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Enhanced Optical and Antibacterial Performance of Cu-Doped Fe 3 O 4 /ZnO Nanocomposites Synthesized by Microwave-Assisted Ultrasonication

This study demonstrates that Cu-doped Fe3O4/ZnO nanocomposites synthesized via microwave-assisted ultrasonication exhibit superior visible-light absorption, efficient charge separation, and enhanced antibacterial activity against various pathogens compared to pristine ZnO, making them promising multifunctional materials for environmental and biomedical applications.

Vijayalakshmi K, Bansura Banu K2026-08-07
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Crystallization Energetics and Regime Transitions in Graphene-Reinforced Polyethylene/Oligomeric Oxidized Polyethylene Blends: A Lauritzen- Hoffman Analysis

This study demonstrates that synergistic blending of linear low-density polyethylene with oligomeric oxidized polyethylene and thermally reduced graphene nanosheets accelerates crystallization kinetics and induces a transition from Regime III to Regime I, where graphene acts as a dual-action agent that enhances nucleation at low loadings while imposing confinement effects at higher concentrations to lower the energetic barrier for molecular folding.

Ahmed Abuibaid, MUHAMMAD IQBAL2026-08-07
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Synergistic Effects of Ca Substitution and Li 2 CO 3 Addition on Microwave Dielectric Properties of BaMgV2O8 based ceramics

This study demonstrates that simultaneously substituting Ca and adding Li₂CO₃ to BaMgV₂O₈ ceramics enables low-temperature sintering at 900°C while maintaining excellent microwave dielectric properties, making the material a promising candidate for LTCC-based antenna and substrate applications.

Murad Ali khan, sana ullah, Xiaofan Sun, Kun Ding, Xuewen Jiang, Ruzhong Zuo2026-08-07
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Solvent-driven Radiolytic Transformation of Hcb in Propan-2-ol Under Gamma Irradiation

This study demonstrates that gamma irradiation of hexachlorobenzene in isopropanol induces dose-dependent reductive dechlorination and solvent-radical reactions, yielding progressively less chlorinated benzenes and oxygenated compounds through a mechanism involving electron-induced bond cleavage and radical recombination.

Samir Karimov, Elshad Abdullayev, Muslum Gurbanov, Lala Gasimzada, Gulnara Gasimova2026-08-07
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Development of a Rapid and Safe Analytical Method for Radiostrontium using a Barium Silicate-based Sr Sorbent

This paper presents a rapid, safe, and reagent-free analytical method for detecting radiostrontium in environmental water using a barium silicate-based sorbent, achieving a minimum detectable concentration significantly below Japan's permissible effluent standard within six hours.

Haruka Minowa, Yoshimune Ogata, Sadao Kojima, Yuka Kato, Keisuke Sueki, Shinji Sugihara, Tetsuya Arinobu2026-08-07
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Mild activation strategy for porous carbon materials: using Sodium bicarbonate and Potassium bicarbonate as activators for high-performance supercapacitors

This study presents a green, scalable strategy for synthesizing hierarchical porous carbons from waste badminton feathers using NaHCO₃ and KHCO₃ as co-activators, resulting in a heteroatom-doped material with a high specific surface area that delivers superior performance as an electrode in high-energy-density supercapacitors.

Zixuan Zhang, Yunzhuo Luzhang, Zhentao Bian, Yu Jia, Dandan Shen, Xusheng Xie, Na Zhang2026-08-07
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Unlocking Catalytic Activity via Tuning Fe 3d Spin State in Fe Dual-Atom Nanozymes with Atomically Dispersed Fe2-N6 Configurations for Reprogramming Immuno-Redox Microenvironment in Rheumatoid Arthritis

This study presents a high-spin Fe dual-atom nanozyme with an atomically dispersed Fe₂-N₆ configuration that, when encapsulated in a pH-responsive hydrogel, effectively treats rheumatoid arthritis by tuning the Fe 3d spin state to enhance ROS-scavenging catalytic activity, thereby reprogramming the immuno-redox microenvironment and inhibiting chondrocyte pyroptosis.

Yuntao Liao, Lan Lin, Hong Chen, Jiayu Li, Xiaofeng Liu, Jiexin Huang, Hongyan Li, Hongxiang Wei, Penghui Wei, Hongjia Z (…)2026-08-07
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Thermodynamic gating reconciles molecular and device rankings in solid- state dye-sensitized solar cells: a DFT-informed multiscale study

This study demonstrates that thermodynamic feasibility, specifically the ability of polymeric hole conductors to regenerate photo-oxidized dyes, acts as a critical gating mechanism that reconciles discrepancies between molecular-level predictions and device-level performance rankings in solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells, necessitating a design approach where regeneration constraints filter the search space rather than merely contributing to multi-criteria scoring.

Esin Mutlu, Gülbin Kurtay2026-08-07