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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
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Formation of insoluble Anderson-type heteropoly molybdates in citrate Ni–Mo and Co–Mo impregnation solutions used to prepare HDS catalysts: Causes and effects on catalytic activity

This study reveals that the formation of insoluble Anderson-type heteropoly molybdates in citrate-based Ni–Mo and Co–Mo impregnation solutions leads to increased actual metal loading, which, after transformation into sulfide species during sulfidation, enhances the hydrodesulfurization activity of the resulting catalysts.

Sergey V. Budukva, Mikhail V. Parfenov, Mikhail E. Revyakin, Evgenii A. Suprun, Elizaveta S. Bykova, Daria D. Uvarkina (…)2026-08-03
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Ultrahigh Photoluminescence and Environmentally Stable KCsPbBr 3 Quantum Dots in Situ Crystallized in Zinc Borosilicate Glass

This study demonstrates that embedding K⁺-doped CsPbBr₃ perovskite quantum dots within a zinc borosilicate glass matrix via a two-step solid-state route significantly enhances their photoluminescence intensity and environmental stability, enabling them to withstand high temperatures and prolonged exposure to moisture and air.

Yuxin Yan, Ailing Zou, Yunan Lin, Haohao Cao, Zheng Wei, Guorui Li, Yanjie Zhang, Jingjie Yu2026-08-03
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Thermodynamically guided synthesis and scalable IC integration of spinel Fe3S4 CQDs for room-temperature quantum photonics

This work presents a thermodynamically guided, scalable aqueous synthesis of ligand-free, facet-fused greigite (Fe3S4) colloidal quantum dot molecules that exhibit room-temperature quantum coherence and intense 1771 nm near-infrared emission, enabling their direct integration into silicon photonics and biomedical applications.

Yuta Kubota, Yutaka Tamaura, Shigehisa Hirose, Masaki Kobayashi, Masaru Tada, Hiroshige Kikura, Yoshitaka Kitamoto, Nobu (…)2026-08-03
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Zero-Disturbance Sensitization Strategy for Ultra-High- Efficiency Cr3+ Near-Infrared Phosphors

This study introduces a zero-disturbance sensitization strategy using Tb³⁺ co-doping to significantly enhance the near-infrared emission intensity and quantum efficiency of Cr³⁺-activated Ca₃Gd₂Ga₂Ge₂O₁₂ phosphors without altering their spectral properties, enabling the fabrication of high-performance NIR pc-LEDs with superior night-vision imaging capabilities.

Zixuan Gao, Miaocui Lu, Junyu Chen, Zuizhi Lu, Yuzhen Zhang2026-08-01
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Fractal morphology-governed structural build-up in reactive particulate suspensions: insights from tricalcium silicate hydration

This study develops a modeling framework integrating boundary nucleation and growth kinetics with a fractal-based hydrate-bridging model to demonstrate how the evolution of hydrate morphology and internal connectivity, quantified by a fractal parameter β\beta, governs the early-age structural build-up and rheological behavior of tricalcium silicate pastes under varying water-to-solid ratios and calcium nitrate dosages.

Yanliang Ji, Alexander Mezhov, Hongwei Tian, Tamino Hirsch, Thomas Matschei, Dietmar Stephan2026-07-31
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Surface-Regulated Mechanochemical Refinement for Nanoscale Lithium Superionic Conductors

This paper introduces a surface-regulated mechanochemical refinement strategy using dodecanethiol to overcome the conductivity degradation typically associated with mechanical milling, enabling the production of deep-submicron solid-state lithium conductors that retain exceptional bulk ionic transport properties.

Kyeong Min Song, Jungjae Park, Seong Min Lee, Su-Bin Ki, Min Wook Pin, Sanghyeon Park, Jong Min Yuk, Chan-Woo Lee, Yeon (…)2026-07-31