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Chaperone proteins are essential for maintaining proteostasis. Their main role is to assist with the folding of other proteins and to prevent the aggregation of misfolded proteins. The molecular chaperone DNAJB6b efficiently suppresses amyloid formation of several peptides. This activity may rely on the same physicochemical properties as those driving chaperone sel...
Continue readingThis study demonstrates significant enhancements in the structural, optical, and photoelectrochemical (PEC) properties of porous ZnO sheet templates via surface modification with metallic silver (Ag) and Ag2O nanoparticles. Increased sputtering duration boosts nanoparticle coverage, gradually reducing ZnO's visible porosity. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy con...
Continue readingPoly (Triazine Imide) (PTI), like other polymeric semiconductors, suffers from the high exciton binding energy, which intrinsically impedes the separation of photo-induced charge carriers. Herein, we present a crystal structure engineering strategy that exploits the lattice mismatch between the CaCl2 (12) growth template and basal planes of PTI to synthesize unusua...
Continue readingThe primary challenge in creating controllable liquid-based materials lies in managing the structural complexities and multiscale interfaces that govern solid, liquid, and gas phase interactions. Current fabrication methods for liquid-infused surfaces lack topological flexibility, limiting them to planar and simple-patterned structures. Conversely, digitally fabr...
Continue readingMulti-resonance thermally activated delayed fluorescence (MR-TADF) materials are promising for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) owing to their narrowband emission and efficient triplet utilization. However, realizing stable deep-blue emission with high practical efficiency remains challenging, largely due to limited strategies for hypsochromic shifts without...
Continue readingTransition metal phosphides (TMPs) stand out for their excellent catalytic activity, driven by metal‒phosphorus bonding that promotes electron donation, which makes them ideal for electrocatalysis applications. However, the synthesis of single-crystal TMP, which is essential for elucidating intrinsic properties, remains challenging owing to the lack of efficient me...
Continue readingTriplet-triplet annihilation photon upconversion seeks efficient conversion of low-energy photons to high-energy emission. However, the triplet-triplet annihilation photon upconversion system faces limitations in emission gamut because efficient triplet-triplet energy transfer between sensitizer and annihilator relies on triplet energy matching, making it challen...
Continue readingAquatic bacterial rhodopsin proton pumps harvest light energy for photoheterotrophic growth and are known to contain hydroxylated carotenoids that expand the wavelengths of light utilized, but these have not been characterized in marine archaea. Here, by combining a marine chromophore extract with purified archaeal rhodopsins identified in marine metagenomes, we ...
Continue readingKiwifruit, a nutritious fruit consumed globally, is affected by kiwifruit bacterial canker (KBC) caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa), which is a major biotic stress that adversely impacts its cultivation and production. KBC control is still challenging owing to the evolution of resistant populations of Psa, the environmental risks associated with co...
Continue readingWe first demonstrate a nonaqueous rechargeable battery using uranium and iron as active materials. This uranium-iron battery achieves an open-circuit voltage of approximately 1.3 V, exhibits stable cycling performance, and delivers a good Coulombic efficiency of 86 ± 2%. These characteristics suggest a promising avenue for utilizing depleted ur...
Continue readingAdvances in semiconductor processing have enabled the miniaturization and reduction of power consumption of devices, positioning organic thermoelectric devices—which generate electricity from any heat source—as a promising solution for self-powered microelectronics. To make off-grid electronics more practical, innovative thermoelectric materials with hi...
Continue readingIn recent years, thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) has attracted intense attention owing to its straightforward application to high-efficiency organic light-emitting diodes. Further, to develop high-performance TADF materials, many researchers have designed novel molecules that have a small energy gap between the lowest excited singlet and triple...
Continue readingPlasma-mediated bacterial inactivation holds great promise but presents several challenges. This study investigates the antibacterial effect of 2.45 GHz non-thermal microwave (MW) plasma on Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Salmonella abony (S. abony) suspended in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). A 6-log reduction in both bacterial strains was achieved within...
Continue readingGraphene nanosheets from suspensions are key to applications such as in printable films, battery/supercapacitor electrodes, fillers in composite materials or catalyst supports. We present a straightforward method for achieving high-concentration and long-term stable graphene suspensions by liquid phase exfoliation (LPE) via a combination of ammonia (NH3) as an easi...
Continue readingPrussian blue analogues (PBAs) are promising electrode candidates for aqueous batteries because the inevitable interstitial water is generally thought to have little impact on battery performance. Currently, mounting researches have focused on optimizing PBA properties by varying transition metal composition, but less attention has been paid to interstitial water...
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