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AI-Driven Nanostructured Electrocatalysts for Efficient Green Hydrogen Production and Sustainable Fuel Generation

This paper presents an AI-driven framework (AINEOF) that optimizes nanostructured transition-metal electrocatalysts to achieve record-breaking efficiency, durability, and cost-effectiveness in green hydrogen production, significantly outperforming conventional state-of-the-art methods.

Naveenkumar R, R. Senthilraja R, Sathies kumar D, S.Prabu S, B Vidhya B, Challaraj Emmanuel E S E S2026-08-03
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Semi-empirical thermodynamic correlation of vapor pressure behavior in biodiesel–ethanol mixtures using group-structured molecular descriptors

This study develops and validates a semi-empirical thermodynamic framework incorporating group-structured molecular descriptors to accurately model the non-ideal vapor–liquid equilibrium behavior of biodiesel–ethanol mixtures, achieving significantly lower prediction errors than conventional Raoult's law.

Esmaeil Bahrani, Mohammad Saleh Shafeeyan, Morteza Banihashemi2026-08-03
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Machine learning-enabled discovery of refractory high entropy alloys on curated data

This study presents a machine-learning framework built on a curated refractory high-entropy alloy dataset that not only achieves high predictive accuracy for phase stability but also reveals that significant mismatches in constituent elements' most stable oxidation states drive intermetallic formation, thereby guiding the successful experimental discovery of new single-phase RHEAs.

Yonggang Yan, Nan Zhou, Yalin Liao, Lijuan Cui, dahuan Zhu, Xunxiang Hu2026-08-03
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Electron Density of Delocalized Bonds Revisited: The Bond-Orbital Projection Algorithm

This paper presents a unified, implementation-level formulation of the Bond-Orbital Projection (BOP) algorithm for calculating Electron Density of Delocalized Bonds (EDDB), demonstrating through tests on a 360-atom porphyrin nanoring that compact valence basis sets offer a highly efficient and accurate alternative to full natural atomic orbital representations for analyzing delocalization in large molecular systems.

Dariusz Wojciech Szczepanik2026-08-03
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Nutritional Yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) Spent Powder as a Clean-Label Emulsion Stabilizer: Linking pH-Dependent Interfacial Behavior, Bulk Rheology, and Emulsion Stability

This study demonstrates that nutritional yeast spent powder (NYSP) serves as an effective clean-label emulsion stabilizer whose performance is pH-dependent, with acidic conditions (pH 3.0–6.0) yielding superior long-term stability through the formation of a space-spanning bulk gel network that suppresses coalescence, despite higher interfacial tension, whereas alkaline conditions lead to phase separation due to diminished continuous-phase structuring.

Mahmut DOĞAN, Ahmet Evren YETİMAN, Mehmet HORZUM, Adem ZENGİN2026-08-03
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Effect of annealing on the room-temperature dry sliding tribological behavior of additively manufactured neat and graphene-reinforced PLA

This study demonstrates that annealing significantly enhances the wear resistance of both neat and graphene-reinforced FFF-printed PLA by increasing crystallinity and mechanical strength, with graphene reinforcement further reducing wear through distinct micro-mechanisms despite a potential increase in friction.

Samara Herrmann, Carlos Eduardo Fracari Nascimento, Bruna Karine Santos, Alexandre Aparecido Buenos, Rafael Luciano Dalc (…)2026-08-03
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Oxidized Sodium Alginate Regulates Water Activity and Zn²⁺ Transport in Polyacrylamide Hydrogel Electrolytes for Stable Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries

Incorporating oxidized sodium alginate into a polyacrylamide hydrogel electrolyte enhances ionic conductivity, water activity regulation, and Zn²⁺ transport, thereby suppressing side reactions and enabling stable, long-cycle performance in aqueous zinc-ion batteries.

Mingyang Chen, Xuanying Huo, Gaosheng Tan, Cunxin Wang, Juan Wang, Qin Zhong2026-08-03