of Markets settle lower ahead of key macro data; Sensex falls 230 points By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 16:54:42 +0530 Equity indices Sensex and Nifty close lower due to selling in banking stocks, cautious investors, and global trends Full Article Markets
of UltraTech Cement Q2 profit reports consolidated net profit ₹825 crore By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 16:54:55 +0530 On standalone basis, UltraTech Cement's profit from the domestic market was down 34.71% to ₹796.89 crore in the September quarter Full Article Business
of Hyundai Motor India debuts at BSE at a discount of 1.48%, falls nearly 6% post listing By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:15:03 +0530 This is the biggest ever IPO to have ever hit in the Indian capital markets Full Article Business
of RBI adds 13 firms to its Alert List of unauthorised Forex trading platforms By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:12:14 +0530 Full Article Markets
of Swiggy announces ₹11,000 crore IPO with a price band of ₹371 to ₹390 By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 14:40:50 +0530 Swiggy plans to use most of the proceeds of the offer to invest in expansion of its dark stores for its quick commerce business Instamart Full Article Markets
of Rupee falls 2 paise to all-time low of 84.13 against U.S. dollar in early trade By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 10:50:53 +0530 Forex traders watch U.S. election impact on markets as rupee hits record low against dollar, with RBI intervention expected Full Article Markets
of Rupee falls 14 paise to all-time low of 84.23 against U.S. dollar in early trade By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 11:19:19 +0530 The U.S. Fed is expected to announce a rate cut in a meeting scheduled later this week, with further easing of up to 100 basis points projected for 2025 Full Article Markets
of Markets fall in early trade after two days of rally By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:25:16 +0530 Market analysts said unabated foreign fund outflows and mixed global cues further dented investor sentiments Full Article Markets
of Sensex, Nifty fall over 1 %, snap two-day rally ahead of U.S. Fed interest rate decision By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:32:07 +0530 Stock markets tumble over 1% as investors await U.S. Fed decision, with Sensex and Nifty dropping significantly Full Article Markets
of Rupee falls 6 paise to fresh all-time low of 84.37 against US dollar By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:52:33 +0530 The rupee touched fresh record lows again on the back of weak domestic equities and sustained FII outflows Full Article Markets
of 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
of 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
of Powerloom weavers urge Tamil Nadu CM to take up the issue of QCOs on textiles with the Central government By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 19:09:41 +0530 Full Article Coimbatore
of ‘Restore stops for mofussil buses on Samayapuram service road’ By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 19:26:57 +0530 Full Article Tiruchirapalli
of Agriculture officials conduct surprise checks at fertiliser outlets in Tiruchi district By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 21:09:17 +0530 63 outlets were checked across various agricultural blocks for illegal hoarding and also to check adherence to maximum retail price; dealers asked to comply with guidelines Full Article Tiruchirapalli
of T.N. stretch of Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway may be completed by August 2025 By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 22:17:27 +0530 While the 24.50-km package from Walajapet to Arakkonam has the most progress, with over 84% of the work being carried out, the Arakkonam to Kancheepuram package has the least progress with about 52% Full Article Chennai
of How free bus ride shapes women’s experience of public spaces By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 22:58:42 +0530 In Chennai, Bangalore, and Delhi that offer access to free transport, there is a visible change in the public space. The pink slip is not a cure-all for the deep-rooted patriarchy, but they are important steps towards reshaping urban spaces into more inclusive environments Full Article Tamil Nadu
of 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
of No question of reviving ties with BJP, clarifies AIADMK By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:03:43 +0530 Former Fisheries Minister D. Jayakumar told journalists at the party headquarters that the AIADMK would have no truck with the BJP not only in 2026 but also in other elections in the future Full Article Tamil Nadu
of 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
of Transfer of cattle farm land to SIPCOT opposed By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:34:48 +0530 Full Article Tiruchirapalli
of 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
of Absence of bund around deepened pond worries residents of Morais Garden Extension in Tiruchi By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 19:23:24 +0530 The pond at Runway Nagar, Kottapattu, which was deepened a few months ago, is now filled with water after recent rain. Residents are worried that it may overflow and the stagnant water might become a haven for snakes and insects. Full Article Tiruchirapalli
of T.N. lists achievements of Rural Development Department By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 21:24:43 +0530 Full Article Tamil Nadu
of 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
of 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
of 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
of BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan calls for ‘strong alliance of like-minded parties’ to defeat DMK in 2026 By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:50:03 +0530 BJP’s Tamilisai Soundararajan says that it is not necessary that only parties with similar ideologies should form an alliance Full Article Tamil Nadu
of 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
of TN to celebrate silver jubilee of unveiling of Tiruvalluvar statue on December 31, January 1 By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 19:10:10 +0530 Full Article Tamil Nadu
of 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
