicking the local cell environment in vitro. Here, we demonstrate macroscopic alignment on collagen in 2-D substrates and 3-D hydrogels.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
as Towards a universal model for the foaming behavior of surfactants: a case study on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00931B, PaperMuchu Zhou, Reza FoudaziFoam fractionation offers a promising solution for the separation of surface-active contaminants from water.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
as Banana DNA derivatives as homeotropic alignment layers in optical devices By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8561-8569DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00322E, PaperRafał Węgłowski, Anna Spadło, Dorota WęgłowskaIn this study, DNA extracted from bananas was functionalized and used as a homeotropic alignment layer for liquid crystals.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
as Enhanced chemotaxis efficiency of Escherichia coli in viscoelastic solutions By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8675-8683DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01094A, PaperShaoying Zhu, Rui He, Caijuan Yue, Rongjing Zhang, Junhua YuanE. coli shows enhanced chemotaxis in viscoelastic media, with faster migration and higher accumulation in attractant-rich areas compared to Newtonian conditions.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
as Entropically and enthalpically driven self-assembly of a naphthalimide-based luminescent organic π-amphiphile in water By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8684-8691DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00986J, PaperSk Mursed Ali, Sujauddin Sk, Shuvajyoti Sarkar, Sayani Das, Nayim Sepay, Mijanur Rahaman MollaEntropically and enthalpically favourable vesicular self-assembly of a naphthalimide based water soluble luminescent organic dipolar building block is reported.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
as The role of macrocycles in supramolecular assembly with polymers By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8549-8560DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01053A, Review ArticleRuslan Kashapov, Yuliya Razuvayeva, Elena Fedorova, Lucia ZakharovaSupramolecular self-assembly of polymers with macrocycles has attracted the attention because it enables the spontaneous creation of nanostructures with unique properties.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
as Hydrogel-based 3D fabrication of multiple replicas with varying sizes and materials from a single template via iterative shrinking By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00835A, PaperEunseok Heo, Hye Been Koo, Jun Chang Yang, In Cho, Hyun-Hee Lee, Yong-Jin Yoon, Steve Park, Jae-Byum Chang3D printing technologies have been widely used for the rapid prototyping of 3D structures, but their application in a broader context has been hampered by their low printing throughput. For...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
as Co-assembly of Cellulose Nanocrystals and Gold Nanorods: Insights from Molecular Dynamics Modelling By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00871E, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Jiaxin Hou, William W Sampson, Ahu Gumrah DumanliA coarse-grained molecular dynamics model is developed to explore the co-assembly of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and gold nanorods (AuNRs) under sedimentation conditions with varying vol- umetric concentration and particle-size ratios....The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
as Interfacial viscoelasticity in oscillating drops of cyclodextrin-surfactant aqueous solution: experiments and theory By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4SM01007H, PaperJosé Roberto Romero-Arias, Alberto S. Luviano, Miguel Costas, Aurora Hernandez-Machado, Rafael A BarrioWe present experiments involving oscillating droplets in aqueous cyclodextrin-surfactant solutions. In these experiments, α-cyclodextrin (αCD) and anionic surfactants exhibit remarkable viscoelasticity at the liquid/air interface, with dilatational modulus varying across...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
