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Atomically Thin Minerals Discovered as Excellent Proton Conductors, Promising for Green Technology
A newly published article entitledA tomically-thin Micas as Proton Conducting Membranes in Nature Nanotechnology shows that atomically-thin micas, a type of common mineral found in soil are highly permeable to protons. As proton conductors are key parts to fuel cells and hydrogen-related technologies, this discovery may help promote the development of fuel cell cars and other green technologies...
2019-11-18 -
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Study Reveals Causes, Methods of Reduction and Transport of Air Pollutants
Professor Fu Pingqing’s team from Institute of Surface-Earth System Science with their collaborators such as the Chinese Academy of Sciences conducted research about seasonal variations in stable carbon isotopic composition of n-alkanes and fatty acids in urban aerosols from Beijing and published their research results in the journalACS Earth and Space Chemistryas aSupplementary Cover Article....
2019-10-17 -
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Optica: Researchers extend non-line-of-sight imaging towards longer wavelengths
Editor's Note: Recently, Prof. Hu Xiaolong’s group from the School of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronic Engineering collaborated with Prof. Yang Jingyu’s group at the School of Electrical and Information Engineering and demonstrated a non-line-of-sight (NLOS) imaging system that allows people to see objects hidden behind obstacles. They introduced a superconducting nanowire single-pho...
2023-12-06 -
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Discovery on Sulfur-Phenolate Exchange: SuFEx-Derived Dynamic Covalent Reactions and Degradation of SuFEx Polymers
Among known click chemistry, sulfur (VI) fluoride exchange (SuFEx) reaction is a new generation of click chemistry, in which the S–F bond reacts readily with silyl-protected phenols, phenolates or amines. In 2019, Han Zuilhof’s group discovered that SuFEx reaction is intrinsically an enantiospecific click reaction as a chiral S(VI) center reacts exclusively with inversion of configuration. Th...
2023-10-18 -
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New Organic RTP Materials Developed for Smart Bioimaging
Recently Professor Li Zhen's team from Tianjin University together with Professor Ding Dan's team from Nankai University made a breakthrough in the development and application of high-efficiency and long-life pure organic room-temperature phosphorescent (RTP) materials.The "luminous pearl-like" material they developed can continue to emit light for nearly half an hour after being exposed to lig...
2021-06-21 -
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Researchers Develop Ultrasensitive and Reliable Platform for Early Cancer Diagnosis
Recently, a research team led by Professor Wenping Hu and Associate Professor Shanshan Cheng from Tianjin University reported the fabrication of an ultrasensitive and reliable platform in early cancer diagnosis, which was published online on Analytical Chemistry under the title of Ultrasensitive and Reliable Organic Field-effect Transistor-based Biosensors in Early Liver Cancer Diagnosis.Org...
2021-04-27 -
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Bio-inspired Robot Developed to Be a Space ‘catcher’
A research group led by Prof. Kang Rongjie, an Associate Professor from the Centre for Advanced Mechanisms and Robotics of Tianjin University, developed a novel continuum bio-inspired robot that looks like a flexible arm combining softness and strength. This invention will be a “catcher” in space to handle failed satellites and space debris if it passes the undergoing ground tests. Under the ...
2021-02-08 -
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Clusterzymes Designed to Modulate Neuroinflammation
A team led by Professor ZHANG Xiaodong from Medical College of Tianjin University has successfully designed a class of artificial enzymes called “clusterzymes”, which are catalytically potent and selective. The clusterzymes have promising potential in modulating neuroinflammatory diseases. Relevant work has recently been published in Nature Communications.Enzyme, an important catalyst in orga...
2021-01-19 -
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New Nano ‘Weapon’ to Hit Cancer Cells Precisely
Traditional cancer chemotherapy may cause problems in terms of targeting, drug resistance, side effects, metastasis and recurrence. Recently, a team led by Professor Zhao Yanjun and Prof. Wang Zheng from the School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology has designed a novel nano drug carrier based on the mechanism of ferroptosis. This carrier, with the characteristics of selectivity and broad...
2020-12-24 -
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Wastewater Treatment May Cause Imbalanced N / P Ratio in Lakes
Frequent outbreaks of lake eutrophication and harmful phytoplankton blooms have become a major water environment problem at present in the world. The reason can be attributed to the excessive inflow of nitrogen and phosphorus into waterbodies due to intensified human activities, which has become increasingly uncontrollable due to climate warming and other causes. As the most important nutrients...
2020-11-17 -
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Research about Nanostructured Transition Metal Phosphides Published in EES
Transition metal phosphides (TMPs) hold a great prospect in the field of catalysis. Recently, a review with the title of “Recent advances in nanostructured transition metal phosphides: synthesis and energy-related applications” has been published on Energy & Environmental Science (EES, IF=30.289), the top journal of energy and environment fields, by Yanmei Shi, a postdoctoral fellow from the ...
2020-10-21