of Revisiting the density profile of the fuzzy sphere model for microgel colloids By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8181-8184DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01045K, Communication Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Frank ScheffoldMicrogel density profiles evaluated with the complementary error function and the popular fuzzy sphere model are not compatible with each other.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
of Co-encapsulation of organic polymers and inorganic superparamagnetic iron oxide colloidal crystals requires matched diffusion time scales By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8312-8325DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00935E, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Brian K. Wilson, Robert K. Prud’hommeComposite nanoparticles co-encapsulate organic materials with inorganic primary colloids. Producing “stoichiometric NPs”, where all NPs contain organic and inorganic species at similar ratios, requires matched diffusion-aggregation time scale.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
of 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
of Geometrical impacts of platonic particles on nematic liquid crystal dynamics By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00870G, PaperStiven Villada-Gil, Monirosadat Sadati, Juan D. Ospina-Correa, Daniel A. Olaya-Muñoz, Juan P. Hernández-Ortiz, José A. Martínez-GonzálezIn this work, we studied the defect dynamics of platonic-like colloidal particles immersed in a nematic liquid crystal under flow conditions, analyzing the behavior of disclinations for each of these polyhedra.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
of 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
of Drop deformation in a planar elongational flow: impact of surfactant dynamics By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00642A, PaperJulian Wailliez, Paul Regazzi, Anniina Salonen, Paul G. Chen, Marc Jaeger, Marc Leonetti, Emmanuelle RioWe measure the deformation of a drop under an extensional flow. The drop is less deformed than for a pure liquid because of the depletion of surfactants at the tips, which we attribute to the adsorption/desorption dynamics of the surfactants.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
of Network interactions simultaneously enhance stiffness and lubricity of triple-network hydrogels By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00969J, PaperNabila Ali, Connor J. Demott, Olivia F. Dingus, Melissa A. Grunlan, Alison C. DunnTough hydrogels with a charge-variable third network were assessed for biomimicking lubricity in both water and FBS solution.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
of Long range signature of liquid's inertia in nanoscale drainage flows By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM01006J, PaperNathan Bigan, Mathieu Lizée, Marc Pascual, Antoine Niguès, Lydéric Bocquet, Alessandro SiriaIn confinement, liquid flows are governed by a complex interplay of molecular, viscous and elastic forces.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
of Microrheology of gemini surfactants at interfaces and in solutions in the dilute and semidilute regimes By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00860J, PaperMayssa Medfai, Antonio Stocco, Christophe Blanc, Maurizio Nobili, Martin InThe interface of semidilute Gemini surfactant solutions remains fluid and is less viscous than the bulk. Depletion of the viscosity near the interface plays a key role in microrheology.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
of 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
of Emulsifying mechanisms of phospholipids in high-pressure homogenization of perfluorocarbon nanoemulsions By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8373-8384DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00828F, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Larissa J. Lubitz, Harden Rieger, Gero LeneweitAn optimized PFC/W emulsion contains 1 mM lipid per 1% (v/v) dispersed phase for an emulsifying monolayer; higher ratios result in triple layers. Low viscosity ratios ηD/ηC ≤ 5 and low PFC volume fractions lead to smaller monodisperse droplets.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
of Chemo-mechanical model of cell polarization initiated by structural polarity By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8407-8419DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00800F, PaperHexiang Wang, Zhimeng Jia, Yuqiang FangWe establish a multiscale model of a cell to explore the chemomechanical mechanisms of cell polarization initiated by structural polarity. The two-dimensional vertex model is built by coupling the cytoskeletal reorganization and the Cdc42 activation.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
of 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
of Development of a coarse-grained molecular dynamics model for poly(dimethyl-co-diphenyl)siloxane By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8480-8492DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00875H, PaperWeikang Xian, Amitesh Maiti, Andrew P. Saab, Ying LiPolydimethylsiloxane and its copolymer systems have a wide range of application. We systematically develop a coarse-grained MD model for PDMS-co-PDPS system. The model preserves the structural and dynamic properties of the material quantitatively.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
of Effective patchiness from critical points of a coarse-grained protein model with explicit shape and charge anisotropy By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8455-8467DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00867G, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Jens Weimar, Frank Hirschmann, Martin OettelCritical points of an anisotropic, coarse-grained protein model are used to detemine an “effective patchiness” by comparison to the Kern–Frenkel patchy model.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
of The surface diffusivity of nanoparticles physically adsorbed at a solid–liquid interface By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8446-8454DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00992D, PaperTroy Singletary, Nima Iranmanesh, Carlos E. ColosquiThis work proposes an analytical model considering the effects of hydrodynamic drag and energy barriers induced by liquid solvation forces to predict the in-plane translational diffusivity of a nanoparticle physically adsorbed on a wetted surface.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
of 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
of 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
of 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